Shahwar Ali is an Indian actor and
model
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Models can be divided in ...
who appears primarily in
Bollywood
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,
Tollywood and
Sandalwood
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films.
Early life and career
Sarwar Ali was born and raised in
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. His father was a farmer in Bhopal. He shifted to
Mumbai
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in 2000. He worked as a ramp model for the fashion brand
Calvin Klein
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for three months in 2002 before joining the film industry. His debut film was ''
Asambhav
''Asambhav'' () is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Rajiv Rai and produced by Gulshan Rai under the Trimurti Films banner. It was released on 23 July 2004, starring Arjun Rampal, Naseeruddin Shah and Priyanka Ch ...
'' released in 2004, where he acted alongside
Arjun Rampal
Arjun Rampal (born 26 November 1972) is an Indian actor and model who mainly works in Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Rajiv Rai's romance film ''Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat'' (2001) and has since gone on to Arjun Rampal filmography, act in ...
and
Priyanka Chopra
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.
In 1998, he won an award in
Mr. India under "Best Physique category".
Filmography
Films
Television
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''Power Couple''
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''Amma''
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Mast Mauli''
References
External links
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Indian male film actors
Indian male models
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Male actors from Bhopal
Male actors in Telugu cinema
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Male actors in Kannada cinema