Ahan Shetty

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 with the action romance film Tadap (2021) which earned him the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male.^[2]

Ahan Shetty
Shetty in 2021
Born	(1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 (age 29) Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2021–present
Parent(s)	Suniel Shetty (father) Mana Shetty (mother)
Relatives	Athiya Shetty (sister) KL Rahul (brother-in-law)

Early life and family

Shetty was born on 28 December 1995 in Bombay, (now Mumbai), India.^[3] He is the son of Bollywood actor Sunil Shetty and Mana Shetty.^[4] and younger brother of actress Athiya Shetty.^[5] 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 father and a Punjabi Hindu social activist mother.^[6][7]

Career

Shetty along with his co-star Tara Sutaria snapped promoting their film Tadap (2021).

Shetty began his acting career with Milan Luthria directional romantic action drama film Tadap (2021), 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.^[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 at the box office.^[13] Shetty won the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male for his performance.^[14]

Personal life

Shetty is in a relationship with fashion designer Tania Shroff, daughter of Jaidev Shroff, Global CEO of UPL limited since 2013. They were classmates in school.^[15]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021	Tadap	Ishana		[16]
2026	Border 2 †	Assistant Commandant Shekhar Verma	Filming	[17]
2026	Sanki †	A.C.P Veerendra "Veer" Saigal	Filming

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2022	International Indian Film Academy Awards	Star Debut of the Year – Male	Tadap	Won	[18]
	Iconic Gold Awards	Best Debut Actor of the Year		Won	[19]