Jim Sarbh (born 27 August 1987) is an Indian actor known for his work in films and stage productions. He has received several awards including a Filmfare OTT Award, and an IIFA Award with a nomination for an

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. Additionally, he has directed and acted in numerous theatre productions in India. Sarbh made his feature film debut as the

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nomination and a Screen Award. He rose to prominence for playing antagonistic roles in the period drama ''

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'' (2018) and the biopic ''

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'' (2018). He was also a part of films like ''

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'' (2017), '' Gangubai Kathiawadi'' (2022) and '' Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway'' (2023). In 2022, he played Dr. Homi Bhabha in the series ''Rocket Boys'', for which he earned several accolades including a Best Actor nomination at

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. In addition to his film career, Sarbh has regularly appeared in theatre productions, particularly those based in

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. He has attracted attention for his performances in the 2013 revival of ''

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'',

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's ''What's Done is Done'', and

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's ''

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''. He made his directorial debut in 2014 with ''Bull''. For his extensive work in theatre, Sarbh was listed in ''

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''s 30 under 30 list in 2015.

Personal life

Jim Sarbh was born on 27 August 1987 in

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into a

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family. His mother is a retired

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, and his father is a former master mariner, and the Regional Director of P&O Ports South and Middle East Asia. The family moved to

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when Sarbh was three years old and came back to Bombay when he was eight, where he first attended Bombay International School in

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and then the American School of Bombay in

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, West Mumbai. He completed his

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from the

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. He currently lives in Versova, Mumbai.

Career

Theatre roles and Hindi cinema debut (2009–2016)

After graduating from the

, Sarbh worked with the

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in Atlanta for a year as a literary intern. He performed around

in the 2009 productions of such plays as ''The Show!'', ''The Breakup, Tennis in Nablus'', and ''Ice Glen''; the last of the roles won him a Major Supporting Role Metropolitan Atlanta Theatre Award. Sarbh moved back to Mumbai in 2012 and began acting in local theatre productions. His performance as Happy Loman in Alyque Padamsee's 2013 revival of ''

'' drew the attention of several commentators. Sarbh continued to act in Mumbai-based plays including

's ''What's Done is Done'', Rage Productions's ''The Glass Menagerie'', Vickram Kapadia's The Merchant of Venice,

's ''

'', and later made his directorial and writing debut with the 2014 production ''Bull'' and ''Eat'' respectively. He was listed in ''

''s 30 under 30 list in 2015 for his contributions to the Mumbai theatre industry. Sarbh made his feature film debut with

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's 2016

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drama film '' Neerja''. He had two other releases in 2016Jyoti Patil's ''Yashodhara'' and Daria Gai's ''3 ½ Takes''. He also worked on the short films ''Mama’s Boys'' by Akshat Verma, and ''Like Summer Like Rain'' by Gouri Dutt.

Continued film career (2017–present)

Sarbh had two Bollywood releases in 2017the thriller ''

'' and the romance film '' Raabta''. The production was screened at various

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across Europe. He played the role of

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's 2018 epic romance ''

'', featuring alongside

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and

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. In 2019, he had a role in the Netflix film ''

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'', and the following year featured in '' Yeh Ballet'', another Netflix film. In 2020, he appeared in

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's ''

Taish ''Taish'' (: Fit of rage) is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir action thriller drama film directed by Bejoy Nambiar. The film stars Pulkit Samrat, Jim Sarbh, Harshvardhan Rane, Kriti Kharbanda and Sanjeeda Shaikh. It is produced by Deepak M ...

'' releasing on ZEE5 in October. In 2022, he appeared in the film '' Gangubai Kathiawadi'' as Amin Faizi, webseries ''Rocket Boys'' as Homi J. Bhabha and '' Eternally Confused and Eager for Love'' as a Wiz, a voiceover.

Filmography

Films

Web series

Music videos

Short films

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarbh, Jim Living people Indian male film actors Male actors from Mumbai 1987 births Parsi people from Mumbai Parsi male actors Emory University alumni Screen Awards winners Zee Cine Awards winners International Indian Film Academy Awards winners Indian web series actors American School of Bombay alumni