Ahan Shetty | |
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![]() Shetty in 2023 | |
Born |
Bombay,
Maharashtra, India | 28 December 1995
Occupation |
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Years active | 2021–present |
Parent | Suniel Shetty (father) |
Relatives |
Athiya Shetty (sister) KL Rahul (brother-in-law) |
Ahan Shetty (born 28 December 1995) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. [1] The son of actor Suniel Shetty, he began his acting career in 2021 and 2025 with the action romance film Tadap (2021) and Humraaz (2025) [2] which earned him the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male. [3]
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]
Shetty began his acting career with Milan Luthria directional romantic action 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, while praise towards performances and action sequences but criticism towards screenplay. [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 ₹34.86 crore and turned out to be "average" at the box office. [13] Shetty won the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male for his performance. [14]
Shetty is in a relationship with fashion designer Tania Shroff. They have been dating each other for nearly a decade now. In fact, they both studied in the same school. [15] The couple made their first public appearance together, where they attended Armaan Jain's wedding. [16] During the release of Shetty's debut film, they were seen together at the screening of the film. [17]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2021 | Tadap | Ishana | [18] | |
2025 | Humraaz | Karan Malhotra |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
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2022 | International Indian Film Academy Awards | Star Debut of the Year – Male | Tadap | Won | [19] |
Iconic Gold Awards | Best Debut Actor of the Year | Won | [20] |
Ahan Shetty | |
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![]() Shetty in 2023 | |
Born |
Bombay,
Maharashtra, India | 28 December 1995
Occupation |
|
Years active | 2021–present |
Parent | Suniel Shetty (father) |
Relatives |
Athiya Shetty (sister) KL Rahul (brother-in-law) |
Ahan Shetty (born 28 December 1995) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. [1] The son of actor Suniel Shetty, he began his acting career in 2021 and 2025 with the action romance film Tadap (2021) and Humraaz (2025) [2] which earned him the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male. [3]
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]
Shetty began his acting career with Milan Luthria directional romantic action 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, while praise towards performances and action sequences but criticism towards screenplay. [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 ₹34.86 crore and turned out to be "average" at the box office. [13] Shetty won the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male for his performance. [14]
Shetty is in a relationship with fashion designer Tania Shroff. They have been dating each other for nearly a decade now. In fact, they both studied in the same school. [15] The couple made their first public appearance together, where they attended Armaan Jain's wedding. [16] During the release of Shetty's debut film, they were seen together at the screening of the film. [17]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2021 | Tadap | Ishana | [18] | |
2025 | Humraaz | Karan Malhotra |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
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2022 | International Indian Film Academy Awards | Star Debut of the Year – Male | Tadap | Won | [19] |
Iconic Gold Awards | Best Debut Actor of the Year | Won | [20] |