Shekhar Suman (born 7 December 1962) is an Indian actor, anchor, producer, director, and singer working in the

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Personal life

Shekhar Suman belongs to a Bihari

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family . He married Alka Suman on 4 May 1983, and has a son Adhyayan Suman, a

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film actor. An older son, Aayush, died of a heart ailment at age 11 on 3 April 1995.

Career

Film actor

Suman debuted in films with the '' Utsav'' opposite Rekha, produced by Shashi Kapoor and directed by

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. He has worked in nearly 35 films including '' Manav Hatya, Naache Mayuri, Sansar, Anubhav, Tridev, Pati Parmeshwar,'' and '' Ranbhoomi''.

Television actor

He made his television debut in 1984 with '' Wah Janaab'' in which he acted alongside Kiran Juneja. His television career included shows like '' Dekh Bhai Dekh'', ''Reporter'', ''Kabhi Idhar Kabhi Udhar'', ''Chote Babu'', ''Andaz'', ''Amar Prem'', ''Vilayati Babu'', '' Movers n Shakers'', '' Simply Shekhar'' and '' Carry On Shekhar''. He hosted ''Film Deewane,'' '' The Great Indian Comedy Show'' on

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until February 2006 and appeared in some episodes of ''Dial One Aur Jeeto'' on Sahara TV. He has also hosted quiz shows including ''Nilaam Ghar'' on

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, ''He-Man'' on

and ''Poll Khol'' on STAR News. In 2015, he began hosting ''Abki Bari Shekhar Bihari'' on

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Television host

He was one of the judges of ''

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'' along with Navjot Singh Sidhu, quitting after three seasons over differences with his co-host. He featured as a judge on several other comedy shows such as '' Comedy Circus'' on Sony TV and '' Comedy Superstar'' on

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. He hosted the show ''Jab Khelo SAB Khelo'' on SAB TV and participated in the fourth season of the popular dance reality show, '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'' which aired on Sony TV.

Singer

He made his singing debut with a music album named, ''Kuch Khwaab Aise'', a collection of eight love ballads whose music was composed by

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and lyrics written by Shyam Raj. In December 2009, he appeared as a participant on the reality TV series, '' Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka,'' based on past life regression. Suman made his directorial debut with 2014 film, '' Heartless''.

Politician

Suman fought Lok Sabha election in May 2009 from Patna Sahib on

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ticket and lost to BJP's

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, coming up in third place. On 5 May 2024, he joined

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Filmography

Television

Awards

* Won Best Anchor for '' Movers And Shakers'' at 1st ITA Awards * Won Best Anchor for ''Carry on Shekhar'' at 3rd

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* Won Bollywood Movie Award for Best Comedian, '' Chor Machaaye Shor''

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Suman, Shekhar Living people Indian male film actors Indian male comedians Indian male voice actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian television presenters Male actors from Patna St. Xavier's Patna alumni 1962 births Male actors in Hindi television 21st-century Indian male actors 20th-century Indian male actors Male actors from Bihar