Shahwar Ali is an Indian actor and
model
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who appears primarily in
Bollywood
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 ...
,
Tollywood and
Sandalwood
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films.
Early life and career
Sarwar Ali was born and raised in
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It is ...
. His father was a farmer in Bhopal. He shifted to Mumbai in 2000. He worked as a ramp model for the fashion brand
Calvin Klein
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for three months in 2002 before joining the film industry. His debut film was ''
Asambhav
''Asambhav'' (translation: Impossible) is a 2004 Indian Hindi action thriller film directed by Rajiv Rai and produced by Gulshan Rai under Trimurti Films banner. It was released on 23 July 2004, starring Arjun Rampal, Naseeruddin Shah and Priy ...
'' released in 2004, where he acted alongside
Arjun Rampal
Arjun Rampal (born 26 November 1972) is an Indian actor, model, film producer and television personality who works in Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Rajiv Rai's romance film ''Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat'' (2001) and has since gone on to ...
and
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra Jonas (; ; born 18 July 1982) is an Indian actress and producer. The winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant, Chopra is one of India's highest-paid actresses and has received numerous accolades, including two National Film Awar ...
.
In 1998, he won an award in
Mr. India under "Best Physique category".
Filmography
Films
Television
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Power Couple
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Amma (Hindi TV series)
References
External links
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Indian male film actors
Indian male models
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Male actors from Bhopal
Male actors in Telugu cinema
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Male actors in Kannada cinema