Sooraj Pancholi

Sooraj Pancholi (born 9 November 1990) is an Indian film actor who appears in Bollywood Hindi films. He debuted in the romantic action film Hero (2015) for which he won a Filmfare award for Best Newcomer.

Pancholi was born on 9 November 1990 to Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab in Mumbai. His parents are also Bollywood actors and his grandfather Rajan Pancholi was a filmmaker.

Sooraj was an assistant director on films such as Guzaarish and Ek Tha Tiger. In 2015, he made his acting debut in the romantic action film Hero, which earned him a Filmfare Award for Best Newcomer in 2016. He then acted in Satellite Shankar which released on 8 November 2019. He has also been cast in the upcoming Indian dance film Time to Dance. He has also appeared in the music videos GF BF (2016)and Dim Dim Lights (2019).

In 2013, Pancholi dated actress Jiah Khan, who died of suicide in June of that year. Based on Khan's suicide note, which blamed the couple's strained relationship as a reason for her death, Pancholi was arrested and interviewed under suspicion he aided Khan's suicide. In 2018 Pancholi was formally charged with abetting Khan's suicide.

The criminal case was expected to begin in March 2018, but as of November 2019, it had not begun yet, which Pancholi attributed to Khan's mother's refusal to proceed. Pancholi has denied involvement in Khan's death, describing himself as a scapegoat for her decision to end her life.