Si trasferisce con la famiglia a Bombay a tre anni dove studia alla Cathedral and John Connon School. Debutta a teatro con Topsy Turvey e Are There Tigers In The Congo? di Rahul D'Cunha. Nel 1994 esordisce nel cinema con una parte in English, August di Dev Benegal. È il fondatore della organizzazione non governativa The Foundation. Biografia
Filmografia English, August (1994) A Mouthful of Sky (1995) Bomgay (1996) Bombay Boys (1998) Split Wide Open (1999) Thakshak (1999) Everybody Says I'm Fine! (2001)Cineforum: Volume 43, Edizioni 421-425. Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002) Jhankaar Beats (2003) Ek Din 24 Ghante (2003) Mumbai Matinee (2003) Chameli (2003) White Noise (2004) The Fall (2005) Scrum in the Mud with Rahul Bose (2005) Silsilay (2005) 15 Park Avenue (2005) Ctrl+Alt+Del (2005) Anuranan(2006) Pyaar Ke Side Effects (2006) The Other Side of Bollywood (2006) Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii (2007) Before the Rains (2008) Shaurya (2008) Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam (2008) Dil Kabaddi (2008) Tahaan (2008) Kaalpurush (2008) Antaheen (2009) The Whisperers (2009) Fired (2010) I Am (2010) The Japanese Wife (2010) Kuch Love Jaisa (2011) I Am (2011) Mumbai Chakachak (2011) Africa (2011) Bits and Pieces (2011) Click and Marry (2011) Ghost Ghost Na Raha (2011) Winds of Change (2012) Amore in alto mare (Dil Dhadakne Do), regia di Zoya Akhtar (2005)
Riconoscimenti 2000 – Nomination, Migliore interpretazione in un ruolo negativo, Thakshak 2000 – Best Asian Actor Award, Singapore International Film Festival, Split Wide Open 2003 – John Schlesinger Honorable Mention Award, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Everybody Says I'm Fine! 2004 – Mani Kaul Award for Outstanding Filmmaking, Everybody Says I'm Fine! 2005 – Mahesh Bhatt Spokesperson Award 2007 – "Artiste for Change" Karmaveer Puraskaar award 2008 – IBN Citizen Journalist Award 2009 – Idea International Indian Film Academy Green Award 2009 – Youth Icon Award for Social Justice and Welfare 2010 – Green Globe Foundation Award for Extraordinary Work by a Public Figure
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