Ranvir Shorey

Biography

One of the most talented and multi-faceted actors in Bollywood, Ranvir Shorey is best known for playing strong supporting roles in Hindi films. Ranvir who started his career in the entertainment industry as a VJ and TV host made his debut in the film industry with Ek Chhotisi Love Story (2002). 

The actor who is known to share a close friendship with noted theater actors and directors in Bollywood Vinay Pathak and Rajat Kapoor has been part of several commercially successful and critically hit films like Lakshya (2004), Mixed Doubles (2006), Khosla Ka Ghosla (2006), Bheja Fry (2007), and Mithya (2008).

Ranvir Shorey started his career in the entertainment business as the presenter of the popular TV show House Arrest (1998), which was aired on Channel V. The VJ-turned-actor during his association with the channel also hosted TV series like Saba (1999) and Chat Room (2000).

 Whilst his stint as a VJ did not earn him much recognition, he rose to fame with his association with The Great Indian Comedy Show (2004-07); his various comedic roles made him a household name. 

His other popular show was the Hindi talk show Ranvir Vinay Aur Kaun. (2007) where he hosted the show along with his close friend and fellow Bollywood actor Vinay Pathak. In 2014, the actor participated in the fifth season of the stunt reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi Darr Ka Blockbuster.

Ranvir Shorey had a rather subdued start to his career, he made his debut on the silver screen with a small role in the romantic film Ek Chotisi Love Story (2002) directed by Shashilal K. Nair. The film starring Manisha Koirala and Aditya Seal was released amidst much controversy for its subject where a 15-year-old teenager falls in love with an older woman and it generated a strong response at the box office.

 Following his debut film, the actor continued to play smaller supporting roles in various films like Jism (2003), Lakshya (2004), and Hum Dum (2005).

By 2009, Ranvir came to be noticed for his brilliant comic acts and he continued to portray comic roles in Chandni Chowk to China (2009), an Indian martial arts action comedy film directed by Nikhil Advani. The film, which was loosely based on the Hollywood film Kung Fu Hustle was panned by the critics and it failed miserably at the box office. 

Later in the year, the actor collaborated with the comedy kingpin David Dhawan for Do Knot Disturb, which was the remake of the French film The Valet. The film starring Govinda, Sushmita Sen, Lara Dutta, and Ritesh Deshmukh received mostly positive reviews but failed to make an impact at the box office.

In 2010, the actor deviated from comedy and starred in the Indian crime, black comedy film The Film Emotional Atyachar, which was directed by Akshay Shere. The film co-starring Vinay Pathak, Ravi Kishan, Kalki Koechlin, and Mohit Ahlawat received mostly negative reviews and failed to rake in enough money at the box office. 

Over the next few years, the actor starred in films like Bajatey Raho (2013), Happy Ending (2014), Titli (2015), Moh Maya Money (2016), Death in the Gunj (2017), and Sonchiriya (2019). His 2020 releases include Angrezi Medium, where he stars alongside Kareena Kapoor Khan and Irrfan Khan, and Lootcase.