Sanjay Suri
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Sanjay Suri is an India
n actor who appears in Bollywood
films.
He made his debut in 1999 with Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi
. He went on to star in many supporting roles but finally got his big break with Jhankaar Beats
in 2003, where audiences started to recognize him as a seasoned actor. He is co-producer and actor in the film I Am.
, Kashmir
, where he spent 19 years of his life. He has an elder brother Raj and elder sister Vandana. Living in Srinagar he developed a strong love for nature and the outdoors. As a child Sanjay was a star squash
player and was on his school and state teams. In 1990 his father was killed in a terrorist attack and the family was forced to flee to Jammu
where they briefly lived in a refugee camp. They then shifted to Delhi.
.
with a supporting role in the movie Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi
, co-starring Rinke Khanna
and Dino Morea
. Although the movie flopped, Suri was noticed. His next films were Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence
(2001), Filhaal...
and the musical Dil Vil Pyar Vyar
(2002).
In 2003's Pinjar
co-starring Urmila Matondkar
he got rave reviews but it was not until Jhankaar Beats
later that year that he became popular. His role alongside Juhi Chawla
was greatly appreciated. Slowly he got more roles in movies, but his movies were not box office successes. Despite the failure of his films, his performances continued to be appreciated.
In 2005 he delivered a critically acclaimed performance in My Brother… Nikhil, as a homosexual AIDS
victim, once again co-starring Juhi Chawla
. The movie received unanimous praise among Indian film critics. The movie fared decently in Mumbai
, but was a failure elsewhere in India. His succeeding films have not done as well.
Suri and Onir
(who also directed My Brother Nikhil) also worked on Sorry Bhai!
and under the banner of Anticlock Films have produced I Am which weaves together four stories on different topical issues. With this film they have ventured into a new mode of production involving crowdsourcing
, a concept that had not been explored before in Indian cinema
. The movie is scheduled to release on 29 April 2011.
.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n actor who appears in Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
films.
He made his debut in 1999 with Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi
Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi
Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi is a 1999 Hindi film, directed by Raj Kaushal. The film is set against the backdrop of a Performing Arts College.-Plot:...
. He went on to star in many supporting roles but finally got his big break with Jhankaar Beats
Jhankaar Beats
Jhankaar Beats is a 2003 Bollywood film directed by Sujoy Ghosh and released by Pritish Nandy Communications. It stars Sanjay Suri, Rahul Bose, Juhi Chawla, Shayan Munshi, Rinke Khanna and Riya Sen. In this film playback singer KK performed the song "Tu Aashiqui Hai" for which he received a...
in 2003, where audiences started to recognize him as a seasoned actor. He is co-producer and actor in the film I Am.
Early life
Sanjay Suri was born on 6 April 1971, in SrinagarSrinagar
Srinagar is the summer seasonal capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated in Kashmir Valley and lies on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus. It is one of the largest cities in India not to have a Hindu majority. The city is famous for its gardens, lakes and houseboats...
, Kashmir
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
, where he spent 19 years of his life. He has an elder brother Raj and elder sister Vandana. Living in Srinagar he developed a strong love for nature and the outdoors. As a child Sanjay was a star squash
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
player and was on his school and state teams. In 1990 his father was killed in a terrorist attack and the family was forced to flee to Jammu
Jammu
Jammu , also known as Duggar, is one of the three administrative divisions within Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state in India.Jammu city is the largest city in Jammu and the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir...
where they briefly lived in a refugee camp. They then shifted to Delhi.
Modelling career
When Suri moved to New Delhi in 1990, he was thrust into the world of modelling. He modelled for many companies including Gillette, Nilkamal Furniture, Times of India, Philishave, and NescafeNescafé
Nescafé is a brand of instant coffee made by Nestlé. It comes in the form of many different products. The name is a portmanteau of the words "Nestlé" and "café". Nestlé's flagship powdered coffee product was introduced in Switzerland on April 1, 1938 after being developed for seven or eight years...
.
Acting career
1999 witnessed Suri's breakthrough in BollywoodBollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
with a supporting role in the movie Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi
Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi
Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi is a 1999 Hindi film, directed by Raj Kaushal. The film is set against the backdrop of a Performing Arts College.-Plot:...
, co-starring Rinke Khanna
Rinke Khanna
Rinke Khanna is an Indian actress. She is the daughter of actor Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia and is the sister of Twinkle Khanna and sister-in-law of actor Akshay Kumar. She made her film debut with Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi , changing her screen name from Rinkle to Rinke...
and Dino Morea
Dino Morea
Dino Morea is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films and a former model.-Early life:Dino Morea was born in Bangalore to an Italian father and an Anglo Indian mother. He is the second of three brothers. Nicolo Morea is his older brother, and Santino Morea is his younger brother. His family...
. Although the movie flopped, Suri was noticed. His next films were Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence
Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence
Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence is a 2001 Indian film directed by Kalpana Lajmi released on 4 May 2001. The lead actress, Raveena Tandon, won the distinguished National Film Award for Best Actress for her role as Durga Saikia. The film follows the story of a battered wife...
(2001), Filhaal...
