Suniel Shetty

• Suniel Shetty was born on August 11, 1961, in Mulki, Mangalore, into a Tulu-speaking Bunt family.
• He made his Hindi film debut in 1992 at the age of 31 with "Balwaan," opposite Divya Bharti.
• Throughout the 1990s, he was among the highest-paid Bollywood actors, primarily appearing in action films and often portraying the male protagonist.
• In the early 2000s, he transitioned to multi-starrer films across various genres.
• He starred opposite Isha Koppikar in Arjun Rampal's debut film "Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat" (2001).
• In 2014, he changed the spelling of his name from Sunil to Suniel for numerological reasons.
• He played negative roles in several movies, including "Dhadkan" (2000), "Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani" (2002), and "Main Hoon Na" (2004).
• Suniel Shetty won the Filmfare Award for Best Villain in 2001 for his role in "Dhadkan."
• In 2009, he won the South Asian International Film Festival's Best Actor Award for his performance in the Indian movie "Red Alert," based on Naxalites.
• He has entrepreneurial ventures, including film production under Popcorn Motion Pictures and co-founding the online casting company, F...the Couch (FTC), with Mukesh Chhabra.
• Suniel Shetty has also been involved in real estate and restaurant businesses.
• He acted in Tamil films, making his debut with "12B" (2001) and appearing in "Darbar" with Rajinikanth in 2020.
• In 2021, he appeared in Sanjay Gupta's gangster drama film "Mumbai Saga."
• His latest film appearance was in Kiran Korrapati directed "Ghani" (2020).
• In 2023, he portrayed ACP Vikram Chauhan in the action thriller web series "Hunter Tootega Nahi Todega," which explores his character's journey into Mumbai's crime world.

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