Sooraj Pancholi (born 9 November 1990) is an Indian actor who appears in
Hindi
Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...
-language films. The son of actors
Aditya Pancholi
Aditya Pancholi (born 4 January 1965) is an Indian actor, producer and playback singer working in Hindi cinema.
Acting career
1985–87: Television movies and serials
He was signed for a few television video films produced by Hiba, which ...
and
Zarina Wahab
Zarina Wahab is an Indian actress who predominantly worked in Hindi and Malayalam films. Known for critically acclaimed roles in '' Chitchor'' and '' Gopal Krishna'' in Hindi and Malayalam cinema with films like ''Madanolsavam'', '' Chamaram'' ...
, he debuted with the romantic action film ''
Hero
A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength. Like other formerly gender-specific terms (like ''actor''), ''her ...
'' (2015) for which he won a
Filmfare award
The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language film industry of India.Al The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were first introduced by th ...
for ''Best Newcomer''.
He next played a soldier in ''
Satellite Shankar
''Satellite Shankar'' is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language action drama film written and directed by Irfan Kamal. The film starring Sooraj Pancholi and Megha Akash is produced by Cine 1 Studios and SCIPL. The film based on the life of Indian sold ...
'' (2019).
Early life
Pancholi was born on 9 November 1990 to
Aditya Pancholi
Aditya Pancholi (born 4 January 1965) is an Indian actor, producer and playback singer working in Hindi cinema.
Acting career
1985–87: Television movies and serials
He was signed for a few television video films produced by Hiba, which ...
and
Zarina Wahab
Zarina Wahab is an Indian actress who predominantly worked in Hindi and Malayalam films. Known for critically acclaimed roles in '' Chitchor'' and '' Gopal Krishna'' in Hindi and Malayalam cinema with films like ''Madanolsavam'', '' Chamaram'' ...
in
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...
. His parents are also Bollywood actors He has a sister Sana Pancholi, and his grandfather Rajan Pancholi was a filmmaker.
Career
![Sooraj Pancholi](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Sooraj_Pancholi.jpg)
Sooraj was an assistant director on films such as ''
Guzaarish'' and ''
Ek Tha Tiger
''Ek Tha Tiger'' () is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language espionage action thriller film directed by Kabir Khan and co-written by Khan and Neelesh Misra, from a story by and produced by Aditya Chopra. It is the first installment in the ''Tiger'' ...
''. In 2015, he made his acting debut in the romantic action film ''
Hero
A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength. Like other formerly gender-specific terms (like ''actor''), ''her ...
'', which earned him a
Filmfare Award
The Filmfare Awards are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Hindi-language film industry of India.Al The Filmfare ceremony is one of the most famous film events in India. The awards were first introduced by th ...
for Best Newcomer in 2016.
He then acted in ''
Satellite Shankar
''Satellite Shankar'' is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language action drama film written and directed by Irfan Kamal. The film starring Sooraj Pancholi and Megha Akash is produced by Cine 1 Studios and SCIPL. The film based on the life of Indian sold ...
'' which released on 8 November 2019.
He has also been cast in the upcoming Indian dance film
Time to Dance
''Time to Dance'' is a 2021 Indian dance film directed by Stanley D'Costa. Produced by Lizelle D'Souza it features Sooraj Pancholi, Isabelle Kaif and Waluscha De Sousa in the lead roles. The film was theatrically released in India on 12 March 20 ...
.
He has also appeared in the music videos ''GF BF'' (2016) and ''Dim Dim Lights'' (2019).
Personal life
In 2013, Pancholi dated actress
Jiah Khan
Nafisa Rizvi Khan (20 February 1988 – 3 June 2013), better known as Jiah Khan, was an English-American actress and singer who worked in Indian films. She appeared in three Hindi films from 2007 to 2010.
Born in New York City to Indian parent ...
, who died of suicide in June of that year. Based on Khan's suicide note, which blamed the couple's strained relationship as a reason for her death, Pancholi was arrested and interviewed under suspicion he aided Khan's suicide. In 2018 Pancholi was formally charged with abetting Khan's suicide.
The criminal case was expected to begin in March 2018, but , it had not begun yet, which Pancholi attributed to Khan's mother's refusal to proceed. Pancholi has denied involvement in Khan's death, describing himself as a scapegoat for her decision to end her life.
Filmography
Films
Music videos
Awards
See also
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List of Indian film actors
Lists of Indian actors cover actors from India, who portray characters in the theater, film, radio, or television.
The lists are organized by medium, language and type of actor.
By medium
* List of Indian male film actors
* List of Indian film ac ...
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
Indian male film actors
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Male actors from Mumbai
Filmfare Awards winners
International Indian Film Academy Awards winners
21st-century Indian male actors