Shekhar Suman

Shekhar Suman (born 7 December 1962)[1] is an Indian film actor, anchor, producer, director, and singer .[2][3]

Shekhar Suman
Suman in 2010
Born (1962-12-07) 7 December 1962
Patna, Bihar, India[1]
OccupationActor
Years active1984–present
Spouse(s)Alka Suman (1983 - Present)
ChildrenAdhyayan Suman

Personal life

Shekhar Suman married Alka Suman on 4 May 1983, and has a son Adhyayan Suman a Bollywood film actor.[4][5][6][7] An older son, Aayush, died of a heart ailment at age 11.[8]

Career

Shekhar Suman is an Indian film actor who debuted as a hero with an unprecedented break in films with the Magnum opus "UTSAV" opposite Rekha,produced by Shashi Kapoor and directed by Girish Karnad.He has worked in nearly 35 films which include Manav hatya opposite Madhuri Dixit,Naache Mayuri,Sansar,Anubhav Tridev,Pati Parmeshwar,Ranbhoomi,Chor Machaye Shor,Ek se badhkar Ek,Bhoomi etc.On television, he debuted in a popular serial "Wah Janaab" with Kiran Juneja. It was based on Lucknow culture. Shekhar's TV career included popular shows like Dekh Bhai Dekh, Reporter, Kabhi Idhar Kabhi Udhar, Chote Babu, Andaz, Amar Prem 'Aaha', Vilayati Babu, Movers n Shakers, Simply Shekhar and Carry On Shekhar. The last three were primarily modelled on and adapted from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, but he is still a sweetheart for 90s kids for his impersonations, sense of humor, and overall fun on movers & shakers. He hosted Film Deewane The Great Indian Comedy Show on Star One until February 2006 and appeared in some episodes of Dial One Aur Jeeto on Sahara TV. He also did quiz shows including Nilaam Ghar on Zee TV and He-Man on Star One. He also hosted the Poll Khol show on STAR News for five years, which was a satire on Indian politics. In 2015, he has hosted similar type of show named Abki Bari Shekhar Bihari on Aaj Tak.

He was one of the judges of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge along with Navjot Singh Sidhu. This programme, a stand-up comedy contest, was the first of its kind on Indian television. After three seasons, he quit the show after differences with Sidhu. He has also featured as a judge of several other comedy shows such as Comedy Circus on Sony TV and Comedy Superstar on SAB TV. He also hosted the show Jab Khelo SAB Khelo on SAB TV. He also participated in the fourth season of popular dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa which aired on Sony TV.

He made his singing debut with a music album named Kuch Khwaab Aise, a collection of eight love ballads whose music was composed by Aadesh Shrivastava and lyrics written by Shyam Raj. In December 2009, he appeared as a participant on a reality TV series, Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka based on past life regression.[9][10][11] Suman made his directorial debut with 2014 film Heartless.[12]

Shekhar Suman fought Loksabha Election in May 2009 from Patna Sahib on Congress ticket and lost to BJP's Shatrughan Sinha, coming up in third place.[13][14]

Filmography
Year Film Role
2017 Bhoomi Arun's Friend
2014 Heartless Doctor (also director)
2011 Chaloo Police Sherkhan
2004 Ek Se Badhkar Ek Anand Mathur
2002 Chor Machaaye Shor[15] Guru (Shyam's friend) / Vyjayanti / Mala
1994 Insaaf Apne Lahoo Se Mohan Prasad
1993 Professor Ki Padosan Photographer Vinod
1990 Ranbhoomi Dr. Prakash
Pati Parmeshwar
1989 Anjaane Rishte Anil
Tridev Journalist Shrikant Verma
Tere Bina Kya Jina Amar
1988 Kharidaar
1987 Sansar Peter Fernandes
Yaatna
1986 Anubhav[16] Ramesh
Naache Mayuri[17]
Manav Hatya[16]
1985 Rehguzar –
1984 Utsav[17] Charudutt

Television
Title Role
Comedy Circus[18] Judge
Comedy Superstar Judge
Dam Dama Dam Sarju/Chichi/Sonu/Karan
Wah Janaab
Dekh Bhai Dekh Sameer Diwan
Reporter Sameer
Ek Raja Ek Rani Ajay Kapoor
Vilayati Babu
Nilaam Ghar Host
The Great Indian Comedy Show[17] Host
The Great Indian Laughter Challenge Judge
He Man[19] Host
Hera Pheri Ajay Premi
Laugh India Laugh Judge
Made in India[16] Host
Main[20] Shekhar Suman
Movers & Shakers Host
Poll Khol[21] Host
Saat Pheron Ki Hera Pherie[22] Bhoopi Tandon
Simply Shekhar[15] Host
Tedhi Baat Shekhar Ke Saath Various characters

Awards

References
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  2. "Sachin Tendulkar at the music launch of Heartless in Mumbai – The Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  3. "Pained and hurt that Sonu, Sunidhi backstabbed me: Shekhar Suman – The Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  4. "Top News in India: India News, Bollywood News, Sports News, Business News & Current Affairs, National & International News". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
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  8. "Shekhar Suman's 'Heartless' dedicated to elder son". Indian Express. 11 November 2013. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  9. "Want to know your past?". The Times of India. 4 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  10. "Raaz Pichley Janam Ka to peep into celebs' past". India Today. 25 November 2009. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  11. "Want to know about past life?". Hindustan Times. 21 November 2009. Archived from the original on 13 December 2009.
  12. "Shekhar Suman turns director with 'Heartless'". Indian Express. 9 November 2013. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  13. DelhiApril 6, IANS New; April 7, 2009UPDATED; Ist, 2009 15:26. "Congress fields Shekhar Suman against Shatrughan Sinha". India Today. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. "Patna Sahib Election Results". www.elections.in. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  15. "" Simply Shekhar' has the potential of turning around Zee's fortunes " : Shekhar Suman". Indian Television Dot Com. 16 December 2002. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  16. "The Badshah of Blah-Blah". Indian Television Dot Com. 8 March 2000. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  17. "rediff.com: Movies: Why Shekhar Suman wants to gamble with 7 roles". www.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  18. "Shekhar Suman quits Comedy Circus - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  19. "Men tune in to Star One". 24 October 2004. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  20. "Tribuneindia... Film and tv". www.tribuneindia.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  21. "Shekhar on a roll with 'Poll Khol'". Indian Television Dot Com. 2 April 2004. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  22. "Shekhar Suman and Swati Shah back on TV with 'Saath Phero Ki Hera Pheri' - Times of India". The Times of India.
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