Filhaal...
Filhaal... is a Bollywood film released in 2001. The film stars Sushmita Sen, Tabu, Sanjay Suri and Palash Sen in the lead roles. Meghna Gulzar, daughter of actress Raakhee Gulzar makes her directorial debut with the film.- Synopsis :...
and the musical Dil Vil Pyar Vyar
Dil Vil Pyar Vyar
Dil Vil Pyar Vyar is a 2002 Bollywood romantic drama film. It was dubbed into Tamil as . Composer R.D.Burman was one of the main inspirations for this movie. All the songs in this movie were composed by him.-Plot:...
(2002).
In 2003's Pinjar
Pinjar (film)
Pinjar is a 2003 film about Hindu-Muslim problems during the time around the partition of India. The film is based on a Punjabi novel by the same name, written by Amrita Pritam...
co-starring Urmila Matondkar
Urmila Matondkar
Urmila Matondkar is an Indian film actress.Matondkar, who made her screen debut as a child artist in the 1980 film Kalyug, debuted as an adult in Narasimha...
he got rave reviews but it was not until Jhankaar Beats
Jhankaar Beats
Jhankaar Beats is a 2003 Bollywood film directed by Sujoy Ghosh and released by Pritish Nandy Communications. It stars Sanjay Suri, Rahul Bose, Juhi Chawla, Shayan Munshi, Rinke Khanna and Riya Sen. In this film playback singer KK performed the song "Tu Aashiqui Hai" for which he received a...
later that year that he became popular. His role alongside Juhi Chawla
Juhi Chawla
Juhi Chawla is an Indian actress, film producer and television presenter.After being crowned as the winner of the Miss India beauty contest in 1984, Chawla pursued an acting career...
was greatly appreciated. Slowly he got more roles in movies, but his movies were not box office successes. Despite the failure of his films, his performances continued to be appreciated.
In 2005 he delivered a critically acclaimed performance in My Brother… Nikhil, as a homosexual AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
victim, once again co-starring Juhi Chawla
Juhi Chawla
Juhi Chawla is an Indian actress, film producer and television presenter.After being crowned as the winner of the Miss India beauty contest in 1984, Chawla pursued an acting career...
. The movie received unanimous praise among Indian film critics. The movie fared decently in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, but was a failure elsewhere in India. His succeeding films have not done as well.
Suri and Onir
Onir
Onir is an Indian film director, editor, writer and producer. He is best known for his film My Brother... Nikhil, one of the first mainstream Hindi films to deal with AIDS and same-sex relationships.-Life and career:...
(who also directed My Brother Nikhil) also worked on Sorry Bhai!
Sorry Bhai!
Sorry Bhai is a Bollywood film starring Shabana Azmi, Boman Irani, Sanjay Suri, Sharman Joshi and Chitrangada Singh. It was directed by Onir and released on 28 November 2008...
and under the banner of Anticlock Films have produced I Am which weaves together four stories on different topical issues. With this film they have ventured into a new mode of production involving crowdsourcing
Crowdsourcing
Crowdsourcing is the act of sourcing tasks traditionally performed by specific individuals to a group of people or community through an open call....
, a concept that had not been explored before in Indian cinema
Cinema of India
The cinema of India consists of films produced across India, which includes the cinematic culture of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. Indian films came to be followed throughout South Asia and...
. The movie is scheduled to release on 29 April 2011.
Personal life
Suri along with his wife Ambika, welcomed their first child, a boy, in August 2007, and a second child in August 2010. Sanjay Suri has been honoured by Sandeep Marwah with the membership of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy Of Film & TelevisionAsian Academy of Film & Television
The Asian Academy of Film & Television is a film school located in India's Noida Film City in India's Capital region, NCR. It is affiliated with the International Film & Television Research Center and the Marwah Films & Video Studios....
