Junaid Sheikh (born 31 July 1984) is an Indian actor and an international model. Since 2010, Junaid has starred in many commercially successful films in

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as an

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. His athletic and muscular physique has made him a natural choice for villainous roles. Juniad's acting talent completely justifies the critical responsibility. He easily looks every bit a standard

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bad guy with a character, intriguing and engaging the film fans quite easily.

Early life and education

Junaid was born in

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, India. He attended

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at Jammu. He graduated with a degree in Information Technology from Manipal University. After that, he obtained a Masters Degree in Business Administration(MBA) in International Business from

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Career

Modeling

# He started as an international model and later walked the runway for designers of International repute. South India's leading fashion designer Hari Anand being one among them. # Show stopper for Sharad and Soniya in 2011 in Pune Fashion week # Show stopper for Hari Anand in 2013 in Kerala International Fashion week # Show stopper for Hari Anand in Citadel Fashion Fiesta 2014. # Fashion Icon for Kerala Fashion League, held on 27 May 2015.

Acting

He began to focus afresh on building a career in the film industry, which led to his joining

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's Acting Studio. His first assignment came in the role of a villain in Telugu film ''Mr. Intelligent'', in 2010. Over the next five years, Juniad has done over ten movies in

, and

. He came in contact with illustrious film personalities and had the opportunity of working with people like

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, Vijay,

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, B. Unni Krishnan,

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, and

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. In 2015, he signed for a Hollywood project. Producers are Shravan Kumar and Anirup Sharma under the American banner "Sky Innovation". The director of the movie is Sai Kumar Yadav.

Television

Filmography

References

External links

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Love to do negative roles: Junaid

Junaid Shaikh to sizzle in Salaam Kashmir
* http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/all-glitz/785525/ * http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130811/entertainment-mollywood/article/glad-be-bad * http://www.bharatstudent.com/news/4-125583/junaid-shaikh-all-set-to-rock-in-salaam-kashmir *http://www.alllightsmedia.in/index.php/filmosphere/gossip-gossip/popular/417-the-dashing-dare-devil-from-the-north-is-all-set-to-rock-the-south * http://mollybuzzofficial.blogspot.in/2013/09/actor-junaid-shaikh-gallery.html * http://junaidsheikh.me {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheikh, Junaid 1984 births Living people Indian male film actors Male actors in Telugu cinema Male actors in Malayalam cinema People from Jammu Male actors from Jammu and Kashmir 21st-century Indian male actors