Shetty was born on 28 December 1995 in Bombay, (now Mumbai), India.[4] He is the son of Bollywood actor Sunil Shetty and Mana Shetty.[5] and younger brother of actress Athiya Shetty.[6] His father is an actor in the Bollywood industry while his mother, whose birth-name is Monisha Kadri, is a businesswoman, designer and social activist born to a Gujarati Muslim architect and a Punjabi Hindu social activist.[7]
Career
Shetty along with his co-star Tara Sutaria snapped promoting their film Tadap
Shetty began his acting career with Milan Luthria directional romanticaction drama film Tadap co-starring Tara Sutaria,[8] a remake of hit Telugu action film RX 100. To prepare for the role, he put on 11 kg and having 11 to 12 meals a day.[9] The principal photography began in April 2019 under the Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment banner with Fox Star Studios as distributor and co-producer. The film released in December 2021 theatrically with mixed reviews from critics.[10] Monika Rawal Kukreja of Hindustan Times wrote, "Shetty and his character arch leaves a long impression, he makes an intense and impressive debut".[11] While Devesh Sharma of Filmfare wrote, "He scores the most in action scenes [and] is at ease in front of the camera overall and makes a confident debut".[12]Tadap grossed ₹34.86crore at the box office.[13] Shetty won the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male for his performance.[14]
Personal life
Shetty is in a relationship with fashion designer Tania Shroff, who was his classmate in school.[15]
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