Junaid Sheikh

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Junaid Sheikh
Born (1984-07-31) 31 July 1984 (age 39)
Education Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Occupation(s)actor, model
Parent(s) Sheikh Riyaz Ahmed and Shamas Ul Nissa

Junaid Sheikh (born 31 July 1984) is an Indian actor and model. [1] [2] Since 2010, Junaid has starred in many commercially successful films in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam, often as an antagonist. [1]

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Early life and education

Junaid was born in Jammu, India. He attended Presentation Convent High School at Jammu. He graduated with a degree in Information Technology from Manipal University. After that, he obtained a Masters Degree in Business Administration(MBA) in International Business from Arizona.

Career

Modeling

  1. He started as an international model and later walked the runway for designers of international repute. South India's leading fashion designer Hari Anand being one among them.
  2. Show stopper for Sharad and Soniya in 2011 in Pune Fashion week [3]
  3. Show stopper for Hari Anand in 2013 in Kerala International Fashion week
  4. Show stopper for Hari Anand in Citadel Fashion Fiesta 2014. [4]
  5. Fashion Icon for Kerala Fashion League, held on 27 May 2015.

Acting

He began to focus afresh on building a career in the film industry, which led to his joining Mumbai's Barry John's Acting Studio. His first assignment came in the role of a villain in Telugu film Mr. Intelligent, in 2010.

Over a span of five years, Sheikh has done over ten movies in Telugu, Malayalam, and Tamil. He came in contact with illustrious film personalities and had the opportunity of working with people like Mahesh Babu, Vijay, Jayaram, Suresh Gopi, B. Unni Krishnan, Joshiy, [5] and Mohanlal.

In 2015, he signed for a Hollywood project. Producers are Shravan Kumar and Anirup Sharma under the American banner "Sky Innovation". The director of the movie is Sai Kumar Yadav. [6]

Television

YearTitleChannelLanguageNotesref
2015VishwaroopamFLOWERS TV Malayalam TV debut [1]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2010Pappu Mr. IntelligentRanga Telugu
2011 Dhada Michael Telugu
Dookudu Junaid Telugu
Velayudham Abu Salim Tamil
2012 I Love Me Albert Malayalam
2014 Salaam Kashmier Abu Hamza Malayalam
2015 Temper Shiva Telugu
Laila O Laila Dilawar Malayalam

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