Jim Sarbh
Sarbh in 2018
Born
Jim Sarbh

(1987-08-27) 27 August 1987 (age 36)[1]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
EducationAmerican School of Bombay
Alma materEmory University
Occupation(s)Actor, theatre director
Years active2010–present

Jim Sarbh (born 27 August 1987) is an Indian actor known for his work in films and stage productions. He has received several awards including a Filmfare OTT Award, and an IIFA Award with a nomination for an International Emmy Award. Additionally, he has directed and acted in numerous theatre productions in India.

Sarbh made his feature film debut as the antagonist in the critically and commercially successful biopic Neerja (2016), which garnered him positive reviews from critics and such accolades as a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination and a Screen Award. He rose to prominence for playing antagonistic roles in the period drama Padmaavat (2018) and the biopic Sanju (2018). He was also a part of films like A Death in the Gunj (2017), Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022) and Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway (2023). In 2022, he played Dr. Homi Bhabha in the series Rocket Boys, for this Sarbh earns several accolades including a Best Actor nomination at 51st International Emmy Awards.[2]

In addition to his film career, Sarbh has regularly appeared in theatre productions, particularly those based in Mumbai. He has attracted attention for his performances in the 2013 revival of Death of a Salesman, Rajat Kapoor's What's Done is Done, and Kalki Koechlin's Living Room.[citation needed] He made his directorial debut in 2014 with Bull.[citation needed][3] For his extensive work in theatre, Sarbh was listed in Forbes India's 30 under 30 list in 2015.

Personal life

Jim Sarbh was born on 27 August 1987 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India into a Parsi Zoroastrian family. His mother is a retired physiotherapist, and his father is a former master mariner, and the Regional Director of P&O Ports South and Middle East Asia. The family moved to Australia from India when Sarbh was three years old and came back to Bombay when he was eight, where he first attended Bombay International School in South Mumbai and then the American School of Bombay in Bandra, West Mumbai. He completed his undergraduate degree in Psychology from the Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.[4][5] He currently lives in Versova, Mumbai.[6]

Career

Theatre roles and Hindi cinema debut (2009–2016)

After graduating from the Emory University, Sarbh worked with the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta for a year as a literary intern. He performed around Atlanta in the 2009 productions of such plays as The Show!, The Breakup, Tennis in Nablus, and Ice Glen; the last of the roles won him a Major Supporting Role Metropolitan Atlanta Theatre Award. Sarbh moved back to Mumbai in 2012 and began acting in local theatre productions. His performance as Happy Loman in Alyque Padamsee's 2013 revival of Death of a Salesman drew the attention of several commentators.[6][7] Sarbh continued to act in Mumbai-based plays including Rajat Kapoor's What's Done is Done, Rage Productions's The Glass Menagerie, Vickram Kapadia's The Merchant of Venice, Kalki Koechlin's Living Room, and later made his directorial and writing debut with the 2014 production Bull and Eat respectively.[6][4] He was listed in Forbes India's 30 under 30 list in 2015 for his contributions to the Mumbai theatre industry.[8]

Sarbh made his feature film debut with Ram Madhvani's 2016 biographical drama film Neerja.[9] He had two other releases in 2016–Jyoti Patil's Yashodhara and Daria Gai's 3 ½ Takes. He also worked on the short films Mama’s Boys by Akshat Verma, and Like Summer Like Rain by Gouri Dutt.[10]

Continued film career (2017–present)

Sarbh had two Bollywood releases in 2017–the thriller A Death in the Gunj and the romance film Raabta.[11] The production was screened at various film festivals across Europe.[12] He played the role of Malik Kafur in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2018 epic romance Padmaavat, featuring alongside Shahid Kapoor, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh.[11] In 2019, he had a role in the Netflix film House Arrest,[13] and the following year featured in Yeh Ballet, another Netflix film.[14]

In 2020, he appeared in Bejoy Nambiar's Taish releasing on ZEE5 in October.[15]

In 2022, he appeared in the film Gangubai Kathiawadi as Amin Faizi, webseries Rocket Boys as Homi J. Bhabha and Eternally Confused and Eager for Love as a Wiz, a voiceover.

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role
2014 Shuruaat Ka Interval Vaz
2016 Neerja Khalil[16]
Yashodhara
3 and 1/2 takes
2017 A Death in the Gunj Brian McKenzie
Raabta Zack Merchant/Qaabir
Teen Aur Aadha Natraj
2018 Padmaavat Malik Kafur
Sanju Zubin Mistry
The Wedding Guest Deepesh
Jonaki Lover
2019 Sometimes, I Think About Dying Robert
Photograph Rajveer
House Arrest Jamshed Daneja[17]
2020 Taish Rohan Karla[15]
Yeh Ballet Academy Head[14]
Beneath a Sea of Lights Jimmy
2021 The Tales of Boo Boo and Cuddly Poo Himself
2022 Gangubai Kathiawadi Hamid Fezi[18]
2023 Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway Daniel Singh Ciupek

