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Suniel Shetty (born 11 August 1961 [1] ) is an Indian actor, film producer, television presenter and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema, In addition to appearing in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and English language films.[ citation needed ]
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| Year | Title | Role | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Balwaan | Arjun Singh | ||
| 1993 | Waqt Hamara Hai | Sunil Choudhary | ||
| Pehchaan | Kunal Verma | |||
| Sweetheart | As Himself | |||
| 1994 | Dilwale | Vikram Singh | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| Anth | Vijay Saxena | |||
| Mohra | Vishal Agnihotri | |||
| Gopi Kishan | Gopinath "Gopi" / Kishan | Double role | ||
| Hum Hain Bemisaal | Michael | |||
| 1995 | Surakshaa | Raja | ||
| Raghuveer | Raghuveer Verma | |||
| Gaddaar | Sunil "Sunny" Gujral | |||
| Takkar | Ravi Malhotra | |||
| 1996 | Ek Tha Raja | Jay | ||
| Vishwasghaat | Avinash Saxena / Sunil Verma | |||
| Krishna | Krishna / Sunil | |||
| Shastra | Vijay | |||
| Sapoot | Raj Singhania | |||
| Rakshak | Raj Sinha | |||
| 1997 | Border | Bhairav Singh Rathod | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| Prithvi | Prithvi | |||
| Judge Mujrim | Sunil / Dhaga | Double role | ||
| Bhai | Kundan | |||
| Dhaal | Suraj | |||
| Qahar | Amar | |||
| 1998 | Vinashak - Destroyer | Arjun Singh | ||
| Aakrosh | Dev Malhotra | |||
| Humse Badhkar Kaun | Bhola / Suraj | |||
| Sar Utha Ke Jiyo | Himself | Guest appearance | ||
| 1999 | Hu Tu Tu | Aditya | ||
| Bade Dilwala | Ram Prasad | |||
| Kaala Samrajya | Arjun | |||
| 2000 | Krodh | Karan | ||
| Hera Pheri | Shyam / Ghanshyam | |||
| Refugee | Mohammad Ashraf | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor | ||
| Jungle | Shivraj | |||
| Dhadkan | Dev | Won—Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role | ||
| Aaghaaz | Govind Narang | |||
| 2001 | Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi | Sameer | ||
| Officer | Sagar Chauhan | |||
| Ek Rishtaa | Himself | Guest appearance | ||
| Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat | Yash Sabharwal | |||
| Ittefaq | Shiv "Shiva" Kumar | |||
| Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar | Dayashankar Manoharilal Pandey | |||
| Ehsaas: The Feeling | Ravi | |||
| 2002 | Awara Paagal Deewana | Yeda Anna | ||
| Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani | Vijay | |||
| Annarth | Jimmy / Jai | |||
| Karz: The Burden of Truth | Raja | |||
| Maseeha | Krishna | |||
| Kaante | Marc Issak | |||
| Chalo Ishq Ladaaye | Himself | Guest appearance | ||
| 2003 | Baaz: A Bird in Danger | Harshvardhan | ||
| Khanjar: The Knife | Raja | |||
| Qayamat: City Under Threat | Akram Sheikh | |||
| Khel – No Ordinary Game | Dev Mallya | Also Producer | ||
| LOC Kargil | Sanjay Kumar | |||
| 2004 | Rudraksh | Bhuria | ||
| Main Hoon Na | Raghavan | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role | ||
| Lakeer – Forbidden Lines | Sanju | |||
| Aan: Men at Work | Appa Kadam Naik | |||
| Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... | Ishaan | |||
| Rakht | Mohit Jaiswal | Also Producer | ||
| Ek Se Badhkar Ek | Rahul Bhagwat | |||
| Hulchul | Veer | |||
| 2005 | Page 3 | Himself | Guest appearance | |
| Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav | Laloo / Lalchand Dilachand | |||
| Blackmail | Abhay Singh Rathod | |||
| Tango Charlie | Shezad Khan | |||
| Paheli | Sunderlal | Special appearance | ||
| Dus | Danish "Dan" | |||
| Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets | Rocker | |||
| Kyon Ki | Karan | Special appearance | ||
| Deewane Huye Paagal | Sanju | |||
| Home Delivery | Time Man | Special appearance | ||
| 2006 | Fight Club – Members Only | Anna | ||
| Shaadi Se Pehle | Anna | |||
| Darna Zaroori Hai | Vishwas Talegaonkar | Story segment: Accidents are Never Predicted | ||
| Chup Chup Ke | Mangal Singh Chauhan | |||
| Phir Hera Pheri | Ghanshyam alias Shyam | |||
| Aap Ki Khatir | Kunal | |||
| Umrao Jaan | Faiz Ali | |||
| Apna Sapna Money Money | Namdev Mane | |||
| 2007 | Shootout at Lokhandwala | Kaviraj Patil | ||
| Cash | Angad | |||
| Om Shanti Om | Himself | Guest appearance | ||
| Dus Kahaniyaan | Nawab | |||
| Welcome | Himself | Guest appearance | ||
| 2008 | One Two Three | Laxmi Narayan | ||
| Mr. Black Mr. White | Gopi | |||
