Biography

Saad Khan is an Indian director, screenwriter and acting teacher and Improv comedian who works in films and web series. He is the founder and creative head of FirstAction Studios that recently merged with Mumbai-based media conglomerate Rainshine Entertainment. Khan is known for his Kannada-English feature film Humble Politician Nograj (2018), which became a hit and the first Kannada film to achieve world-wide digital audience presence on Amazon's PrimeVideo platform.As a writer & director, Khan’s short film Another Kind of Black (2008) was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. During the first Covid lockdown, Khan created a Hindi web series and was also the chief writer for Ankahi Ansuni- a horror-thriller which is streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.In addition to his directorial ventures - Station, Love & She, an indie Hollywood feature film on Amazon, and Humble Politician Nograj, Saad is also the host and creator of the live improvisational comedy show called The Improv, which became a platform for many stand-up and improv comedians in the country.Saad Khan created, wrote and directed the web series Constable Girpade, which was released on Amazon Mini TV on October 6, 2023. The series stars Vrajesh Hirjee, Gaurav Gera, Muskan Bamne, and is a cop-comedy drama revolving around constable Mandaar Girpade (Khushaal Pawaar) and constable Timothy D’Mello (Neel Salekar), both stationed in an upscale area of Mumbai.