Sanjay Suri

Sanjay Suri (Hindi: संजय सूरी) is an Indian 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.

Biography

[edit]Early life

Sanjay Suri was born on 6 April 1971, in Srinagar, Kashmir, where he spent 19 years of his life. He has an older 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.

[edit]Modelling career

When Sanjay 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, &Nescafe.

[edit]Acting career

1999 witnessed Sanjay's breakthrough in Bollywood with a supporting role in the movie Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi, co-starring Rinke Khanna and Dino Morea. Although the movie flopped, Sanjay was noticed. With his next films, Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence (2001), Filhaal... and the musical Dil Vil Pyar Vyar (2002) Suri proved his mettle as an actor.

In 2003's Pinjar co-starring Urmila Matondkar he got rave reviews but it wasn't 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 flopped continuously. Despite the failure of his films, his performances continued to be appreciated.

In 2005 he proved all his detractors wrong when 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 inMumbai but was a failure elsewhere in India. His succeeding films have not done as well.

Sanjay and Onir (who also directed 'My brother Nikhil') also worked on 'Sorry Bhai' and under the banner of 'Anticlock films' are currently producing the 'I am' films which weave together four stories on different topical issues. With this film they have ventured into a new mode of production, so far not really explored in Indian Cinema.

[edit]Personal life

Suri along with his wife Ambika, welcomed their first child, a boy, in August 2007.^[1] Sanjay Suri has been honoured by Sandeep Marwah with the membership of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy Of Film & Television.

[edit]Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1999	Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi	Bugs
2000	Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa	Raj Oberoi
2001	Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence	Sunil Saikia
2002	Filhaal...	Dhruv Malhotra
2002	Dil Vil Pyar Vyar	Dev
2002	Chalo Ishq Ladaaye	Rahul
2003	Jhankaar Beats	Deep
2003	Pinjar	Ramchand
2003	Dhoop	Capt. Rohit S. Kapoor
2004	Plan	Lucky
2004	Insaaf - The Justice	IAS Officer Vishwanath Prasad
2004	Shaadi Ka Laddoo	Som Dutta
2005	My Brother… Nikhil	Nikhil Kapoor
2005	Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak		Special appearance
2006	My Bollywood Bride	Bobby
2006	Bas Ek Pal	Nikhil Kapoor
2007	Say Salaam India	Hari Sadu
2007	Speed	Siddharth
2008	Sorry Bhai!	Harshvardhan
2008	Firaaq	Sameer
2008	Sikandar
2010	A Flat
2010	I Am	Abhimanyu

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