Biography
Who is Aftab Shivdasani?
Early life and childhood
Aftab Shivdasani was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is the son of Prem Shivdasani, a Hindu Sindhi, and Putli Shivdasani, who is an Irani Zoroastrian. During his school years, he attended St. Xavier's High School in Fort.
He later went on to graduate from H.R. College of Commerce and Economics located in Churchgate. His professional path began very early when he was just 14 months old. At that time, he was chosen as the Farex baby and appeared in several television commercials for the brand.
How Aftab became famous
His career started as a child artist in films such as Mr. India, Shahenshah, and ChaalBaaz. He appeared in movies like Awwal Number, C.I.D., and Insaniyat throughout his youth. In the 1988 film Shahenshah, he played the younger version of the character Inspector Vijaykumar Srivastav.
He transitioned to adult roles in 1999 with the film Mast, directed by Ram Gopal Varma. Although the movie was not a hit, Aftab Shivdasani earned a Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut and a Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer. This performance helped establish his presence in the industry.
Career highlights
In 2001, he played a negative role as a journalist named Shekhar Saxena in the film Kasoor. This role earned him a Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role and a Filmfare nomination. He followed this with several other projects like Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai and Awara Paagal Deewana in 2002.
The year 2003 brought the comedy Hungama, which was a major success for him. He also starred in the hit film Masti in 2004. Later in his career, he found success with 1920: The Evil Returns in 2012 and the Grand Masti sequel. He also worked in Tamil cinema with Bhaskar Oru Rascal and in Kannada cinema with Kotigobba 3.
Family and personal life
Aftab Shivdasani became engaged to Nin Dusanj in 2012. She is a Punjabi woman based in London who works in the luxury branding and advertising sectors in Asia. The couple married during a private ceremony on June 5, 2014, with only their families in attendance.
The couple has a daughter named Nevaeh, who was born in 2020. In addition to acting, he has worked as a screenwriter and producer. He launched his own production company, Rising Sun Entertainment, and acted in its first film, Aao Wish Karein, in 2009.
Birthday and age
Aftab Shivdasani was born on June 25, 1978, which makes Aftab 48 years old today. That birthday falls under the Cancer sign. Aftab shares the date with 51 other famous people.
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