28 Facts About Suniel Shetty

Suniel Shetty was born on Sunil V Shetty; 11 August 1961 and is an Indian actor, film producer, entrepreneur and television personality who is predominantly active in Hindi films.

Suniel Shetty is the owner of the production house Popcorn Entertainment Private Limited.

Suniel Shetty was born in a Tulu speaking Bunt family on 11 August 1961 in Mulki, Mangalore.

Suniel Shetty was educated at the Lawrence School, Sanawar in Himachal Pradesh.

Suniel Shetty made his debut in Hindi films in 1992 at the age of 31 with Balwaan, opposite Divya Bharti.

Suniel Shetty was one of the highest paid Bollywood actors in the 1990s.

Suniel Shetty was involved primarily in action films throughout the 1990s, playing the male protagonist in most of the movies he acted in during the decade.

Suniel Shetty won the Filmfare Award for Best Villain in 2001 for Dhadkan.

In 2009, Suniel Shetty bagged South Asian International Film Festival's Best Actor Award for his role in Naxalites based Indian movie Red Alert.

Apart from being part of this project, Suniel Shetty has been actively involved in realty and restaurant business.

Suniel Shetty acted in Tamil films, he made his debut in tamil films by 12B and after 18 years he appeared in his second Tamil film Darbar with Rajinikanth in 2020.

In 2021, Suniel Shetty appeared in the Sanjay Gupta's gangster drama film Mumbai Saga.

Suniel Shetty was last seen in film in Kiran Korrapati directed Ghani.

In 2023, Suniel Shetty portrayed ACP Vikram Chauhan in Hunter Tootega Nahi Todega, an action thriller web series that follows his character's journey into the dark alleys of Mumbai's crime world.

In 2019, Suniel Shetty invested in the Pune-based online health and fitness start up Squats.

Suniel Shetty has appeared as a host for India's leading fitness reality shows Biggest Loser Jeetega on Sahara One.

Suniel Shetty closed down Mischief Bar in 2010, and instead opened a new restaurant called Little Italy.

The restaurant was first owned by his father when it was an Udupi restaurant, Suniel Shetty then changed the restaurant into a bar, and then back into a restaurant with the different name with his father's blessings.

Suniel Shetty is captain of the Mumbai Heroes cricket team in the Celebrity Cricket League.

Suniel Shetty is the co-founder of Ferit Cricket Bash that was launched in December 2018.

Suniel Shetty was participant in the Hiru Golden Film Awards 2014 and 2016 in Sri Lanka as a special guest.

Suniel Shetty started his luxury furniture and home lifestyle store in Mumbai, Worli in 2013 with his wife Mana.

Suniel Shetty is the brand ambassador of HYPE Luxury, a luxury mobility platform that offers luxury cars, yachts, and private jets for rent.

Suniel Shetty is involved in a number of Philantropic initiatives.

Suniel Shetty is an advisor for Vipla Foundation, an NGO that works towards empowering underprivileged communities through education, skill development, and social welfare initiatives to create sustainable and inclusive growth.

Suniel Shetty has credited Mumbai police officials for the successful rescue.

Since 1991 he is married to Mana Suniel Shetty, a businesswoman, designer and social activist born to a Gujarati Muslim architect father and a Punjabi Hindu social activist mother.

Suniel Shetty owns clothing boutiques as well as restaurants specialising in Udupi cuisine.