23 Facts About Sunil Shetty

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

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Sunil Shetty has received a Filmfare Award out of five nominations for the film Dhadkan.

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3.

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

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4.

Sunil Shetty has produced a number of films including Khel – No Ordinary Game, Rakht and Bhagam Bhag, under the banner of Popcorn Motion Pictures.

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5.

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

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6.

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

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Sunil Shetty went on to play the protagonist in various successful movies such as Balwaan, Waqt Hamara Hai, Pehchaan, Dilwale, Anth, Mohra, Gopi Kishan, Hum Hain Bemisaal, Surakshaa, Raghuveer, Takkar, Krishna, Sapoot, Rakshak, Border, Judge Mujrim, Bhai, Qahar, Vinashak and Hu Tu Tu.

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Sunil 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.

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9.

Sunil Shetty even played negative roles in movies, including Dhadkan, Khel – No Ordinary Game, Baaz: A Bird in Danger, Main Hoon Na, Rudraksh, Cash, No Problem and A Gentleman.

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10.

Sunil Shetty is the captain of the Mumbai Heroes cricket team in Celebrity Cricket League and owns the restaurants Mischief Dining Bar and Club H2O, in Mumbai.

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11.

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

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12.

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

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13.

Sunil Shetty produced films such as Khel – No Ordinary Game, Rakht and Bhagam Bhag under the banner of Popcorn Motion Pictures.

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14.

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

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15.

Sunil Shetty acted in his second Tamil film Darbar with Rajinikanth in 2020.

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16.

In 2021, Sunil Shetty appeared in the Sanjay Gupta's gangster drama film Mumbai Saga, which was released on 19 March.

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17.

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

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18.

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

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19.

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

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20.

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

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21.

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

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22.

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

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23.

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

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