Kabir Khan is an Indian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. He started his career working in documentary films, and then made his feature film directorial debut in 2006 Kabul Express which was followed by New York (2009), Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and Phantom (2015). Kabir was born to a north Indian Muslim father and a south Indian Hindu mother. His father, Rasheeduddin Khan who was an ethnic Afghan, hailed from Kaimganj in Farrukhabad district, Uttar Pradesh, and he was a nephew of Dr. Zakir Hussain (President of India - 1967 to 1969). Rasheeduddin was a communist idealogue and politician who was favoured by Indira Gandhi and was made a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha at a relatively young age, in the early 1970s. He was also a professor of Political Science, and in the early 1970s, he became one of the founding professors of Jawaharlal Nehru University. Kabir's mother, Leela, was a Hindu whose mother tongue was Telugu. Kabir has an elder sister, Anusheh, who is the wife of film-maker Vijay Krishna Acharya, director of films like Tashan and Dhoom 3. Both Kabir and Vijay are among the most profitable and globally acclaimed directors in Yash Raj Films. Anusheh is often erroneously referred to be "Anusha" but her correct name is "Anusheh," a name of Persian origin, and Anusheh has said in interviews that she wants her name to always be spelled correctly as per the Persian style. Kabir is married to former TV host Mini Mathur. They have two children Vivaan and Sairah. Kabir studied at Kirori Mal College of Delhi University, as well as Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi.