Sahil Salathia
Sahil Salathia | |
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 Sahil Salathia in an Interview | |
| Born | 13 April 1988 Jammu, India |
| Alma mater | Panjab University, Chandigarh |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Model |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Sahil Salathia is an Indian supermodel[1][2] turned actor,[3] with his acting debut as the main lead with Ashutosh Gowariker's Everest.[4]
Early life and education
Sahil hails from a Rajput family in Jammu city,the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Sahil did his schooling at Apeejay,Sheikh Sarai in Delhi and is a software Engineer from the Panjab University,Chandigarh. Sahil is also a trained actor from Barry John Acting School.[5]
Modeling
Sahil represented India at Mr.Asia 2012 in Hong Kong and was a finalist (Top 5) amongst 32 Asian and Euro-Asian countries. Sahil has been the face[6] for many popular brands and has also done brand campaigns for almost fifty leading brands in India, some of the brands are; Idea Cellular, Tata Indicom, Kingfisher, Big Bazaar, Mercedes Benz etc! He has also appeared in all the leading magazines such as Maxim, GQ, Hello to name a few, as well as on the cover of India Today and Men's Health India. He has done around 20 commercials in India and abroad. His latest television commercials include Tata Tetley Green Tea, Lava Mobile Phones, Tata Indica, samsung laptops, Loop mobiles and continuing!
Career
He made his acting debut,[7] as the male lead in Ashutosh Gowariker's Everest[8][9][10]where he gets to play an extremely layered character[11] of a celebrated mountaineer[12] called Arjun Sabharwal. He was particularly excited[13] to be represented by the great combo of ace director Ashutosh Gowariker[14][15] and A R Rahman, the Oscar-winning music director who has done the background score for Everest.[16] Sahil was recently awarded the Best Fresh Face by the Lion Gold Awards for his extremely appreciated portrayal of Arjun on screen. A sought-after face in the Indian entertainment circuit,[17] he is still waiting to make his right film debut on the big screen.[18] He is the pride[19] of Jammu and an inspiration to many that hard work and perseverance pays off.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Awards | By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Everest | Arjun Sabharwal | Best Fresh Face | Lion Gold Awards |
Social causes
Apart from acting and modeling, Sahil is also involved in social causes. Last year (2014) Christmas, he arranged for a fun filled day for the underprivileged kids from a NGO, Smile Foundation.[20]
He also flagged off the "Chal Kar Pahal" walkathon to support gender equality, women empowerment in Bhopal, lucknow and chandigarh[21]
References
- ^ "Supermodels", by Yahoo India
- ^ Supermodel Sahil Salathia, by Hindustan Times
- ^ Four and a fantasy, by The Hindu
- ^ "Sahil on his big TV debut", 22 November 2014 Times of India
- ^ "Software engineer from Jammu bags key role", Times of India
- ^ The Amazing Models Directory
- ^ "Newcomers as leads", by The New Indian Express
- ^ "The cast of Everest", Times of India
- ^ "sahil on his Everest shooting journey", Times of India
- ^ "Jammu boy in a lead role in Everest", Times of India
- ^ "Sahil talks about his character" by In.com
- ^ Interview with MissMalini, by Miss Malini
- ^ "SRS: 3 musketeers", Ahmedabad Mirror
- ^ "Ashutosh Gowariker casts", by India TV News
- ^ "Scale TRPs", by Hindustan Times
- ^ "excited to be part of a great combo", zee news
- ^ "New faces rule prime time", Times of India
- ^ "Sahil looking to make his right film debut", Times of India
- ^ "Engineer who made his way to small screen through modeling"
- ^ "A fun-filled day with underprivileged kids", Times of India
- ^ "the lead actors of Everest initiate the walkathon for gender equality", The Tribune
