Ahan Shetty
{{short description|Indian actor (born 1995)}}
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| image = Ahan-Shetty snapped-promoting-Tadap-at-the-GM-Modular-store-3 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Shetty in 2021
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|12|28}}
| birth_place = Bombay, Maharashtra, India
| years_active = 2021–present
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor}}
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| parents = Suniel Shetty (father)
Mana Shetty (mother)
| relatives = Athiya Shetty (sister)
KL Rahul (brother-in-law)
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Ahan Shetty (born 28 December 1995) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films.{{Cite web |date=29 January 2022 |title=Ahan Shetty: My Strengths Are Action And Romance But I Want To Tap Into Different Roles |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/ahan-shetty-my-strengths-are-action-and-romance-but-i-want-to-tap-into-different-roles-news-50029 |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=Outlook India |language=en}} The son of actor Suniel Shetty, he began his acting career with the action romance film Tadap (2021) and Border 2 (2026) and Sanki (2026).{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/confirmed-tara-sutaria-roped-in-opposite-ahan-shetty-for-his-debut-rx-100-remake/|title=Confirmed! Tara Sutaria roped in opposite Ahan Shetty for his debut - RX 100 remake|last=|first=|date=26 March 2019|website=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=21 April 2020}} which earned him the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tadap-movie-review-ahan-shettys-debut-leaves-the-audience-groaning/article37836496.ece|title='Tadap' movie review: Ahan Shetty's debut leaves the audience groaning|newspaper=The Hindu|date=4 December 2021|last1=Kumar|first1=Anuj}}
Early life and family
Shetty was born on 28 December 1995 in Bombay, (now Mumbai), India.{{Cite web |date=28 December 2021 |title=Suniel Shetty shares a heartwarming note on Ahan Shetty's birthday: 'The proudest moment for me is telling others you're my son' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/suniel-shetty-shares-a-heartwarming-note-on-ahan-shettys-birthday-7695101/ |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} He is the son of Bollywood actor Sunil Shetty and Mana Shetty.{{Cite web |date=3 December 2021 |title=Ahan Shetty on comparison with father Suniel Shetty: 'It puts a lot of pressure on me but…' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/ahaan-shetty-on-comparison-with-father-suniel-shetty-it-puts-a-lot-of-pressure-on-me-7652563/ |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} and younger brother of actress Athiya Shetty.{{Cite web |title=Celebs take to social media to wish their siblings on Raksha Bandhan 2022 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/galleries/entertainment/2022/aug/11/in-pics--from-sanjay-dutt-to-yash-celebs-take-to-social-media-to-wish-their-siblings-on-raksha-ban-103319.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811190911/https://www.newindianexpress.com/galleries/entertainment/2022/aug/11/in-pics--from-sanjay-dutt-to-yash-celebs-take-to-social-media-to-wish-their-siblings-on-raksha-ban-103319.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 August 2022 |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=The New Indian Express}} His father is an actor in the Bollywood industry while his mother, whose birth-name is Monisha Kadri, is a businesswoman, designer and social activist born to a Gujarati Muslim architect father and a Punjabi Hindu social activist mother.{{cite news |date=11 May 2021 |title=Meet Suniel Shetty's wife Mana Shetty, an entrepreneur and social activist |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/photo-gallery-meet-suniel-shetty-s-wife-mana-shetty-an-entrepreneur-and-social-activist-2889788/suniel-shetty-s-wife-mana-shetty-work-profile-2889790 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250130211612/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/photo-gallery-meet-suniel-shetty-s-wife-mana-shetty-an-entrepreneur-and-social-activist-2889788/bollywood/photo-gallery-meet-suniel-shetty-s-wife-mana-shetty-an-entrepreneur-and-social-activist-2889788/suniel-shetty-and-mana-shetty-s-love-story-culture-not-a-barrier-2889792 |archive-date=30 January 2025 |access-date= |work=DNA India |quote=Monisha Kadri aka Mana hailed from a part-Punjabi and part-Muslim family (...) Mana Shetty's dad was a Gujarati Muslim, Iftikhar M Kadri who was an architect by profession and her Hindu mother Vipula Kadri was a social activist.}}
