Ranvir Shorey
Quick Facts
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
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
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Films
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Ek Chotisi Love Story | Manisha's boyfriend | |
2003 | Jism | Vishal | |
Freaky Chakra | The Writer | ||
Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II | Ranveer Shourie | ||
2004 | Lakshya | Tarsem Singh | |
2005 | Hum Dum | Anthony | |
The Film | Film Director Kaushik | ||
2006 | Shiva | Daksh | |
Mixed Doubles | Sunil Arora | ||
Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota | |||
Pyaar Ke Side Effects | Nanoo (Narayanan Balgopal Swami Iyer) | ||
Khosla Ka Ghosla | Balwant K. 'Bunty' Khosla | ||
2007 | Traffic Signal | Dominic D'Souza | |
Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. | Hitesh | ||
Bheja Fry | Asif Merchant | ||
No Smoking | Abbas Tyerwalla | ||
Aaja Nachle | Mohan Sharma | ||
2008 | Mithya | VK/Raje Bhai | |
Sirf | Akash | ||
Ugly Aur Pagli | Kabir | ||
Good Luck | A Jiglo | ||
Singh Is Kinng | Puneet | ||
8 | Arif | Segment: 'How can it be?' | |
Dasvidaniya | Jagtap | ||
Fashion | Himself | Special appearance | |
2009 | A Rectangular Love Story | ||
Chandni Chowk to China | Chop Stick | ||
Quick Gun Murugan | Guest appearance | ||
Do Knot Disturb | A detective | ||
Raat Gayi, Baat Gayi? | Gagandeep 'Gags' Singh | ||
2010 | Aap Ke Liye Hum | ||
The Film Emotional Atyachar | Leslie | ||
2012 | Fatso! | Sudeep | |
Ek Tha Tiger | Gopi Arya | ||
Heroine | Tapanda | ||
Midnight's Children | Laurel | Canadian-British film | |
I M 24 | |||
2013 | Bombay Talkies | Vicky's father | |
Bajatey Raho | Ballu | ||
2014 | Happy Ending | Montu | |
2015 | Gour Hari Dastaan | Rajiv Singhal | |
Titli | Vikram | Nominated – IBNLive Movie Awards for Best Supporting Actor | |
2016 | Moh Maya Money | Aman | |
2017 | Blue Mountains | Om Mehra | |
A Death In The Gunj | Vikram | ||
Gali Guliyan | Ganeshi | ||
Kadvi Hawa | Banker | ||
2018 | Halkaa | Ramesh | |
2019 | Sonchiriya | Vakeel Singh | Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor Won—FOI Online Film Award for Best Supporting Actor |
Tennis Buddies | Mr. Singh | ||
2020 | Angrezi Medium | Balashankar Tripathi / Bablu | |
Kadakh | Sunil | ||
Lootcase | Inspector Kolte | Released On Disney+ Hotstar | |
2021 | 420 IPC | Savak Jamshedji | |
Murder at Teesri Manzil 302 | Abhishek Deewan | ||
2022 | RK/RKay | KN Singh / Ranvir | |
2023 | Mumbaikar | PKP (Prabal Kant Patil) | Jio Cinema release |
Tiger 3 | Gopi Arya |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Oye | Host/presenter | English-language show |
House Arrest | Host/presenter | English-language show | |
1999 | Saba | Host/presenter | English-language show |
2000 | Chat Room | Host/presenter | English-language show |
2004-2007 | The Great Indian Comedy Show | Various Characters | |
2007 | Ranvir Vinay Aur Kaun? | Host/presenter | |
2010 | Kaam Ka Plot | Dashrath Srivastava | TV film |
2014 | Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi Darr Ka Blockbuster | Contestant | |
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 | Host | ||
2018 | Rangbaaz | Siddharth Pandey (ATS Head) | ZEE5 series |
Rangbaaz | Siddharth Pandey (ATS Head) | ZEE5 series | |
2019 | Sacred Games | Shahid Khan | |
2019-2021 | Metro Park | Kalpesh Patel | Eros now series |
2019 | Bombers | Debu | ZEE5 series |
2020 | High | Jackson Lakda | MX Player series |
Hasmukh | Jimmy the Maker | ||
PariWar | Shishupal Narayan | ||
2021 | Sunflower | Inspector S. Digendra | ZEE5 |
Tabbar | Ajeet Sodhi | SonyLIV | |
Chalo Koi Baat Nahi | Host/presenter |
Awards and nominations
Filmfare Awards
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Best Supporting Actor | Sonchiriya | Nominated |
Gold Awards
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Comic Role | Metro Park | Won |
Miscellaneous awards
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | IBNLive Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Titli | Nominated | |
2019 | FOI Online Awards | Sonchiriya | Won | ||
IReel Awards | Best Actor (Comedy) | Metro Park | Nominated | ||
2021 | Asian Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Sunflower | Nominated |