Following his education at The Doon School, Dehradun and St. Stephens, New Delhi, made his career as actor Tere Mere Sapne which was produced by Amitabh Bachchan's producion company A.B.C.L. He then won the Filmfare Best Debut Award for his performance in the critically acclaimed Maachis which released later that year. He appeared in several other films and had success with his supporting roles in the hit films Daag: The Fire (1999), Josh (2000) and Kya Kehna (2000).*
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