Sunny Kaushal (born 28 September 1989) is an Indian actor who works in
Hindi films
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
. After working as an assistant director on the films ''
My Friend Pinto
''My Friend Pinto'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language musical comedy film written and directed by Raaghav Dar, in his feature-length directorial debut. It stars Prateik Babbar as Michael Pinto, a well intentioned simpleton and follows his misadve ...
'' (2011) and ''
Gunday
''Gunday'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language action drama film written and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and produced by Aditya Chopra. The film features Arjun Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra and Irrfan Khan in the lead roles. Set in 197 ...
'' (2014), he made his acting debut in the comedy-drama ''
Sunshine Music Tours and Travels'' (2016). He gained recognition for his supporting part in the sports biopic ''
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile met ...
'' (2018), and has since starred in the web series ''
The Forgotten Army - Azaadi Ke Liye
''The Forgotten Army – Azaadi Ke Liye'' is a streaming television series which premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 24 January 2020. The series is directed by Kabir Khan, and is based on true events about the men and women in the Japanese coll ...
'' (2020) and the film ''
Shiddat
''Shiddat: Journey Beyond Love'', or simply ''Shiddat'' (), is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Kunal Deshmukh and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and Dinesh Vijan under their banners T-Series and Maddock ...
'' (2021).
Early life
Kaushal was born on 28 September 1989 in a suburban chawl in
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
to Sham Kaushal, an action director in Indian films and Veena Kaushal.
His older brother is actor
Vicky Kaushal
Vicky Kaushal (; born 16 May 1988) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films. Kaushal is the recipient of numerous accolades including a National Film Award and two Filmfare Awards, and has appeared in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 1 ...
. His family is
Punjabi Hindu
Punjabi Hindus are adherents of Hinduism who identify linguistically, culturally, and genealogically as Punjabis. While Punjabi Hindus are mostly found in the Indian state of Punjab today, many have ancestry from the greater Punjab region ...
.
Kaushal initially enrolled at
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is India's largest professional accounting body under the administrative control of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. It was established on 1 July 1949 as a statutory ...
but later dropped out to pursue acting.
He then started his acting career playing small roles in theater plays and skits.
Career
Kaushal made his Bollywood debut by playing the leading role in the 2016 comedy-drama road film ''
Sunshine Music Tours and Travels'' and the TV Mini-Series ''Official Chukyagiri.'' He was also part of the short film ''Love at First Sight.'' In the 2018, Kaushal featured in
Reema Kagti
Reema Kagti (real name: Reema Kakati) is an Indian film director and screenwriter, who works in Bollywood. She made her debut as a director in the critically acclaimed ''Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.'' (2007), which was followed by the neo-noir, ...
's
historical
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sports
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, th ...
drama ''
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile met ...
'' which is based on the
national hockey team's title at the
1948 Summer Olympics
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. He portrayed the role of Himmat Singh, a character inspired by
Balbir Singh Sr. For his role in ''Gold'', he received a nomination for the at the
25th Screen Awards
The 25th Star Screen Awards ceremony honoured the best Indian Hindi-language films of 2018. The ceremony was held on 16 December 2018 and broadcast in India on Star Plus on 31 December 2018. Actors Ayushmann Khurrana and Vicky Kaushal hosted the ...
for Best Supporting Actor. That same year, he appeared in the TV Mini-Series ''Official CEOgiri'', a spin-off of the 2016 series ''Official Chukyagiri.'' The short film ''The Embrace'' in which Kaushal plays the role of Siddharth was nominated in the Drama Short Film category at the
Filmfare Awards
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 ...
.
![Sunny Kaushal snapped in Santacruz](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Sunny_Kaushal_snapped_in_Santacruz.jpg)
Kaushal's next was the dance based film ''
Bhangra Paa Le
''Bhangra Paa Le'' () is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film, directed by debutant Sneha Taurani and produced by Ronnie Screwvala. It stars Sunny Kaushal and Rukshar Dhillon. Initially planned to release on 13 September 2019 and the ...
