Aftab Shivdasani

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Aftab Shivdasani
Shivdasani in 2023
Born (1978-06-25) 25 June 1978 (age 45)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
  • model
Years active1987-present
Spouse
Nin Dusanj
​
(m. 2014)​
Children1

Aftab Shivdasani (born 25 June 1978) is an Indian actor, producer and model known for his works in Hindi and also working for Tamil and Kannada film industry.[1] Shivdasani was selected as the Farex baby at the age of 14 months and eventually appeared in many TV commercials for the product. He started his career as a child artist in films like Mr. India (1987), Shahenshah (1988), ChaalBaaz (1989), Awwal Number (1990), C.I.D. (1990) and Insaniyat (1994).[2]

In 1999, he made his adult debut in

Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role and a nomination for Filmfare Best Villain Award, Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai (2002), Awara Paagal Deewana (2002), Hungama (2003), Masti (2004). His debut film in Tamil cinema was Bhaskar Oru Rascal (2018). He made his debut in Kannada cinema with the commercial hit movie Kotigobba 3
(2021).

Personal life

Shivdasani was born in

Sindhi Hindu Family to Prem and Putli Shivdasani.[3] His mother is an Irani Zoroastrian. He studied at St. Xavier's High School, (Fort) located at Lokamanya Tilak Marg in Mumbai. He then graduated from H. R.College of Commerce in Mumbai.[3] In 2012, he was engaged to Nin Dusanj, a London-based Punjabi who grew up in London and later moved to Hong Kong, working within the advertising and luxury branding industries in Asia.[2] On 5 June 2014, he married Nin Dusanj at a private ceremony attended only by both their families.[4] They have a daughter Nevaeh born in 2020.[5]

Career

1987–1994: Child roles

Shivdasani was selected as the Farex baby (baby food brand) at age 14 months and from that point on he appeared in many TV commercials. He made his Bollywood debut as a child actor in Mr. India (1987), then appearing in films such as Awwal Number, Shahenshah, ChaalBaaz and Insaniyat. He also played the child role for Inspector Vijaykumar Srivastav in the 1988 film 'Shahenshah', who would later be played by Amitabh Bachchan for the remainder of the film.

1999–2008: Switch to adult roles and breakthrough

Aftab Shivdasani (2012)

Shivdasani continued appearing in commercials until the age of 19 when he was offered a lead role in director

Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male for his performance in Mast. He earned critical acclaim for his performance. Mohammad Ali Ikram of Planet Bollywood praised his performance and wrote: "Newcomer Aftab Shivdasani comes across as a bit young and aimless when the movie opens, but as you watch the proceedings, you'll learn that this bit of casting makes perfect sense considering Kittu's immaturity and innocence."[6]

In 2001, Shivdasani made his comeback to acting with his second film,

Kirti Reddy. Shivdasani was praised by Taran Adarsh. "Aftab Shivdasani has an edge thanks to his lovable characterization. He is natural."[9] Pankaj Shukla of SmasHits wrote "Aftab is impressive as usual and is fast maturing as an actor."[10]

In 2002, Shivdasani's first two films

action comedy Awara Paagal Deewana, that proved to be a successful movie and became the seventh highest grosser movie of that year. It was an average grosser. His final release of that year was Pyaasa
.

Shivdasani had some failures in 2003 with the multi-starrer Darna Mana Hai, which was a commercial failure at the box office but it was critically successful. His role of Purab, a young college student who has the ability to stop and move people, was critically praised. His next release was Priyadarshan's comedy film Hungama opposite Akshaye Khanna and the debutant Rimi Sen, which was his biggest success of that year. His third and final release of that year was Footpath opposite Bipasha Basu, Rahul Dev and debutant Emraan Hashmi, which failed to do well at the box office.

Shivdasani's first two releases of 2004 were

Ritesh Deshmukh, Amrita Rao, Genelia D'Souza, Tara Sharma, Lara Dutta and Ajay Devgan. The film became a hit. His last release of that year was Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart opposite Anupam Kher and Shriya Saran
.

In 2005, Shivdasani's films included

Anita Hassanandani Reddy and Dipannita Sharma. The former was a flop while the latter was average at the box office. All of Shivdasani's films, especially Ankahee
, were failures in 2006. Shivdasani found failures with multi-starrer films in 2007 and 2008.

