In the month of April, TVF released its new show Aspirants which revolves around the journey of three friends and their aspiration to clear the UPSC exam. However, more than any other leading actors of the show, it was the character of Sandeep Bhaiya, portrayed by Sunny Hinduja, that struck a chord with the viewers.
With numerous notable performances in crucial roles, he has made a name for himself in recent years. He started his career in 2010 with the movie Shaapit: The Cursed.
He played the lead role of Rustom in Ajita Suchitra Veera’s Ballad Of Rustom, which was also nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars in 2014.
He also appeared in the action-packed science fiction series Seven, which was produced by the preeminent Yash Raj Films’ television division.
He played the role of Milind in Amazon Prime’s espionage action thriller web series, The Family Man.
Back in 2018, he also appeared in the drama film Aasma as Usman, directed by award-winning filmmaker Sudipto Sen.
Born in November 1990, the actor hails from Indore, Madhya Pradesh. He completed his studies from Daly College Of India in Madhya Pradesh and Birla Institute Of Technology & Science in Pilani.
According to one of his interviews, he thought of becoming an actor when he was in 7th standard but never shared the thought with his parents. After completing his engineering, he finally told them about his passion for acting. Even his father, Janak Hinduja, wanted to join the FTII, but he couldn’t due to his family commitments. So, their support was always with him.
At FTII, he served as a theatre artist and participated in a number of plays. He has also appeared in quite a few television advertisements for Sprite, Continental Coffee, amongst others.
In July 2015, he tied the knot with Shinjini Raval, who is also an actor well-known for her roles in the movies Delhi Belly, Shanghai and Peddlers.
During an interview, he was asked his preferable choice between OTT and mainstream films, to which he responded:
My choice will be a good character, a good role, be it OTT, be it films, and be it theatrical. So I will give my 100% to whatever comes my way but it should touch my heart, it should be something that connects me to the idea, to the script to the people and the role, which is what drives me. I am not bothered about the medium, per se.
Here’s how the audience is loving his recent portrayal of Sunny Bhaiya from the TVF Aspirants:
#Aspirants = Story+Direction+Music+ Acting+ Emotions+Reality@hinduja_sunny ek hin toh dil hai bhaiya, kitne baar jeetoge..#tvfaspirants Thank you for this scene..#tvf pic.twitter.com/3i7jNjKXdJ
— Sidharth Dash (@Sidharth_dash) May 8, 2021
Yaaaar TVF. Thank you for giving us Sandeep Bhaiya and Jeetu Bhaiya 💛@hinduja_sunny @jitendrajk06 https://t.co/X0BlTYHftl
— Charmie Kapoor (@CharmieKapoor) May 8, 2021
Sandeep bhaiya is rocked✌️emotions but harsh reality of aspirant’s.@hinduja_sunny Whereas abhilash is right at every situation. Becz for IAS sacrifices is must. @nouwwwin
— Shruti Patel (@ShrutiPatel___) May 10, 2021
All the character of tvf aspirant’s performed beautifully😘.@TVFAspirants#upsc #Aspirants pic.twitter.com/qAebHbJem3
This scene pretty much sums up life.
— Nishant Gupta (@nishant141077) May 8, 2021
Take a bow tvf for such a brilliant show.
Show stealer Sandeep bhaiya. @hinduja_sunny 👏👍#aspirants #tvf #tvfaspirants pic.twitter.com/K6QXaLifHh
No words, just wow! This series is so inspiring and emotional. Sandeep Bhaiya is outstanding, as is the rest of the cast @hinduja_sunny @nouwwwin पूरा बॉलीवुड ek side ओर tvf ek side @TheViralFever you guys are the best in the business. #tvfaspirants 🙌
— praveen gangde (@gangde2020) May 8, 2021
Highly recommended
9.5/10
@hinduja_sunny Thank You Sandeep Bhaiya For Teaching us Such an Important Life Lesson ❤️❤️❤️❤️@nouwwwin What an Awesome Performance..Been A Fan Fron TVF Pitchers…Vil always Admire your work🙌🙌🙌🙌
— Terrence Pereira (@terry_perryy) May 8, 2021
Bhaisaab ! … Sandeep bhaiya ❤️ .
— rrazzull (@RajulKhare7) May 9, 2021
Real and raw, perfectly communicate story of millions .
TVF is a gem!#tvfaspirants #sandeepbhaiya #UPSC @hinduja_sunny @TheViralFever
And once again, Sandeep Bhaiya gave us the most heart touching scene of the episode.💛
— Aishna Prabhakar (@AishnaPrabhakar) May 8, 2021
Thankyou TVF♥️@TVFAspirants@TheViralFever@hinduja_sunny #tvfaspirants pic.twitter.com/orzhUbI6jx
@TheViralFever @hinduja_sunny Man you deserve a lot more appreciation and recognition & love you! I wish we meet someday and I would call shout Sandeep Bhaiya… and ek Counselling session kare gae! 😅😂#tvfaspirants #tvfama #tvf pic.twitter.com/J1DPGv8EVZ
— Anshuman tiwari (@Anshuman123T) May 8, 2021
Deep down we all know, TVF Aspirants isn’t the story of Abhilash, it’s the story of Sandeep Bhaiya. ❤️@hinduja_sunny @nouwwwin @ArunabhKumar @uncle_sherry @apoorvkarki88 @TVFAspirants
— OM Bharatiya (@ombharatiya) May 8, 2021
No one could have done the role of Sandeep bhaiya better than @hinduja_sunny sir. Thanks Tvf family and @TVFAspirants team for creating such a beautiful content. Really can’t get over this beautiful webseries. D songs are so beautiful thanks nilotpal Bora sir for creating magic. pic.twitter.com/HGpLLIYgNK
— bivek ghosh (@bivekghosh3) May 10, 2021
Sandeep Bhaiya!!
— Nikhil Rapolu (@rapolu_nikhil) May 8, 2021
Such a fantastic role, the most inspiring one. @hinduja_sunny you’re a gem, this scene always be in my mind. 🤩
Wow!! TVF Jeethu bhaiya to Sandeep Bhaiya 🙌 #tvfaspirants @TheViralFever #TVFOriginal @unacademy pic.twitter.com/Q3NGsYaNB9
@hinduja_sunny I watched all the episodes just for sandeep Bhaiya’s Haryanvi dialogues. Great work!
— WikiLeaks ιη∂ια 2.0 (@Satyan_beshi) May 9, 2021
Hope TVF is bringing Pitchers Season ll soon 😭 https://t.co/NJPJOyeACH
How did you like the character? Let us know in the comments.