Shiny Ahuja is the son of an army commander and was born in New Delhi. Joining the armed forces was his ambition, but then he got attracted to theatre and he joined Barry Johns act...more >>ing School in Delhi, before moving to Mumbai. Ahuja made his acting debut with the critically acclaimed Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi which debuted at various film festivals in 2003 and was released in theatres in 2005. The film won Shiney Ahuja rave reviews and was viewed as one of the best films of that year. Ahuja won the Best male debut filmfare award for his performance. He however grew more familiar with mainstream audiences with Karam (2005), where he starred alongside John Abraham and Priyanka Chopra. He then became popular with his title role in Gangster (2006) opposite Emraan Hashmi, which was both a critical and commercial success.<< collapse