Sharman Joshi

Sharman Joshi (born 28 April 1979) is an Indian actor and television presenter who predominantly works in Hindi movies, known for his roles in films like Rang De Basanti (2006), Golmaal (2006), Dhol (2007) and 3 Idiots (2009).

Sharman Joshi
Born (1979-04-28) 28 April 1979
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • television presenter
Years active1999–present
Spouse
Prerana Chopra
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(m. 2000)​
ChildrenVihaan Joshi • Vaaryan Joshi • Khyana Joshi
Parent
Relatives
Websitewww.sharmanjoshi.com

Early life

Joshi belongs to a Gujarati Brahmin family[1] of actors and performing artists.[2] His father, Arvind Joshi, was a veteran of Gujarati theatre,[3] while his aunt Sarita Joshi (Bhosle) and cousins acted in Marathi and Gujarati theatre. His sister is actress Manasi Joshi Roy and brother-in-law is actor Rohit Roy.[4]

Personal life

Joshi married Prerana Chopra, daughter of actor Prem Chopra, on 15 June 2000 at the age of 21.[5] The couple have three children, Khyana Joshi, and twins Vaaryan and Vihaan Joshi.[6]

Career

Theatre

Joshi has acted, produced and directed stage plays in English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati languages. He directed and starred in various theatre performances. He appeared as a deaf character in Gujarati version of popular play All the Best, which did over 550 shows in three years.[7][8] Another one of his popular comedy play was "Ame Layi Gaya, Tame Rahi Gaya" where he played four different roles.[9] In 2016, he made his directorial debut with the Hindi rom-com, Main Aur Tum. It features him in the lead role along with Tejashree Pradhan.[10]

Movies

He made his film debut in the 1999 art film, Godmother.[11] This was followed by Style (2001), produced by N Chandra. Style was followed by its sequel Xcuse Me (2003) and other comedies such as Shaadi No. 1 (2005). In 2006, he starred in Rang De Basanti.[12][13] Later that year he starred in the comedy film Golmaal. In 2007 he appeared in Life in a... Metro, Dhol, and Raqeeb. The following year saw him as the character Shyam in Hello, the film adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's novel One Night @ the Call Center. Joshi played the male lead in Sorry Bhai! in 2008 and one of the three characters (Raju Rastogi) in the 2009 film 3 Idiots, which was based on Chetan Bhagat's novel Five Point Someone. He also played a lead role in family drama Ferrari ki Sawaari (2012). He also played the role of a cop in the erotic-thriller Wajah Tum Ho.[3][14] He has played a lead role in the Bollywood movies Kaashi in Search of Ganga (2018) and 3 Storeys.[15] He is also known for his role as Raju Rastogi in the movie 3 Idiots. He made his digital debut with Balaji Telefilms's production Baarish in 2019 as the male lead opposite to Asha Negi.

Other

In 2009, he hosted a game show at Real T.V. called PokerFace: Dil Sachcha Chehra Jhootha, which was based on a British game show called PokerFace. He has been honored with the life membership of International Film and Television Club of Asian Academy of Film & Television. Sharman refers to be type-cast during his career and spoke about it at a TEDx conference in Mumbai in January, 2017.[16][17]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleRef.
1999GodmotherKarsan[18][19]
2001LajjaPrakash[20][21]
StyleNehal (Bantu)/Rosa Mary Marlow[22]
2003Kahan Ho TumRakesh Kumar[23][24]
Xcuse MeNehal (Bantu)[25][26]
2005Shaadi No. 1Aryan Kapoor[27][28]
2006Rang De BasantiSukhi/Rajguru[29][30]
GolmaalLaxman[31][32][33]
2007Life in a... MetroRahul[34][35]
RaqeebSiddharth Verma[36][37]
DholPankaj Tiwari (Pakya)[38][39][40][41]
2008HelloShyam Mehra (Sam)[42][43][44]
Sorry Bhai!Siddharth Mathur[45][46]
20093 IdiotsRaju Rastogi
2010Toh Baat Pakki!Rahul Saxena
Allah Ke BandayVijay Kamble
2012Ferrari Ki SawaariRustam Behram Deboo (Rusy)
3 BachelorsAmit
2013War Chod Na YaarCaptain Rajveer Singh Rana (Raj)
2014Gang of GhostsRaju Writer
Super NaniManorath Mehra (Mann)
2015Hate Story 3Aditya Deewan
20161920 LondonJai Singh Gujjar
Wajah Tum HoACP Kabir Deshmukh
20183 StoreysShankar Varma[47]
Kaashi in Search of Ganga Kaashi Chaudhary [48][49]
2019 The Least of TheseManav Banerjee[14]
Mission Mangal Parmeshwar Joshi
2021 Mera Fauji Calling Abhishek
Babloo BachelorBabloo
2023 Congratulations Aditya
Music School

Playback singer
Year Film Song
2009 3 Idiots (Performer: "Give Me Some Sunshine, Give Me Some Rain")

Television & Web Series
Year Show Role
1995 Standing Boy: Maharaja Ranjit Singh
1999 Gubbare
2009 PokerFace: Dil Sachcha Chehra JhoothaHost
2009 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah ChashmahSpecial appearance as himself
2019–2020BaarishAnuj Mehta
2020Pawan & PoojaPawan Mehra
2023KafasRaghav Vashisht

Awards and nominations
Year Award Function Award Film Result
2007 Filmfare Awards Best Performance in a Comic Role Golmaal Nominated
2010 Best Supporting Actor 3 Idiots Nominated
IIFA Awards Best Supporting Actor Won

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