Mumbai: Popular Hindi cinema actor Shekhar Suman celebrates his birthday December 7.
He is also an excellent anchor and a producer-director besides being a brilliant actor. Shekhar worked with many celebrities and left an indelible mark on the film screen. On the occasion of his birthday, let us tell you some interesting things related to them.
The actor made his film debut with the film Utsav directed by Shashi Kapoor and Girish Karnad. The film also had featured Rekha in the lead role.
The film was an er*tic drama. Subsequently, Shekhar acted in many of brilliant films, including Sansar, Tridev, Pati Parmeshwar, Ranbhoomi, Chor Machaye Shor and won the hearts of the audience. Apart from films, Shekhar has also shown his acting ability in TV serials.
Shekhar’s TV career included popular shows like Dekh Bhai Dekh, Reporter, Kabhi Idhar Kabhi Udhar, Chote Babu, Andaz, Amar Prem ‘Aaha’, Vilayati Babu, Movers n Shakers, Simply Shekhar and Carry On Shekhar. The last three were primarily modelled on and adapted from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, but he is still a sweetheart for 90s kids for his impersonations, sense of humor, and overall fun.
On personal front, Shekhar married Alka Suman 4 May 1983, and has a son Adhyayan Suman, a Hindi film actor. An older son, Aayush, died of a heart ailment at the age of 11.
Shekhar fought Lok sabha elections in May 2009 from Patna Sahib on a Congress ticket and lost to BJP’s Shatrughan Sinha, coming up in third place.
