| Shabir Sebastian Ahluwalia | |
|---|---|
| Born | Shabir Sebastian Ahluwalia August 10, 1979 |
| Occupation | Television Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Shabir Sebastian Ahluwalia is an Indian television actor, best known for his role as Rishi in the soap opera Kahiin to Hoga and as Milind Mishra in Kayamath. He made his debut in Bollywood with Shootout at Lokandwala. His second movie was Mission Istanbul (2008).[1]
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Shabbir was born on 10 August 1979 in Hyderabad to a mixed parentage that of a catholic mother and Punjabi father. Shabbir hails from Gurdaspur in Punjab. He did his schooling from St.Xavier's High School, Vile Parle (West) and University of Maryland, College Park,US. He spells his name as "Shabir" although the media uses the spelling "Shabbir".
He has one sister and one brother. His sister Shefali Ahluwalia is married to a Marine Pilot and lives in Surat while his brother Sameer Ahluwalia debuted as an actor in the show "Ganga ki Dheej".
He bagged the first place in Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 3 in 2010, the Indian version of Fear Factor. Despite his recent win in Khatron Ke Khiladi, Shabbir is mostly known for his stint in Balaji Telefilm soaps.. His most famous role till date was that of Milind Mishra in Kayamath also starring Panchi Bora.The role got him many awards and his Chemistry with his co-start Panchi was highly applauded.Shabbir has hosted Star Parivaar Awards 2007, (with good friends Sangeeta Ghosh and Varun Badola) Nach Baliye, Dancing Queen, Meethi churi (Along with his Kayamath Co-star Jay Bhanushali ). Shabbir also made an appearance to promote his movie Mission Istanbul, in Lux Bollywood Ka ticket kaun jeetega, a reality show where incidentally his Kayamath co-star Panchi Bora was a contestant. Shabbir also performs regularly on various award functions like the 10th Indian Telly Awards, Star parivar 2008. Shabbir's most recent projects include Guinness World Records ab India Todega where he is an on-field anchor along with Preity Zinta[2]
Recently Shabbir turned producer and started of his own productions company called Flying Turtles along with his two other friends. which is currently producing the drama "Ganga ki Dheej" on Sahara One. Currently he is seen in the role of Dutta Shriram Patil in the daily soap "Laggi Tujhse Lagan" opposite actress Mahi Vij who is the wife of his Kayamath co-star Jay Bhanushali
He is the winner of reality show Fear Factor – Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 3
Shabbir has done two movies under his good friend Ekta Kapoor Production house Balaji Telefilms. He made his debut in Bollywood with Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007)in which he played one of the five goons along side with Vivek Oberoi and Tusshar Kapoor . The movie did averagely at the box office. His second movie was Mission Istanbul (2008) which was a flop at the box office.[1]
He has done Television commercial for "Bhikaner Bhuji"
He has played football and cricket for charity and is also the captain of the celebrity cricket team Boxy Boys.