Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Sunil Shetty

Sunil Shetty

Suniel Shetty

Paresh Rawal with Akshay Kumar and Sunil Shetty in Hera Pheri (2000).
Born Sunil Shetty
August 13, 1961 (1961-08-13) (age 47)
Mulki, Karnataka, India
Other name(s) Action Star
Anna
Suniel Shetty
Occupation Actor, Producer, Television presenter
Years active 1992-Present
Spouse(s) Manna Shetty

Sunil Shetty (Tulu: ಸುನಿಲ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ) (born August 13, 1961) is an Indian film actor and film producer and hotelier specializing in Udipi cuisine(veg and non-veg) and liquor and fashion boutique owner. He is mainly active in Bollywood. He was born in Mulki, near Mangalore.

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. He went on to star in many films throughout the 1990s mostly in the action genre. 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 (2001), 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) and Phir Hera Pheri (2006). He won a Filmfare Award for Best Villain in 2001 for his performance in Dhadkan (2000).

As a producer, he set up a production company called Popcorn Motion Pictures Ltd, which produced the films Khel (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-language film 12B. He also hosted Biggest Loser Jeetega on Sahara One.[1]

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Born on Aug 13, 1961 in Mulki, Mangalore taluk, Karnataka to a Tulu speaking Bunt family, Sunil Shetty changed his name to Suniel Shetty, hoping that his Bollywood fortunes would 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 films. He is known as ‘Anna Don’ in the film industry and his love for helping others is widely known and appreciated. Before his entry into the cine field, he was friends with Jackie Shroff and the Chitre brothers (Boo and Bro) and used to hang out with them.

In 1995-96 he was one of the highest paid actors in the industry.[citation needed]

Sunil Shetty is also a successful businessman his partner. 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.

He is married to Mannya Shetty and has two children.

[edit] Awards

Winner Filmfare Best Villain Award for Dhadkan

Nominated Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Border

Nominated Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Refugee

Nominated Filmfare Best Villain Award for Main Hoon Na

[edit] Filmography

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