Aftab Shivdasani

Aftab Shivdasani

Shivdasani at the 2012 Global Indian Film & Television

Born      1978

Mumbai, India

Occupation         Film actor

Years active        1987–1990,

1994,

1999–present

Spouse(s)            Nin Dusanj

Parent(s)             Putli Shivdasani

Prem Shivdasani

Aftab Shivadasani (Sindhi: آفتاب شوداساڻي‎, Hindi: आफ़ताब शिवदसानी) is an Indian film actor, producer and model known for his works in Bollywood. He started his acting career as a child artist with the film Mr. India.[1] In 1999, he was starred in Ram Gopal Varma's hit Mast, for which he received the Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut. In 2000, he appeared in Vikram Bhatt's Kasoor alongsideLisa Ray, for which he received Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role.[citation needed].

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•             1 Personal life

•             2 Career

o             2.1 1987–1994: Child roles

o             2.2 1999–2008: Switch to adult roles and breakthrough

o             2.3 2009–present: Aao Wish Karein and recent projects

•             3 Awards

•             4 Filmography

o             4.1 Producer

•             5 See also

•             6 References

•             7 External links

Personal life[edit]

Shivdasani was born in Mumbai to Prem and Putli Shivdasani.[2] His father is a Hindu Sindhi while his mother is a Parsi.[3] He has an older sister named Afsana Shivdasani.[2] 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.[2] In 2012, he was engaged to Nin Dusanj, a London-based Punjabi who works in Hong Kong.[1] On June 11, 2014, he married Dusanj at a private ceremony attended only by both their families.[4]

Career[edit]

1987–1994: Child roles[edit]

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 (1987), then appearing in films such as Awwal Number, Shahenshah, ChaalBaaz and Insaniyat.

1999–2008: Switch to adult roles and breakthrough[edit]

Shivdasani continued appearing in commercials till the age of 19 when he was offered a lead role in director Ram Gopal Varma's Mast opposite Urmila Matondkar while still studying at H.R. College. Shivdasani made his debut as an adult opposite Matondkar in Mast. The film became an instant hit. In 2000, Shivdasani won the Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut and the Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male for his performance in Mast. He earned critical acclaim for his performance. Mohammad Ali Ikram of Planet Bollywood praised his performance and wrote "Newcomer Aftab Shivdasani comes across as a bit young and aimless when the movie opens, but as you watch the proceedings, you'll learn that this bit of casting makes perfect sense considering Kittu's immaturity and innocence."[5]

In 2001, Shivdasani made his comeback to acting with his second film, Vikram Bhatt’s Kasoor opposite the debutant Lisa Ray. Shivdasani played a negative role and shot to instant fame with his portrayal of Shekhar Saxena, a well-known journalist, who murders his wife. His performance in the film earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Best Villain Award and a Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama noticed the improvement in his acting and praised his performance. "Aftab, as the suave publishing magnate, catches you unaware with a performance that is first-rate. His characterisation is dissimilar from the one he played in his debut-making venture Mast. His work should catapult him to the league of genteel artists."[6] His next release of that year saw him paired with Ram Gopal Varma again after Mast in Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega, in which Shivdasani starred in a supporting role opposite Saif Ali Khan, Fardeen Khan, Twinkle Khanna and Sonali Bendre. Shivdasani's performance was applauded by Taran Adarsh and considered to be better than the other two heroes. Taran Adarsh wrote "Aftab plays to the gallery and gives a good account of himself. Aftab has an edge over the other two heroes because his character is mass appealing. His scenes with Johny Lever are simply superb."[7] However, the film failed at the box office. His last release of the year was Rajiv Rai's Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat, in which Shivdasani played Taj Bharadwaj, one of the three lead roles with the debutant Arjun Rampal andSuniel Shetty opposite Kirti Reddy. Shivdasani was praised by Taran Adarsh. "Aftab Shivdasani has an edge thanks to his lovable characterisation. He is natural."[8] Pankaj Shukla of SmasHits wrote "Aftab is impressive as usual and is fast maturing as an actor."[9]

In 2002, Shivdasani's first two films Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe opposite debutant Esha Deol and Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai opposite Ameesha Patel were failures at the box office. His third release of that year was Rajkumar Kohli's multi-starrer supernatural horror Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani that was his third consecutive flop. His fourth film of 2002 was the multi-starrer action comedy Awara Paagal Deewana, that proved to be a successful movie and became the seventh highest grosser movie of that year. It was his only hit movie of 2002. His final release of that year was Pyaasa.

