Shaji Choudhary

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Shaji Choudhary
Born7 July 1972
Village Dodwari, Rajasthan, India
OccupationActor
Years active2004-present
Known for Main Hoon Na
Jodhaa Akbar
Pathaan
Children2

Shaji Choudhary [1] [2] (born 7 July 1972) is an Indian actor [3] [4] [5] who plays supporting roles in Indian films and TV serials. [6] [7] Born in Dodwari, Tonk,Rajasthan, [8] Shaji is known for his roles in Main Hoon Na , Jodhaa Akbar , Shaurya Aur Suhani , PK and Mirzapur . [9] [10]

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Early life and family background

Shaji was born in the village Dodwari in Tonk, Rajasthan. [11] His father Roopnarayan Choudhary and his mother Rampyari Choudhary were both farmers. [12] When Shaji was 12 years old, he moved to Jaipur with his elder brother. Shaji had completed schooling from St. Soldiers and completed his college education from Rajasthan University, Shaji has four brothers and a sister. Shaji married Subdhara Choudhary, with whom he has two children, a daughter Vaishali and a son Manas.

Career

Shaji moved to Mumbai, where he started his acting career with an appearance in the second season of the TV serial Shaktimaan on DD1 as the villain Kilvish (The role of Kilvish was portrayed by Surendra Pal in Season One). Shaji made his first film appearance in Main Hoon Na . In 2008, Shaji worked alongside Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan when director Ashutosh Gowariker signed him to play the character of Akbar's general Adham Khan in the historical drama film Jodhaa Akbar . Later, Shaji featured as Aghor in Shaurya Aur Suhani , a romantic soap opera in which he essayed a minor role. In 2014, Shaji played Tapasvi Maharaj's bodyguard in the film PK. Shaji played the role of Maqbool Khan in the TV Series Mirzapur where he played the role of Kaleen Bhaiya's (Pankaj Tripathi) trusted henchman. [13] [14] He was also seen in C.I.D episodes portraying several characters.

In 2023, he was seen in the action-thriller Pathaan.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2004 Main Hoon Na Johan [15]
2008 Jodhaa Akbar Adham Khan [16]
2009 Shaurya Aur Suhani AghorTelevision series [17]
2010 Lahore Iqbal Khan [18]
2012 Shudra: The Rising Thakur [19]
Chundri Odhasi Mahro BirThakur
2013 Shootout at Wadala Aurangzeb
Singh Saab the Great Trilok
2014 PK Tapasvi Maharaj Bodyguard [20]
2015 Tevar Sultan
2016 Wagah Razzak Ali Khan [21]
Mohenjo Daro Kulka [22]
2017 Kaabil Anna
2018 Thugs of Hindostan Bhur Lal
Mirzapur MaqboolWeb Series
2019 Blank Terrorist
Pranaam Thakur Bhanu Pratap [23]
2023 Pathaan Raza
2024 Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan Churan Singh

Awards

Best supporting actor National featured Films JNFF 2018 (Jharkhand National Film Festival).

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