Vivaan Shah was born on January 11, 1990, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He is the son of acclaimed actors Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak, making him a part of a prominent film family. Vivaan has a younger brother, Imaad Shah, and a half-sister, Heeba Shah. He completed his education at The Doon School in Dehradun and later attended St. Stephen's College in Delhi before transferring to Jai Hind College in Mumbai. Vivaan is currently unmarried and has been linked to actress Akshara Haasan in the past.