Sunil Shetty | |
Born | Sunil Veerappa Shetty[1] 11 August 1961 [2] Mulki, Mysore State, India |
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Other names | Anna |
Occupation | actor, businessman |
Years active | 1992–present |
Spouse(s) | Mana Shetty (m. 1991) |
Children | Athiya Shetty Ahan She |
Sunil Shetty's debut film was Balwaan (1992), opposite Divya Bharti. The film was an above average grosser and launched his career as an action hero.[citation needed] He went on to play the protagonist in various successful movies such as Dilwale (1994), Anth (1994), Mohra (1994), Gopi Kishan (1994), Krishna (1996), Sapoot (1996), Rakshak (1996), Border (1997), Bhai (1997), Hera Pheri (2000), Dhadkan (2000) Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar (2001), Main Hoon Na (2004) and Red Alert: The War Within (2010).[5] In 2014, he changed the spelling of his name from Sunil to Suniel for numerological reasons.
Shetty was involved primarily in action films throughout the 1990s, playing the male protagonist in most of the movies he acted in during the decade. From early 2000, he mainly appeared in multi-starrers in across genres. He also starred opposite Isha Koppikar in Arjun Rampal's debut movie Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat (2001).
Shetty won the Filmfare Award for Best Villain in 2001 for Dhadkan. Shetty also produced films such as Khel – No Ordinary Game, Rakht and Bhagam Bhag under the banner of Popcorn Motion Pictures.
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