Tahir Raj Bhasin

Tahir Raj Bhasin

Tahir Raj Bhasin

Tahir Raj Bhasin latest photoshoot
Born (1987-04-21) 21 April 1987
Delhi, India
Occupation Actor, model
Years active 2012–present

Tahir Raj Bhasin (born 21 April 1987)[1] is an Indian actor.[2] Born in Delhi, he holds a master's degree in media from the University of Melbourne. Bhasin made his screen debut with Kismat Love Paisa Dilli (2012) and made brief appearances in Kai Po Che! (2013) and One by Two (2014), before making his official film debut with Mardaani (2014), which fetched him a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and the Screen Award for the Best Antagonist.[3]

Early life

Born in Delhi, Bhasin is the son of a Punjabi father and a Kashmiri-Marathi mother and is the eldest of two siblings.[4] His father was in the Air Force while his mother worked for Confederation of Indian Industry, and Aptech Computers.[4] His younger brother is a pilot in Cathay Pacific.[4] His father and grandfather both served as fighter pilots in the Indian Air Force. During school days, he participated in a lot of extra-curricular activities.[5] He played basketball during school and did a lot of dance and theatre during college.[5]

At the age of 13, Bhasin started acting and initiated his fundamental acting training, while he was 15, at the Barry John Acting School.[6] He studied political science at Hindu College, University of Delhi and did a workshop with Aamir Raza Hussain, who is a big theater personality in Delhi.[7] It was when he participated in the IIT Bombay's Mood Indigo festival, he decided to become an actor.[5] He holds a master's degree in media from the University of Melbourne, Australia with special papers in screen media and the history and philosophy of film.[5] At the age of 18, he worked at a national news production company where he hosted a campus-talk-show for a news channel.[7] Bhasin moved to Mumbai at the age of 23 to pursue acting and concentrate on modelling.[8] He joined the Institute of Advanced Acting and Behavioural Studies for a year, where he learnt about body language and behavioral analytic.[4] In 2013, he took part in the summer intensive acting and voice training program conducted by Naseeruddin Shah.[4][9]

Career

Bhasin committed to acting professionally in 2012, where he featured in four short films for the Film and Television Institute of India, and appeared in Indian television advertisements for companies like Samsung and Canon camera.[4] During the year, he was seen in a cameo appearance in the comedy thriller film Kismat Love Paisa Dilli directed by Sanjay Khanduri.[10] After starring in a three-minute role in Abhishek Kapoor's Kai Po Che! (2013), playing the role of senior Ali—the cricketer in the film—Bhasin appeared in the romantic comedy One by Two (2014), directed by Devika Bhagat.[11]

In 2014, Bhasin made his Bollywood film debut—in a lead role—in Pradeep Sarkar's crime thriller Mardaani alongside Rani Mukerji, in which he played the role of Karan Rastogi, a Delhi-based human trafficking kingpin. His character in the film, inspired from the American TV series, Breaking Bad[12] was critically acclaimed and critics appraised the representation of a "new, young, chilling face of crime" in Indian cinema.[7][13] Mohar Basu of Koimoi called Bhasin a "revelation",[14] and Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama mentioned that Bhasin made sure he leaves an "ineradicable impression" even if "pitted against a powerhouse performer" like Mukerji.[15] With the role, Bhasin topped "The Times hotlist'14" in the Best actor in a negative role category,[5][16] and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the annual Filmfare Awards ceremony.[17]

He will be starring in Abhinay Deo's thriller film Force 2, playing a negative role, opposite John Abraham and Sonakshi Sinha.[18]

Personal life and off-screen work

In an interview, Bhasin admitted that he had relationships during school and college days but after being committed to acting, he does not have time for relationships.[5] Bhasin walked for the ninth edition of the fashion show "Ramp For Champs" and lent his support to charity organisation—Smile Foundation. The profits made from the event was used to educate girls.[19]

Filmography

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2014 Mardaani Karan "Walt" Rastogi Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor [20]
[17]
2016 Force 2 Shiv/Rudra Released [21]

Awards and nominations

Year Film Award Category Result Ref(s)
2014 Mardaani Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated [17]
Screen Awards Best Actor In a Negative Role (Male) Won [22]
Most Promising Newcomer (Male) Nominated [23]
Stardust Awards Superstar of Tomorrow – Male Nominated [24]
Star Guild Awards Best Performance in a Negative Role Nominated [25]
Most Promising Debut- Male Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Happy Birthday Tahir Raj Bhasin " Mardaani Movie Actor"". Rajasthan Patrika. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Rathod, Kinnari (25 November 2015). "Bad boy makes good". Filmfare. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood (2015-01-14). "Winners of 21st Annual Life OK Screen Awards - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "'If I am not shown in Mardaani, who will Rani's Shivani fight with?'". Rediff.com. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Vijayakar, R.M (26 August 2015). "'Mardaani' Actor Tahir Raj Bhasin Signs Onto 'Force 2'". India West. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Bedi, Shibani (1 September 2014). "Rising Star Tahir Raj Bhasin on Rani, Aamir and 'Luck by Chance'". NDTV. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 Vaishnav, Anand (30 August 2014). "The Bad Boy Every Girl Loves To Hate". Indiatimes. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  8. ↑ Varma, Lipika (1 September 2014). "Tahir Raj Bhasin - This new baddie is here to stay". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  9. ↑ Rakheja, Henna (7 October 2014). "'Acting has always been my hobby'". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "From Sonali Raut to Surveen Chawla: What are the debutants upto?". Hindustan Times. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  11. ↑ Thakker, Namrata (2 September 2014). "Tahir Raj Bhasin: I was really scared about working with Rani Mukerji!". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  12. ↑ Basu, Mohar (29 August 2014). ""SRK Began With Darr & Few Years Later Women Were Falling In Love With Him" – Tahir Bhasin". Koimoi. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  13. ↑ Shetty, Shakti (22 August 2014). "Movie review: 'Mardaani'". Mid Day. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  14. ↑ Basu, Mohar (23 August 2014). "Mardaani Review". Koimoi. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  15. ↑ Adarsh, Taran (22 August 2014). "Mardaani Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  16. ↑ Sharma Garima; Gupta, Priya (23 July 2015). "Tahir Raj Bhasin of 'Mardaani' is the top negative actor of 2014". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  17. 1 2 3 "60th Britannia Filmfare Awards 2014: Complete nomination list". The Times of India. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  18. ↑ "Tahir Bhasin not worried about being typecast". Gulf News. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  19. ↑ "Ramp For Champs: Bollywood stars walk for girls education". Mid Day. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  20. ↑ Divya Goyal (22 January 2015). "From Mogambo to Mardaani: New Age Villains Are Taking Over the World". NDTV. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  21. ↑ "Mardaani's Tahir Raj Bhasin Returns. May The Force (2) be With Him". NDTV. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  22. ↑ "Winners of 21st Annual Life OK Screen Awards". Bollywood Hungama. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  23. ↑ "21st Annual Life OK Screen Awards nominations". The Indian Express. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  24. ↑ "Nominations for Stardust Awards 2014". Bollywood Hungama. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  25. ↑ "Nominations for 10th Renault Star Guild Awards". Bollywood Hungama. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

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