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Milini Khan: Facts About Chaka Khan's Daughter

Milini Khan is an American actress and also the daughter of Chaka Khan. Milini Khan’s mother Chaka is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Her career has spanned more than five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus.

Milini Khan: Bio Summary

Full NameMilini Khan
Other namesIndira Khan
famous asActress and Daughter of Chaka Khan
Age49 years old as of 2022
Date of BirthDecember 21, 1973
Place of Birth Chicago, Illinois, USA
Zodiac signSagittarius
NationalityAmerican
EthnicityBlack
SiblingsDamien Holland
ParentsMother-Chaka Khan, Father- Rahsaan Morris
ChildrenRaeven

Milini Khan was born on December 21, 1973, in Chicago, Illinois, the USA to her parents, Chaka Khan and Rahsaan Morris. As of 2022, she is 49 years old. Her Zodiac sign is Sagittarius. She is not the only child of her mother. She has another brother whose name is Damien Holland.

As an actress, Milini is known for Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story (2016) and Intimate Portrait (1990). She is the mother of children, namely Jett Khan-Corley, Raeven Alexis Gibson, and Josh Khan-Corley. Raeven is her eldest daughter who she had when she was 18. Milini remains private about her love life, though.

Talking about her education, Milini went to the University of California based in Los Angeles. She received a degree in computer science there. Nonetheless, she loves music and acting, she spends more time creating beautiful music for her fans.

Milini Khan stands at five feet, five inches, with black hair and brown eyes. Milini weighs around seventy-four kilograms. She has a voluptuous figure.

Milini Khan is a Singer just like the mother

Milini Khan who is a carbon copy of the famous mother also inherited her sweet voice. As a singer, Milini is a member of the musical group, Pretty In Pink. The Pretty In Pink is an American female and multicultural R&B and new jack swing music group, active in the 1990s, having recorded for the Motown label.

The group is formed with five young girls Milini Khan, Taniya Robinson, Tameika Chaney, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Shey Sperry, and takes the name of Pretty In Pink (in reference to the film of the same name ), then signs with the famous record company Motown in 1991.

Milini Khan and the Pretty In Pink

The group’s hit song is All About You which peaked at number 96 on the Billboard Hot 100,  number 47  on the Billboard Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales Chart, and number 28  on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles Chart, staying there for thirteen weeks.

The group toured with Milini’s mother, Chaka Khan, who helped them gain exposure on shows such as The Arsenio Hall Show. Despite Chaka’s assistance, the Motown record label did little to promote them and the follow-up single, Dreams, which was also released but failed to achieve success. Nonetheless, their debut album Wake Up was released, which would prove to be the group’s only one in 1991.

The band, which had a promising future, disbanded a few months later due to a lack of promotion and investment from their record company.

Milini continued to write songs and record as a choir over the next few years. She’s also done a lot of touring with Daughters of Soul, an international touring collective of successful female soul singers.

Milini’s bandmate, Maurissa Tancharoen works as an actress and television writer. She married television director and writer Jed Whedon. Shey Sperry becomes a stylist and educator for a Barbershop franchise.

Milini’s brother Damien Holland

R&B icon Chaka Khan’s worse nightmare came true when her then-25-year-old son with Richard Holland was arrested for the murder of a 17-year-old boy, Christopher Baily. Milini Khan’s brother pleaded not guilty to the murder before being released on $2 million bail.  

As the mother of the accused, Chaka Khan was on called to testify, described the victim as a bright talented young man, and said that Bailey would have survived the shooting if police had not delayed the entrance of the paramedics into the crime scene.

Milini Khan’s brother, Damien Holland later escaped the murder charge because Los Angeles police don’t have enough evidence against him. Read more about him here.

Milini aka Indira has not only inherited her mother’s fabulous vocal talent, but she also has revealed that she is working on a biopic of her famous mom in which she hopes to play the role of Chaka Khan herself.

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Abbie Anker

Update: 2024-05-21