Sharman Joshi
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| Sharman Joshi | |
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| Born | 17 March 1979 Mumbai, India |
| Occupation | Film actor, television presenter |
| Years active | 1999–present |
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Prerna Chopra 3 children |
Sharman Joshi (Hindi: शर्मन जोशी, Gujarati: શર્મન જોશી) is an Indian film and theatre actor. He has worked on various stage productions in English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati languages. However, he is mostly known for his work in Hindi films.
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[edit] Personal life
Joshi belongs to a Gujarati family of actors and performing artists. His father, sister and cousins acted in Gujarati theatre. His sister, Mansi Joshi has appeared in many televisual series. Joshi is married to Prerna Chopra, daughter of actor Prem Chopra. The couple has a daughter, Khyana, born in October 2005, and twin boys, Rehan and Varryan, born in July 2009.[1]
[edit] Film career
He made his film debut in the 1999 art film, Godmother.[2]
This was followed by Style (2001), produced by N Chandra. Style was followed with a sequel called Xcuse Me (2003), and other comedies like Shaadi No. 1 (2005).
In 2006 he starred in Rang De Basanti. Later that year he starred in the comedy film Golmaal. In 2007 he appeared in the films Life in a Metro, Dhol and Raqeeb. The following year saw him as the character Shyam in Hello, the film adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's novel One Night @ the Call Center. Joshi also played the male lead in the film Sorry Bhai! in 2008 and one of the three characters in the 2009 film, 3 Idiots, which was based on Chetan Bhagat's novel Five Point Someone.
In year 2009 he also hosted a game show at Real T.V. called PokerFace: Dil Sachcha Chehra Jhootha, which was based on a British game show called PokerFace.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 1999 | Godmother | Karsan | |
| 2001 | Lajja | Prakash | |
| 2001 | Style | Bantu/Rose Mary Marlowe | |
| 2003 | Kahan Ho Tum | Rakesh Kumar | |
| 2003 | Xcuse Me | Bantu | |
| 2005 | Shaadi No. 1 | Aryan | |
| 2006 | Rang De Basanti | Sukhi | |
| 2006 | Golmaal | Laxman | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role |
| 2007 | Life in a... Metro | Rahul | |
| 2007 | Raqeeb | Siddharth Verma | |
| 2007 | Dhol | Pankaj a.k.a. Pakkiya | |
| 2008 | Hello | Shyam | |
| 2008 | Sorry Bhai! | Siddharth Mathur | |
| 2009 | 3 Idiots | Raju Rastogi | Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2010 | Toh Baat Pakki! | Rahul Saxena | |
| 2010 | Urf Professor | Raju/Raj Saxena | |
| 2010 | Allah Ke Banday | Vijay Kamble | |
| 2011 | Ferrari Ki Sawaari |
[edit] Playback singer
- 3 Idiots (2009) - (Performer:- "Give me some sunshine")
[edit] Televisual presenter
[edit] Awards and nominations
Nominated
Won
[edit] References
- ^ Soumyadipta Banerjee (18 December 2009). "It’s all in Sharman Joshi's family". Daily News and Analysis. http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_it-s-all-in-sharman-joshi-s-family_1325076. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
- ^ "Sharman Joshi's profile". http://in.movies.yahoo.com/artists/Sharman-Joshi/summary-13860.html.
[edit] External links
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