| Mission Istaanbul | Owais Hussain | Also Producer | ||
| Mukhbiir | Rehman | |||
| 2009 | Daddy Cool | Steven | ||
| De Dana Dan | Ram Mishra | |||
| 2010 | Tum Milo Toh Sahi | Amit Nagpal | ||
| Red Alert: The War Within | Narasimha | |||
| Barood (The Fire) A Love Story | Shakti | |||
| No Problem | Marcos | |||
| 2011 | Thank You | Yogi | ||
| Loot | Builder | Also producer | ||
| Chirayu | Himself | Guest appearance | ||
| 2012 | Mere Dost Picture Abhi Baki Hai | Amar Joshi | ||
| Delhi Safari | Sultan The Leopard | Voice only Animated film | ||
| 2013 | Enemmy | Bhau / Eklavya Karmarkar | ||
| 2014 | Jai Ho | Arjun Kaul | Special appearance | |
| Koyelaanchal | Nisheeth Kumar | |||
| Desi Kattey | Suryakant Rathore | |||
| The Shaukeens | Himself | Guest appearance | ||
| 2015 | 2 Chehare | Ajay / Babu | ||
| 2017 | A Gentleman | Vijay Saxena | ||
| 2018 | Welcome to New York | Himself | Guest appearance | |
| 2019 | Khandaani Shafakhana | Himself | Guest appearance | |
| 2021 | Mumbai Saga | Sada Anna | Special appearance | |
| 2023 | Operation Fryday | Sada Nair | ZEE5 film | |
| 2024 | Ruslaan | Shinoy | Special appearance |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Kakkakuyil | Kunjunni | Malayalam | |
| 12B | Aravind | Tamil | ||
| 2006 | Kilukkam Kilukilukkam | Mangal Singh Chauhan | Malayalam | Special appearance |
| 2007 | Don't Stop Dreaming | Dave | English | |
| 2008 | Miras | Arbas | Turkish | |
| 2011 | Raada Rox | Himself | Marathi | Special appearance |
| 2013 | Kalimannu | Himself | Malayalam | Special appearance |
| 2018 | Aa Bb Kk | Bappa | Marathi | |
| 2019 | Pailwaan | Sarkar | Kannada | |
| 2020 | Darbar | Hari Chopra / Hariharan | Tamil | |
| 2021 | Mosagallu | ACP Aajit Kumar Singh | Telugu | |
| Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea | Chandroth Panicker | Malayalam | ||
| 2022 | Ghani | Vijender Sinha | Telugu |
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Khel – No Ordinary Game |
| 2004 | Rakht |
| 2006 | Bhagam Bhag |
| 2008 | Mission Istaanbul |
| EMI | |
| 2011 | Loot |
| Year | Title | Role | Platform(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Dharavi Bank | Thalaivan | MX Player | |
| 2023 | Hunter Tootega Nahi Todega | ACP Vikram Chauhan | Amazon miniTV | [2] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–present | Dance Deewane 4 | Judge |
Suniel Shetty is an Indian actor, film producer, entrepreneur and television personality who is predominantly active in Hindi films. In a career spanning over 30 years, he has acted in over 100 films.
Hera Pheri is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Priyadarshan and written by Neeraj Vora, starring Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Paresh Rawal, Tabu, Om Puri and Gulshan Grover. The film is a remake of 1989 Malayalam film Ramji Rao Speaking which itself was inspired by the 1971 American TV movie See The Man Run. It is the first instalment of the Hera Pheri franchise. The plot revolves around two tenants, Raju and Shyam, and their landlord, Baburao Ganpatrao Apte, who are in desperate need of money. They chance upon a ransom call through a cross-connection and hatch a plan to claim the ransom for themselves.
Paresh Rawal is an Indian actor, comedian, film producer and politician known for his works primarily in Hindi films. He has appeared in over 240 films and is the recipient of various accolades. In 1994, he won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in the films Woh Chokri and Sir. For the latter, he received his first Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role. This was followed by Ketan Mehta's Sardar, which saw him playing the lead role of freedom fighter Vallabhbhai Patel, a role that got him national and international acclaim. He was honoured with Padma Shri from the Government of India in 2014.
Dhadkan (transl. Heartbeat) is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic drama directed by Dharmesh Darshan and produced by Ratan Jain. It stars Akshay Kumar, Shilpa Shetty, Suniel Shetty and Mahima Chaudhry in lead roles. Being inspired by the novel Wuthering Heights, it also features Sharmila Tagore, Parmeet Sethi, Kiran Kumar, Sushma Seth and Manjeet Kullar in supporting roles. The story follows, Anjali and Dev are in love with each other and plan to marry, but her family gets her married to Ram. Years later, Dev shows up to reunite with Anjali, however, she has fallen for Ram. The music was composed by Nadeem–Shravan.
