Sunny Kaushal

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Sunny Kaushal
Sunny Kaushal at Filmfare Glamour Awards 2019.jpg
Kaushal in 2019
Born (1989-09-28) 28 September 1989 (age 34) [1]
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present
Relatives Kaushal family

Sunny Kaushal (born 28 September 1989) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. After working as an assistant director on the films My Friend Pinto (2011) and Gunday (2014), he made his acting debut in the comedy-drama Sunshine Music Tours and Travels (2016). He gained recognition for his supporting part in the sports biopic Gold (2018), and has since starred in the web series The Forgotten Army - Azaadi Ke Liye (2020) and the film Shiddat (2021). He is the younger brother of famous Bollywood actor Vicky Kaushal.

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Early life

Kaushal was born on 28 September 1989 in a suburban chawl in Mumbai to Sham Kaushal, an action director in Indian films and Veena Kaushal. [2] [3] His older brother is actor Vicky Kaushal. His family is Punjabi Hindu. [4] Kaushal initially enrolled at The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India but later dropped out to pursue acting. [4] He then started his acting career playing small roles in theater plays and skits.

Career

Kaushal made his Bollywood debut by playing the leading role in the 2016 comedy-drama road film Sunshine Music Tours and Travels and the TV Mini-Series Official Chukyagiri. He was also part of the short film Love at First Sight.

In 2018, Kaushal featured in Reema Kagti's historical sports drama Gold which is based on the national hockey team's title at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He portrayed the role of Himmat Singh, a character inspired by Balbir Singh Sr. [5] For his role in Gold, he received critical recognition and also received a nomination at the 25th Screen Awards for Best Supporting Actor. That same year, he appeared in the TV Mini-Series Official CEOgiri, a spin-off of the 2016 series Official Chukyagiri. The short film The Embrace in which Kaushal plays the role of Siddharth was nominated in the Drama Short Film category at the Filmfare Awards. [6]

Kaushal promoting Shiddat in 2021 Sunny Kaushal snapped in Santacruz.jpg
Kaushal promoting Shiddat in 2021

Kaushal's next was the dance based film Bhangra Paa Le alongside Rukshar Dhillon which released on 3 January 2020 in selected screens. [7] Later that same year, Kaushal headlined Amazon Prime Video's original series The Forgotten Army - Azaadi Ke Liye . [8] The series was directed by Kabir Khan based on true events of the Indian National Army fight for Indian Independence during World War II. [8] The New Indian Express found his performance to be "splendid". [9]

A year later, he starred in the romantic drama Shiddat where he played the role of Jaggi Dil, a man who desperately tries to reach London to be with his love who is going to marry another man. [10] After being indefinitely delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film premiered on 1 October 2021 on Disney+ Hotstar. [10] Samriddhi Srivastava of India Today commented: "Kaushal’s dialogue deliveries and convincing performance will win your heart". [11]

In 2022, Kaushal featured alongside Nushrratt Bharuccha and Vijay Varma in Hurdang , a love story set in the backdrop of the student agitation of 1990 in Allahabad. [12] Then he was seen in the survival thriller film Mili alongside Janhvi Kapoor and Manoj Pahwa. [13]

In 2023, he featured opposite Yami Gautam in a Netflix original suspense thriller film, Chor Nikal Ke Bhaaga . [14]

He will next be seen in romantic thriller Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba alongside Taapsee Pannu and Vikrant Massey. [15]

In the media

Kaushal was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Men at number 45 [16] in 2018, at No. 38 [17] in 2019.

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2011 My Friend Pinto Assistant director
2014 Gunday Assistant director
2016 Sunshine Music Tours and Travels Sunburn [18]
2017Love At First SightKshitijShort film
2018 Gold Himmat Singh [19]
2019The EmbraceSiddharthShort film [20]
2020 Bhangra Paa Le Jaggi Singh / Kaptaan Singh [21]
2021 Shiddat Joginder "Jaggi" Dhillon [22]
2022 Hurdang Daddu Thakur [23]
Mili Sameer [24]
2023 Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga Ankit Sethi [25]
2024Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba†TBAFilming [26]
TBALetters to Mr Khanna†TBACompleted [27]

Television

YearTitleRoleRef.
2016Official ChukyagiriSpandan Chukya [28]
2018Official CEOgiri [29]
2020 The Forgotten Army - Azaadi Ke Liye Lieutenant/Captain Surinder Sodhi [30]

Music videos

YearTitleSinger(s)Ref.
2020"Taaron Ke Shehar" Neha Kakkar, Jubin Nautiyal [31]
2021"Dil Lauta Do" Payal Dev, Jubin Nautiyal [32]
"Ishq Mein" Meet Bros, Sachet Tandon [33]

Discography

YearTitleAlbumCo-singerComposerRef.
2023"Jhandey"Non-album single—Himself and Bharg [34] [35]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
2018 Screen Awards Best Supporting Actor Gold Nominated [36]

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