Namit Shah

Namit Shah (born 21 October 2001) is an Indian child actor who works in Hindi-language films and television series. He is known for his role as Kabir in the The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir.

Namit Shah
Shah in 2013, promoting his film Main Krishna Hoon
Born (2001-10-21) 21 October 2001
Other namesTumkee
EducationMithibai College, Mumbai
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
Known forThe Suite Life of Karan & Kabir

Career

Shah started his career with an HSBC commercial in 2009, which was not aired in India. Since then, he starred in many television commercials. He was also featured in a Reebok advertisement alongside former India national cricket team captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni.[1] He has done various small roles for soap operas.[2]

In 2012, Shah received the role of Kabir Jaiswal, in Disney India's popular television series, The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir. His character was a smart, quiet and mature boy of 10–11 years, though he indulged himself in mischievous acts with his twin brother, Karan (played by Siddharth Thakkar).[1][2][3] He was cast in the role for two seasons of the show.[4] In 2013, Shah made his silver screen debut with the film Main Krishna Hoon, alongside veteran actors like Juhi Chawla and Paresh Ganatra. He played Krishna, an orphaned boy who was assisted by Lord Krishna himself.[5]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Break Ke Baad Young Abhay
2013 Main Krishna Hoon Krishna Nominated—Times Best Child Artist Award[6]
2013 Ramaiya Vastavaiya Young Raghuveer
2014 Hasee Toh Phasee Young Nikhil Bharadwaj
2014 Raja Natwarlal Vicky

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Jeet Jayenge Hum Shankar
Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai
Mata Ki Chowki
Mitwa Phool Kamal Ke
2012–2013 The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir Kabir Jaiswal Character remake of Cody Martin, portrayed by Cole Sprouse in the original series, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.
2014 Baal Veer Jai Veer
2013–2014 Fear Files Ghost
2015 Goldie Ahuja Matric Pass Harry Ahuja
2019 Khoob Ladi Mardaani...Jhansi Ki Rani Nana Saheb

See also

References

  1. "Living the sweet life". The Hindu. 22 January 2013. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  2. Kulkarni, Onkar (13 April 2012). "Mother of all TV roles". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  3. "Taste luxury moments with two mischievous brats". The Hindu. 6 April 2012. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  4. "Karan and Kabir back again". The Hindu. 19 January 2013. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  5. "IBNLive Movie Awards: Nominees for Best Animated Feature Film". CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  6. "Best Child Artist 2013". itimes. Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
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