Sunil Shetty’s daughter Athiya Shetty made her debut with ‘Hero’ in 2015. Sooraj Pancholi was in the lead role with him in this film. The film was directed by Nikhil Advani. The casting of this picture was done by Mukesh Chhabra. Recently, Mukesh said that after the casting of ‘Hero’, Sunil Shetty gifted him a big bungalow to express his gratitude. In the conversation, Mukesh called Sunil one of the best people in Mumbai.
Mukesh said that when he was casting for ‘Hero’, he had a small office. But then Sunil Shetty gave him a bungalow in Aram Nagar. Talking about Sunil Shetty, he said that he often does not count his good deeds.
What did casting director Mukesh Chhabra say?
Mukesh said, “He gave me a big bungalow in Aram Nagar and told me not to worry about its rent. He said you have done so much for my daughter. Just keep it.” After this he built his office at the same place, decorated it, created a new logo and started working there. After this he officially inaugurated this office. He said that many actors including Rajkumar Rao came that day. Mukesh, along with his close friends, grew his company to such an extent that it now has offices in Chandigarh, Delhi and London.
A film with the same title was made in the year 1983
In the year 1983, Subhash Ghai’s film ‘Hero’ was released with the same title. In which Jackie Shroff was seen in the lead role. The film proved to be a blockbuster at the box office. Athiya’s ‘Hero’ was a remake of this film. Even after this, Athiya Shetty worked in many films. Which includes films like ‘Mubarakan’ and ‘Motichoor Chaknachoor’. In the year 2023, she married cricketer KL Rahul.
Ahaan Shetty, brother of Athiya Shetty
Talking about Athiya Shetty’s brother Ahaan Shetty, he made his debut with ‘Tadap’ in the year 2021. Tara Sutaria was with him in this film. The film was directed by Milan Luthria.
While Sunil Shetty was to be seen in ‘Welcome to the Jungle’. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal, Johnny Lever, Arshad Warsi, Shreyas Talpade, Krishna Abhishek, Kiku Sharda, Rajpal Yadav, Tusshar Kapoor, Raveena Tandon, Lara Dutta, Jacqueline Fernandez and Disha Patani.
