Suniel Shetty

Suniel Shetty (born 11 August 1961) is an Indian film actor, producer and entrepreneur predominantly active in Bollywood who has acted in more than 110 films. His major works have been action films. Besides Bollywood movies, he appeared in the English-language film Don't Stop Dreaming (2007) and the Tamil film 12B (2001).

Career

Shetty's debut film was Balwaan (1992). Some films where Shetty played the protagonist are Dilwale (1994), Anth (1994), Mohra (1994), Gopi Kishan (1994), Krishna (1996), Sapoot (1996), Rakshak (1996), Border (1997), Bhai (1997), Hera Pheri (2000), Dhadkan (2000) and Main Hoon Na (2004). In 2014, he changed the spelling of his name from Sunil to Suniel for numerological reasons.

Shetty was involved primarily in action films throughout the 1990s, playing the male protagonist in most of the movies he acted in during the decade.

Shetty won the Filmfare Award for Best Villain in 2001 for Dhadkan. He has also produced films such as Khel – No Ordinary Game, Rakht, and Bhagam Bhag under the banner of Popcorn Motion Pictures.