Suniel Shetty (born August 11, 1961). is an Indian film actor, producer and entrepreneur predominantly active in Bollywood. He made his mark in the industry doing action-oriented films[1] and has starred in many Hindi films like Mohra, Dilwale, Krishna, Hera Pheri, Sapoot and Bhai.
Shetty won a Filmfare Award for Best Villain in 2001 for the film Dhadkan.[2] He has also produced films like Khel – No Ordinary Game , Rakht, Bhagam Bhag under the banner of 'Popcorn Motion Pictures'.
Career
Shetty started his film career with the film Balwaan in 1992, which was an average success. He gave an average grossing film in 1993 Pehchaan and his next Waqt Hamara Hai was a big success. His first major blockbuster hit was the 1994 action thriller Mohra. Later that year he also had another hit with the romantic drama film Dilwale and average success Gopi Kishan. He went on to star in many films throughout the 1990s mostly in the action genre. In 1997, his film Bhai released on Diwali was a success despite coinciding with Shahrukh Khan's Dil To Pagal Hai. In 1997. he got recognition for his role in the war epic Border. He went on to play patriotic roles in films such as Refugee (2000), Qayamat: City Under Threat (2003) and LOC Kargil (2003). He also ventured into comedy roles in hit films such as Hera Pheri (2000), Awara Paagal Deewana (2002), Phir Hera Pheri (2006) and De Dana Dan (2009). He won a Filmfare Award for Best Villain in 2001 for his performance in Dhadkan (2000). He also won SAIFF (South Asia International Film Festival) 2009 as a Best Actor for the film Red Alert: The War Within.
As a producer, he set up a production company called Popcorn Motion Pictures Ltd, which produced the films Khel – No Ordinary Game (2003), Rakht: What If You Can See the Future and Bhagam Bhag (2006). In recent years he has mostly played small roles in multi-starred films. Besides Bollywood he appeared in the English film Don't Stop Dreaming in 2007 and the Tamil film 12B. He also hosted Biggest Loser Jeetega on Sahara One.[3] In 2010, he starred in Daddy Cool, De Dana Dan, and No Problem, whereas in 2011, he only starred in Thank You, which was a box office average.
Sunil Shetty is now also captain of the Mumbai Heroes cricket team in the Celebrity cricket league..[4]
Personal life
Suniel Shetty was born in a Tulu speaking ethnic Bunt[5][6] family on 11 August 1961 in Mulki, India[5] The actor also owns restaurants specialising in Udupi cuisine and clothing boutiques. [7]
He is married to Mana Shetty and has two children named Ahan and Athiya. Mana runs an NGO for under-privileged kids[8] He has a Black Belt in Kick Boxing.
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Awards
- Winner
- 2000: Filmfare Best Villain Award for Dhadkan[10]
- 2008: SAIFF Award for Best Actor for Red Alert: The War Within[11]
- 2011: Stardust Search Light Award for Best Actor for Red Alert: The War Within[12]
- Nominated
- 1994: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Dilwale[10]
- 1997: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Border[10]
- 2000: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Refugee[10]
- 2004: Filmfare Best Villain Award for Main Hoon Na[10]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Balwaan | Arjun Singh | |
| 1993 | Pehchaan | Kunal Verma | |
| Waqt Hamara Hai | Sunil Choudhry | ||
| 1994 | Gopi Kishan | Gopinath / Inspector Kishan | Double Role |
| Dilwale | Inspector Vikram | Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award | |
| Anth | Vijay Saxena | ||
| Mohra | Vishal Agnihotri | ||
| Hum Hain Bemisaal | Michael | ||
| 1995 | Surakshaa | Raja | |
| Raghuveer | Raghuveer Verma | ||
| Gaddaar | Sunny Gujral | ||
| Takkar | Ravi Malhotra | ||
| 1996 | Vishwasghaat | Avinash | |
| Shastra | Vijay | ||
| Rakshak | ASP Raj Sinha | ||
| Ek Tha Raja | Inspector Jay Singh / Dogra | ||
| Krishna | Krishna | ||
