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Sanjay Suri | |
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 Suri in 2012 | |
| Born | 6 April 1971 (age 53) Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse | Ambika Suri (m. 2001) |
Sanjay Suri (born 6 April 1971) is an Indian actor and film producer.[1] He comes from an affluent business family of Kashmiri Pandits.[2] He had a supporting role in Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi (1999), acted in Jhankaar Beats, and co-produced and acted in I Am.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Sanjay Suri was born on 6 April 1971 in Srinagar, Kashmir.[4][5] He left Srinagar at the age of 19 when his father was killed by terrorists and they relocated to Delhi.[6][2] Suri and his wife Ambika have two children.[7]
Career
[edit]Suri appeared in a supporting role in Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi, co-starring with Rinke Khanna and Dino Morea. His next films were Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence (2001), Filhaal... and the musical Dil Vil Pyar Vyar (2002). In 2003 he appeared in Pinjar co-starring Urmila Matondkar. In 2005, he starred in My Brother... Nikhil as an HIV positive homosexual co-starring Juhi Chawla.[8]
Suri co-produced I Am, a production involving crowdsourcing; the movie was released on 29 April 2011[9] and went on to win the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi,[10] the David Flint honorary award for promoting human rights, the best in Asian Cinema award (NETPAC) at the international Kerala film festival 2010, and the audience choice award at the Florence River to River festival in 2010.[11] Suri attended the Cannes Film Festival as part of the India contingent in 2012.[12]
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi | Bhargav / Bugs | |
| 2000 | Tera Jadoo Chal Gayaa | Raj Oberoi | |
| 2001 | Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence | Sunil Saikia | |
| 2002 | Filhaal... | Dhruv Malhotra | |
| Dil Vil Pyar Vyar | Dev | ||
| Chalo Ishq Ladaaye | Rahul | ||
| 2003 | Jhankaar Beats | Deep | |
| Pinjar | Ramchand | ||
| Dhoop | Capt. Rohit S. Kapoor | ||
| 2004 | Plan | Lucky | |
| Insaaf – The Justice | IAS Officer Vishwanath Prasad | ||
| Shaadi Ka Laddoo | Som Dutta | ||
| 2005 | My Brother... Nikhil | Nikhil Kapoor | |
| Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak | Marriage Man | Special appearance | |
| 2006 | My Bollywood Bride | Bobby | |
| Bas Ek Pal | Nikhil Kapoor | ||
| 2007 | Say Salaam India | Hari Sadu | |
| Speed | Siddharth | ||
| 2008 | Sorry Bhai! | Harshvardhan | |
| Firaaq | Sameer | ||
| 2009 | Anubhav | Anubhav Malhotra | |
| Sikandar | Mukhtar Masoodi | ||
| 2010 | A Flat | Karan | |
| 2011 | I Am | Abhimanyu | |
| 2012 | Heroine | Abbas Khan | |
| Ekhon Nedekha Nodir Xhipare | Abhijit Shandilya | Assamese film | |
| 2016 | Nil Battey Sannata | District Commissioner | |
| Chauranga | Dhaval | ||
| Shorgul | Mithilesh Yadav | ||
| 2017 | Hindi Medium | Kabir | Guest appearance |
| 2018 | My Birthday Song | Rajiv Kaul[13][14] | |
| Raazi | Samar Khan | Special Appearance | |
| 2019 | Jhalki | DM Sanjay Bhartiya | |
| Pareeksha | SP Kailash Anand | Hindi Movie on ZEE5 | |
| 2020 | Call him Eddy | Eddy | Short film on YouTube |
| Ateet | Col. Vishwa Karma | Movie on ZEE5 | |
| 2024 | The Miranda Brothers | coach Carter | JioCinema |
Web series
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dev DD | Anurag | ALTBalaji series | |
| Inside Edge | Niranjan Suri | Amazon original series | ||
| 2019 | Leila | Joshiji | Netflix | |
| Love, Lust and Confusion Season 2 | RC Sir | Viu series | ||
| Bhram | Peter Paul | Web series on ZEE5 | ||
| 2020 | Mentalhood | Anmol Sharma | Web series on ZEE5 and ALTBalaji | |
| 2021 | Dev DD Season 2 | Anurag | ALTBalaji series | |
| 2022 | Avrodh: The Siege Within Season 2 | Ehsaan Waziri | SonyLIV series | |
| 2023 | Sarvam Shakti Mayam | Madhav Suri | Zee5 series |
References
[edit]- ^ Sharma, Garima (25 April 2011). "Sanjay wants 'I Am' premiere in Kashmir". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Juhi matures to mum roles!". The Times of India. 17 June 2010. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ Manali Shah (8 May 2010). "Onir raises funds through Facebook". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 19 January 2011.
- ^ "Sanjay Suri: Movies, Photos, Videos, News & Biography". Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ Mumbai, Entertainment (8 May 2011). "Kashmiri Pandits applaud Suri's 'I Am'". HindustanTimes. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Sanjay Suri turns CJ to fight migrants' cause". CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ "Mentalhood actor Sanjay Suri: There is no perfect parenting". The Indian Express. 11 March 2020. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Onir releases I AM trailer on YouTube". Hindustan Times. 27 March 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "I AM jodi Onir & Sanjay Suri at Cannes 2012". ndtv.com. 22 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ "My Birthday Song Review: A Thriller That Messes With Your Head". News18. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ ""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.
