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Thursday, January 27, 2011

Shiney Ahuja

Shiney Ahuja (born 15 May 1973) is an Indian actor who won the Filmfare Best Debut Award forHazaaron Khwaishein Aisi in 2006




Early life

Ahuja was born in New Delhi. His father was in the Indian army.[2] His early schooling was at St. Xavier's School, Ranchi; later, he studied at The Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi. His initial plans were to join the armed forces. While studying at Hansraj CollegeUniversity of Delhi from 1992–1996, he was attracted to theater and joined the Barry Johns Acting School in Delhi.[3] Sometime after 1996, he moved to Mumbai.

Career

Before making his debut in films, Ahuja modeled and acted in commercials.[4] He also appeared in a music video for the British-Asian band Stereo Nation.
He made his acting debut in the critically acclaimed Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi which debuted at various film festivals in 2004 and was released in theaters in 2005. In 2006, Ahuja was awarded Best Male Debut by Filmfare AwardsScreen AwardsIIFA AwardsZee Cine Awards and Stardust Awards. He also played the lead role in Mahesh Bhatt's Gangster, a more popular movie.[3] In 2006, he acted in the movie Woh Lamhe opposite Kangana Ranaut.

Upcoming films

His upcoming films include Har Pall by Jahnu Barua.[5]

Personal life

Ahuja is married to Anupam Ahuja. They have a daughter named Arshiya, born in 2007. He was accused of the rape of his maid and was arrested, but was later released on bail. [6]

Awards

2006

2007-2008

  • IIFA Awards: Best Actor (Critics) - Gangster
  • Society Young Achiever's Award - Gangster
  • Kalakar Awards: Best actor - Khoya Khoya Chand

Filmography

FilmYearRoleOther notes
Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi2003Vikram MalhotraFilmfare Award for best male debut
Sins2005Father William
Karam2005ACP Wagh Pratap Singh
Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow2005Tarun Haksar
Gangster2006Daya Shankar
Fanaa2006Suraj AhujaSpecial appearance
Zindaggi Rocks2006Dr. Suraj Rihan
Woh Lamhe2006Aditya Garewal
Life in a... Metro2007Akash
Bhool Bhulaiya2007Siddharth
Khoya Khoya Chand2007Zaffar
Hijack2008Vikram Madaan
Har Pall2010Rohit

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