Harman Baweja

Harman Baweja
Baweja in 2024
Born	(1980-11-13) 13 November 1980 (age 44) Chandigarh, India
Occupations	Actor producer screenwriter
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Sasha Ramchandani ​ (m. 2021)​
Children	2
Parents	Harry Baweja (father) Pammi Baweja (mother)

Harman Baweja (born 13 November 1980) is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter. The son of film director Harry Baweja and producer Pammi Baweja, he has starred in the Hindi films Love Story 2050 (2008), What's Your Raashee? (2009), Victory (2009), and Dishkiyaoon (2014). After a hiatus, he featured in the Netflix drama series Scoop (2023). He has also worked in Punjabi cinema.

Early life and education

Baweja was born to a film director Harry Baweja and producer Pammi Baweja. ^[1] Born on 13 November 1980 in Chandigarh, in 1984 his family had to shift to Mumbai following the anti-Sikh riots. ^[2]

He attended the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute in Bombay and then the University of California, Los Angeles. ^[3]

Before becoming an actor, he worked in hotel management in Switzerland for around a year and was an assistant director to his father for some seven years. ^[2]

Career

Producer

Baweja was credited as a producer for Hansal Mehta's Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai? (2002). ^[4]

Over the years he has produced or co-produced numerous films, including Punjabi films, and webseries.

Baweja in 2011

Actor

Films

Baweja's acting debut film in Bollywood was the sci-fi romance Love Story 2050 produced by his mother Pammi Baweja and directed by his father Harry Baweja. ^[3] The film was a box office failure. In 2009, he appeared in the sports film Victory which was based on cricket. ^[5] The film had notable appearances by both Indian and International cricketers. ^[6] The film could only rake up ₹1.9 crore after its release and was a failure at the box office. ^[7] Baweja next appeared in the romantic comedy What's Your Raashee? which starred him and Priyanka Chopra, who performed 12 different roles in the film. ^[8] The film received mixed responses both from critics and audience. The film performed poor at the box office.

After a 5 year long absence, he appeared in Dishkiyaoon (2014). ^[9]

His delayed release, It's My Life , released directly on television in 2020, 10 years after production, with a premiere on Zee Cinema. ^[10]

Webseries

He played the role of JCP Harshavardhan Shroff in Netflix original series Scoop. ^{[11] [12]}

Screenwriter

Baweja has written or co-written webseries such as Super V (2019–2020) and Bhaukaal (2020–2022) as well films such as Chaar Sahibzaade: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur in 2016 Mrs. and Khwaabon Ka Jhamela (both released in 2024).

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Producer	Screenwriter	Notes
2002	Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?	—			[13]
2008	Love Story 2050	Karan Malhotra
2009	Victory	Vijay Shekhawat
	What's Your Raashee?	Yogesh Patel
	Echo of Eco	Indian industrialist			Short film
2014	Dishkiyaoon	Viki Kartoos
2016	Chaar Sahibzaade: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur	—			Punjabi film
2020	It's My Life	Abhishek "Abhi" Sharma
2021	Jinne Jamme Saare Nikamme	—			Punjabi film [13]
2022	Honeymoon	—
2024	Khwaabon Ka Jhamela	—
2025	Mrs.	—
	Dil Ka Darwaaza Khol Na Darling	—			Post-production [14]
TBA	Maharagni- Queen of Queens	—			Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Producer	Screenwriter	Notes
2019–2020	Super V	—			Creator
2020–2022	Bhaukaal	—
2023	Scoop	JCP Harshvardhan Shroff			Netflix series
2025	Chidiya Udd	—			[15]

References

1. Gupta, shweta (16 February 2014). "Yes, I am dating Bipasha: Harman Baweja". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
2. Kulkarni, Ronjita (10 June 2008). "Meet Harman Baweja". Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 21 December 2024.
3. Paradkar, Shalaka (19 June 2008). "Love Story 2050". Gulf News. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
4. "Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai? - Movie - Box Office India". www.boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
5. "Harman Baweja plays a cricketer in Victory". Hindustantimes.com. Indo-Asian News Service. 8 October 2007. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
6. "I'm jealous of Harman Baweja: Amrita Rao". Hindustan Times. New Delhi. Indo-Asian News Service. 28 January 2009. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
7. "Victory - Movie - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
8. Pais, Arthur J. "Harman: Not worrying about his raashee". Rediff.
9. "'I was at my charming best to impress Bipasha'". www.rediff.com. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
10. "'It's My Life': Genelia D'Souza and Harman Baweja's film to have direct-to-TV release" . The Hindu . PTI. 5 November 2020. ISSN   0971-751X. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
11. "Harman Baweja opens up about rumoured relationship with Priyanka Chopra: 'Part and parcel of the industry, can't really complain'". indianexpress . 23 May 2023.
12. "Harman Baweja opens up about rumoured relationship with Priyanka Chopra: 'Part and parcel of our profession'". TOI . 23 May 2023.
13. "Harman Baweja calls link-up with Priyanka Chopra 'part and parcel of the line'". Hindustan Times. 23 May 2023. Harman had produced Hansal's film Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai? in 2002 as well as other Punjabi films like Jinne Jamme Saare Nikamme and Honeymoon.
14. Lubna Khan (14 November 2024). "Jaya Bachchan, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Wamiqa Gabbi Begin Shooting For Dil Ka Darwaaza Khol Na Darling In Goa". News18.
15. Sonal Pandya. "Chidiya Udd trailer: Jackie Shroff, Sikandar Kher headline survival underworld crime world". Times Now.

External links

• Harman Baweja at IMDb  
• Harman Baweja at Bollywood Hungama