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Harman Baweja
Harman Baweja (born 13 November 1980) is an Indian actor, producer and screenwriter. The son of film director Harry Baweja and producer Pammi Baweja, he has starred in the Hindi films Love Story 2050 (2008), What's Your Raashee? (2009), Victory (2009), and Dishkiyaoon (2014). After a hiatus, he featured in the Netflix drama series Scoop (2023). He has also worked in Punjabi cinema. Early life and educationBaweja was born to a film director Harry Baweja and producer Pammi Baweja.[1] Born on 13 November 1980 in Chandigarh, in 1984 his family had to shift to Mumbai following the anti-Sikh riots.[2] He attended the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute in Bombay and then the University of California, Los Angeles.[3] Before becoming an actor, he worked in hotel management in Switzerland for around a year and was an assistant director to his father for some seven years.[2] CareerProducerBaweja was credited as a producer for Hansal Mehta's Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai? (2002).[4] Over the years he has produced or co-produced numerous films, including Punjabi films, and webseries.  ActorFilmsBaweja's acting debut film in Bollywood was the sci-fi romance Love Story 2050 produced by his mother Pammi Baweja and directed by his father Harry Baweja.[3] The film was a box office failure. In 2009, he appeared in the sports film Victory which was based on cricket.[5] The film had notable appearances by both Indian and International cricketers.[6] The film could only rake up ₹1.9 crore after its release and was a failure at the box office.[7] Baweja next appeared in the romantic comedy What's Your Raashee? which starred him and Priyanka Chopra, who performed 12 different roles in the film.[8] The film received mixed responses both from critics and audience. The film performed poor at the box office. After a 5 year long absence, he appeared in Dishkiyaoon (2014).[9] His delayed release, It's My Life, released directly on television in 2020, 10 years after production, with a premiere on Zee Cinema.[10] WebseriesHe played the role of JCP Harshavardhan Shroff in Netflix original series Scoop.[11][12] ScreenwriterBaweja has written or co-written webseries such as Super V (2019–2020) and Bhaukaal (2020–2022) as well films such as Chaar Sahibzaade: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur in 2016 Mrs. and Khwaabon Ka Jhamela (both released in 2024). FilmographyFilmsAll films are as producer unless otherwise noted.
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