Saif Ali Khan, the son of famous actress Sharmila Tagore and cricket legend Mansoor Ali Khan, wasn't sure, growing up, whether he wanted to be a cricketer or an actor. Most people today would agree he made the right choice.

Saif has two children, daughter Sara Ali Khan, and son Ibrahim Ali Khan by his first wife Amrita Singh from whom he is now separated. He also has a sister by the name of Soha Ali Khan. He is apparently now involved romantically with an Italian girlfriend.

With the smash success of Dil Chahta Hai and critical acclaim for his role in particular, Saif has gained new confidence along with a boost in box office status. In fact, it seems like everything has recently fallen into place for the highly bankable star. "I'm more confident today. Speaking Hindi also comes more naturally to me now," reflects the actor - educated in England.

Also likely to aid his career is the fact that he's looking better than ever -- at least according to the man himself. "I'm looking cool. I'm not vain but I like to think I'm sexy. I wasn't born with a face that has hero written all over it. I've heard people call me a funny looking guy. It's taken a lot of effort to look like the typical hero, a man the youth can identify with."

Abridged Filmography:

Salaam Namaste ( Preity Zinta, Arshad Warsi, Tania Zaetta)
Parineeta ( Vidya Balan, Sanjay Dutt, Raima Sen)
Hum Tum ( Rani Mukherjee)
Ek Haseena Thi ( Urmila Matondkar)
LoC Kargil ( Abhishek Bachchan, Ajay Devgan, Akshaye Khanna, Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty, Manoj Bajpai, Sanjay Kapoor)
Kal Ho Na Ho ( Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta)
Refugee ( Abhishek Bachchan, Kareena Kapoor, Atul Kulkarni)
Na Tum Jaano Na Hum ( Hrithik Roshan, Esha Deol)
Dil Chahta Hai ( Aamir Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Preity Zinta, Dimple Kapadia, Sonali Kulkarni)
Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega ( Fardeen Khan, Aftab Shivdasani, Twinkle Khanna, Sonali Bendre, Johnny Lever)
Hum Saath Saath Hain ( Salman Khan, Sonali Bendre, Karisma Kapoor, Tabu, Mohnish Behl, Neelam)
Kya Kehna! ( Preity Zinta, Chandrachur Singh, Anupam Kher, Farida Jalal)
Biwi No.1 ( Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Sushmita Sen, Anil Kapoor, Tabu)