Sunil Shetty, one of the few macho men in the Bollywood, was born on 9th Aug. He started his debut in 1992 with Balwann opposite Divya Bharati.

Sunil Shetty, the Leo man, is best known for his style in thrills – the way he manhandles the villain group and executes the fights. And he’s known for his gentlemanly attitude off the screen too.

So after a long barren spell at the box office when around 21 out of his 28 films flopped miserably, Shetty finally salvaged his dwindling career with films like Mohra and Border. Then the resounding success of Priyadarshan’s Hera Pheri gave his career a new lease of life while Refugee and Jungle has got him on cloud nine.

One of the promising stars to have hit the silver screen in the last decade Sunil Shetty stays clear of petty politics of the tinsel world and maintains a low profile. For this reason perhaps he has the choicest projects in his kitty despite his innumerable debacles at the box office.

And off the screen, he has quite a happy home with his wife “Manna” and the two children “Atiya” and Aahan”.

1992 to 1997 Shetty’s first movie was Balwaan in 1992 with Divya Bharathi. In 1993 his hit quotient increased after his performance in Anth. He joined hands with Akshay Kumar in Wagt Hamara Hain (1993) and then again in the blockbuster Mohra (1994). He worked in movies like Suraksha (1995), Takkar (1995) and Rakshak (1996). The movie J.P.Dutta’s Border (1997) about army men was well received and his role as Captain Bhairon Singh won him a nomination for Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award.

1998 to 2002 After Vinashak (1998), Hu Tu Tu (1999) and Krodh (2000) he along with Paresh Rawal and Akshay Kumar worked together in the laugh riot Hera Pheri (2000). Another J.P.Dutta release Refugee (2000) that was the debut of Abhishek Bacchan and Kareena Kapoor did moderate business. Dhadkan (2000) with Akshay Kumar and Shilpa Shetty, in which he played a spurned lover, was a hit.

2003 to 2009 He was seen in Qayamat City Under Threat (2003), LOC Kargil (2003), Rudraksh (2004), Main Hoon Na (2004) that cast him as the terrorist Raghavan, Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav (2005), Tango Charlie (2005), Paheli (2005) which was nominated as India’s official entry for the Academy Awards, Fight Club: Members Only (2006) and Darna Zaroori Hai (2006).

In 2006, he appeared in Priyadarshan’s Chup Chup Ke, the sequel Phir Hera Pheri and as Faiz Ali in Umrao Jaan. He played the role of Inspector Kaviraj Patil in Apoorva Lakhia’s Shootout at Lokhandwala. He produced and starred in Mission Istanbul (2008).

He will be recreating the comic chemistry with Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal in International Hera Pheri. Blue and Paathshaala are two other movies he’s working in.

Awards And Nominations Received By Suniel Shetty

Winner
2001: Filmfare Best Villain Award for Dhadkan
2001: Zee Cine Best Supporting Actor Award for Dhadkan
2005: GIFA Best Villain Award for Main Hoon Na
2008: SAIFF Best Actor Award for Red Alert: The War Within
2011: Stardust Search Light Award for Best Actor for Red Alert: The War Within
Nominated
1995: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Dilwale
1998: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Border
1998: Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actor for Border
2001: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Refugee
2001: IIFA Best Supporting Actor Award for Refugee
2001: IIFA Best Villain Award for Dhadkan
2004: IIFA Best Supporting Actor Award for Qayamat: City Under Threat
2005: Filmfare Best Villain Award for Main Hoon Na
2005: IIFA Best Villain Award for Main Hoon Na

