Shiny Ahuja

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Shiney Ahuja
रोशन अहुजा

Born

Roshan Ahuja
May 15, 1973 (age 35)

Awards won
Filmfare Awards
Best Debut : Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2006)

Shiney Ahuja (born May 15, 1973), is an Indian actor. Shiny Ahuja is the son of an Army Colonel and was born in Dehradun. Joining the armed forces was his ambition, but then he got attracted to theatre and he joined Barry Johns acting School in Delhi, before moving to Mumbai.

1 Biography
2 Filmography
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Career

Ahuja made his acting debut with the critically acclaimed Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi which debuted at various film festivals in 2003 and was released in theatres in 2005. The film won Shiney Ahuja rave reviews and was viewed as one of the best films of that year. Ahuja won the Best male debut filmfare award for his performance. He however grew more familiar with mainstream audiences with Karam (2005), where he starred alongside John Abraham and Priyanka Chopra. He then became popular with his title role in Mahesh Bhatt's Gangster (2006) opposite Emraan Hashmi which was both a critical and commercial success.

His next release in 2006 was Woh Lamhe which was critically acclaimed and did moderately at the box office. The film was based on the real-life story on the romance between Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt and the late actress Parveen Babi, the 1970s glamour girl. His third release Zindaggi Rocks failed to do well at the box office. His first 2007 film Life In A... Metro' opposite Shilpa Shetty picked up after a slow start and became a box office hit. His recent releases were Bhool Bhulaiya which has been very successful at the box office and Khoya Khoya Chand which failed to do well.

[edit] Personal life

He studied in The Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi.He is married to Anupam Pande from Delhi, of mixed UP-Bihari descent. They have a daughter together, born in 2007.

[edit] Awards

2007: IIFA Awards: Best Actor (Critics) - Gangster

[edit] Filmography

Film	Year	Role	Other notes
Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi	2003	Vikram Malhotra	Won, Filmfare Best Debut Award
Sins/Paap	2005	Father William
Karam	2005	ACP Wagh Pratap Singh	Guest Appearance
Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow	2005	Tarun Haksar
Gangster	2006	Daya Shankar	Nomination, Filmfare Best Villain Award
Fanaa	2006	Suraj Ahuja	Guest Appearance
Zindaggi Rocks	2006	Dr.Suraj Rihan
Woh Lamhe	2006	Aditya Garewal
Life in a... Metro	2007	Akash
Bhool Bhulaiya	2007	Siddharth
Khoya Khoya Chand	2007	Zaffar
Har Pall	2008

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Aur Devdas

Awards
Filmfare Award
Preceded by Ayesha Takia for Taarzan: The Wonder Car & Dil Maange More	Best Debut for Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi with Vidya Balan for Parineeta 2005	Succeeded by Kangana Ranaut for Gangster