Web series

Year Name Role Channel
2018 Smoke Roy Eros Now
2019 Made in Heaven Adil Khanna Amazon Prime Video
Flip Keki Eros Now
2022 Eternally Confused and Eager for Love Wiz Netflix
Rocket Boys Homi J. Bhabha SonyLIV
Four More Shots Please Sean Lobo Amazon Prime Video

Music videos

Year Title Artist Notes
2018 "Cold/Mess" Prateek Kuhad [19]

Short films

Year Title Channel Notes
2017 Akshat Varma
2021 Like Summer Like Rain
2023 Next, Please [20][21]

Awards and nominations

Year Film Award Category Result Ref.
2017 Neerja Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated
International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Actor In a Negative Role Won
Screen Awards Best Male Debut Won [22]
Stardust Awards Best Actor in a Negative Role Won
Zee Cine Awards Won [23]
Best Male Debutant Won
2019 Padmaavat Asiavision Awards Best Actor in a Negative Role Won [24]
Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated [24]
International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Zee Cine Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male Nominated
2022 Rocket Boys Filmfare OTT Awards Best Actor in a (Drama Series) Nominated
Best Actor in a Drama Series (Critics) Won
2023 International Emmy Awards Best Actor Nominated [25]
Rocket Boys (season 2) 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Actor in a (Drama Series) Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Happy Birthday Jim Sarbh Unknown facts and droolworthy pics of actor". News Nation English. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  2. ^ "International Emmy Awards 2023: Shefali Shah, Jim Sarbh And Vir Das Nominated". NDTV. 27 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Jim Sarbh's Directorial Debut Film". 10 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b Pillai, Pooja (3 April 2016). "Neerja Actor Jim Sarbh Acting Naturally". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Meet Jim Sarbh, the terrorist who gunned down Sonam Kapoor in Neerja". India TV. 1 March 2016. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  6. ^ a b c Ghose, Amesh (31 May 2017). "Mumbai Theatre's "Outrageously Hot Guy", Jim Sarbh, Is Back With A Death In The Gunj". Man's World. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  7. ^ Chatterjee, Arundhati (10 March 2016). "All you need to know about Jim Sarbh: The hijacker from Neerja". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  8. ^ Banerjee, Jasodhara (9 February 2015). "Forbes India Magazine – Role play: The many faces of Jim Sarbh". Forbes India. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  9. ^ Shah, Tutu (28 February 2016). "Rehearse to the extent that you exceed psychology: Actor Jim Sarbh bares it all – Firstpost". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Playing terrorist in 'Neerja' was challenging: Jim Sarbh". The Indian Express. 24 February 2016. Archived from the original on 30 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  11. ^ a b Magan, Srishti (31 January 2018). "Ranveer Was Great, But Why Isn't Anyone Talking About Jim Sarbh's Superb Performance In Padmaavat?". ScoopWhoop. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Suman Sridhar and Natasha Mendonca to Present a Double Bill at the Tate Modern Museum". Rolling Stone. 16 May 2017. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  13. ^ "House Arrest Squandered Potential". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  14. ^ a b "Netflix's Yeh Ballet trailer traces two Mumbai boys' journey to become renowned dancers in Sooni Taraporevala's film". Firstpost.com. 11 February 2020. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  15. ^ a b "Bejoy Nambiar's Taish to premiere on ZEE5 in October". Outlook India. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Exuding Brilliance In Neerja, Actor Jim Sarbh Is Now The Talk of The Town". Man's World India. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  17. ^ "'It is a straight comedy, which I haven't done in film ever': Jim Sarbh on House Arrest". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  18. ^ "Jim Sarbh reflects on drawing lessons from theatre on camera: 'Acting is just about unravelling inner workings of a character'". Firstpost. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  19. ^ Srishti Magan (7 December 2018). "Jim Sarbh In A Prateek Kuhad Video Is The On-Screen Magic We Didn't Know We Needed". Scoop Whoop. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  20. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (28 October 2023). "Debutant director Rishav Kapoor on Next, Please starring Jim Sarbh at MAMI 2023; says, "We've really endeavoured to break new ground with this" 2023 : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  21. ^ FC, Team (29 October 2023). "Jim Sarbh's upcoming film Next Please to be screened at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023". www.filmcompanion.in. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  22. ^ "Star Screen Awards 2016 winners list: Pink wins big, Big B-Alia get best actor and actress award". India Today. 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  23. ^ "Zee Cine Awards 2017: Salman Khan to Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan to Anushka Sharma – Who won what? | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 12 March 2017. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  24. ^ a b Hooli, Shekhar H. (17 February 2019). "Asiavision Movie Awards 2018 winners list: Ranveer Singh, Dhanush and Trisha honoured [Photos + Videos]". International Business Times, India Edition. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  25. ^ "International Emmy Awards 2023: Shefali Shah, Jim Sarbh, Vir Das bag nominations; Read DEETS". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

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