Ranvir Shorey

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Ranvir Shorey (Born January 13 ,1967 )is an Indian actor and former VJ. Since making his debut in "Ek Chotisi Love Story" (2002), he has starred in a number of high profile films such as "Jism" (2003) and "Lakshya" (2004). He has also starred in the critically acclaimed films "Traffic Signal" and "Bheja Fry" (2007)

Career

Along with friend and co-star Vinay Pathak, he was the host of the successful talk show "Ranvir Vinay Aur Kaun?" which aired on STAR One. [ [http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/boxpopuli/y2k7/aug/boxpopuli31.php "Laugh Riot", an article from indiantelevision.com] ]

He made his debut opposite Manisha Koirala in the film "Ek Chotisi Love Story" (2002). The film was a box office failure. His next film "Jism" (2003) was a hit but he had a minor role in the film. It was not until 2006 that he got noticed in the comedy "Khosla Ka Ghosla". The film was released to much acclaim and his comic role was praised. He also appeared in the multi-starrer "Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd." (2007) which was moderately successful. He has also appeared in a Yash Raj Films, titled "Aaja Nachle" which was released in November 2007. He then appeared in Rahul Rawail's "Buddha Mar Gaya," a black comedy that was a commercial and critical failure. The movie was so bad that it has been called the worst movie ever made. "Mithya", which was released in February 2008, has Ranvir Shorey as the lead actor and has been critically acclaimed. Recently Ranvir was seen in movies like Ugly Aur Pagli and a great box office hit Singh Is Kinng.

Filmography

* "Singh Is Kinng" (2008) ...Puneet
* "Good Luck" (2008) ...
* "Ugly Aur Pagli" (2008) ...Kabir
* "Sirf" (2008) ... Akash
* "Mithya" (2008) ... VK/Raje Bhai
* "Aaja Nachle" (2007) ... Mohan Sharma
* "No Smoking" (2007) ... Abbas Tyerwalla
* "Bheja Fry" (2007) ... Asif Merchant
* "Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd." (2007) ... Hitesh
* "Traffic Signal" (2007) ... Dominic D'Souza
* "Khosla Ka Ghosla" (2006) ... Balwant K. 'Bunty' Khosla
* "Pyaar Ke Side Effects" (2006) ... Nanoo
* "Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota" (2006)
* "Mixed Doubles" (2006) ... Sunil Arora
* "Shiva" (2006) ... Daksh
* "Lakshya" (2004) ...
* "Freaky Chakra" (2003) ... The writer
* "Jism" (2003) ... Vishal
* "Ek Chotisi Love Story" (2002) ... The woman's boyfriend

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