Films Done By Suniel Shetty

1989 Aarzoo Shelved
1989 Ek Aur Faulaad Shelved
1992 Balwaan Arjun Singh
1993 Waqt Hamara Hai Sunil Chaudhary
1993 Pehchaan Kunal Verma
1994 Dilwale Vikram Singh Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
1994 Anth Vijay Saxena
1994 Mohra Vishal Agnihotri
1994 Gopi Kishan Gopi / Kishan Double Role
1994 Hum Hain Bemisaal Michael
1995 Surakshaa Raja
1995 Raghuveer Raghuveer
1995 Gaddaar Sunny
1995 Takkar Ravi Malhotra
1996 Ek Tha Raja Jay
1996 Vishwasghaat Avinash
1996 Krishna Krish / Sunil
1996 Shastra Vijay
1996 Sapoot Raj Singhania
1996 Rakshak Raj Sinha
1997 Border Bhairav Singh Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
1997 Prithvi Prithvi
1997 Judge Mujrim Sunil / Dhaga Double Role
1997 Bhai Kundan
1997 Dhaal Suraj
1997 Qahar Amar Kapoor
1998 Vinashak – Destroyer Arjun Singh
1998 Aakrosh Dev Malhotra
1998 Humse Badhkar Kaun Bhola / Suraj
1998 Sar Utha Ke Jiyo Himself Special appearance
1999 Hu Tu Tu Aditya
1999 Bade Dilwala Ram Prasad
1999 Kaala Samrajya Arjun
2000 Krodh Karan
2000 Hera Pheri Shyam
2001 Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi Sameer
2001 Officer Sagar Chauhan
2001 Kakkakuyil Kunjunni Special appearance Malayalam film
2001 Ek Rishtaa Sunil Special appearance
2001 Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat Yash Sabharwal
2001 Ittefaq Shiva
2001 12B R. Aravind Tamil film
2001 Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar Dayashankar Manorilal Pandey
2001 Ehsaas: The Feeling Ravi
2002 Awara Paagal Deewana Yeda Anna
2002 Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani Vijay
2002 Annarth Jimmy / Jai
2002 Karz: The Burden of Truth Raja
2002 Maseeha Krishna
2002 Kaante Marc Issak
2002 Chalo Ishq Ladaaye Himself Special appearance
2003 Baaz: A Bird in Danger Harshvardhan
2003 Khanjar: The Knife Raja
2003 Qayamat: City Under Threat Akram Sheikh
2003 Khel – No Ordinary Game Dev Mallya Producer
2003 LOC Kargil Sanjay Kumar
2004 Rudraksh Bhuria
2004 Main Hoon Na Raghavan Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role
2004 Lakeer – Forbidden Lines Sanju
2004 Aan: Men at Work Appa Kadam Naik
2004 Kyun! Ho Gaya Na… Ishaan
2004 Rakht Mohit Producer
2004 Ek Se Badhkar Ek Rahul Bhagwat
2004 Hulchul Veer
2005 Page 3 Himself Special appearance
2005 Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav Laloo
2005 Blackmail Abhay Singh Rathod
2005 Tango Charlie Shezad Khan
2005 Paheli Sunderlal Special appearance
2005 Dus Dan
2005 Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets Rocker
2005 Kyon Ki Karan Special appearance
2005 Deewane Huye Paagal Sanju
2005 Home Delivery Time Man Special appearance
2006 Fight Club – Members Only Anna
2006 Shaadi Se Pehle Anna
2006 Darna Zaroori Hai Vishwas Talegaonkar
2006 Chup Chup Ke Mangal Singh Chauhan
2006 Phir Hera Pheri Shyam
2006 Ki Khatir Kunal
2006 Umrao Jaan Faiz Ali
2006 Apna Sapna Money Money Namdev Mane
2007 Don’t Stop Dreaming Dave English film
2007 Shootout at Lokhandwala Kaviraj Patil
2007 Cash Angad
2007 Om Shanti Om Himself Special appearance
2007 Dus Kahaniyaan Nawab
2007 Welcome Himself Special appearance
2008 One Two Three Laxmi Narayan
2008 Mr. Black Mr. White Gopi
2008 Mission Istaanbul Owais Hussain Producer
2008 Mukhbiir Rehman
2009 Daddy Cool Steven
2009 De Dana Dan Ram Mishra
2010 Tum Milo Toh Sahi Amit Nagpal
2010 Red Alert: The War Within Narasimha
2010 Barood (The Fire) A Love Story Shakti
2010 No Problem Marcos
2011 Thank You Yogi
2011 Raada Rox Himself Special appearance; Marathi film
2011 Loot Builder Producer
2011 Chirayu Himself Special appearance
2012 Mere Dost Picture Abhi Baki Hai Amar Joshi
2012 Delhi Safari Sultan The Leopard Voice only Animated film
2013 Enemmy Eklavya Karmarkar / Bhau
2013 Kalimannu Himself Special appearance Malayalam film
2014 Jai Ho Arjun Kaul Special appearance
2014 Koyelaanchal Nisheeth Kumar
2014 Desi Kattey Suryakant Rathore
2014 The Shaukeens Himself Special appearance
2015 2 Chehare Ajay / Babu
2017 A Gentleman Colonel Vijay Kumar Saxena
2018 Welcome to New York Himself Special appearance
2018 Aa Bb Kk Bappa Marathi film
2019 Khandaani Shafakhana Himself Special appearance in the song Shehar Ki Ladki
2019 Pailwaan Sarkar Kannada film
2020 Darbar Hariharan a.k.a. Hari Chopra Tamil film
2020 Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham Chandroth Panicker Malayalam film
2020 Mumbai Saga Murli Shankar
2020Mosagallu Kumar Telugu film

Suniel Shetty As A Producer

2003 Khel – No Ordinary Game
2004 Rakht
2006 Bhagam Bhag
2008 Mission Istaanbul
2008 EMI
2011 Loot