Sooraj Pancholi is an Indian film actor born on November 9, 1990. He was born to Bollywood actors Adithya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab Khan in Mumbai. Pancholi primarily works in the Hindi Film industry. He made his debut in 2015 with Nikkhil Advani's romantic action film 'Hero', which earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Newcomer. 'Hero' also won him the Stardust Award for Best Jodi (Pair) Of The Year, which he shared with Athiya Shetty. Before venturing into acting, Pancholi served as an assistant director on movies such as 'Guzaarish' and 'Ek Tha Tiger’. He has also acted in Irfan Kamal's action drama film 'Satellite Shankar', which was released in 2019. Pancholi also made appearances in music videos such as 'GF BF' (2016) and 'Dim Dim Lights' (2019). In 2013, he dated actress Jiah Khan, who died of suicide in June the same year. Later, in 2018, he was charged with abetting her suicide.