Shekhar Suman (born 7 December 1962) is an Indian actor, anchor, producer, director, and singer.

Personal life

Shekhar Suman married Alka Suman on 4 May 1983, and has a son

Adhyayan Suman Adhyayan Suman (born 13 January 1988) is an Indian actor and singer who appears in Hindi language films. He debuted in 2008 with ''Haal–e–dil''. His second film was '' Raaz – The Mystery Continues'' was a semi-hit. Suman's was praised fo ...

, a

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film actor. An older son, Aayush, died of a heart ailment at age 11.

Career

Suman debuted in films with the ''

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'' opposite Rekha, produced by

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and directed by

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. He has worked in nearly 35 films including '' Manav Hatya,

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, Sansar, Anubhav,

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,'' and ''

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''. In television, he acted in ''

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'' with Kiran Juneja. His television career included shows like ''

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'', ''Reporter'', ''Kabhi Idhar Kabhi Udhar'', ''Chote Babu'', ''Andaz'', ''Amar Prem'', ''Vilayati Babu'', '' Movers n Shakers'', '' Simply Shekhar'' and '' Carry On Shekhar''. He hosted ''Film Deewane,'' '' The Great Indian Comedy Show'' on

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until February 2006 and appeared in some episodes of ''Dial One Aur Jeeto'' on Sahara TV. He has also hosted quiz shows including ''Nilaam Ghar'' on

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, ''He-Man'' on

and ''Poll Khol'' on

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. In 2015, he began hosting ''Abki Bari Shekhar Bihari'' on

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. He was one of the judges of ''

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'' along with

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, quitting after three seasons over differences with his co-host. He featured as a judge on several other comedy shows such as ''

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'' on

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and '' Comedy Superstar'' on

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. He hosted the show ''Jab Khelo SAB Khelo'' on SAB TV and participated in the fourth season of the popular dance reality show, ''

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'' which aired on Sony TV. He made his singing debut with a music album named, ''Kuch Khwaab Aise'', a collection of eight love ballads whose music was composed by

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and lyrics written by Shyam Raj. In December 2009, he appeared as a participant on the reality TV series, ''

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,'' based on past life regression. Suman made his directorial debut with 2014 film, '' Heartless''. Suman fought Lok Sabha election in May 2009 from

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ticket and lost to BJP's

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, coming up in third place.

Filmography

Television

Awards

* Won Best Anchor for '' Movers And Shakers'' at 1st

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* Won Best Anchor for ''Carry on Shekhar'' at 3rd

Indian Telly Awards The Indian Telly Awards is an annual award for excellence both on-screen and behind-the-scenes of Hindi-language television. Conceptualised and created by Anil Wanvari, the founder, CEO of media and services group, indiantelevision.com, they a ...

* Won Bollywood Movie Award for Best Comedian, ''

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Suman, Shekhar Living people People from Bihar Indian male film actors Indian male comedians Indian male voice actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian television presenters Male actors from Patna St. Xavier's Patna alumni 1962 births Male actors in Hindi television 21st-century Indian male actors 20th-century Indian male actors