Sahil Shroff is an Indian model and actor who made his debut in

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film '' Don 2: The King is Back''.

Early life

Sahil comes from a Sindhi family and grew up in Australia. He did his master's degree in information technology, pursued management studies in Australia and worked graveyard shifts as a

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in the nightclubs there. He then moved to

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and has been modelling full-time. His enviable physique and ability to carry off clothes got him noticed in the modeling circles.

Career

Sahil is best known as a contestant on the first season of the reality television competition ''

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'', from 2006 to 2007. He has also done many TV commercials including

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and

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's Eclairs, and walked for designers like

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, Vikram Phadnis, Narendra Kumar and JJ Valaya. He took acting and voice lessons from veterans like Anupam Kher before walking into films. In 2011, he made his Bollywood debut playing a supporting role in

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's sequel ''

Don 2 ''Don 2: The King Is Back'', also known as ''Don 2'', is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written, co-produced and directed by Farhan Akhtar. It is the second installment in the '' Don reboot series''. Jointly produced by E ...

''. The film stars

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and

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. Sahil plays a young cop Arjun, who lends a helping hand to co-star Priyanka Chopra in her quest to chase the wily antagonist. The film released on 23 December 2011 and had rocked the box office by grossing on the opening weekend. In 2021, he participated in ''

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'' as a contestant.

Filmography

References

External links

GS shoot by Tarun Khiwal
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shroff, Sahil Indian male models Living people Male actors in Hindi cinema Sindhi people 1982 births The Amazing Race contestants Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants