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Indian actor
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Jalandhar, Jalandhar District, Jalandhar division, India
Age
52 years
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1.78 m
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Biography

Ranvir Shorey (born 18 August 1972) is an Indian actor and former VJ who works in Hindi films and television. Since making his debut in Ek Chhotisi Love Story (2002), he has starred in a number of high-profile films such as Jism (2003) and Lakshya (2004). He has also starred in the critically acclaimed films such as Khosla Ka Ghosla, Traffic Signal, Bheja Fry (2007) and the critical and commercial hit Mithya (2008).

Career

He started his career along with his friend and co-actor Vinay Pathak. He was the host of the successful talk show Ranvir Vinay Aur Kaun? and The Great Indian Comedy Show which aired on STAR One.

He made his debut opposite Manisha Koirala in the film Ek Chhotisi Love Story (2002). His next film Jism (2003) was a hit but he had a minor role. It was not until 2006 that he got noticed in the comedy Khosla Ka Ghosla. The film was released to much acclaim and his comic role was praised. He played Nanoo in the comedy Pyaar Ke Side Effects alongside Rahul Bose as his funny friend. He appeared in the multi-starrer Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007) which was moderately successful. He appeared in a Yash Raj Films, titled Aaja Nachle which was released in November 2007. Mithya, which was released in February 2008, has Ranvir Shorey as the lead actor and has been critically acclaimed. In 2008, Ranvir was seen in movies like Ugly Aur Pagli and box office hit Singh Is Kinng.

He hosted Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 7) in the year 2014. Which aired on Colors (TV channel).

In 2018, he starred in the short film Shame alongside Swara Bhaskar. He also appeared in the 2019 film Sonchiriya alongside Sushant Singh Rajput, Ashutosh Rana and Manoj Bajpayee.

Ranvir Shorey starrer Kadakh is a brilliant dark comedy which leaves the audiences glued to the screens.

Early and personal life

Ranvir Shorey
Shorey with his wife Konkona Sen Sharma at the 53rd Annual Filmfare Awards.

He did his early schooling from Dayanand Model Sr. Secondary School, Jalandhar. He is a close friend of actor and director Rajat Kapoor and actor Vinay Pathak. Ranvir Shorey used to date Pooja Bhatt, but he ended up marrying his longtime girlfriend actress Konkona Sen Sharma on 3 September 2010. The couple, who got engaged in 2008, reportedly exchanged wedding vows in an intimate ceremony at their Goregaon residence.The Times of India reported that his wife, Konkona, gave birth to their first child, Haroon, on 15 March 2011 at a South Mumbai hospital. The couple later separated after five years of marriage. They still continue to remain friends and share the custody of their son.

Filmography

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Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2002Ek Chotisi Love StoryManisha's boyfriend
2003JismVishal
Freaky ChakraThe Writer
Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part IIRanveer Shourie
2004LakshyaTarsem Singh
2005Hum DumAnthony
The FilmFilm Director Kaushik
2006ShivaDaksh
Mixed DoublesSunil Arora
Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota
Pyaar Ke Side EffectsNanoo (Narayanan Balgopal Swami Iyer)
Khosla Ka GhoslaBalwant K. 'Bunty' Khosla
2007Traffic SignalDominic D'Souza
Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.Hitesh
Bheja FryAsif Merchant
No SmokingAbbas Tyerwalla
Aaja NachleMohan Sharma
2008MithyaVK/Raje Bhai
SirfAkash
Ugly Aur PagliKabir
Good LuckA Jiglo
Singh Is KinngPuneet
8ArifSegment: 'How can it be?'
DasvidaniyaJagtap
FashionHimselfSpecial appearance
2009A Rectangular Love Story
Chandni Chowk to ChinaChop Stick
Quick Gun MuruganGuest appearance
Do Knot DisturbA detective
Raat Gayi, Baat Gayi?Gagandeep 'Gags' Singh
2010Aap Ke Liye Hum
The Film Emotional AtyacharLeslie
2012Fatso!Sudeep
Ek Tha TigerGopi Arya
HeroineTapanda
Midnight's ChildrenLaurelCanadian-British film
I M 24
2013Bombay TalkiesVicky's father
Bajatey RahoBallu
2014Happy EndingMontu
2015Gour Hari DastaanRajiv Singhal
TitliVikramNominated – IBNLive Movie Awards for Best Supporting Actor
2016Moh Maya MoneyAman
2017Blue MountainsOm Mehra
A Death In The GunjVikram
Gali GuliyanGaneshi
Kadvi HawaBanker
2018HalkaaRamesh
2019SonchiriyaVakeel SinghNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
Won—FOI Online Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Tennis BuddiesMr. Singh
2020Angrezi MediumBalashankar Tripathi / Bablu
KadakhSunil
LootcaseInspector KolteReleased On Disney+ Hotstar
2021420 IPCSavak Jamshedji
Murder at Teesri Manzil 302Abhishek Deewan
2022RK/RKayKN Singh / Ranvir
2023MumbaikarPKP (Prabal Kant Patil)Jio Cinema release
Tiger 3Gopi Arya

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998OyeHost/presenterEnglish-language show
House ArrestHost/presenterEnglish-language show
1999SabaHost/presenterEnglish-language show
2000Chat RoomHost/presenterEnglish-language show
2004-2007The Great Indian Comedy ShowVarious Characters
2007Ranvir Vinay Aur Kaun?Host/presenter
2010Kaam Ka PlotDashrath SrivastavaTV film
2014Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi Darr Ka BlockbusterContestant
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7Host
2018RangbaazSiddharth Pandey (ATS Head)ZEE5 series
RangbaazSiddharth Pandey (ATS Head)ZEE5 series
2019Sacred GamesShahid Khan
2019-2021Metro ParkKalpesh PatelEros now series
2019BombersDebuZEE5 series
2020HighJackson LakdaMX Player series
HasmukhJimmy the Maker
PariWarShishupal Narayan
2021SunflowerInspector S. DigendraZEE5
TabbarAjeet SodhiSonyLIV
Chalo Koi Baat NahiHost/presenter

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2020Best Supporting ActorSonchiriyaNominated

Gold Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2019Best Performance by an Actor in a Comic RoleMetro ParkWon

Miscellaneous awards

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2016IBNLive Movie AwardsBest Supporting ActorTitliNominated
2019FOI Online AwardsSonchiriyaWon
IReel AwardsBest Actor (Comedy)Metro ParkNominated
2021Asian Television AwardsBest Supporting ActorSunflowerNominated
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