Sahil Shroff

Sahil Shroff is an Indian model[2] and actor who made his debut in Hindi film Don 2: The King is Back.[3]

Sahil Shroff
Shroff at India's 50 Best Dressed Men, 2011
Born (1982-10-17) 17 October 1982
India
Occupation(s)Actor, model
Height6 ft (183 cm)[1]

Early life

Sahil comes from a Sindhi family and grew up in Australia.[4] He did his master's degree in information technology, pursued management studies in Australia and worked graveyard shifts as a bouncer in the nightclubs there.[2] He then moved to Mumbai and has been modelling full-time. His enviable physique and ability to carry off clothes got him noticed in the modeling circles.[5]

Career
(On left) Sahil Shroff, at a promotional event for the film Don in Mumbai along with co-stars Chopra, Khan, Sidhwani and Akhtar.

Sahil is best known as a contestant on the first season of the reality television competition The Amazing Race Asia, from 2006 to 2007.[5] He has also done many TV commercials including HCL Enterprise, Tata Indica, Lux and Cadbury's Eclairs,[2] and walked for designers like Manish Malhotra, Vikram Phadnis, Narendra Kumar and JJ Valaya. He took acting and voice lessons from veterans like Anupam Kher before walking into films.[6]

In 2011, he made his Bollywood debut playing a supporting role in Farhan Akhtar's sequel Don 2. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani and Lara Dutta. Sahil plays a young cop Arjun, who lends a helping hand to co-star Priyanka Chopra in her quest to chase the wily antagonist.[7] The film released on 23 December 2011 and had rocked the box office by grossing ₹484 million (US$6.1 million) on the opening weekend.[8]

In 2021, he participated in Bigg Boss 15 as a contestant.[9]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2006 The Amazing Race Asia 1 Contestant Reality Show
2011 Don 2: The King is Back Arjun
2014 Shaadi Ke Side Effects
2017 Dear Maya Rahul
2019 Baarish Rishi Mehta Web Series
2021 Bigg Boss 15 Contestant Evicted (Day 8)

References
  1. "Sahil Shroff". Rediff. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  2. Tavishi Paitandy Rastogi. "The multi-talented Sahil Shroff". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  3. Garima Sharma (27 December 2011). "Delhi is fattening, says Sahil Shroff". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  4. IANS (23 November 2011), "Male models have short life: Model Sahil Shroff" Archived 23 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Deccan Herald. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  5. "Sahil Shroff: The new face in Don 2". Star Plus. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  6. "Model Sahil Shroff". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  7. Prashant Singh. "Priyanka Chopra helps Sahil Shroff". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 23 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  8. "Shahrukh's Don 2 collects Rs 48.39 crs at Box Office in first weekend". Oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  9. "'Bigg Boss 15': Sahil Shroff reveals his game plan to survive in the show". The Tribune. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
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