Career
File:Ahan Shetty and Tara Sutaria snapped promoting their film Tadap.jpg (2021) and Sanki (2026)]]
Shetty began his acting career with Milan Luthria directional romantic action drama film Tadap (2021) and Sanki (2026) co-starring Tara Sutaria,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/confirmed-tara-sutaria-roped-in-opposite-ahan-shetty-for-his-debut-rx-100-remake/|title=Confirmed! Tara Sutaria roped in opposite Ahan Shetty for his debut – RX 100 remake|last=|first=|date=26 March 2019|website=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=21 April 2020}} a remake of hit Telugu action film RX 100. To prepare for the role, he put on 11 kg and having 11 to 12 meals a day.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/ahan-shetty-reveals-he-had-to-put-on-11kg-for-tadap-says-he-was-having-11-to-12-meals-a-day/articleshow/87884842.cms|title=Ahan Shetty reveals he had to put on 11kg for 'Tadap', says he was having 11 to 12 meals a day|website=Timesofindia|access-date= 24 November 2021}} The principal photography began in April 2019 under the Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment banner with Fox Star Studios as distributor and co-producer. The film released in December 2021 theatrically with mixed reviews from critics.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/tadap/movie-review/88065053.cms|title=Tadap Movie Review: Ahan Shetty makes an intense debut, though the story leaves you craving for more |author=Rachana Dubey|date=3 December 2021|work=The Times of India |access-date=3 December 2021}} Monika Rawal Kukreja of Hindustan Times wrote, "Shetty and his character arch leaves a long impression, he makes an intense and impressive debut".{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/tadap-movie-review-ahan-shetty-makes-an-aggressive-but-starry-debut-101638524516011.html|title=Tadap movie review: Ahan Shetty makes an aggressive but starry debut |author=Monika Rawal Kukreja|date=3 December 2021|work=Hindustan Times |access-date=3 December 2021}} While Devesh Sharma of Filmfare wrote, "He scores the most in action scenes [and] is at ease in front of the camera overall and makes a confident debut".{{Cite web|url=https://filmfare.com/reviews/bollywood-movies/tadap-movie-review-51688.html |title= Tadap Movie Review |author= Devesh Sharma |website= Filmfare|date= 5 December 2021|access-date= 4 December 2021 |language=en}} Tadap grossed {{INR|34.86}} crore at the box office.{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/tadap-2/box-office/|title=Tadap Box Office|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=3 December 2021 |access-date= 1 January 2022}} Shetty won the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male for his performance.{{Cite web |title=IIFA Awards 2022 complete list of winners: Vicky Kaushal, Kriti Sanon win top acting honours |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-iifa-awards-2022-complete-list-of-winners-vicky-kaushal-kriti-sanon-win-top-acting-honours-2958025 |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=DNA India |language=en}}
Personal life
Shetty is in a relationship with fashion designer Tania Shroff, who was his classmate in school.{{Cite web |date=14 February 2022 |title=Ahan Shetty Is Grateful for Tania Shroff By His Side |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/ahan-shetty-is-grateful-for-having-tania-shroff-by-his-side-news-182293 |access-date=12 August 2022 |website=Outlook India |language=en}}
Filmography
= Films =
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| 2021
| Tadap |Ishana | |{{Cite web|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|date=2 March 2021|title=FIRST LOOK: Ahan Shetty and Tara Sutaria starrer Tadap looks intense, release date revealed : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama|website=Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/first-look-ahan-shetty-tara-sutaria-starrer-tadap-looks-intense-release-date-revealed/|access-date=17 October 2021|language=en}} |
| rowspan="2" |2026
|{{Pending film|Border 2}} | {{sort|Verma|Senior Inspector Shekhar Verma}} | Filming |
| Sanki
| {{sort|Saigal|A.C.P Karan Saigal}} | Filming | |
Awards and nominations
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!Year !Award !Category !Work !Result !Ref |
| rowspan="2"|2022
|International Indian Film Academy Awards |Star Debut of the Year – Male |rowspan="2"|Tadap |{{won}} |
| Iconic Gold Awards
|Best Debut Actor of the Year |{{won}} |
References
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Category:21st-century Indian male actors
Category:Indian male film actors