:::: Sunil Shetty Biography

Sunil Shetty – 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), 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 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), Rakht: What If You Can See the Future 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). 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.

Filmography
Balwaan (1992) … Arjun Singh
Pehchaan (1993) … Kunal Verma
Anth (1993) … Vijay Saxena
Waqt Hamara Hai (1993) … Sunil Choudhary/Shahenshah
Gopi Kishan (1994) … Gopinath/Kishan
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
Bakshak (1996) … ASP Raj Sinha
Ek Tha Raja (1996) … Inspector Jay Singh/Jay Dogra
Krishna (1996)
Sapoot (1996) … Raj
Judge Mujrim (1997) … Sunil/Dhaga
Dhaal: The Battle of Law Against Law (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
Aakrosh: Cyclone of Anger (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) … Karan
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 … Tamil Film
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
Ehsaas: The Feeling (2001) … Ravi Naik
Awara Paagal Deewana (2002) … Yeda Anna
Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani (2002) … Vijay
Annarth (2002) … Jimmy/Jai
Maseeha (2002) … Krishna \”Dushman\”
Karz: The Burden of Truth (2002) … Raja
Kaante (2002) … Marc Issak
Ek Hindustani (2003) … Sunil Shrivastava
Baaz: A Bird in Danger (2003) … Harshvardan
Khanjar: The Knife (2003) … Raja
Qayamat: City Under Threat (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
Aan: Men at Work (2004) … Sub. Insp. Appa Kadam Naik
Kyun…! Ho Gaya Na (2004) … Ishaan (Special Appearance)
Ek Se Badhkar Ek (2004) … Rahul Bhargav
Rakht: What If You Can See the Future (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
Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets (2005) … Rocker
Kyon Ki (2005) … Karan
Deewane Huye Pagal (2005) … Sanju
Home Delivery: Aapko… Ghar Tak (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)
Mazhab: The Religion (2008) … (post-production)
Tere Pyaar Ki Kasam (2008) … (announced)
International Hera Pheri (2008) … Ghanshyam
Blue (2008)
Paathshaala (2008)
Kargil (2008) (Malayalam)
Mr Black Mr White (not released)(2008)