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Ranvir Shorey is an Indian actor and former VJ who works in
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films and television. Since making his debut in ''
Ek Chhotisi Love Story ''Ek Chhotisi Love Story'' (English: ''One Small Love Story'') is a 2002 Indian romantic film directed by Shashilal K. Nair. The film is an adaptation of Krzysztof Kieślowski's ''A Short Film About Love'' (''Krótki film o miłości'' 1988). I ...
'' (2002), he has starred in a number of high-profile films such as '' Jism'' (2003) and '' Lakshya'' (2004). He has also starred in the critically acclaimed films such as ''
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'', '' Bheja Fry'' (2007) and the critical and commercial hit ''
Mithya ''Mithya'' ( en, Illusion) is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language film co-written and directed by Rajat Kapoor and produced by Planman Motion Pictures. It stars Ranvir Shorey, Neha Dhupia, Naseeruddin Shah, and Vinay Pathak in pivotal roles. The score ...
'' (2008).


Career

He started his career along with his friend and co-actor
Vinay Pathak Vinay Pathak (born 12 July 1968) is an Indian theater and film actor. He has starred in many films including ''Khosla Ka Ghosla,'' '' Bheja Fry,'' ''Island City'' and ''Johnny Gaddaar'' and had a supporting role in movies like ''Jism'', ''Rab ...
. He was the host of the successful talk show ''
Ranvir Vinay Aur Kaun? ''Ranvir Vinay Aur Kaun?'' (Transl. 'Ranvir, Vinay and who else?') is a Hindi talk show that aired on STAR One. Hosted by Vinay Pathak and Ranvir Shorey, the show regularly featured celebrity guests and comedy gags. The show, which was launched ...
'' and ''
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'' which aired on
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. He made his debut opposite
Manisha Koirala Manisha Koirala (; born 16 August 1970) is a Nepalese actress who works in Cinema of India, Indian films, predominantly in Hindi and Tamil language, Tamil films and has also worked in few Telugu language, Telugu, Bengali language, Bengali, Mala ...
in the film ''
Ek Chhotisi Love Story ''Ek Chhotisi Love Story'' (English: ''One Small Love Story'') is a 2002 Indian romantic film directed by Shashilal K. Nair. The film is an adaptation of Krzysztof Kieślowski's ''A Short Film About Love'' (''Krótki film o miłości'' 1988). I ...
'' (2002). His next film '' Jism'' (2003) was a hit but he had a minor role. It was not until 2006 that he got noticed in the comedy ''
Khosla Ka Ghosla ''Khosla Ka Ghosla'' () is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Dibakar Banerjee, in his directorial debut. It was produced by Savita Raj Hiremath under the Taandav Films label and Ronnie Screwvala from UTV Motion Pictures ...
''. The film was released to much acclaim and his comic role was praised. He played Nanoo in the comedy ''
Pyaar Ke Side Effects ''Pyaar Ke Side Effects'' ( en, The Side Effects of Love) is a 2006 Indian Bollywood, Hindi romantic film, romantic comedy film. It was produced under the banner of Pritish Nandy communications and was written and directed by first time directo ...
'' alongside Rahul Bose as his funny friend. He appeared in the multi-starrer ''
Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. ''Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.'' is a 2007 Indian comedy drama film. It is produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani under Excel Entertainment banner and marked the debut of Reema Kagti as a director. The movie has six different parts in it. ...
'' (2007) which was moderately successful. He appeared in a
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, titled ''
Aaja Nachle ''Aaja Nachle'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language dance film produced by Aditya Chopra and directed by Anil Mehta. The film stars Madhuri Dixit in her first film in five years after ''Devdas'' (2002), alongside Konkona Sen Sharma, Jugal Hansra ...
'' which was released in November 2007. ''
Mithya ''Mithya'' ( en, Illusion) is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language film co-written and directed by Rajat Kapoor and produced by Planman Motion Pictures. It stars Ranvir Shorey, Neha Dhupia, Naseeruddin Shah, and Vinay Pathak in pivotal roles. The score ...
'', which was released in February 2008, has Ranvir Shorey as the lead actor and has been critically acclaimed. In 2008, Ranvir was seen in movies like ''
Ugly Aur Pagli ''Ugly Aur Pagli'' ( en, Ugly and Crazy, italics=yes) is a 2008 Indian Hindi comedy film starring Ranvir Shorey and Mallika Sherawat. It is directed by Sachin Khot and produced by Pritish Nandy. The film tells the story of the strange relationsh ...
'' and box office hit '' Singh Is Kinng''. He hosted
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 7) Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 is the seventh season of the dance reality show, ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa''. It premiered on 7 June 2014 on Colors. The series was hosted by Ranvir Shorey and Drashti Dhami but later got replaced by Manish Paul. Madhuri Dixit, Ka ...
in the year 2014. Which aired on
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. In 2018, he starred in the short film Shame alongside
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. He also appeared in the 2019 film
Sonchiriya ''Sonchiriya'' (; ; ISO: '' Sōnaciṛiyā '') is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language action film co-written and directed by Abhishek Chaubey and starring Sushant Singh Rajput, Bhumi Pednekar, Manoj Bajpayee, Ranvir Shorey and Ashutosh Rana. The fi ...
alongside
Sushant Singh Rajput Sushant Singh Rajput (21 January 1986 – 14 June 2020) was an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood, Hindi cinema. He starred in a number of commercially successful Hindi films such as ''M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story'' (2016), ''Kedarn ...
,
Ashutosh Rana Ashutosh Ramnarayan Neekhra (born 10 November 1967), known professionally as Ashutosh Rana, is an Indian actor, producer, author and television personality. He has worked in Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, and Hindi films. He has also worked ...
and
Manoj Bajpayee Manoj Bajpayee (born 23 April 1969), also transliterated as Manoj Bajpai, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi cinema and has also done Telugu and Tamil language films. Regarded as one of the finest actors of Hindi cinema, he i ...
. Ranvir Shorey starrer
Kadakh ''Kadakh'' is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language black comedy drama film featuring Ranvir Shorey, Kalki Koechlin, Rajat Kapoor and Cyrus in the prominent roles. The film, directed by Kapoor, is set on a night of Deepawali celebration when a Mumbai bas ...
is a brilliant dark comedy which leaves the audiences glued to the screens.


