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'''Suniel Shetty''' (born '''Sunil V. Shetty'''; 11 August 1961) is an Indian actor, film producer, television personality and entrepreneur who is predominantly active in [[Hindi films]] he has also worked in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[English language|English]],

[[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Malayalam]] and [[Kannada]] films. In a career spanning almost 30 years, he has acted in [[Suniel Shetty filmography|over 100 films]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2000/09/21/stories/09210221.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140812041651/http://www.thehindu.com/2000/09/21/stories/09210221.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 August 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 September 2000|title=From action to acting}}</ref>

He made his debut in Hindi films in 1992 at the age of 31 with ''[[Balwaan]]'', opposite [[Divya Bharti]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Birthday Special: Best Suniel Shetty Movies | website=filmfare.com | date=11 August 2020 | url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/birthday-special-best-suniel-shetty-movies-42770.html | access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref> The film helped him to retain his position in Bollywood as an action hero.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} He went on to play the protagonist in various successful movies such as ''[[Balwaan]]'' (1992), ''[[Waqt Hamara Hai]]'' (1993), ''[[Pehchaan (1993 film)|Pehchaan]]'' (1993), ''[[Dilwale (1994 film)|Dilwale]]'' (1994), ''[[Anth]]'' (1994), ''[[Mohra]]'' (1994), ''[[Gopi Kishan]]'' (1994), ''[[Hum Hain Bemisaal]]'' (1994), Surakshaa(1995), Raghuveer (1995), [[Takkar (1995 film)|Takkar]](1995), ''[[Krishna (1996 Hindi film)|Krishna]]'' (1996), ''[[Sapoot]]'' (1996), ''[[Rakshak (1996 film)|Rakshak]]'' (1996), ''[[Border (1997 film)|Border]]'' (1997), ''[[Judge Mujrim]]'' (1997), ''[[Bhai (1997 film)|Bhai]]'' (1997), ''[[Qahar]]'' (1997),  ''[[Vinashak – Destroyer|Vinashak]]'' (1998) and ''[[Hu Tu Tu]]'' (1999). He was one of the highest paid Bollywood actors in the 1990s. He was involved primarily in action films throughout the 1990s, playing the male protagonist in most of the movies he acted in during the decade. From early 2000, he mainly appeared in multi-starrers in across genres. He also starred opposite [[Isha Koppikar]] in [[Arjun Rampal]]'s debut movie ''[[Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat]]'' (2001). ''[[Hera Pheri (2000 film)|Hera Pheri]]'' (2000), ''[[Dhadkan (2000 film)|Dhadkan]]'' (2000), ''[[Jungle (2000 film)|Jungle]]'' (2000), ''[[Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar]]'' (2001), ''[[Main Hoon Na]]'' (2004), ''[[Phir Hera Pheri]]'' (2006), and ''[[Red Alert: The War Within]]'' (2010).<ref>{{cite web| url= http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity-profile/Sunil-Shetty.htm| title = Celebrity profile – Sunil Shetty

| publisher  = Zee news| access-date = 7 August 2014}}</ref> In 2014, he changed the spelling of his name from Sunil to Suniel for [[Numerology|numerological]] reasons.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/nov/13num.htm| title= The name game| work  = Rediff.com| access-date = 7 August 2014}}</ref> ''[[Shootout at Lokhandwala]]'' (2007), ''[[One Two Three]]'' (2008) and ''[[De Dana Dan]]'' (2009). He even played negative roles in movies, including ''[[Dhadkan (2000 film)|Dhadkan]]'' (2000), ''[[Khel – No Ordinary Game]]'' (2003), ''[[Baaz: A Bird in Danger]]'' (2003), ''[[Main Hoon Na]]'' (2004), ''[[Rudraksh (film)|Rudraksh]]'' (2004), ''[[Cash (2007 film)|Cash]]'', ''[[No Problem (2010 film)|No Problem]]'' and ''[[A Gentleman]]'' (2017).

In 2005, on the eve of the former [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Rajiv Gandhi]]'s 61st birth anniversary, the Mumbai Pradesh Youth Congress honoured Shetty with the [http://www.thehindu.com/2005/08/20/stories/2005082003841300.htm Rajiv Gandhi award]{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}.

In 2019, Suneil invested an undisclosed amount in a Pune-based online health and fitness start up [[Fittr]]. Its founder Jitendra Chouksey launched Fittr in January 2016 as a community on [[Facebook]] to address the challenges in the fitness industry, Fittr now claims of over 100,000 fitness transformations, and a highly engaged community of 550,000 members. The platforms mobile app, has been downloaded more than 500,000 times since September 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/suniel-shetty-picks-up-minority-stake-in-online-fitness-startup-squats/articleshow/69271383.cms|title=Suniel Shetty picks up minority stake in online fitness startup Squats|last=Laghate|first=Gaurav|date=10 May 2019|work=The Economic Times|access-date=26 September 2019}}</ref>

Since 1991 he is married to Mana Shetty (née Monisha Kadri), a businesswoman, designer and social activist born to a [[Gujarati Muslim]] architect and a [[Punjabi Hindu]] social activist,<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 May 2021 |title=Meet Suniel Shetty's wife Mana Shetty, an entrepreneur and social activist |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/photo-gallery-meet-suniel-shetty-s-wife-mana-shetty-an-entrepreneur-and-social-activist-2889788/suniel-shetty-and-mana-shetty-s-love-story-2889791 |website=[[DNA India]]}}</ref> and they have two children, a daughter [[Athiya Shetty]]<ref>{{cite web| last = KBR| first= Upala | title = Sunil Shetty had a swell Diwali| url = http://www.mid-day.com/articles/sunil-shetty-had-a-swell-diwali/101291| work = Mid-Day| access-date = 8 March 2014| date = 8 November 2010}}</ref> and a son [[Ahan Shetty]].<ref>{{cite web| last = KBE| first = Upala| title = Sunil Shetty, son Ahaan hit Bangkok| url = http://www.mid-day.com/articles/sunil-shetty-son-ahaan-hit-bangkok/107715| work = Mid-Day| access-date = 8 March 2014| date = 3 January 2011}}</ref>  

Both Athiya and Ahan have made their acting debuts respectively, Athiya in the film ''[[Hero (2015 Hindi film)|Hero]]'' (2015) and Ahan in [[Sajid Nadiadwala]]'s film ''[[Tadap (2021 film)|Tadap]] (2021), the'' [[Hindi]] remake of [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film [[RX 100 (film)|RX 100]].<ref>{{Cite news| url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/ahan-shetty-goes-to-london-for-special-training-for-his-debut-film/story-6tIU8Hh68veD7wk6gyElEM.html| title = Ahan Shetty goes to London for special training for his debut film| date = 29 November 2016| work = Hindustan Times| access-date = 28 June 2017}}</ref> Mana runs an [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]] for under-privileged kids.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2010/sep/130910-mana-shetty-ngo.htm| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916153553/https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2010/sep/130910-mana-shetty-ngo.htm| archive-date=16 September 2010| title = I'm more than just a celeb wife: Mana Shetty| website= mid-day.com}}</ref>

 

Suniel Shetty’s daughter [[Athiya Shetty]] married Indian cricketer [[KL Rahul]] on January 23, 2023, in Shetty’s palace Lonavala.