| Aftab Shivdasani | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 25, 1978 [1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–1990, 1994, 1999–present |
Aftab Shivadasani (Hindi: आफ़ताब शिवदसानी}}, born 25 June 1978) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He started as a child actor in commercials and has performed in over 40 films. He also co-wrote and helped produce the film Aao Wish Karein. He started his career as a child artist in the movie Mr. India. Shivdasani is currently betrothed to a Bengali-Torontonian who is not affiliated with Bollywood. They are slated to officially tie the knot in June 2013.
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Shivdasani was born in Mumbai to Prem and Putli Shivdasani.[1] His father is a Hindu Sindhi-Baloch while his mother is a Parsi. He has an older sister named Afsana Shivdasani.[1] He studied at St. Xavier's High School, (Fort) located at Lokamanya Tilak Marg in Mumbai. He then graduated from H. R.College of Commerce in Mumbai.[1]
Shivdasani was selected as the Farex baby (Baby food brand) at age 14 months and from that point on he appeared in many TV commercials. He made his Bollywood debut as a child actor in Mr. India (Jugal)(1987), then appearing in films such as Shahenshah, ChaalBaaz and Insaniyat.
Shivdasani continued appearing in commercials till the age of 19 when he was offered a lead role in director Ram Gopal Varma's Mast (1999) while still studying at H.R. College. He won the 2000 Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut for his performance.
After a gap of almost two years, Shivdasani made a comeback with Vikram Bhatt’s Kasoor (2001) and Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega (2001). Shivdasani's following films included Awara Paagal Deewana (2002), Darna Mana Hai (2003), Hungama (2003), Masti (2004), Shukriya (2004), Koi Aap Sa (2005) and Jaane Hoga Kya (2006).
In 2009, Shivdasani appeared in Acid Factory. Later, he worked in Aao Wish Karein, the first film produced under his production company, Rising Sun Entertainment. He helped co-write the script and also played the lead character, Mickey.
On August 14 and 15, 2010, Shivdasani participated as Grand Marshal at the Festival of India in Fremont, California.
Aftab has been added to the cast of Abbas-Mustan's film, Players, which also stars Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor.
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Nominations
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Mr. India | Jugal (child artist) | |
| 1988 | Shahenshah | Young Vijay | |
| 1989 | ChaalBaaz | Raju | |
| 1990 | Awwal Number | Young Sunny | |
| C.I.D. | Sunny | ||
| 1994 | Insaniyat | Young Amar | |
| 1999 | Mast | Krishnakant Mathur (Kittu) | |
| 2001 | Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat | Taj Bharadwaj | |
| Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega | Harilal 'Harry' | ||
| Kasoor | Shekhar Saxena | Nominated, Filmfare Best Villain Award | |
| 2002 | Pyaasa | Suraj Thakur | |
| Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani | Prem Srivastav | ||
| Awara Paagal Deewana | Dr. Anmol Acharya | ||
| Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai | Rahul Tiwari | ||
| Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe | Aman Puri | ||
| 2003 | Footpath | Arjun Singh | |
| Hungama | Nandu | ||
| Darna Mana Hai | Purab | ||
| 2004 | Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart | Rohan 'Ricky' Verma | |
| Masti | Prem | ||
| Muskaan | Sameer Oberoi | ||
| Suno Sasurjee | Raj K. Saxena | ||
| 2005 | Mr Ya Miss | Sanjay Patel | |
| Deewane Huye Paagal | Raj Sinha | ||
| Koi Aap Sa | Rohan | ||
| 2006 | Jaane Hoga Kya | Siddharth Sardesai/Clone | Double Role |
| Darwaza Bandh Rakho | Ajay 'Balu' Pandit | ||
| Ankahee | Dr. Shekhar Saxena | ||
| Shaadi Se Pehle | Rohit Chopra | ||
| 2007 | Dus Kahaniyaan | Aman (segment "Lovedale") | |
| Om Shanti Om | Himself | Special appearance in song Deewangi Deewangi | |
| Speed | Kabir Khan | ||
| Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee | Manish 'Manu' Gupta | ||
| Red: The Dark Side | Neil Oberoi | ||
| Nishabd | Rishi | ||
| 2008 | Money Hai Toh Honey Hai | Gaurav Negi | |
| De Taali | Abhishek 'Abhi' Aggarwal | ||
| 2009 | Aao Wish Karein | Mickey V. Mehra | |
| Acid Factory | J.D./Om/Sultan/Sarthak Sanghvi | ||
| Kambakkht Ishq | Lucky Doshi | ||
| Daddy Cool | Michael | ||
| Aloo Chaat | Nikhil | ||
| 2011 | Bin Bulaye Baraati | AD | |
| 2012 | Players | Releasing on January 6, 2012 | |
| 1920 - Evil Returns | Jaidev Verma | Currently Filming |