After an unsuccessful year of 2002, Shivdasani had some success in 2003 with the multi-starrer Darna Mana Hai, which was a critical success. His role of Purab, a young college student who has the ability to stop and move people, was critically praised. His next release was Priyadarshan's comedy film Hungama opposite Akshaye Khanna and the debutant Rimi Sen, which was his second success of that year. His third and final release of that year was Footpath opposite Bipasha Basu, Rahul Dev and debutant Emraan Hashmi, which failed to do well at the box office.

Shivdasani's first two releases of 2004 were Suno Sasurjee opposite Ameesha Patel, and Muskaan opposite Gracy Singh. Both films flopped at the box office. His third release of that year was Indra Kumar's comedy film Masti, in which he starred opposite Vivek Oberoi, Ritesh Deshmukh, Amrita Rao, Genelia D'Souza, Tara Sharma, Lara Dutta andAjay Devgan. The film became a semi-hit. His last release of that year Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart opposite Anupam Kher and Shriya Saran, which failed at the box office.

In 2005, Shivdasani's films Mr Ya Miss opposite Antara Mali and Koi Aap Sa opposite Natassha flopped at the box office. All of Shivdasani's films were failures in 2006. Shivdasani found some success with multi-starrer films in 2007 and 2008. In 2009, Shivdasani appeared in Acid Factory. Shivdasani's last release was 2012 super-hit 1920 Evil Returns in which he played the lead role opposite Twinkle Bajpai His last "Grand Masti", a sequel to the 2003 blockbuster Masti is also a block bluster like the original.

2009–present: Aao Wish Karein and recent projects[edit]

In 2009, Shivdasani acted 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. In 2011, Shivdasani played the lead role in the comedy film Bin Bulaye Baraati opposite Priyanka Kothari.

Awards[edit]

Zee Cine Awards

•             2000: Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut for Mast

•             2002: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role for Kasoor

Screen Awards

•             2000: Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male for Mast

Filmography[edit]

Year       Film        Role       Notes

1987       Mr. India

Orphan

1988       Shahenshah

Young Vijay       

1989       ChaalBaaz

Raju      

1990       Awwal Number

Young Sunny     

1990       C.I.D.

Sunny  

1994       Insaniyat

Young Amar      

1999       Mast

Krishnakant Mathur (Kittu)          Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut

2001       Kasoor

Shekhar               Nominated–Filmfare Best Villain Award

Winner-Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role

2001       Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega

Harilal   

2001       Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat

Tajinder "Taj" Bharadwaj             

2002       Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe

Aman Puri          

2002       Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai

Rahul Tiwari       

2002       Awara Paagal Deewana

Dr. Anmol Acharya         

2002       Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani

Prem Srivastav 

2002       Pyaasa

Suraj Thakur      

2003       Darna Mana Hai

Purab   

2003       Hungama

Nandu 

2003       Footpath

Arjun Singh        

2004       Suno Sasurjee

Raj K. Saxena    

2004       Muskaan

Sameer Oberoi

2004       Masti

Prem Chawla    

2004       Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart

Rohan 'Ricky' Verma      

2005       Koi Aap Sa

Rohan  

2005       Deewane Huye Paagal

Raj Sinha              Special appearance

2005       Mr Ya Miss

Sanjay Patel      

2006       Shaadi Se Pehle

Rohit Chopra     

2006       Ankahee

Dr. Shekhar Saxena        

2006       Darwaza Bandh Rakho

Ajay 'Balu' Pandit            

2006       Jaane Hoga Kya

Siddharth Sardesai/Clone             Double Role

2007       Nishabd

Rishi      

2007       Red: The Dark Side

Neil Oberoi        

2007       Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee

Manish 'Manu' Gupta   

2007       Speed

Kabir Khan         

2007       Om Shanti Om

Himself Special appearance in song Deewangi Deewangi

2007       Dus Kahaniyaan

Aman (segment "Lovedale")     

2008       De Taali

Abhishek 'Abhi' Aggarwal            

2008       Money Hai Toh Honey Hai

Gaurav Negi      

2009       Aloo Chaat

Nikhil    

2009       Daddy Cool

Michael               

2009       Kambakkht Ishq

Lucky Shergill    

2009       Acid Factory

J.D./Om/Sultan/Sarthak Sanghvi              

2009       Aao Wish Karein               Mickey V. Mehra            

2011       Bin Bulaye Baraati

AD         

2012       Players

Raj          Special Appearance

2012       1920 - Evil Returns

Jaidev Verma    

2013       Grand Masti

Prem Chawla    

Producer[edit]

•             Aao Wish Karein and santosh mohanty (2009)