Popular Khan brothers, Feroz Khan, Sanjay Khan, and Akbar Khan were born to Sadiq Ali Khan, an Afghan from Afghanistan, and Fatima, who had Persian ancestry from Iran.
Just like their father, Sanjay Khan, Sussanne, Farah, Simone and Zayed Khan also have Iranian roots. Along with the father being half Iranian, their mother, Zarine Katrak, a Zorastrian, also had roots in Iran.
Mandana Karimi is an Iranian model and actress working in the Hindi film industry. She rose to prominence through Bigg Boss. Karimi was born in Iran to a Iranian father and Indian mother.
Faezeh Jalali is an Indian–Iranian actress, director, writer, producer and activist, known for Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Shaitan (2011) and the play Jaal (2012). She is a fourth-generation Iranian born to an Iranian Muslim family residing in India.
Actor and director Jalal Agha, best known for the Mehbooba Mehbooba song from Sholay, was the son of renowned comedy actor Agha, who was active between 1935–1986. Agha's father was originally from Iran and had settled in Pune.
Veteran actress Mumtaz was born to Abdol Salim Askari (a dry fruits vendor) and Shadi Habib Agha, who hailed from Iran.
Sajjad Delafrooz is an Iranian actor who was raised in the UAE. He currently works in the Hindi film industry, best known for playing the antagonist in Tiger Zinda Hai, an dSpecial OPS, among others.
Elnaaz Norouzi is an Iranian-German actress who was born in Tehran, Iran, before moving to Germany.
John Abraham was born in Mumbai to a Malayali Syrian Christian father and an Irani Zoroastrian mother, who reportedly has many relatives living in Iran.
Irani was born in Mumbai to an Irani Zoroastrian family. His father passed away before he was born.
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.jpg "Just like their father, Sanjay Khan, Sussanne, Farah, Simone and Zayed Khan also have Iranian roots. Along with the father being half Iranian, their mother, Zarine Katrak, a Zorastrian, also had roots in Iran.")