Early and personal life

He did his early schooling from Dayanand Model Sr. Secondary School,
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. He is a close friend of actor and director
Rajat Kapoor Rajat Kapoor (born 11 February 1961) is an Indian actor, filmmaker and playwright who works in Hindi cinema. Kapoor was born in Delhi, India. He mainly focused on acting at first. In 2013 he joined the theatre group Chingari in Delhi, later mov ...
and actor
Vinay Pathak Vinay Pathak (born 12 July 1968) is an Indian theater and film actor. He has starred in many films including ''Khosla Ka Ghosla,'' '' Bheja Fry,'' ''Island City'' and ''Johnny Gaddaar'' and had a supporting role in movies like ''Jism'', ''Rab ...
. Ranvir Shorey used to date
Pooja Bhatt Pooja Bhatt (born 24 February 1972) is an Indian film director, actress, voice over artist and film maker. Born into the Bhatt family, she is the daughter of Indian filmmaker, Mahesh Bhatt. Bhatt played her first leading role in Mahesh Bhatt's ...
, but he ended up marrying his longtime girlfriend actress
Konkona Sen Sharma Konkona Sen Sharma (born 3 December 1979) is an Indian actress and filmmaker who works primarily in Hindi and Bengali films. She has received two National Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards. The daughter of filmmakeractress Aparna Sen, Sen ...
on 3 September 2010. The couple, who got engaged in 2008, reportedly exchanged wedding vows in an intimate ceremony at their Goregaon residence. ''
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'' reported that his wife, Konkona, gave birth to their first child, Haroon, on 15 March 2011 at a
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hospital. The couple later separated after five years of marriage. They still continue to remain friends and share the custody of their son.


Filmography


Films


Television


Awards and nominations


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Gold Awards The Gold Awards is an annual awards show that honours the best performers in the Television in India, Hindi-language television industry. They were first awarded in 2007. Boroplus was the title sponsor for the first 10 editions after which Kesh K ...


Miscellaneous awards


References


External links

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