Vivaan Shah is an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n actor working in the Hindi film industry, who made his film debut with Saat Khoon Maaf

Saat Khoon Maaf

7 Khoon Maaf , is a 2011 Hindi black comedy drama thriller film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, starring Priyanka Chopra in the lead role...

(2011) to critical acclaim. Thereafter, he signed a three-film deal with director Vishal Bhardwaj

Vishal Bhardwaj

Vishal Bhardwaj is an Indian film director, writer, screenwriter, music composer and playback singer.-Early life:Bhardwaj was born in Bijnor but raised in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh to Satya Bhardwaj, a homemaker, and Ram Bhardwaj, a popular poet and lyricist. His father was a government employee and...

, he also got the lead role in Vishal's next film, Dreams, with Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress and a former model. She appears mostly in Hindi as well as Tamil and Kannada language films. Born to Badminton player Prakash Padukone, she chose to become an actress and not pursue a career in sports.Padukone made her acting debut in the 2006 Kannada film...

 and Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 2000. She is often referred to by the nickname "Piggy Chops", which was given to her by co-stars on the set of the film...

, his role was initially to be done by Saif Ali Khan

Saif Ali Khan

Saif Ali Khan is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films. He is the son of the late former Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and actress Sharmila Tagore. He has two sisters: Saba Ali Khan and actress Soha Ali Khan....

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He is the youngest son of the noted Indian actors Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah is an Indian / Bollywood film actor and director. He is considered to be one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. In 2003, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian cinema.-Early life:...

 and Ratna Pathak Shah.

Early life and education

Born to actors, Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah is an Indian / Bollywood film actor and director. He is considered to be one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. In 2003, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian cinema.-Early life:...

 and Ratna Pathak Shah in Mumbai, he did his schooling from The Doon School

The Doon School

The Doon School is an independent school located in Dehradun in the state of Uttarakhand in India. Established in 1935, it was founded by Satish Ranjan Das. Its first Headmaster was Arthur E...

, Dehradun

Dehradun

- Geography :The Dehradun district has various types of physical geography from Himalayan mountains to Plains. Raiwala is the lowest point at 315 meters above sea level, and the highest points are within the Tiuni hills, rising to 3700 m above sea level...

. His elder brother Imaad Shah

Imaad Shah

Imaad Shah, born Imaad-ud-Din Shah, is an Indian actor and musician and also the son of actors Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah, his maternal grandmother was actress Dina Pathak...

 is an actor and musician and his elder sister Heeba Shah

Heeba Shah

-Early life:Heeba Shah was born in Bombay to noted Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah, from his first marriage. She did her graduation from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai and then went to National School of Drama.-Career:...

 is an actress. His maternal grandmother was actress Dina Pathak

Dina Pathak

Dina Pathak or Deena Pathak was a veteran actor and director of Gujarati theatre and also a film actor. She was also a woman activist and remained the President of the 'National Federation of Indian Women'...

.

Career

Vivaan made his acting debut with the movie 7 Khoon Maaf, where he plays the role of Arun Kumar, a young forensic doctor who narrates the story to his wife played by Konkona Sen Sharma

Konkona Sen Sharma

Konkona Sen Sharma is an Indian actress. She is the daughter of actress and filmmaker Aparna Sen. Sharma appears primarily in Indian arthouse and independent films, and her achievements in the genre have established her as one of the leading actresses of contemporary parallel cinema.Making her...

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During the making of the film 7 Khoon Maaf, the news spread that Vivaan is playing Priyanka

Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 2000. She is often referred to by the nickname "Piggy Chops", which was given to her by co-stars on the set of the film...

's husband, but after the movie released it came out that he was playing the narrator in the movie who shares a special relationship with Priyanka's character Susanna.

He is expected to be seen again with Priyanka Chopra in Vishal Bhardwaj's upcoming movie Dreams. Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone is an Indian actress and a former model. She appears mostly in Hindi as well as Tamil and Kannada language films. Born to Badminton player Prakash Padukone, she chose to become an actress and not pursue a career in sports.Padukone made her acting debut in the 2006 Kannada film...

 is also working in this film.

There seems to be a bright future ahead for this young, dashing actor.

Film actor

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2011	7 Khoon Maaf	Arun Kumar

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