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Vivaan Shah (born 11 January 1990) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He made his film debut with Saat Khoon Maaf (2011) as Arun Kumar.[2] Thereafter, he signed a three-film deal with director Vishal Bhardwaj.[3] In 2014, he was given a role in Farah Khan's film Happy New Year.[4]

Vivaan Shah
Shah in June 2012
Born (1990-01-11) 11 January 1990 (age 34)[1]
EducationDoon School
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present
Parent(s)Naseeruddin Shah
Ratna Pathak
RelativesImaad Shah (brother)
Heeba Shah (half-sister)
Zameerud-din Shah (uncle)
Dina Pathak (grandmother)
Supriya Pathak (aunt)
Mohommed Ali Shah (cousin)

Personal life

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Shah is the younger son of actors Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak. He is the nephew of Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah, the former vice-chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University. He is the brother of Imaad Shah and his paternal half sister is Heeba Shah.[5]

Shah graduated from The Doon School in 2009. Upon completing his schooling, he applied at St. Stephen's College in Delhi University but missed out on getting his history honours by just a mark. Unhappy with just pursuing a regular BA Honours, he moved back to Mumbai after his first year of degree college, and studied at Jai Hind College.

Filmography

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Shah playing Irwin in the 2007 production of Alan Bennett's The History Boys at The Doon School, Dehradun.
Year Title Role Notes
2011 7 Khoon Maaf Dr. Arun Kumar
2014 Happy New Year Rohan
2015 Bombay Velvet Tony
2017 Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laaddoo Deewana Laaddoo
2020 Kabaad The Coin Bandhan
Ae Kaash Ke Hum Aayush
2023 Coat Madho Ram
TBA Stranger Group TBA Filming[6]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2020 A Suitable Boy[7] Varun Mehra BBC One & Netflix
2023 Charlie Chopra Jimmy Nautiyal SonyLIV

References

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  1. ^ Sharma, Dhriti (11 January 2015). "'Happy Birthday' Vivaan Shah, wishes daddy Naseeruddin!". Zee News. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Class Of 2011". The Indian Express. 26 February 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Naseers son replaces Saif". The Times of India. 12 October 2010. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Vivaan Shah in Farah Khan's Happy New Year". The Times of India. 19 July 2013. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  5. ^ "New Shah In Town". The Indian Express. 11 February 2011. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  6. ^ "'The Breakfast Club' 1985's Comedy English Film to get Hindi Remake".
  7. ^ A Suitable Boy (Drama, Romance), Tanya Maniktala, Ishaan Khattar, Mahira Kakkar, Danesh Razvi, Lookout Point Ltd., Production Scope, 26 July 2020, retrieved 27 October 2020{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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