Overview

• In a June interview, Zayed Khan recounted the 1989 fire on his father Sanjay’s The Sword of Tipu Sultan set that killed 52 crew members and left Sanjay with over 65% third-degree burns.
• The family lacked insurance and firefighting equipment, forcing them to mortgage their home, sell cars and rely on autorickshaws during a severe financial crisis.
• Sanjay Khan endured 74 surgeries over two years and defied doctors’ doubts by completing the series, later inspiring his son with his resolve.
• At age 11, Zayed offered to attend boarding school to ease his family’s emotional burden and later felt pride handing his first film paycheck to his mother.
• Building on this legacy of resilience, Zayed Khan is set to star in the OTT film The Film That Never Was.