Sanjay Suri

Sanjay Suri is an Indian Bollywood actor and producer of Kashmiri origin.[2] 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 recognise him as a seasoned actor. He is co-producer and actor in the film I Am.[3] He is also the co-founder of the film production company Anticlock Films.[4]

Sanjay Suri
Born (1971-04-06) 6 April 1971
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India[1]
OccupationActor, Producer
Years active1999 – present
Spouse(s)Ambika Suri

Personal life

Sanjay Suri was born on 6 April 1971 in Srinagar, Kashmir, where he spent 19 years of his life.[5] He has an elder brother and an elder sister. Living in Srinagar, where he attended Burn Hall School, he developed a strong love for nature and the outdoors. As a child, Suri was a star squash player and was on his school and state teams. In 1990, his father was killed in a terrorist attack, and the family was forced to flee to Jammu, where they briefly lived in a refugee camp.[6] They then shifted to Delhi.[7]

Sanjay with his wife Ambika

Suri and his wife, Ambika, have two children.

Career

Model

When Suri 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, and Nescafe.

Actor

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

With 2003's Pinjar co-starring Urmila Matondkar he got rave reviews, but it was not 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 were not box office successes. Despite the failure of his films, his performances continued to be appreciated.

In 2005, he delivered a critically acclaimed performance in My Brother... Nikhil, as a homosexual who happens to be HIV positive, once again co-starring Juhi Chawla.[8] The movie received unanimous praise among Indian film critics. The movie fared decently in Mumbai, but was a failure elsewhere in India.

Producer

Suri and Onir (who also directed My Brother Nikhil) also worked on Sorry Bhai! and under the banner of Anticlock Films have produced I Am, which weaves together four stories on different topical issues. With this film they have ventured into a new mode of production involving crowdsourcing, a concept that had not been explored before in Indian cinema. The movie released on 29 April 2011[9] and went on to win the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.[10]

Awards and recognitions

Sanjay Suri has been honoured by Sandeep Marwah with membership of the International Film and Television Club of Asian Academy of Film & Television. I Am, co-produced and directed by Sanjay Suri, was awarded the David Flint honorary award for promoting human rights. The film also won the best in Asian Cinema award (NETPAC) at the international Kerala film festival 2010 and went on to win the audience choice award, best film at the Florence "River to River" festival 2010.[11] Suri was a part of the Incredible India team that represented 'I AM' at the Cannes Film Festival 2012.[12]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleOther notes
1999Pyaar Mein Kabhi KabhiBhargav / Bugs
2000Tera Jadoo Chal GayaaRaj Oberoi
2001Daman: A Victim of Marital ViolenceSunil Saikia
2002Filhaal...Dhruv Malhotra
2002Dil Vil Pyar VyarDev
2002Chalo Ishq LadaayeRahul
2003Jhankaar BeatsDeep
2003PinjarRamchand
2003DhoopCapt. Rohit S. Kapoor
2004PlanLucky
2004Insaaf - The JusticeIAS Officer Vishwanath Prasad
2004Shaadi Ka LaddooSom Dutta
2005My Brother... NikhilNikhil Kapoor
2005Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar TakSpecial appearance
2006My Bollywood BrideBobby
2006Bas Ek PalNikhil Kapoor
2007Say Salaam IndiaHari Sadu
2007SpeedSiddharth
2008Sorry Bhai!Harshvardhan
2008FiraaqSameer
2009AnubhavAnubhav Malhotra
2009SikandarMukhtar Masoodi
2010A FlatKaran
2011I AmAbhimanyu
2012HeroineAbbas Khan
2012Ekhon Nedekha Nodir XhipareAbhijit ShandilyaAssamese film
2016Nil Battey SannataDistrict CommissionerCameo
2016ChaurangaDhaval
2016ShorgulMithilesh Yadav
2017Hindi MediumKabirGuest appearance
2017Dev DDRanaALTBalaji series
2017Inside EdgeNiranjan SuriAmazon original series
2018My Birthday SongRajiv Kaul[13]

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2018RaaziSamar SyedSpecial Appearance
2019LeilaTV series
2019Love, Lust and Confusion Season 2RC SirViu series
2019MentalhoodALT Balaji web series
2019Jhalki
2019BhramWeb series on ZEE5
2019PareekshaHindi Movie on ZEE5
2020Call him EddyShort film on YouTube
2020MentalhoodWeb series on ZEE5 & ALT Balaji
2020 Ateet Col. Vishwa Karma Movie on ZEE5

References
  1. "Sanjay Suri: Movies, Photos, Videos, News & Biography". Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. Sharma, Garima (25 April 2011). "Sanjay wants 'I Am' premiere in Kashmir". timesonindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  3. Manali Shah (8 May 2010). "Onir raises funds through Facebook". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 19 January 2011.
  4. "'I AM' to be screened in Spain film fest". Times of India. IANS. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  5. Mumbai, Entertainment (8 May 2011). "Kashmiri Pandits applaud Suri's 'I Am'". HindustanTimes. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013.
  6. "Sanjay Suri turns CJ to fight migrants' cause". CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  7. "Juhi matures to mum roles!". Mumbai Mirror. 17 June 2010. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  8. Verma, Sukanya (25 March 2005). "My Brother Nikhil is heartfelt and touching". Rediff. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  9. "Onir releases I AM trailer on YouTube". Hindustan Times. 27 March 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011.
  10. "National Awards: 'I AM' wins Best Hindi Film Award". IBN Live. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  11. "Onir & Sanjay Suri's 'I AM' slated for April 29, 2011". indiaglitz.com. 9 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 April 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  12. "I AM jodi Onir & Sanjay Suri at Cannes 2012". ndtv.com. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  13. "My Birthday Song Review: A Thriller That Messes With Your Head". News18. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  14. ""In Conversation with Sanjay Suri for upcoming movie 'My Birthday Song'". The Moviean. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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