Harman Baweja

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{{Short description |Indian actor and film producer (born 1980)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Harman Singh Baweja
| image = Harman baweja.jpg
| caption = Baweja at GR8! Women Awards 2011 in [[Dubai]]
| birth_name = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|11|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Chandigarh]], India<ref name="Times1"/>
| nationality = 
| occupation = {{Hlist | Actor | [[Film producer|producer]] | [[entrepreneur]]}}
| father = [[Harry Baweja]]
| mother = [[Pammi Baweja]]
| yearsactive = 2008–present
}}

'''Harman Singh Baweja''' (born 13 November 1980<ref name="bd">{{Cite web | title = Bipasha Basus mega plans for beau Harmans birthday | work = India Today | date = 13 November 2013 | access-date = 2016-08-28 | url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bipasha-basus-mega-plans-for-beau-harmans-birthday/1/322924.html | archive-date = 28 August 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160828223617/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bipasha-basus-mega-plans-for-beau-harmans-birthday/1/322924.html | url-status = live }}</ref>) is an Indian actor, film producer and entrepreneur who appears in [[Hindi]] films. He debuted with ''[[Love Story 2050]]''.

==Early life==
Baweja was born to a film director [[Harry Baweja]] and producer [[Pammi Baweja]].<ref name="Times1">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Yes-I-am-dating-Bipasha-Harman-Baweja/articleshow/30456407.cms | last=Gupta | first=shweta | title=Yes, I am dating Bipasha: Harman Baweja | work=The Times of India | date=16 February 2014 | access-date=26 February 2014 | archive-date=28 February 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228123805/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Yes-I-am-dating-Bipasha-Harman-Baweja/articleshow/30456407.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> He attended the [[Kishore Namit Kapoor]] Acting Institute in Bombay and then the [[University of California, Los Angeles]].<ref name="gulf_Love">{{Cite web | title = Love Story 2050 | last = Paradkar | first = Shalaka | work = Gulf News | date = 19 June 2008 | access-date = 2016-08-28 | url = http://gulfnews.com/leisure/movies/love-story-2050-1.114168 | archive-date = 13 September 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160913164459/http://gulfnews.com/leisure/movies/love-story-2050-1.114168 | url-status = live }}</ref> In 2009, Baweja changed his name to Harman S Baweja following numerology. The "S" in his name is a tribute to his grandfather.<ref name="koim_Harm">{{Cite web | title = Harman Baweja {{!}} Actors | author = Koimoi | work = koimoi.com | date = 25 August 2016 | access-date = 2016-08-28 | url = http://www.koimoi.com/actor/harman-baweja/ | archive-date = 21 October 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161021204318/http://www.koimoi.com/actor/harman-baweja/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

==Career==
Baweja was credited as a producer for [[Hansal Mehta]]'s [[Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=635/|title=Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai? - Movie - Box Office India|website=www.boxofficeindia.com|access-date=24 January 2020|archive-date=3 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903205557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=635%2F|url-status=live}}</ref>

Baweja's debut film in [[Bollywood]] was the sci-fi romance ''[[Love Story 2050]]'' produced by his mother Pammi Baweja and directed by his father Harry Baweja.<ref name="gulf_Love"/> The film was a box office failure, as it only managed to recover half the amount of its {{INR}}40 crore budget.<ref name="ibti_15bi">{{Cite web | title = 15 big budget Bollywood movies that turned out to be biggest flops | last = Sarkar | first = Suparno | work = International Business Times, India Edition | date = 4 October 2015 | access-date = 2016-08-28 | url = http://www.ibtimes.co.in/big-budget-bollywood-movies-that-turned-out-be-biggest-flops-649104#D5Ttyf8yzMYD4Cl5.97 | archive-date = 29 August 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160829051948/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/big-budget-bollywood-movies-that-turned-out-be-biggest-flops-649104#D5Ttyf8yzMYD4Cl5.97 | url-status = live }}</ref>
In 2009, he appeared in the sports film ''[[Victory (2009 film)|Victory]]'' which was based on cricket.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Harman Baweja plays a cricketer in Victory | author = IANS | last2 = Mumbai | work = Hindustantimes.com | date = 8 October 2007 | access-date = 2016-08-28 | url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/harman-baweja-plays-cricketer-in-victory/story-WgGBgXsSNnlA1FYN9h0tdM.html | archive-date = 19 September 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160919025148/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/harman-baweja-plays-cricketer-in-victory/story-WgGBgXsSNnlA1FYN9h0tdM.html | url-status = live }}</ref> The film had notable appearances by both Indian and International cricketers.<ref>{{Cite web | title = I'm jealous of Harman Baweja: Amrita Rao | author = IANS | location = New Delhi | work = Hindustan Times | date = 28 January 2009 | access-date = 2016-08-28 | url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/i-m-jealous-of-harman-baweja-amrita-rao/story-E1LGxNldNUfjToAWRYiuDK.html | archive-date = 19 September 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160919031144/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/i-m-jealous-of-harman-baweja-amrita-rao/story-E1LGxNldNUfjToAWRYiuDK.html | url-status = live }}</ref> The film could only rake up {{INR}}1.9 crore after its release and was a failure at the box office.<ref name="boxo_Vict">{{Cite web | title = Victory - Movie - Box Office India | work = boxofficeindia.com | access-date = 2016-08-28 | url = http://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=994 | archive-date = 21 October 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161021203816/http://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=994 | url-status = live }}</ref>

Baweja next appeared in the romantic comedy ''[[What's Your Raashee?]]'' which starred him and [[Priyanka Chopra]], who performed 12 different roles in the film. The film receives mixed responses both from critics and audience .The film performed poor at the box office. After a 5 year long absence he came in ''[[Dishkiyaoon]]'' (2014). His delayed release, ''[[It's My Life (film)|It's My Life]]'', released directly on television 10 years after production, with a premiere on [[Zee TV|Zee Cinema]].<ref>{{Cite news|others=PTI|date=2020-11-05|title='It's My Life': Genelia D'Souza and Harman Baweja's film to have direct-to-TV release|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/its-my-life-genelia-dsouza-and-harman-bawejas-film-to-have-direct-to-tv-release/article33028989.ece|access-date=2021-01-06|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Film
! scope="col" |Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
|2008
|''[[Love Story 2050]]''
|Karan Malhotra||Debut film
|-
|2009
|''[[Victory (2009 film)|Victory]]''
|Vijay "Viju" Shekhawat||
|-
|2009
|''[[What's Your Raashee?]]''
|Yogesh Patel||
|-
|2014
|''[[Dishkiyaoon]]''
|Viki Kartoos||
|-
|2016
|''[[Chaar Sahibzaade: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur]]''
| —
|Writer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/chaar-sahibzaade-movie-review-hary-baweja-om-puri-star-rating-4369952/|title=Chaar Sahibzaade movie review: For those with an interest in history|date=11 November 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''[[It's My Life (film)|It's My Life]]''
|| Abhishek "Abhi" Sharma || Released on TV
|}

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