Biography:

• Shreyas Talpade was born in Mumbai, and began his acting career in Marathi theatre and eventually in Marathi films.

• His Bollywood debut in Iqbal in 2005 was well received, and Talpade was nominated for the Filmfare Best Male Debut Award for that role.

• Following Iqbal, Talpade has played roles in movies such as Om Shanti Om, Welcome to Sajjanpur, and Aagey Se Right.

• In 2008, Talpade was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Om Shanti Om, one of the bigger blockbusters of the year.

• Shreyas met his wife Deepti while shooting for a serial at the college she was working at.