Suraj Sharma

Suraj Sharma

  • Birthday: 1993-03-21
  • Place of birth: New Delhi, India
  • Also know as: 수라즈 샤르마

Biography

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.

Filmography

Life of Pi

2012

As Pi Patel

Umrika

2015

As Ramakant

The Illegal

2019

As Hassan

Sweets

2011

As Oliver

Wedding Season

2022

As Ravishankar Shah

Burn Your Maps

2016

As Ismail

Phillauri

2017

As Kanan

Million Dollar Arm

2014

As Rinku

Killerman

2019

As Fedex

Happy Death Day 2U

2019

As Samar Ghosh

The Lost

2017

As Dev Mukherjee

Gulmohar

2023

As Aditya Batra

The Hungry

2017

As Ankur Joshi

Production

On the Wings of Hope

2019

As Producer

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