Shaheer Sheikh

Shaheer Sheikh
Sheikh in 2019
Born
Shaheer Nawaz Sheikh

(1984-03-26) 26 March 1984 (age 40)[1][2]
Bhaderwah, Jammu and Kashmir, India[3]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2009–present
Known for
Spouse
Ruchikaa Kapoor
​
(m. 2020)​
Children2

Shaheer Nawaz Sheikh (born 26 March 1984) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Hindi television series.[4] In 2009, he made his acting debut playing Veer Mehra in the television show Kya Mast Hai Life, and got his break as Anant Bajpai in Navya..Naye Dhadkan Naye Sawaal (2011–2012). He further rose to fame with the role of Arjuna in Mahabharat (2013–2014), for which he received widespread acclaim and Dolly’s Love Interest Ritesh in Best of Luck Nikki.

In 2015, Sheikh took a break from Indian television and made his Indonesian television debut with Cinta di Langit Taj Mahal, besides hosting various shows. He appeared in the Indonesian films Turis Romantis and Maipa Deapati & Datu Museng. He is popularly known as the "SRK Of Indonesia" due to his widespread popularity in the country.[5]

Sheikh made his Indian television comeback in 2016 with the popular show Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi, playing Dev Dixit. He has since appeared as Abir Rajvansh in Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke (2019–2020) and Krishna Chaudhary in Woh Toh Hai Albelaa (2022–2023).[6][7] Simultaneously, Sheikh made his web debut with Paurashpur in 2020 and played Manav Deshmukh in the web show Pavitra Rishta- Its Never Too Late in 2021. Sheikh expanded to Hindi films with Do Patti (2024).

  1. ^ Tiwari, Vijaya (26 March 2014). "Would love to celebrate my B'day with Pandavas: Shaheer Sheikh". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  2. ^ Prathivi, Niken (5 July 2015). "Shaheer Sheikh: The Indian sensation". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  3. ^ Monga, Anjali (2 January 2015). "Delhi is my second home: Shaheer Sheikh". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  4. ^ Mukherjee, Shreya (4 June 2017). "Shaheer Sheikh: I didn't join TV industry for fame; don't know how to handle adulation". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Srk Of Indonesia: Why are Indonesians so obsessed with Shaheer Sheikh?". IWM Buzz. 5 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Shaheer Sheikh recreates Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow look for new show Woh Toh Hai Albela; see pics". The Times of India. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Cast of Woh Toh Hai Albela visit religious places of all beliefs; fans say, 'The beauty of every religion in our country in just one post'". The Times of India. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.