Sanjay Suri Profile

Sanjay Suri  born on 6 April 1971, in Srinagar, Kashmir, where he spent 19 years of his life. He has an elder brother Raj and elder sister Vandana. As a child Sanjay was a star squash player and was on his school and state teams.Living in Srinagar Sanjay Suri developed a strong love for nature and the outdoors. In 1990 his father was killed in a terrorist attack and the family was forced to flee to Jammu where they briefly lived in a refugee camp. They then shifted to Delhi.

In Delhi Sanjay Suri entered into the world of modelling, there he modelled for many companies including Gillette, Nilkamal Furniture, Times of India, Philishave, and Nescafe. Sanjay Suri’s breakthrough in Bollywood with a supporting role in the movie Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi, co-starring Rinke Khanna and Dino Morea. Although the movie flopped, Suri was noticed. His next films were Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence (2001), Filhaal… and the musical Dil Vil Pyar Vyar (2002).

Sanjay Suri went on to star in many supporting roles but finally got his big break with Jhankaar Beats in 2003, where audiences started to recognize him as a seasoned actor.He got more roles in movies, but his movies were not box office successes. Despite the failure of his films, his performances continued to be appreciated. In 2005 Sanjay Suri proved all his detractors wrong when he delivered a critically acclaimed performance in My Brother… Nikhil,  as a homosexual AIDS victim, once again co-starring Juhi Chawla.

The movie received unanimous praise among Indian film critics. Sanjay Suri and Onir worked on ‘Sorry Bhai!’ and under the banner of Anticlock Films have produced ‘I Am’ which weaves together four stories on different topical issues. With this film they have ventured into a new mode of production involving crowdsourcing, a concept that had not been explored before in Indian cinema. Sanjay Suri has been honoured by Sandeep Marwah with the membership of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy Of Film & Television.

Filmography:

I Am
Alibaug
As The River
Firaaq
Sikandar
Flat
Firaaq
Sorry Bhai
Speed
Bas Ek Pal
My Brother Nikhil
Shaadi Ka Laddo
Plan
Dhoop
Insaaf
Jhankaar Beats
Filhaal
Chalo Ishq Lada
Daman
Tera Jadoo Chalgaye

Name               : Sanjay Suri
Date of Birth  : 6 April 1971,
Place of Birth : Srinagar, Kashmir
Profession     : Model and Actor
Debut Film     : Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi