Sunil Shetty

Infobox actor


imagesize = 150px
name = Suniel Shetty
ಸುನಿಲ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ
birthdate = birth date and age|1961|08|11
location = Mangalore, Karnataka, India
height =
yearsactive = 1992-Present
occupation = Actor, Producer
birthname = Sunil Shetty
othername = Action Star
Anna
Suniel Shetty
spouse = Manna Shetty
children = Atiya Shetty
Aahan Shetty
filmfareawards = Best Villain
2001 "Dhadkan"

Sunil Shetty (Tulu: ಸುನಿಲ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ) (born 11 August 1961) is an Indian film actor and film producer who is mainly active in Bollywood. He was born in Mulki, near Mangalore.

Career

Sunil Shetty made his acting debut in the 1992 film "Balwaan" which was a moderate success. His first major hit was the 1994 action thriller "Mohra". Later that year he also had another hit with the romantic drama film "Dilwale" and the comedy film "Gopi Kishan" where he played a double role. He went on to star in many films throughout the 1990s mostly in the action genre. In 1997 he was critically acclaimed for his role in the war epic "Border" (1997). He went onto play patriotic roles in films such as "Refugee" (2001), ' (2003) and ' (2003). He also ventured into comedy roles in hit films such as "Hera Pheri" (2000), "Awara Paagal Deewana" (2002) and "Phir Hera Pheri" (2006). He won his first Filmfare award for Best Villain in 2000 for his performance in "Dhadkan".

He later turned producer, setting up a production company called Popcorn Motion Pictures Ltd, which produced the films "Khel" (2003), "" and "Bhagam Bhag" (2006). In recent years he has mostly appeared in multi-star hit films such as "Kaante" (2002), "Main Hoon Na" (2004), "Dus" (2005) and "Shootout at Lokhandwala" (2007). Besides bollywood he appeared in his first English-language film "Don't Stop Dreaming" in 2007 and a Tamil-language film "12B". He also made a special appearance in a dance sequence in the Malayalam movie Kakkakuyil in 2001.

Personal life

Born on Aug 11, 1961 in Mangalore, Karnataka, Sunil Shetty changed his name to Suniel Shetty, hoping that his bollywood fortunes will change. Though he is a successful businessman, Sunil Shetty's love for acting in Bollywood movies brought him to Hindi films, rather than his native state’s Kannada films. He is known as ‘Anna Don’ in the film industry and his love for helping others is widely appreciated.

Sunil Shetty is also a successful businessman. He owns some hotels and a clothing boutique named 'MISCHIEF'. He has also launched a company called Popcorn Entertainment to promote bollywood actors touring abroad for stage shows and/or concerts.

