Shiraz Penangwala

An Indian actor; he was born and raised in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He did his schooling at St. Andrew's Boys' High School (1988). Later, he took an Associate in Arts Degree from the Miami Dade College, USA (1992) and a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the Mumbai University (1994). He started his acting career in the early 1990s through various TV commercials and currently the number of TV commercials and Viral Ads that feature him is over 250. He has also acted in several Plays in English, such as 'Vasavadatta' by Janak Toprani, 'Mad House' and 'Liar-Liar' by Dinyar Contractor, 'Taming Of The Shrew' by Hima Devi, 'Now- The Time for Change' by Kayan Dadyburjor', 'Autobiography Of Red' by Dr. Omkar Bhatkar. He has worked in various Hindi Plays as well. Slowly and steadily, his work was noticed and he featured in Indian TV Shows such as 'Shaka Laka Boom Boom' (2000), 'Balika Vadhu' (2008) in the role of a doctor, the family drama 'Best of Luck Nikki' (2011) in the role of a drama teacher and in 'Saraswatichandra' (2013) once again, in the role of a doctor. His acting skills and winning screen presence ensured that he gradually started receiving work in Hindi films as well. He began with 'Partner' in 2007, followed by 'Bombay to Bangkok' in 2008, 'Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge' in 2009, and 'Utt Pataang' in 2011. In 2017 he also did a Gujarati film called 'Superstar'. Further, his work has been seen in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 when he was featured in films such as 'The Big Bull', 'Chup', 'Shehzada', and 'Kirdaar' (a short film). He will now be seen in the upcoming films 'Grey Catalysts', 'Vijay 69' and 'Adrishya Awaaz' in 2024.