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Suraj Sharma

Suraj Sharma

Birthday: 1993-03-21 | Place of Birth: New Delhi, India

Suraj Sharma is an Indian actor from New Delhi, who made his debut with the title role in the 2012 film Life of Pi. Suraj Sharma was born in New Delhi, India. His parents are Malayalis, they hail from Kerala. Suraj is a student of philosophy at St Stephen's college in New Delhi. He has completed schooling from Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, where he was described as a popular student. Before the role, he had no acting experience, and auditioned only because he was there with his younger brother Shriharsh Sharma who requested he come along. He was one of the 3,000 actors to audition for the role of Piscine Molitor Patel (Pi). Sharma went through several rounds of auditions before winning the part. Director Ang Lee has stated that he selected Sharma primarily based on his expressive eyes and innocent appearance. According to him, Sharma had not only the emotion, but also the "look" of Pi. His "medium complexion" and "average build" were deemed perfect for the role. Since filming Life of Pi, Sharma has returned to studying philosophy at St. Stephen's College, Delhi of Delhi University, and intends to continue working in filmmaking in some capacity.[6] The movie has received critical acclaim and positive reviews for Sharma's performance. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
How I Met Your Father

as    Sid

2019
Killerman

as    Fedex

2019
Happy Death Day 2U

as    Samar Ghosh

2018
God Friended Me

as    Rakesh Singh

2016
Burn Your Maps

as    Ismail

2014
Million Dollar Arm

as    Rinku

2012
Life of Pi

as    Pi Patel