2009–present: Aao Wish Karein and recent projects

In 2009, Shivdasani acted in

Twinkle Bajpai. His next film Grand Masti, a sequel to the 2004 blockbuster Masti was also a huge success like the original grossing over 100crores at the box office. In January 2016 part 3 of the hit franchise Kyaa Kool Hai Hum was released where Aftab starred alongside Tusshar Kapoor the film was a hit at the box office. In July 2016 the third instalment of the super hit Masti series, Great Grand Masti
was released.

In 2021, he took part in a commercially successful

Special Ops on Disney+ Hotstar. His performance received commercial and critical appreciation from all and was also hailed as the surprise package of the second season.[citation needed
]

Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2000 Mast
Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Male
 Won
Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut Won
2002 Kasoor Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role Nominated
Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role
 Won
Screen Weekly Awards for Best Performance in a Negative Role
 Nominated
2005 Masti Bollywood Movie Award for Best Comedian Won

Filmography

As a child actor

Year Film Role Notes
1987 Mr. India Jugal
1988 Shahenshah Young Vijay
1989 ChaalBaaz Raju & Raja
1991 Sau Crore Rakesh
1990 Awwal Number Young Sunny
C.I.D. Sunny
1994 Insaniyat Young Amar

As an adult

Year Film Role Notes
1999 Mast Krishnakant Mathur "Kittu"
2001 Kasoor Shekhar Saxena
Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega
 Harilal
Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat Tajinder "Taj" Bharadwaj
2002 Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe Aman Puri
Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai Rahul Tiwari
Awara Paagal Deewana Dr. Anmol Acharya
Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani Prem Srivastav
Pyaasa Suraj Thakur
2003 Darna Mana Hai Purav Story segment: Stop-Move
Hungama Nandu Apte
Footpath Arjun Singh
2004 Suno Sasurjee Raj K. Saxena
Muskaan Sameer Oberoi
Masti Prem Chawla
Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart Rohan 'Ricky' Verma
2005 Koi Aap Sa Rohan
Deewane Huye Paagal Raj Sinha Cameo appearance
Mr Ya Miss Sanjay Patel
2006 Shaadi Se Pehle Rohit Chopra
Ankahee Dr. Shekhar Saxena
Darwaza Bandh Rakho
 Ajay 'Balu' Pandit
Jaane Hoga Kya Siddharth Sardesai/ Mannu Dada
2007 Nishabd Rishi Cameo appearance
Red: The Dark Side Neil Oberoi
Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee Manish 'Manu' Gupta
Speed Kabir Khan
Om Shanti Om Himself Guest appearance in song Deewangi Deewangi
Dus Kahaniyaan Aman Segment - Lovedale
2008 De Taali Abhishek 'Abhi' Aggarwal
Money Hai Toh Honey Hai Gaurav Negi
2009 Aloo Chaat Nikhil
Daddy Cool Michael
Kambakkht Ishq Lucky Shergill
Acid Factory Sarthak
Aao Wish Karein Mickey V. Mehra Also Producer
2011 Bin Bulaye Baraati AD
2012 Players Raj Cameo appearance
1920: The Evil Returns
 Jaidev Verma
2013 Grand Masti Prem Chawla
2016 Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 Rocky
Great Grand Masti Prem Chawla
2018 Bhaskar Oru Rascal Sanjay Tamil Film
2019 Setters Aaditya
2021 Kotigobba 3 Sharath Kannada Film

Television

Year Title Role
2020 Poison 2 Aditya Singh Rathore
2021 Special Ops 1.5: The Himmat Story Vijay Kumar

See also

  • List of Indian film actors

References

  1. ^ "Aftab Shivdasani and family to stay in London till situation improves in India". Hindustan Times. 3 June 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b Aftab Shivdasani to get married – Bollywood Movie News Archived 21 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Indiaglitz.com (5 November 2012). Retrieved on 2016-02-14.
  3. ^ a b "Aftab Shivdasani". Koimoi. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Aftab Shivdasani ties the knot". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Exclusive! Aftab Shivdasani: I am eager to bring my daughter Nevaeh to India to meet her grandparents". Times of India. 8 May 2021. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  6. ^ Mohammad Ali Ikram. "Mast Review". Planet Bollywood. Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  7. ^ Taran Adarsh. "Kasoor Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  8. ^ Taran Adarsh. "Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  9. ^ Taran Adarsh. "Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  10. ^ Pankaj Shukla. "Three Boys, One Girl, And Some Heart Surgery". SmasHits.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.

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