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) and Border 2 (2026) and Sanki (2026).^[2] which earned him the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male.^[3]

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.^[4] He is the son of Bollywood actor Sunil Shetty and Mana Shetty.^[5] and younger brother of actress Athiya Shetty.^[6] 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.^[7]

Career

Shetty along with his co-star Tara Sutaria snapped promoting their film Tadap (2021) and Sanki (2026)

Shetty began his acting career with Milan Luthria directional romantic action drama film Tadap (2021) and Sanki (2026) 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, who was his classmate in school.^[15]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2021	Tadap	Ishana		[16]
2026	Border 2 †	Senior Inspector Shekhar Verma	Filming	[17]
	Sanki	A.C.P Karan 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]