Filmography

* "Balwaan" (1992) ... Arjun Singh
* "Pechaan" (1993) ... Kunal Verma
* "Anth" (1993) ... Vijay Saxena
* "Waqt Hamara Hai" (1993) ... Sunil Choudhary/Shahenshah
* "Gopi Kishan" (1994) ... Gopinath/Kishan (double role)
* "Dilwale" (1994) ... Inspector Vikram
* "Mohra" (1994) ... Vishal Agnihotri
* "Hum Hain Bemisaal" (1994) ... Michael
* "Surakshaa" (1995) ... Raja
* "Raghuveer" (1995) ... Raghuveer Verma
* "Gaddaar" (1995) ... Sunil 'Sunny' Gujral
* "Takkar" (1995) ... Ravi Malhotra
* "Vishwasghaat" (1996)
* "Shastra" (1996) ... Vijay
* "Rakshak" (1996) ... ASP Raj Sinha
* "Ek Tha Raja" (1996) ... Inspector Jay Singh/Jay Dogra
* "Krishna" (1996)
* "Sapoot" (1996) ... Raj
* "Judge Mujrim" (1997) ... Sunil/Dhaga (double role)
* "" (1997) ... Suraj
* "Border" (1997) ... Captain Bhairav Singh (Raja)
* "Bhai" (1997) ... Kundan
* "Prithvi" (1997) ... Prithvi
* "Qahar" (1997) ... Amar Kapoor (PC Kapoor's son)
* "Vinashak - Destroyer" (1998) ... Inspector Arjun Singh
* "" (1998) ... Officer Dev Malhotra
* "Humse Badhkar Kaun" (1998) ... Bhola/Suraj
* "Sar Utha Ke Jiyo" (1998) ... Special Appearance
* "Kaala Samrajya" (1999) .... Arjun
* "Hu Tu Tu" (1999) ... Aditya
* "Bade Dilwala" (1999) ... Ram
* "Officer" (2000) ... Sagar Chauhan
* "Krodh" (2000)
* "Hera Pheri" (2000) ... Ghanshyam (Shyam)
* "Refugee" (2000) ... Mohammad Ashraf
* "Jungle" (2000) ... Commander Shivraj
* "Dhadkan" (2000) ... Dev
* "Aaghaaz" (2000) ... Govind Narang
* "Ittefaq" (2001) ... Shiva
* "12B" (2001) ... Jo's Uncle
* "Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi" (2001) ... Sameer
* "Kakkakuyil" (2001) ... Special Appearance
* "Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat" (2001) ... Yash Sabharwal
* "Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar" (2001) ... Daya Shanker Pandey
* "" (2001) ... Ravi Naik
* "Awara Paagal Deewana" (2002) ... Yeda Anna
* "" (2002) ... Vijay
* "Annarth" (2002) ... Jimmy/Jai
* "Maseeha" (2002) ... Krishna "Dushman"
* "" (2002) ... Raja
* "Kaante" (2002) ... Marc Issak
* "Ek Hindustani" (2003) ... Sunil Shrivastava
* "" (2003) ... Harshvardan
* "" (2003) ... Raja
* "" (2003) ... Akram Sheikh (CBI officer)
* "Khel" (2003) ... Dev Mallya
* "LOC Kargil" (2003) ... Sepoy Sanjay Kumar
* "Lakeer - Forbidden Lines" (2004) ... Sanju
* "Rudraksh" (2004) ... Bhuria
* "Main Hoon Na" (2004) ... Raghavan Datta
* "" (2004) ... Sub. Insp. Appa Kadam Naik
* "Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na" (2004) ... Ishaan (Special Appearance)
* "Ek Se Badhkar Ek" (2004) ... Rahul Bhargav
* "" (2004) ... Mohit
* "Hulchul" (2004) ... Veer
* "Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav" (2005) ... Lalchand Dilachand (Laloo)
* "Blackmail" (2005) ... ACP Abhay Rathod
* "Tango Charlie" (2005) ... Flight Lieutenant Shezad Khan
* "Paheli" (2005) ... Sunderlal
* "Dus" (2005) ... Dan (Danish)
* "Amar Joshi Shahid Ho Gaya" (2005) ... Director
* "" (2005) ... Rocker
* "Kyon Ki" (2005) ... Karan
* "Deewane Huye Pagal" (2005) ... Sanju
* "" (2005)
* "Fight Club - Members Only" (2006) ... Anna
* "Darna Zaroori Hai" (2006)
* "Shaadi Se Pehle" (2006) ... Anna
* "Chup Chup Ke" (2006) ... Mangal Singh Chauhan
* "Phir Hera Pheri" (2006) ... Ghanshyam
* "Aap Ki Khatir" (2006) ... Kunal
* "Umrao Jaan" (2006) ... Faiz Ali
* "Apna Sapna Money Money" (2006)... Inspector Na Mane
* "Don't Stop Dreaming" (2007) ... Dave
* "Shootout at Lokhandwala" (2007)... Inspector Kaviraj Patil
* "Cash" (2007) ... Angad
* "Om Shanti Om" (2007) ... Special appearance in song, "Deewangi Deewangi"
* "Welcome" ... Special Appearance (as himself)
* "One Two Three" (2008)
* "Mr Black Mr White" (2008) ... Gopi
* "Mission Istanbul" (2008) ... Producer
* "" (2008) ... (post-production)
* "Tere Pyaar Ki Kasam" (2008) ... (announced)
* "International Hera Pheri" (2008) ... Ghanshyam
* "Blue" (2008)
* "Mukhbiir" (2008)
* "Paathshaala" (2008)
* "Kurukshetra" (2008) (Malayalam)

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