1. Suraj Sharma was born on 16 March 1993 and is an Indian actor who made his debut in the 2012 film Life of Pi.
12 Facts About Suraj Sharma
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Suraj Sharma was born and brought up in an Indian family in New Delhi, India.
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Suraj Sharma's father, Gokul Churai, is a software engineer from Thalassery, Kerala and a professional chess player, while his mother, Shailaja Sharma, is an economist from Palakkad, Kerala.
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Suraj Sharma has a younger brother, Sriharsh Sharma, who has acted in two films, and a younger sister, Dhruvatara Sharma.
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Suraj Sharma attended Sardar Patel Vidyalaya secondary school, and later studied at St Stephen's College, Delhi University.
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Suraj Sharma went through several rounds of auditions before winning the title role, beating out 3,000 other young men.
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Director Ang Lee has stated that he selected Suraj Sharma primarily based on his expressive eyes and innocent appearance.
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The film was met with critical acclaim, winning four Academy Awards; Suraj Sharma's performance received positive reviews, and he was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award.
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Suraj Sharma subsequently undertook a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at New York University Tisch School of the Arts.
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Suraj Sharma then co-starred with Tony Revolori in the Indian comedy-drama Umrika, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.
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Suraj Sharma has portrayed the role of Kanan Gill in his first Bollywood venture, Anshai Lal's romance comedy Phillauri co-starring Anushka Sharma and Diljit Dosanjh.
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In May 2021, Suraj Sharma was cast in How I Met Your Mother spinoff series, How I Met Your Father led by Hilary Duff.