Indian actor and film producer

Suniel Shetty

Suniel Veerappa Shetty is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, and entrepreneur, primarily known for his work in Hindi cinema. Nicknamed as Anna, Shetty has appeared in over 100 films, in a career spanning over three decades. Rising to prominence in the 1990s as a leading action hero with films like Balwaan (1992), Mohra (1994), Dilwale (1994), and Border (1997), Shetty later showcased his versatility in comedies such as Hera Pheri (2000), Phir Hera Pheri (2006) and antagonistic roles, notably winning a Filmfare Award for Best Villain for Dhadkan (2000). the Couch (FTC), and hosted reality shows.

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1961

August 11

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1960s

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Key dates

1961 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

-3114 The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Maya, begins.
-2492 Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation.
106 The south-western part of Dacia (modern Romania) becomes a Roman province: Roman Dacia.
117 Hadrian is proclaimed Roman emperor, two days after Trajan's death.

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The world in 1961

When Suniel arrived

april 11 The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem.
april 12 Space Race: The Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to travel into outer space and perform the first crewed orbital flight, Vostok 1.
april 16 In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist–Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism.
april 17 Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on August 11

Brian Azzarello 1962– American author David Brooks 1961– American journalist and author David Rice Atchison 1807–1886 American general, lawyer, and politician (died 1886) Frederick Haldimand 1718–1791 Swiss-English general and politician, 22nd Governor of Quebec (died 1791) Friedrich Ludwig Jahn 1778– Prussian gymnast, educator, and politician (died 1852) Georgios Karatzaferis 1947– Greek journalist and politician Hugh MacDiarmid 1892–1978 Scottish poet and linguist (died 1978) Hulk Hogan 1953–2025 American professional wrestler (died 2025) Iván Córdoba 1976– Colombian footballer and manager

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1961

Alain Vigneault 1961– Canadian ice hockey player and coach Ann Coulter 1961– American political commentator and author Artur Ekert 1961– Polish-British physicist and academic Ben Summerskill 1961– English businessman and journalist Cam Cameron 1961– American football player and coach Carl Lewis 1961– American long jumper and runner Christian Okoye 1961– American football player Cindy Herron 1961– American singer-songwriter and actress David Armstrong-Jones 1961– 2nd Earl of Snowdon, English businessman

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