Sanjay Suri (born 6 April 1971) is an Indian actor and film producer. He comes from an affluent business family of Kashmiri Pandits. He had a supporting role in Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi (1999), acted in Jhankaar Beats, and co-produced and acted in I Am.

Personal life

Sanjay Suri was born on 6 April 1971 in Srinagar, Kashmir. He left Srinagar at the age of 19 when his father was killed by terrorists and they relocated to Delhi. Suri and his wife Ambika have two children.

Career

Suri appeared in a supporting role in Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi, co-starring with Rinke Khanna and Dino Morea. His next films were Daman: A Victim of Marital Violence (2001), Filhaal... and the musical Dil Vil Pyar Vyar (2002). In 2003 he appeared in Pinjar co-starring Urmila Matondkar. In 2005, he starred in My Brother... Nikhil as an HIV positive homosexual co-starring Juhi Chawla. Suri co-produced I Am, a production involving crowdsourcing; the movie was released on 29 April 2011 and went on to win the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi, the David Flint honorary award for promoting human rights, the best in Asian Cinema award (NETPAC) at the international Kerala film festival 2010, and the audience choice award at the Florence River to River festival in 2010. Suri attended the Cannes Film Festival as part of the India contingent in 2012.

Filmography

Films

Web series