Adopted brother of Feroz Khan. Though not legally adopted, Ilyas lived with Feroz Khan till he (Ilyas) got married. Ilyas mother was a housekeeper in the Khan household. Ilyas was sent to live in a orphanage and would come to visit during vacations. A tearful scene would always happen. This is when Feroz Khan's mother decided to adopt Ilyas , and he lived in the house with the Khan house hold. Ilyas modeled for top ads and was signed for a film that was shelved. Ilyas got married to a Parsi girl named Aramaity and had a son in 1980. When not working as a production controller for Feroz Khan and Sanjay Khan movie productions, Ilyas would work with Sameer Khan in business deals and had a catering business. He would supply food to film units during movie shootings.