Ranvir Shorey (born 18 August 1972) is an Indian actor and former video jockey. Since making his debut in Ek Chhotisi Love Story (2002), he has worked in both mainstream and independent cinema. His commercially successful films include Jism (2003), Lakshya (2004), Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007), Singh Is Kinng (2008), Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Angrezi Medium (2020), and Tiger 3 (2023). He has also starred in critically acclaimed films such as Khosla Ka Ghosla (2006), Traffic Signal and Bheja Fry (both 2007), Mithya (2008), Titli (2014), and A Death in the Gunj (2016). He was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for Sonchiriya (2019).
Subsequently, he hosted Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 (2015) and Chalo Koi Baat Nahi (2021). He has also appeared in digital series such as Rangbaaz (2018), Sacred Games (2018–2019), High and Hasmukh (both 2020), Metro Park and Tabbar (both 2021), and Sunflower (2021–present). In 2024, he participated in the reality show Bigg Boss OTT 3 and finished as the second runner-up.
Early and personal life He was born to Bollywood producer Krishan Dev Shorey on 18 August 1972 in Jalandhar, Punjab. He has a brother named Lokesh Shorey. Ranvir Shorey did his early schooling from Dayanand Model Sr. Secondary School, Jalandhar. Shorey is a close friend of actor and director Rajat Kapoor and actor Vinay Pathak.
Ranvir Shorey dated Pooja Bhatt. He married his longtime girlfriend actress Konkona Sen Sharma on 3 September 2010. The couple got engaged in 2008 in an intimate ceremony at their Goregaon residence. The couple had son Haroon Shorey on 15 March 2011 at a South Mumbai hospital. The couple later separated after five years of marriage. They still continue to remain friends and share the custody of their son.
Career He started his career along with his friend and co-actor Vinay Pathak. He was the host of the successful talk show Ranvir Vinay Aur Kaun? and The Great Indian Comedy Show which aired on STAR One.
He made his debut opposite Manisha Koirala in the film Ek Chhotisi Love Story (2002). His next film Jism (2003) was a hit but he had a minor role. It was not until 2006 that he got noticed in the comedy Khosla Ka Ghosla. The film was released to much acclaim and his comic role was praised. He played Nanoo in the comedy Pyaar Ke Side Effects alongside Rahul Bose as his funny friend. He appeared in the multi-starrer Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007) which was moderately successful. He appeared in a Yash Raj Films, titled Aaja Nachle which was released in November 2007. Mithya, which was released in February 2008, has Ranvir Shorey as the lead actor and has been critically acclaimed. In 2008, Ranvir was seen in movies like Ugly Aur Pagli and box office hit Singh Is Kinng.
He hosted Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa season 7 in 2014, which aired on Colors (TV channel).
In 2018, he starred in the short film Shame alongside Swara Bhaskar. He also appeared in the 2019 film Sonchiriya alongside Sushant Singh Rajput, Ashutosh Rana and Manoj Bajpayee.
Ranvir Shorey starrer Kadakh is a dark comedy which caught attention of the audience.
Shorey was a contestant on the reality TV show, Bigg Boss OTT Season 3. The series streamed on JioCinema Premium. He entered the show on June 21, 2024.
Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 1999 Samne Yeh Kaun Short 2002 Ek Chotisi Love Story Manisha's boyfriend2003 Jism Vishal Freaky Chakra The Writer English film Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II Ranveer Shourie 2004 Lakshya Tarsem Singh2005 Hum Dum Anthony The Film Director Kaushik2006 Shiva Daksh Mixed Doubles Sunil Arora Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota Sports Bar Manager Pyaar Ke Side Effects Nanoo (Narayanan Balgopal Swami Iyer) Khosla Ka Ghosla Balwant K. 'Bunty' Khosla 2007 Traffic Signal Dominic D'Souza Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. Hitesh Bheja Fry Asif Merchant No Smoking Abbas Tyerwalla Aaja Nachle Mohan Sharma 2008 Mithya VK/Raje Bhai Sirf Akash Ugly Aur Pagli Kabir Good Luck A Jiglo Singh Is Kinng Puneet Sabarwal 8 Arif Segment: Dasvidaniya Jagtap Fashion Himself Cameo2009 Chandni Chowk to China Chop Stick Quick Gun Murugan Sansani Reporter Cameo Thanks Maa M. C. Motwani Do Knot Disturb A detective Raat Gayi, Baat Gayi? Gagandeep 'Gags' Singh2010 Aap Ke Liye Hum The Film Emotional Atyachar Leslie I M 24 Gagandeep Singh Iti Mrinalini Mahinder 2012 Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi Amol Ganguly Fatso! Sudeep Ek Tha Tiger Gopi Arya Heroine Tapanda Midnight's Children Laurel Canadian-British film 2013 Bombay Talkies Vicky's father Bajatey Raho Ballu Ankhon Dekhi Tourist photographer Uncredited cameo 2014 Happy EndingMontu2015Gour Hari DastaanRajiv SinghalTitliVikram 2016Moh Maya MoneyAman2017Blue MountainsOm MehraA Death In The GunjVikramGali GuliyanGaneshiKadvi HawaBanker2018HalkaaRamesh Manto Ishar Singh2019SonchiriyaVakeel SinghTennis BuddiesMr. Singh Shame Sumer Seth Short2020Angrezi MediumBalashankar Tripathi / BabluKadakh Sunil LootcaseInspector Kolte 2021 420 IPC Savak Jamshedji Murder at Teesri Manzil 302 Abhishek Deewan 2022RK/RKay KN Singh / Ranvir2023MumbaikarPKP (Prabal Kant Patil)Tiger 3 Gopi Arya Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa Madhvan 2024Accident or Conspiracy: GodhraMahmood QureshiThe Signature2025Jassi Weds Jassi SehgalChampionHashimTelugu film
Television Year Title Role Notes 1998 Oye HostEnglish House Arrest 1999 Saba 2000 Chat Room 2004–2007 The Great Indian Comedy Show Various Characters 2007 Ranvir Vinay Aur Kaun? Host 2010 Kaam Ka Plot Dashrath Srivastava TV film 2012 Savdhaan India Host 2014 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5 Contestant Reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 Host 2018RangbaazSiddharth Pandey 2019 Sacred Games Shahid Khan 2019–2021Metro ParkKalpesh Patel2019BombersDebu The Office Prem Chopra Flip Raghu episode "Bully"2020HighJackson LakdaHasmukh Jimmy the Maker PariWar Shishupal Narayan A Suitable Boy Waris Metro Park: Quarantine Edition Kalpesh Patel2021–2024SunflowerInspector S. DigendraZEE5 series2021TabbarAjeet Sodhi Chalo Koi Baat Nahi Host 2024 Bigg Boss OTT 3 Contestant Reality show Shekhar Home Jayavrat Sahni 2025 KannedaRanjit bajwaBindiya Ke BahubaliChhota Davan 2026 The Pyramid SchemeManoj Shrivastav
Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef. 2016 IBNLive Movie Awards Best Supporting Actor Titli 2019 FOI Online Awards Sonchiriya IReel Awards Best Actor (Comedy) Metro Park Gold Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Comic Role Metro Park 2020 Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actor Sonchiriya 2021Asian Television AwardsBest Supporting Actor Sunflower
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