Sahil Shroff

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Sahil Shroff
Shroff at India's 50 Best Dressed Men, 2011
Born (1982-10-17) 17 October 1982 (age 41)
India
Occupation(s)Actor, model
Height6 ft (183 cm)[1]

Sahil Shroff is an Indian model[2] and actor who made his debut in Hindi film Don 2: The King is Back.[3]

Early life[edit]

Sahil comes from a Sindhi family and grew up in Australia.[4] He did his master's degree in information technology, pursued management studies in Australia and worked graveyard shifts as a bouncer in the nightclubs there.[2] He then moved to Mumbai and has been modelling full-time. His enviable physique and ability to carry off clothes got him noticed in the modeling circles.[5]

Career[edit]

(On left) Sahil Shroff, at a promotional event for the film Don in Mumbai along with co-stars Chopra, Khan, Sidhwani and Akhtar.

Sahil is best known as a contestant on the first season of the reality television competition The Amazing Race Asia, from 2006 to 2007.[5] He has also done many TV commercials including HCL Enterprise, Tata Indica, Lux and Cadbury's Eclairs,[2] and walked for designers like Manish Malhotra, Vikram Phadnis, Narendra Kumar and JJ Valaya. He took acting and voice lessons from veterans like Anupam Kher before walking into films.[6]

In 2011, he made his Bollywood debut playing a supporting role in Farhan Akhtar's sequel Don 2. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani and Lara Dutta. Sahil plays a young cop Arjun, who lends a helping hand to co-star Priyanka Chopra in her quest to chase the wily antagonist.[7] The film released on 23 December 2011 and had rocked the box office by grossing 484 million (US$6.1 million) on the opening weekend.[8]

In 2021, he participated in Bigg Boss 15 as a contestant.[9]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2006 The Amazing Race Asia 1 Contestant Reality Show
2011 Don 2: The King is Back Arjun
2014 Shaadi Ke Side Effects
2017 Dear Maya Rahul
2019 Baarish Rishi Mehta Web Series
2021 Bigg Boss 15 Contestant Evicted (Day 8)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sahil Shroff". Rediff. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Tavishi Paitandy Rastogi. "The multi-talented Sahil Shroff". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  3. ^ Garima Sharma (27 December 2011). "Delhi is fattening, says Sahil Shroff". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  4. ^ IANS (23 November 2011), "Male models have short life: Model Sahil Shroff" Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Deccan Herald. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Sahil Shroff: The new face in Don 2". Star Plus. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  6. ^ "Model Sahil Shroff". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  7. ^ Prashant Singh. "Priyanka Chopra helps Sahil Shroff". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 23 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Shahrukh's Don 2 collects Rs 48.39 crs at Box Office in first weekend". Oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  9. ^ "'Bigg Boss 15': Sahil Shroff reveals his game plan to survive in the show". The Tribune. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.

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