| Sapoot | Raj Singhania | ||
| 1997 | Judge Mujrim | Sunil / Dhaga | Double Role |
| Dhaal: The Battle of Law Against Law | Suraj | ||
| Border | Captain Bhairav Singh | Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award | |
| Bhai | Kundan | ||
| Prithvi | Prithvi | ||
| Qahar | Amar Kapoor | ||
| 1998 | Aakrosh | Officer Dev Malhotra | |
| Humse Badhkar Kaun | Bhola / Suraj | ||
| Sar Utha Ke Jiyo | Himself | Special Appearance | |
| Vinashak – Destroyer | Inspector Arjun Singh | ||
| 1999 | Hu Tu Tu | Aditya | |
| Bade Dilwala | Police Inspector Ram Prasad | ||
| 2000 | Krodh | Sagar Chauhan | |
| Hera Pheri | Ghanshyam | ||
| Refugee | Mohammad Ashraf | Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award | |
| Jungle | Commander Shivraj | ||
| Dhadkan | Dev | Winner, Filmfare Best Villain Award | |
| Aaghaaz | Govind Narang | ||
| 2001 | Ittefaq | Shiva | |
| 12B | Jo's friend | Tamil film Opposite to Jyothika |
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| Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi | Sameer | ||
| Kakkakuyil | Kunjunni | Special Appearance Malayalam film | |
| Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat | Yash Sabharwal | ||
| Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar | Dayashankar Manorilal Pandey | ||
| Officer | Sagar Chauhan | ||
| 2002 | Awara Paagal Deewana | Yeda Anna | |
| Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani | Vijay | ||
| Karz: The Burden of Truth | Raja | ||
| Annarth | Jimmy / Jai | ||
| Kaante | Marc Issak | ||
| 2003 | Ek Hindustani | Sunil Shrivastava | |
| Baaz: A Bird in Danger | Harshvardhan | ||
| Khanjar: The Knife | Raja | ||
| Qayamat: City Under Threat | CBI Officer Akram Sheikh | ||
| Khel – No Ordinary Game | Dev Mallya | ||
| LOC Kargil | Sepoy Sanjay Kumar | ||
| 2004 | Lakeer – Forbidden Lines | Sanju | |
| Rudraksh | Bhuria | ||
| Main Hoon Na | Raghavan Datta | Nominated, Filmfare Best Villain Award | |
| Aan: Men at Work | Sub. Insp. Appa Kadam Naik | ||
| Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... | Ishaan | ||
| Ek Se Badhkar Ek | Rahul Bhagwat | ||
| Rakht | Mohit | Also Producer | |
| Hulchul | Veer | ||
| 2005 | Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav | Lalichand Laloo Dilachand | |
| Blackmail | ACP Ajay Rathod | ||
| Tango Charlie | Flight Lieutenant Shezad Khan | ||
| Paheli | Sunderlal | Cameo | |
| Dus | Canadian Detective Danish (alias Dan) | ||
| Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets | Rocker | ||
| Deewane Huye Paagal | Sanju | ||
| 2006 | Fight Club – Members Only | Anna | |
| Darna Zaroori Hai | Vishwas Talegaonkar | ||
| Shaadi Se Pehle | 24/7 Anna | ||
| Chup Chup Ke | Mangal Singh Chauhan | ||
| Phir Hera Pheri | Shyam | ||
| Aap Ki Khatir | Kunal | ||
| Umrao Jaan | Faiz Ali | ||
| Apna Sapna Money Money | Inspector Namdev Mane | ||
| 2007 | Don't Stop Dreaming | Dave | |
| Shootout at Lokhandwala | Inspector Kaviraj Patil | ||
| Cash | Angad | ||
| Om Shanti Om | Himself | ||
| Dus Kahaniyaan | Nawab | ||
| 2008 | One Two Three | Laxmi Narayan | |
| Mr. Black Mr. White | Gopi | ||
| Mission Istaanbul | Owais Hussain | ||
| Mukhbiir | Rehman | ||
| 2009 | Daddy Cool | Stephen | |
| De Dana Dan | Ram Mishra | ||
| 2010 | Red Alert: The War Within | Narasimha | |
| Tum Milo Toh Sahi | Amit Nagpal | ||
| No Problem | Marcos | ||
| 2011 | Thank You | Yogi | |
| Loot | Builder | ||
| 2012 | Mere Dost Picture Abhi Baki Hai | Director Amar Joshi | |
| 2013 | Enemmy | Eklavya Karmarkar | |
| Kalimannu | Special Appearence Malayalam Film | ||
| Shooter | Completed | ||
| Afra Tafri | Completed | ||
| Point Blank | Completed | ||
| Lights Camera Action | Completed | ||
| 2014 | Kick | Remake of 2009 Film | Pre Production |
| Prabhudheva's Next | Filming | ||
| 2015 | Hera Pheri 4 | Releasing on 15 March 2015 |
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