Jackky Bhagnani (born 25 December 1984) is an Indian actor, film producer and entrepreneur.

Early life

Bhagnani was born in

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, West Bengal in India to a Sindhi family. After schooling, he got a degree in commerce from

H.R. College of Commerce and Economics Hassaram Rijhumal College of Commerce and Economics, commonly known as HR College, is an autonomous (since 2007 ) educational institute located in Churchgate, Mumbai. It is run by the Hyderabad (Sindh) National Collegiate Board and is affiliate ...

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. He has also done an acting course from Lee Strasberg Theatre and the Film Institute in New York.

Career

Jackky's debut film was ''

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'', which came out in 2009. The movie received mostly negative reviews and was unsuccessful at the box office.

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, writing for

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, noted that "The film lacks the fun that one normally associates with a campus fare. Even the climax leaves a lot to be desired." In April 2011, he starred in ''

F.A.L.T.U ''F.A.L.T.U'' (short for ''Fakirchand and Lakirchand Trust University'', ) is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Remo D'Souza and produced by Vashu Bhagnani, under the banner Puja Entertainment (India) Ltd. Its plot is heavil ...

''. The film received mixed reviews and did moderately well at the box office. In May 2015, Jackky revealed that a sequel to the movie has been planned. In 2012, ''

Ajab Gazabb Love ''Ajab Gazabb Love'' () is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Sanjay Gadhvi and produced by Vashu Bhagnani. The film stars Arjun Rampal in a double role, along with Jackky Bhagnani opposite Nidhi Subbaiah in lead role ...

'' was released, but was a non-starter at the box office. ''

Rangrezz ''Rangrezz'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed by Priyadarshan starring Jackky Bhagnani, Priya Anand, Rajpal Yadav, Vijay Varma and Amitosh Nagpal. The film is an official remake of the 2009 Tamil film ''Naadodig ...

'', directed by Priyadarshan, was released in 2014. It garnered excellent reviews and featured Jackky Bhagnani dancing to Psy's "

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". The rights to the song were bought by Jackky's father Vashu Bhagnani, also the producer of the film, for an undisclosed sum. Despite this, the film failed to leave a mark at the box office. Jackky's next film was ''

Youngistaan ''Youngistaan'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language political film directed by Syed Ahmad Afzal. It stars Jackky Bhagnani, Neha Sharma and Farooq Sheikh with Kayoze Irani appears in a special appearance and Boman Irani appears in a cameo appeara ...

'', a love story set against the backdrop of Indian politics. Released in 2014, the movie was panned by critics and was a commercial failure. The movie later became the subject of much controversy when it was revealed that it was India's independent entry to the Oscars. Twitter was abuzz with jokes on Jackky Bhagnani, with users expressing surprise and dismay over the movie's selection. In 2015, Jackky starred as Kedar Patel in the comedy film '' Welcome to Karachi'', which was released on 28 May 2015. In 2016, he turned to film producing with

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along with his sister

Deepshikha Deshmukh Deepshikha Deshmukh (born 29 October, née Bhagnani) is an Indian film producer who works in Hindi cinema. She is the daughter of film producer Vashus Bhagnani and Pooja Bhagnani, and sister of actor-producer Jackky Bhagnani. She has produc ...

. Sarbjit was a commercially successful movie. In 2017, he produced and acted in a short film 'Carbon' released on YouTube. In 2018, he produced

Dil Juunglee ''Dil Juunglee'' () is an Indian romantic comedy film written and directed by Aleya Sen. It stars Taapsee Pannu, Saqib Saleem, Abhilash Thapliyal, Nidhi Singh, Ayesha Kaduskar, Srishti Shrivastava and Santosh Barmola. It was released on 9 Mar ...

and Welcome to New York. He made his Tamil film debut opposite

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in the horror film ''

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''. Jackky will next be seen in the movie ''Anandwaa'' which will be directed by Abir Sengupta.

Personal life

Bhagnani is in a relationship with

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since 2021.

Filmography

As an actor

Music videos

As a producer

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Jackky Bhagnani
on

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