Aftab Shivdasani

Aftab Shivdasani (Hindi: आफ़ताब शिवदसानी, born 25 June 1978) is an Indian film actor working in Bollywood film industry.
Early life and background
Aftab Shivdasani, was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He studied at St. Xavier's High School, (Fort) located at Lokamanya Tilak Marg, Mumbai. He then graduated from H. R.College of Commerce in Mumbai.

Aftab Shivdasani was born in Mumbai into a prosperous Sindhi merchant family. His father, Prem Shivdasani, is a Hindu while his mother, Sherry, was a Parsi before she married her husband. Aftab has an older sister named Afsana Shivdasani.

Aftab has been romantically linked to popular Hindi tele-actress Aamna Sharif despite their coy public denials.

[edit] Career
Shivdasani's first brush with the glamour world was at the age of 14 months when he was selected as the Farex baby (Baby food brand) and from that point on, Aftab shot for many TV commercials. Aftab was a fairly well-known child star in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He first made his Bollywood debut as a kid in Mr India, then appearing in films such as Shahenshah, Chaalbaaz and Insaniyat.

He played Sridevi’s kid brother in Chaalbaaz, the actor was known to have had a big crush on this gorgeous Bollywood actress.

Aftab continued modeling for commercials till the age of 19 until he finally got a break to play the lead role. He got his first leading role in Bollywood with a role in director Ram Gopal Varma's Mast opposite Urmila Matondkar. Aftab was still studying at H.R. College in Mumbai when he signed up for Mast. The movie was a disaster at the box office and Aftab was written off by the critics as he came across too young on screen to play the lead. However, Aftab won the 2000 Filmfare awards's Best Debut for his acclaimed performance. Aftab also won the Best Newcomer Award for his debut performance.

After a gap of almost two years, an older Aftab made a comeback in Vikram Bhatt’s Kasoor. Kasoor (2001) and Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega (2001), the first being a box office dud whereas the latter turned to be a commercial and critical success. However, Aftab Shivasdani's performance in both films was critically and commercically acclaimed, proving that Aftab is here to day in the Bollywood industry. Even though Aftab had many flops, he had some hit films such as Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega (2001), Awara Paagal Deewana (2002), Darna Mana Hai (2003), Hungama (2003), Masti (2004), Shukriya (2004), and Koi Aap Sa (2005).

Aftab featured in Acid Factory in 2009, which is about 6 people who are closeted inside a factory and all of them have lost their memory. The character he plays is similar to other characters he has played in the past, in the sense that he is clueless, violent, aggressive and hyper.[1] The movie was a colossal disaster failing to recover even publicity costs.

Currently, Aftab is focusing on Aao Wish Karein, the first movie under his production company, Rising Sun Entertainment. Aftab helped to co-write the script and also plays the lead character, Mickey alongside Aamna Sharif, who was last seen with Aftab in Aloo Chaat.

[edit] Awards and nominations
2000 winner Filmfare awards Best Debute (male) for Mast
2002 winner Zee Cine Awards Best Villain for Kasoor
2002 Nominated:Filmfare Best Villain Award forKasoor
2002 winner Nation Honor Awards for Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai
2003 winner Rajiv Gandhi Awards
2006 winner People's Choice Awards for Most Handsome Award
[edit] Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
2009 Aao Wish Karein Mickey
Acid Factory
Kambakkht Ishq Lucky Shergill
Daddy Cool Michael
Aloo Chaat Nikhil
2008 Money Hai Toh Honey Hai Gaurav Negi
De Taali Abhishek/Abhi
2007 Dus Kahaniyaan Aman (segment \"Lovedale\")
Om Shanti Om Himself Special Appearance in song Deewangi Deewangi
Speed Kabir Khan
Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee Manish Gupta
Red: The Dark Side Neil Oberoi
Nishabd Rishi
2006 Jaane Hoga Kya Siddharth Sardesai/Clone
Darwaza Bandh Rakho Ajay
Ankahee Dr. Shekhar Saxena (as Aftab Shivdasani)
Shaadi Se Pehle Rohit Chopra
2005 Mr Ya Miss Sanjay Patel
Deewane Huye Paagal Raj Sinha
Koi Aap Sa Rohan
2004 Shukriya: Till Death Do Us Apart Ricky/Rohan Verma
Masti Prem
Muskaan Sameer Oberoi
Suno Sasurjee Raj K. Saxena
2003 Footpath Arjun Singh
Hungama Nandu
Darna Mana Hai Purab
2002 Pyaasa (2002 film) Suraj Thakur
Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani Prem Srivastav
Awara Paagal Deewana Dr. Anmol Acharya
Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai Rahul Tiwari
Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe Aman Puri
2001 Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat Taj Bharadwaj
Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega Harilal (Harry)
Kasoor Shekhar Saxena (as Aftab Shivdasani) Nominated for Best Villain
1999 Mast Krishnakant Mathur (Kittu) Winner of 1999 Best Debut Award