Sharman Joshi

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Sharman Joshi
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Born (1979-04-28) 28 April 1979 (age 45)
Mumbai, India
Occupation Film actor, television presenter
Years active 1999–present
Spouse(s) Prerana Chopra
Children Khyana Joshi
Varryan Joshi
Vihaan Joshi
Relatives Mansi Joshi Roy (Sister)
Rohit Roy (Brother-in-law)
Prem Chopra (Father-in-law)
Uma Chopra (Mother-in-law)

Sharman Joshi (Gujarati: શરમન જોશી, Hindi: शर्मन जोशी) (born 28 April 1979) is an Indian film and theatre actor. He has worked on various stage productions in English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati languages. However, he is mostly known for his work in Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Godmother (1999). He made his debut as a co-lead actor in the Hindi film Style (2001), this was followed by supporting roles in hit films like, Rang De Basanti (2006), Golmaal (2006), Life in a... Metro (2007) and 3 Idiots (2009), his next film in a leading role was Ferrari Ki Sawaari (2012).[1]

Personal life

Joshi belongs to a Gujarati family of actors and performing artists.[2] His father, Arvind Joshi is a veteran of Gujarati theatre,[1] while his aunt Sarita Joshi (Bhosle), sister and cousins acted in Marathi and Gujarati theatre. Joshi is married to Prerana Chopra, daughter of actor Prem Chopra. The couple has a daughter, Khyana, born in October 2005, and twin boys, Vaaryan and Vihaan, born in July 2009.[3]

Career

He has appeared in role of a deaf character in Gujarati version of popular play, All the Best, which did over 550 shows in three years.[1]

He made his film debut in the 1999 art film, Godmother.[4]

This was followed by Style (2001), produced by N Chandra. Style was followed with a sequel called Xcuse Me (2003), and other comedies like Shaadi No. 1 (2005).

In 2006 he starred in Rang De Basanti. Later that year he starred in the comedy film Golmaal. In 2007 he appeared in the films Life in a Metro, Dhol and Raqeeb. The following year saw him as the character Shyam in Hello, the film adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's novel One Night @ the Call Center. Joshi also played the male lead in the film Sorry Bhai! in 2008 and one of the three characters in the 2009 film, 3 Idiots, which was based on Chetan Bhagat's novel Five Point Someone.

In year 2009 he also hosted a game show at Real T.V. called PokerFace: Dil Sachcha Chehra Jhootha, which was based on a British game show called PokerFace. He has been honored with the life membership of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy of Film & Television.

Filmography

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Other notes
1999 Godmother Karsan
2001 Lajja Prakash
2001 Style Bantu
2001 Urf Professor (Video) Raju/Raj Saxena
2003 Kahan Ho Tum Rakesh Kumar
2003 Xcuse Me Bantu
2005 Shaadi No. 1 Aryan Kapoor
2006 Rang De Basanti Sukhi / Rajguru
2006 Golmaal Laxman Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
2007 Life in a... Metro Rahul
2007 Raqeeb Siddharth Verma
2007 Dhol Pankaj a.k.a. Pakkiya
2008 Hello Shyam (Sam)
2008 Sorry Bhai! Siddharth Mathur
2009 3 Idiots Raju Rastogi Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
Won—IIFA Best Supporting Actor Award
2010 Toh Baat Pakki! Rahul Saxena
2010 Allah Ke Banday Vijay Kamble
2012 Ferrari Ki Sawaari Rusy
2012 3 Bachelors Amit
2013 War Chod Na Yaar Captain Raj of Indian Army
2014 Gang of Ghosts Raju Writer
2014 Super Nani Mann
2015 Hate Story 3 Aditya Deewan Opposite Daisy Shah and Zarine Khan
2015 Ishq Uncensored TBA Opposite Mallika Sherawat
2016 22 Tango Satire-comedy

Playback singer

Year Film Song
2009 3 Idiots (Performer:- "Give me some sunshine, give me some rain")

Television

Year Show
1995 Standing Boy: Maharaja Ranjit Singh
1999 Gubbare
2009 PokerFace: Dil Sachcha Chehra Jhootha

Awards and nominations

Year Award Function Award Film Result
2007 Filmfare Award Filmfare Best Comedian Award Golmaal Nominated
2010 Filmfare Award Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award 3 Idiots Nominated
2010 IIFA Award IIFA Best Supporting Actor Award 3 Idiots Won

References

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  2. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/i-give-a-lot-of-credit-to-my-gujarati-roots-says-sharman-joshi/1/322878.html
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