Sahil Shroff
Sahil Shroff | |
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| File:Sahil Shroff at India's 50 Best Dressed Men, 2012 (15) (cropped).jpg Shroff at India's 50 Best Dressed Men, 2011 | |
| Born | 17 October 1982 India |
| Occupations | Actor, model |
| Height | 6 ft (183 cm)[1] |
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Sahil Shroff (born 17 October 1982) is an Indian model[2] and actor who made his debut in Hindi film Don 2: The King is Back.[3]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Sahil comes from a Sindhi family and grew up in Australia.[4] He did his master's degree in information technology, pursued management studies in Australia and worked graveyard shifts as a bouncer in the nightclubs there.[2] He then moved to Mumbai and has been modelling full-time. His enviable physique and ability to carry off clothes got him noticed in the modeling circles.[5]
Career
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Sahil is best known as a contestant on the first season of the reality television competition The Amazing Race Asia, from 2006 to 2007.[5] He has also done many TV commercials including HCL Enterprise, Tata Indica, Lux and Cadbury's Eclairs,[2] and walked for designers like Manish Malhotra, Vikram Phadnis, Narendra Kumar and JJ Valaya. He took acting and voice lessons from veterans like Anupam Kher before walking into films.[6]
In 2011, he made his Bollywood debut playing a supporting role in Farhan Akhtar's sequel Don 2. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani and Lara Dutta. Sahil plays a young cop Arjun, who lends a helping hand to co-star Priyanka Chopra in her quest to chase the wily antagonist.[7] The film released on 23 December 2011 and had rocked the box office by grossing ₹484 million (US$5.7 million) on the opening weekend.[8]
In 2021, he participated in Bigg Boss 15 as a contestant.[9]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Amazing Race Asia 1 | Contestant | Reality Show |
| 2011 | Don 2: The King is Back | Arjun | |
| 2014 | Shaadi Ke Side Effects | ||
| 2017 | Dear Maya | Rahul | |
| 2019-2020 | Baarish | Rishi Mehta | Web Series |
| 2021 | Bigg Boss 15 | Contestant | Evicted (Day 8) |
| 2024 | Call Me Bae | Mukul Sawla | Web series |
References
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- ^ IANS (23 November 2011), "Male models have short life: Model Sahil Shroff" Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Deccan Herald. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
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External links
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