Aftab Shivdasani, was born on 25th June 1978 in Mumbai, India. He was all of fourteen months old when he appeared in an ad for the baby food brand Farex. He appeared as a child actor in Mr. India (1987), Shahenshah (1988) and ChaalBaaz (1989). Aftab Shivdasani graduated from HR College of Commerce in Mumbai. Aaftab was a fairly well-known child star appearing in films such as Mr India, Shahenshah, and Insaniyat but first broke ice in Bollywood with a starring role in 1999′s Mast. In this Ram Gopal Verma-directed film, he starred opposite Hindi actress Urmila Matondkar. Nevertheless, Aaftab’s film career is not considered extremely successful. This could be attributed to his choice of roles and films as well as his shying away from serious characters. Despite these setbacks, he has appeared in hits like Awara Paagal Deewana (2002), Hungama (2003) and Masti (2004). Aftab also won the best new comer award for his debutant movie Mast in 1999.Aftab’s parents are of different religious backgrounds. His mother is Muslim and his father is Hindu. He is also of half Sindhi descent.
Shivdasani was dating actresses Esha Deol, Shamita Shetty and model Yana Gupta. He is currently said to be involved with Aamna Shariff with whom he has starred in Aloo Chaat. In 2006, he won the People�s Choice Award for Most Handsome.
