Harman Baweja

Harman Baweja (born 13 November 1980)[1] is an Indian actor, film producer and entrepreneur. He debuted in Bollywood with Love Story 2050.

Harman Baweja
Baweja at GR8! Women Awards 2011 in Dubai
Born
Harman Baweja

(1980-11-13) 13 November 1980[1]
Chandigarh, India[2]
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor, producer, entrepreneur
Years active2008–present
Parent(s)Harry Baweja
Pammi Baweja

Early life

Baweja was born to a film director Harry Baweja and producer Pammi Baweja.[2] He attended the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute in Bombay and then the University of California, Los Angeles.[3] In 2009, Baweja changed his name to Harman S Baweja following numerology. The "S" in his name is a tribute to his grandfather.[4]

Career

Baweja was credited as a producer for Hansal Mehta's Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?.[5]

Baweja's debut film in Bollywood was the sci-fi romance Love Story 2050 produced by his mother Pammi Baweja and directed by his father Harry Baweja.[3] The film was a box office failure, as it only managed to recover half the amount of its ₹40 crore budget.[6] In 2009, he appeared in the sports film Victory which was based on cricket.[7] The film had notable appearances by both Indian and International cricketers.[8] The film could only rake up ₹1.9 crore after its release and was a failure at the box office.[9]

Baweja next appeared in the romantic comedy What's Your Raashee? which starred him and Priyanka Chopra, who performed 12 different roles in the film. The film receives mixed responses both from critics and audience .The film performed poor at the box office. After a 5 year long absence he came in Dishkiyaoon (2014). His delayed release, It's My Life, released directly on television 10 years after production, with a premiere on Zee Cinema.[10]

Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
2008 Love Story 2050 Karan MalhotraDebut film
2009 Victory Vijay “Viju” Shekhawat
2009 What's Your Raashee? Yogesh Patel
2014 Dishkiyaoon Viki Kartoos
2016 Chaar Sahibzaade: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur — Writer[11]
2020 It's My Life Abhishek "Abhi" Sharma

References
  1. "Bipasha Basus mega plans for beau Harmans birthday". India Today. 13 November 2013. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. Gupta, shweta (16 February 2014). "Yes, I am dating Bipasha: Harman Baweja". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  3. Paradkar, Shalaka (19 June 2008). "Love Story 2050". Gulf News. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  4. Koimoi (25 August 2016). "Harman Baweja | Actors". koimoi.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  5. "Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai? - Movie - Box Office India". www.boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  6. Sarkar, Suparno (4 October 2015). "15 big budget Bollywood movies that turned out to be biggest flops". International Business Times, India Edition. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  7. IANS; Mumbai (8 October 2007). "Harman Baweja plays a cricketer in Victory". Hindustantimes.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  8. IANS (28 January 2009). "I'm jealous of Harman Baweja: Amrita Rao". Hindustan Times. New Delhi. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  9. "Victory - Movie - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  10. "'It's My Life': Genelia D'Souza and Harman Baweja's film to have direct-to-TV release". The Hindu. PTI. 5 November 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 January 2021.CS1 maint: others (link)
  11. "Chaar Sahibzaade movie review: For those with an interest in history". 11 November 2016.
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