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Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 1999 | Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi is a 1999 Hindi film, directed by Raj Kaushal. The film is set against the backdrop of a Performing Arts College.-Plot:... |
Bugs | |
| 2000 | Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa, is a Bollywood movie released in 2000 starring Abhishek Bachchan and Kirti Reddy in leading roles.-Plot:... |
Raj Oberoi | |
| 2001 | Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence is a 2001 Indian film directed by Kalpana Lajmi released on 4 May 2001. The lead actress, Raveena Tandon, won the distinguished National Film Award for Best Actress for her role as Durga Saikia. The film follows the story of a battered wife... |
Sunil Saikia | |
| 2002 | Filhaal... Filhaal... Filhaal... is a Bollywood film released in 2001. The film stars Sushmita Sen, Tabu, Sanjay Suri and Palash Sen in the lead roles. Meghna Gulzar, daughter of actress Raakhee Gulzar makes her directorial debut with the film.- Synopsis :... |
Dhruv Malhotra | |
| 2002 | Dil Vil Pyar Vyar Dil Vil Pyar Vyar Dil Vil Pyar Vyar is a 2002 Bollywood romantic drama film. It was dubbed into Tamil as . Composer R.D.Burman was one of the main inspirations for this movie. All the songs in this movie were composed by him.-Plot:... |
Dev | |
| 2002 | Chalo Ishq Ladaaye Chalo Ishq Ladaaye Chalo Ishq Ladaaye ) is a 2002 Indian movie directed by Aziz Sejawal, starring Govinda and Rani Mukerji. The film is a comedy.- Synopsis :... |
Rahul | |
| 2003 | Jhankaar Beats Jhankaar Beats Jhankaar Beats is a 2003 Bollywood film directed by Sujoy Ghosh and released by Pritish Nandy Communications. It stars Sanjay Suri, Rahul Bose, Juhi Chawla, Shayan Munshi, Rinke Khanna and Riya Sen. In this film playback singer KK performed the song "Tu Aashiqui Hai" for which he received a... |
Deep | |
| 2003 | Pinjar Pinjar (film) Pinjar is a 2003 film about Hindu-Muslim problems during the time around the partition of India. The film is based on a Punjabi novel by the same name, written by Amrita Pritam... |
Ramchand | |
| 2003 | Dhoop Dhoop Dhoop is a 2003 Indian film directed by the award winning director Ashwini Chaudhary. The film stars Om Puri and Revathi and is based on the true story of Captain Anuj Nayyar, MVC and his family.-Plot:... |
Capt. Rohit S. Kapoor | |
| 2004 | Plan Plan (film) Plan is a Bollywood film which was released in January 2004. It starred Sanjay Dutt, Priyanka Chopra, Dino Morea and Sameera Reddy. It was produced by Sanjay Gupta and directed by Hriday Shetty. This film is loosely based on the 1997 Hollywood comedy Suicide Kings.-Plot:Four individuals, from... |
Lucky | |
| 2004 | Insaaf - The Justice | IAS Officer Vishwanath Prasad | |
| 2004 | Shaadi Ka Laddoo Shaadi Ka Laddoo Shaadi Ka Laddoo is a 2004 Indian Bollywood comedy film directed by Raj Kaushal. The film premiered on 23 April 2004.-Plot summary:India-based artist Shomu and his wife Geetu are happily married with two children. Shomu decides to travel to Britain for business purposes, as well as to meet his... |
Som Dutta | |
| 2005 | My Brother… Nikhil | Nikhil Kapoor | |
| 2005 | Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak is a 2005 Bollywood film starring Vivek Oberoi, Ayesha Takia, Mahima Chaudhary, and Boman Irani in the lead roles. The film also stars Abhishek Bachchan and Riteish Deshmukh in cameos... |
Special appearance | |
| 2006 | My Bollywood Bride My Bollywood Bride My Bollywood Bride is a 2006 English and Indian film, released in 2007 theatrically and will release as new title "My Faraway Bride", on DVD in August 2008 and also due to premiere on Showtime and Starz in 2008. Written by Richard Martini and Kashmera Shah, story and produced by Brad Listermann,... |
Bobby | |
| 2006 | Bas Ek Pal Bas Ek Pal Bas Ek Pal is a 2006 Bollywood film, directed by Onir. The movie stars Juhi Chawla, Urmila Matondkar, Jimmy Shergill, Sanjay Suri, Rehaan Engineer and Yashpal Sharma... |
Nikhil Kapoor | |
| 2007 | Say Salaam India Say Salaam India Say Salaam India is an 2007 Indian Hindi language movie, written and directed by Subhash Kapoor, and starring Sanjay Suri, Milind Soman and Sandhya Mridul .... |
Hari Sadu | |
| 2007 | Speed Speed (2007 film) Speed is an Bollywood action comedy film directed by Vikram Bhatt and produced by Harry Baweja. The film stars Zayed Khan, Urmila Matondkar, Aashish Chaudhary, Aftab Shivdasani and Sanjay Suri. It is a remake of the 2004 action flick, Cellular.... |
Siddharth | |
| 2008 | Sorry Bhai! Sorry Bhai! Sorry Bhai is a Bollywood film starring Shabana Azmi, Boman Irani, Sanjay Suri, Sharman Joshi and Chitrangada Singh. It was directed by Onir and released on 28 November 2008... |
Harshvardhan | |
| 2008 | Firaaq Firaaq Firaaq is a 2008 Hindi political thriller film set one month after the 2002 violence in Gujarat, India, and looks at the aftermath in terms of the effects on the lives of everyday people. It claims to be based on "a thousand true stories". Firaaq means both separation and quest in Urdu... |
Sameer | |
| 2008 | Sikandar Sikandar (2009 film) .Sikandar is a Hindi film. The film, which features Parzan Dastur in the lead role with R. Madhavan, Sanjay Suri, Ayesha Kapoor in pivotal roles amongst others is written and directed by Piyush Jha and produced by Sudhir Mishra. The film has terrorism in the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir as its... |
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| 2010 | A Flat A Flat (film) A Flat is a Hindi thriller film, directed by Hemant Madhukar and produced by Anjum Rizvi and Raaj Varma. The film was released on 12 November 2010 under the Anjum Rizvi Film Company and Y.T Entertainment Ltd. banners.-Plot:... |
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| 2011 | I Am | Abhimanyu | |