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Suraj Sharma

Suraj Sharma is an Indian actor from New Delhi, who made his debut with the title role in the 2012 film Life of Pi. Suraj Sharma was born in New Delhi, India. His parents are Malayalis, they hail from Kerala. Suraj is a student of philosophy at St Stephen's college in New Delhi. He has completed schooling from Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, where he was described as a popular student. Before the role, he had no acting experience, and auditioned only because he was there with his younger brother Shriharsh Sharma who requested he come along. He was one of the 3,000 actors to audition for the role of Piscine Molitor Patel (Pi). Sharma went through several rounds of auditions before winning the part. Director Ang Lee has stated that he selected Sharma primarily based on his expressive eyes and innocent appearance. According to him, Sharma had not only the emotion, but also the "look" of Pi. His "medium complexion" and "average build" were deemed perfect for the role. Since filming Life of Pi, Sharma has returned to studying philosophy at St. Stephen's College, Delhi of Delhi University, and intends to continue working in filmmaking in some capacity.[6] The movie has received critical acclaim and positive reviews for Sharma's performance. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.


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Born:
Mar 21, 1993 In New Delhi, India
Movie/TV Credits:
15
First Appeared:
In the movie Sweets 2011-09-21
Latest Project:
Movie Wedding Season 2022-08-04
Known For
Poster of Million Dollar Arm
Poster of Life of Pi
Poster of Homeland
Poster of Sweets
Filmography
Movie Wedding Season Ravishankar Shah 2022-08-04
Series How I Met Your Father Sid 2022-01-18
Movie Happy Death Day 2U Samar Ghosh 2019-02-13
Movie The Illegal Hassan 2019-09-21
Movie Killerman Fedex 2019-08-08
Series God Friended Me Rakesh Singh 2018-09-30
Movie Phillauri Kanan 2017-03-24
Movie The Lost Dev Mukherjee 2017-12-01
Movie Burn Your Maps Ismail 2016-10-07
Movie Umrika Ramakant 2015-07-29
Movie Million Dollar Arm Rinku 2014-05-09
Movie Life of Pi: A Filmmaker's Epic Journey Self 2013-03-12
Movie Life of Pi Pi Patel 2012-11-20
Movie Sweets Oliver 2011-09-21
Series Homeland Aayan Ibrahim 2011-10-02