There are many such faces in Bollywood who are not very active in films. Nevertheless, he has his own identity. Today's story is about one such star who had a different fan following. He entered the film industry as an action hero. That too in the 90s when there were many big action heroes in Bollywood like Akshay Kumar, Sunny Deol and Sanjay Dutt. Making a place for yourself in all of this in such a situation was like reaching a major milestone.
Even today, if you watch his old action films, you will feel how he looked like a skilled fighting warrior on screen. We are talking about Sunil Shetty, who has made films like “Balwaan” and “Mohra”.
Sunil's first film Balwan released in 1992. Reportedly, people did not know him before this film and this might have been the reason why no actress wanted to work with him. But Divya Bharti agreed to work with him in the film. The film was made and became one of the biggest films of the year. He was the first actor of his kind to do such excellent action from the first film. After that he made a lot of good action films. Akshay Kumar was also alongside her in the 1994 film Mohra. The film was the biggest hit of the year. Despite having another big action star alongside him, his action received as much praise as Akshay Kumar's.
Sunil Shetty was one of the few Bollywood stars who was recognized as a bodybuilder actor. Nevertheless, unlike other actors in films, he never exposed his body unnecessarily. One of Sunil Shetty's best moves was his 'back kick' where he turned around and kicked his opponent backwards. And if you look closely, you will also feel that his recoil looks nicer than any other action star.
Although Sunil Shetty did many major solo films, he started appearing as a second lead in multi-leader films. However, apart from comedy and action, he showed the audience that he can play any kind of role with the romantic role in the film Dhadkan, but his films kept faltering. This was the same time when actors like Aamir, Shah Rukh and Salman ruled. However, after this, Sunil Shetty took such a decision that people were stunned. From being an action hero, one day he suddenly appeared on screen as an action villain and simply dominated.
The 2004 blockbuster film Main Hoon Na was about to be released. The film was discussed everywhere. The film's songs were on everyone's lips. But people didn't know that apart from Shahrukh, Amrita Rao and Sushmita Sen, another surprise package will be seen in this film. That surprise package was Sunil. It wasn't a surprise that Sunil Shetty starred in the film, but what he did in the film was a surprise. He played the role of Raghavan in the film. Which was completely negative. Killing such a negative person was also a left-handed game for him.
Whenever he came in front of the actor, nothing overshadowed him. Even in many action scenes, he was seen outshining Shah Rukh. He liked his character so much that he was nominated for Best Actor in a Negative Role at Filmfare. However, that award went to John Abraham for Dhoom.
Sunil Shetty will be seen in Hera Pheri 3 very soon. This film is a multi-starrer. He can also be seen in “Welcome to the Jungle”. He will also be seen in an action film Baap with Sunny Deol, Mithun Chakraborty and Jackie Shroff.