Sharman Joshi (,
Gujarati: શર્મન જોશી) is an
Indian film and theater actor. He has worked on various stage productions in
English,
Hindi,
Marathi and
Gujarati languages. However, he is mostly known for his work in
Hindi films.
Personal life
Joshi belongs to a
Gujarati family of actors and performing artists. His father, sister and cousins acted in Gujarati theater. His sister, Mansi Joshi has appeared in many television serials. Joshi is married to Prerna Chopra, daughter of actor
Prem Chopra. The couple have a daughter, Khyana, born in October 2005, and twin boys, Rehan and Varryan, born in July 2009.
Film career
He made his film debut in the 1999
art film,
Godmother.
This was followed by
Style (2001), produced by N Chandra.
Style was followed with a sequel called
Xcuse Me (2003), and other comedies like
Shaadi No. 1 (2005).
In 2006 he starred in
Rang De Basanti. Later that year he starred in the comedy film
Golmaal. In 2007 he appeared in the films
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 also played the male lead in the film
Sorry Bhai! in 2008 and one of the three characters in the 2009 film,
3 Idiots, which was based on Chetan Bhagat's novel
Five Point Someone.
In year 2009 he also host a TV
game show at
Real TV called
Dil Sachcha Chehra Jhootha, which was based on a...
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