Shootout at Lokhandwala is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed and co-written by Apoorva Lakhia and co-written and co-produced by Sanjay Gupta, with Ekta Kapoor serving as producer and Suresh Nair serving as writer. Based on the 1991 Lokhandwala Complex shootout, a real-life gun battle between gangsters and the Mumbai Police, it stars Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Vivek Oberoi, Arbaaz Khan, Tusshar Kapoor, Rohit Roy, Aditya Lakhia, and Shabbir Ahluwalia in pivotal roles.
Rakht (transl. Blood) is a 2004 Indian supernatural horror film, written and directed by Mahesh V Manjrekar. The film stars Bipasha Basu, Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Dino Morea, Amrita Arora and Neha Dhupia. The film is a remake of the 2000 American film The Gift. The film released on 3 September 2004, and received mixed to negative reviews from critics, who praised the performances of Basu and Shetty but criticized the story and screenplay. The film was a major box-office disappointment.
Cash is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language heist film directed by Anubhav Sinha. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of Ajay Devgn, Suniel Shetty, Ritesh Deshmukh, Zayed Khan, Esha Deol, Shamita Shetty and Dia Mirza. The film was released on 3 August 2007.
Parvin Dabas is an Indian actor, director and model, who works predominantly in Hindi and English language films.
Rakshak (transl. Protector) is 1996 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Ashok Honda, starring Sunil Shetty, Karisma Kapoor, Raghuvaran, Sonali Bendre, Alok Nath and Aruna Irani. It is a remake of the Tamil film Honest Raj.
Red Alert: The War Within, shortly called Red Alert, is an Indian crime drama film directed by Ananth Narayan Mahadevan. It was released theatrically in India on 9 July 2010. The drama is based on the true story of Narsimha, who gets caught up in a clash between police and Naxalites and is then forced to work with the latter.
Prithvi is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language mystery film starring Sunil Shetty, Shilpa Shetty, Shakti Kapoor, Suresh Oberoi, Faraaz Khan Shweta Menon. Actual director of the film was Deepak Shivdasani but Nithin Manmohan asked to leave the film between and Nithin took the place of director. First film of Suniel Shetty with Shilpa. Only film of Faraz Khan with Suniel Shetty as villain. Shilpa Shetty appeared second time in double role after Main Khiladi Tu Anari.
Waqt Hamara Hai is a 1993 Indian romantic action comedy film. It was directed by Bharat Rangachary and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. The stars were Akshay Kumar and Suniel Shetty, paired together for the first time.
Vishwajeet Pradhan is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Bollywood films, theatre and television. He is well-known for his role as Pakistani Captain in Kya Dilli Kya Lahore and as Thakur Rudra Pratap in Ek Boond Ishq.
Loot is a 2011 Hindi-language crime comedy film directed by Rajnish Raj Thakur, written by S.M. Sabir Firozabadi, and produced by Shabbir Boxwala and Anup Gandhi under the Popcorn Motion Pictures banner. The film stars Govinda, Suniel Shetty, Mahaakshay Chakraborty, Jaaved Jaaferi, Shweta Bhardwaj, and Ravi Kishan. It was released on 4 November 2011, to mixed reviews from critics and was a commercial failure. The film is a loose remake of the 2003 film, Crime Spree.
Athiya Shetty is an Indian actress. The daughter of actor Suniel Shetty, she has played the leading lady in the Hindi films Hero (2015), Mubarakan (2017), and Motichoor Chaknachoor (2019).
Aa Bb Kk is a 2018 Indian Marathi-language feature film written by Aba Gaikwad and directed by Ramkumar Shedge and produced by Meehir Kulkarni. The film is based on social subject. It marks the debut film of Tamannaah Bhatia, Suniel Shetty and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Marathi cinema.
Ahan Shetty is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. The son of actor Suniel Shetty, he began his acting career with the action romance film Tadap (2021). which earned him the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male.
Darbar ( transl. Court) is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by AR Murugadoss, and produced by Allirajah Subaskaran under the banner Lyca Productions. The film stars Rajinikanth, Suniel Shetty, Nayanthara and Nivetha Thomas. It follows Aaditya Arunasalam (Rajinikanth), the commissioner of Mumbai Police, who sets out to curb the city's rampant drug-trafficking and prostitution. When he uncovers a deep controversy linked to an international drug lord, however, he tries to fulfill his secret agenda.
Mosagallu (transl. Deceivers) is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language techno thriller film directed by Jeffrey Gee Chin, and written and produced by Vishnu Manchu under the banner of AVA Entertainment and 24 Frames Factory. The film is based on the true events of a large-scale technical support scam and features an ensemble cast that includes Vishnu Manchu, Kajal Aggarwal, Suniel Shetty, Ruhi Singh, Navdeep, and Naveen Chandra.
Hunter: Tootega Nahi Todega is an Indian-Hindi language web series created and directed by Prince Dhiman and Alok Batra, and produced under Saregama and Yoodlee Films. The series stars Suniel Shetty, Esha Deol, Barkha Bisht, Karanvir Sharma, and Rahul Dev. It is streaming on Amazon Mini TV.