Sahil Shroff
{{short description|Indian model and actor (born 1982)}}
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Sahil Shroff (born 17 October 1982) is an Indian model and actor who made his debut in Hindi film Don 2: The King is Back.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Delhi-is-fattening-says-Sahil-Shroff/articleshow/11253214.cms|title=Delhi is fattening, says Sahil Shroff|author=Garima Sharma|work=The Times of India|access-date=27 December 2011|date=27 December 2011|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011200021/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Delhi-is-fattening-says-Sahil-Shroff/articleshow/11253214.cms|url-status=live}}
Early life
Sahil comes from a Sindhi family and grew up in Australia.IANS (23 November 2011), [https://www.deccanherald.com/content/206807/male-models-have-short-life.html "Male models have short life: Model Sahil Shroff"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323005818/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/206807/male-models-have-short-life.html |date=23 March 2020 }}, Deccan Herald. Retrieved 23 March 2020. 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Lifestyle/CelebWatch/The-multi-talented-Sahil-Shroff/Article1-702977.aspx|title=The multi-talented Sahil Shroff|author=Tavishi Paitandy Rastogi|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=28 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602065315/http://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/celebwatch/The-multi-talented-Sahil-Shroff/Article1-702977.aspx|archive-date=2 June 2011|df=dmy-all}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://starplus.startv.in/superstar/NewsDetails.aspx?nid=2637|title=Sahil Shroff: The new face in Don 2|publisher=Star Plus|access-date=5 December 2011|archive-date=18 February 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218025127/http://starplus.startv.in/superstar/NewsDetails.aspx?nid=2637|url-status=live}}
Career
Sahil is best known as a contestant on the first season of the reality television competition The Amazing Race Asia, from 2006 to 2007. He has also done many TV commercials including HCL Enterprise, Tata Indica, Lux and Cadbury's Eclairs, 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/206807/male-models-have-short-life.html|title=Model Sahil Shroff|publisher=Deccan Herald|access-date=23 November 2011|archive-date=22 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222092224/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/206807/male-models-have-short-life.html|url-status=live}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Priyanka-Chopra-helps-Sahil-Shroff/Article1-785151.aspx|title=Priyanka Chopra helps Sahil Shroff|author=Prashant Singh|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=23 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223023854/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Priyanka-Chopra-helps-Sahil-Shroff/Article1-785151.aspx|archive-date=23 December 2011|df=dmy-all}} The film released on 23 December 2011 and had rocked the box office by grossing {{INRConvert|484|m}} on the opening weekend.{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/box-office/2011/don-2-box-office-report-first-weekend-collection-261211.html|title=Shahrukh's Don 2 collects Rs 48.39 crs at Box Office in first weekend|publisher=Oneindia.in|access-date=26 December 2011|archive-date=6 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106175711/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/box-office/2011/don-2-box-office-report-first-weekend-collection-261211.html|url-status=live}}
In 2021, he participated in Bigg Boss 15 as a contestant.{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/bigg-boss-15-sahil-shroff-reveals-his-game-plan-to-survive-in-the-show-319610|title='Bigg Boss 15': Sahil Shroff reveals his game plan to survive in the show|work=The Tribune|date=October 3, 2021|access-date=October 3, 2021}}
Filmography
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| 2006
| Contestant | Reality Show |
| 2011
| Arjun | |
| 2014
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| 2017
| Rahul | |
| 2019
| Baarish | Rishi Mehta | Web Series |
| 2021
| Contestant | {{No|Evicted (Day 8)}} |
| 2024
|Mukul Sawla |Web series |
References
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External links
- [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.449549418418107.101877.366355366737513&type=3 GS shoot by Tarun Khiwal]
- {{Instagram | id= sahilshroff1 | name= Sahil Shroff }}
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