'' alongside
Rukshar Dhillon
Rukshar Dhillon (born 12 October 1993) is an actress based in India who primarily works in Telugu films. Dhillon was born in London and brought up in India. She made her debut in 2016 with the Kannada ''Run Antony.'' She went on to star in Telug ...
which released on 3 January 2020 in select screens. Later that same year, Kaushal headlined
Amazon Prime Video
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's original series ''
The Forgotten Army - Azaadi Ke Liye
''The Forgotten Army – Azaadi Ke Liye'' is a streaming television series which premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 24 January 2020. The series is directed by Kabir Khan, and is based on true events about the men and women in the Japanese coll ...
''.
The series was directed by
Kabir Khan based on true events of the
Indian National Army
The Indian National Army (INA; ''Azad Hind Fauj'' ; 'Free Indian Army') was a collaborationist armed force formed by Indian collaborators and Imperial Japan on 1 September 1942 in Southeast Asia during World War II. Its aim was to secure In ...
fight for Indian Independence during World War II.
''
The New Indian Express
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'' found his performance to be "splendid". A year later, he starred in the
romantic drama
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...
''
Shiddat
''Shiddat: Journey Beyond Love'', or simply ''Shiddat'' (), is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Kunal Deshmukh and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and Dinesh Vijan under their banners T-Series and Maddock ...
'' where he played the role of Jaggi Dil, a man who desperately tries to reach London to be with his love who is getting married to another man.
After being indefinitely delayed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, the film premiered on 1 October 2021 on
Disney+ Hotstar
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.
Samriddhi Srivastava of ''
India Today
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'' commented: "Kaushal’s dialogue deliveries and convincing performance will win your heart."
In 2022, Kaushal featured alongside
Nushrratt Bharuccha
Nushrratt Bharuccha (born Nushrat Bharucha; 17 May 1985) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi cinema. She has appeared in films like '' Love Sex Aur Dhokha'', '' Pyaar Ka Punchnama'', '' Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2'', ''Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety'', ' ...
and
Vijay Varma
Vijay Varma is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. Varma rose to prominence with his role in ''Pink'' (2016) and has since acted in critically-acclaimed roles in '' MCA'' (2017), ''Gully Boy'' (2019), ''Baaghi 3'' (2 ...
in ''
Hurdang
''Hurdang'' is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat. The film stars Sunny Kaushal, Nushrratt Bharuccha and Vijay Varma. It is a love story set in the backdrop of the student agitation of 1990 in All ...
'', a love story set in the backdrop of the student agitation of 1990 in
Allahabad
Allahabad (), officially known as Prayagraj, also known as Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.The other five cities were: Agra, Kanpur (Cawnpore), Lucknow, Meerut, and Varanasi (Benares). It is the administrat ...
. He has also completed the survival
thriller ''
Mili'' alongside
Janhvi Kapoor
Janhvi Kapoor (born 6 March 1997) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. Born to Sridevi and Boney Kapoor, she made her acting debut in 2018 with the romantic drama ''Dhadak'', which was a commercial success. Kapoor went on to receive a ...
and
Manoj Pahwa
Manoj Pahwa (born 8 December 1963), is an Indian film and television actor who is noted for his role as Bhatia in the comedy series ''Office Office'' (2001). He has acted in over 70 films as a character actor, including '' 7½ Phere'' (2005), ' ...
. He will also feature opposite
Yami Gautam
Yami Gautam Dhar (born 28 November 1988) is an Indian actress known predominantly for her work in Bollywood, Hindi films. She sprang into prominence after doing some commercials for Glow & Lovely and began her acting career in television shows ...
in a suspense thriller titled ''Chor Nikal Ke Bhaaga''.
Media
Kaushal was ranked in
The Times Most Desirable Men at number 45 in 2018, at No. 38
in 2019.
Filmography
Films
Web series
Music videos
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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21st-century Indian male actors
Indian male film actors
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Punjabi people
Living people
1989 births