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{{Short description|Indian actor (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jim Sarbh
| image = Jim Sarah.png
| caption = Sarbh in 2018.
| birth_name = Jim Sarbh
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|08|27}}<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-27|title=Happy Birthday Jim Sarbh Unknown facts and droolworthy pics of actor|url=https://english.newsnationtv.com/photos/entertainment/happy-birthday-jim-sarbh-unknown-facts-and-droolworthy-pics-of-actor-3585|access-date=2021-01-09|website=News Nation English|language=en}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| education = American School of Bombay
| alma_mater = [[Emory University]]
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| citizenship = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| occupation = Actor, theatre director
| years_active = 2010–present
}}

'''Jim Sarbh''' (born 27 August 1987) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] film and stage actor. Best known for his supporting work in the [[Hindi]] films, he is the recipient of a [[Screen Award]], an [[International Indian Film Academy Awards|International Indian Film Academy Award]] and two [[Filmfare Award]] nominations. Additionally, Sarbh has directed and acted in numerous [[Theatre of India|theatre productions in India]].

Sarbh made his [[feature film]] debut in 2016, playing the [[antagonist]] in [[Ram Madhvani]]'s critically and commercially successful [[biographical]] drama ''[[Neerja]]''; the role garnered him positive reviews from critics and such accolades as a [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]] nomination and a Screen Award. Following his role in the thriller ''[[A Death in the Gunj]]'' (2016), he rose to prominence for playing antagonist in the period drama ''[[Padmaavat]]'' (2018) and the biopic ''[[Sanju]]'' (2018), both of which rank among the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian films of all time]]. In 2022, he is playing Dr. Homi Bhabha in the series [[Rocket Boys (web series)|Rocket Boys]].

In addition to his film career, Sarbh has regularly appeared in theatre productions, particularly those based in [[Mumbai]]. He has attracted attention for his performances in the 2013 revival of ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'', [[Rajat Kapoor]]'s ''What's Done is Done'', and [[Kalki Koechlin]]'s ''[[Living Room (2015 play)|Living Room]]''.{{Citation Needed|date=September 2020}} He made his directorial debut in 2014 with ''Bull''.{{Citation Needed|date=September 2020}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jim Sarbh's Directorial Debut Film|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/all-you-need-to-know-about-jim-sarbh-the-hijacker-from-neerja/story-bNfUJhqpPH60XThcOBoMpI.html|url-status=live}}</ref> For his extensive work in theatre, Sarbh was listed in ''[[Forbes India]]''{{'}}s 30 under 30 list in 2015.

== Personal life ==
Jim Sarbh was born on 27 August, 1987 in [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], India into a [[Parsi]] [[Zoroastrian]] family. His mother is a retired [[physiotherapist]], and his father is a former master mariner, and the Regional Director of P&O Ports South and Middle East Asia. The family moved to [[Australia]] when Sarbh was three years old and came back to Bombay when he was eight, where he first attended Bombay International School in [[South Mumbai]] and then the American School of Bombay in BKC, Bandra East. He completed his [[undergraduate degree]] in [[Psychology]] from the [[Emory University]] in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[United States]].<ref name="jim">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/neerja-actor-jim-sarbh-acting-naturally/|title=Neerja Actor Jim Sarbh Acting Naturally|last=Pillai|first=Pooja|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=17 April 2016|date=3 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416160543/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/neerja-actor-jim-sarbh-acting-naturally/|archive-date=16 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-neerja-terrorist-jim-sarbh-unknown-facts-27276.html|title=Meet Jim Sarbh, the terrorist who gunned down Sonam Kapoor in Neerja|publisher=[[India TV]]|access-date=18 April 2016|date=1 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322005749/http://m.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/sonam-kapoor-neerja-terrorist-jim-sarbh-unknown-facts-27276.html|archive-date=22 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> He currently resides in [[Versova, Mumbai]].<ref name="ghose"/>

==Career==
===Theatre roles and Bollywood debut (2009–2016)===
After graduating from the [[Emory University]], Sarbh worked with the [[Alliance Theatre]] in Atlanta for a year as a literary intern. He performed around [[Atlanta]] in the 2009 productions of such plays as ''The Show!'', ''The Breakup, Tennis in Nablus'', and ''Ice Glen''; the last of the roles won him a Major Supporting Role Metropolitan Atlanta Theatre Award. Sarbh moved back to Mumbai in 2012 and began acting in local theatre productions. His performance as Happy Loman in Alyque Padamsee's 2013 revival of ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' drew the attention of several commentators.<ref name="ghose">{{cite web|last1=Ghose|first1=Amesh|title=Mumbai Theatre's "Outrageously Hot Guy", Jim Sarbh, Is Back With A Death In The Gunj|url=https://www.mansworldindia.com/cinema/jim-sarbh-is-back-with-a-death-in-the-gunj/|work=[[Man's World (magazine)|Man's World]]|access-date=22 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422202827/https://www.mansworldindia.com/cinema/jim-sarbh-is-back-with-a-death-in-the-gunj/|archive-date=22 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="chatterjee">{{cite web|last1=Chatterjee|first1=Arundhati|title=All you need to know about Jim Sarbh: The hijacker from Neerja|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/all-you-need-to-know-about-jim-sarbh-the-hijacker-from-neerja/story-bNfUJhqpPH60XThcOBoMpI.html|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=22 April 2018|date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128132702/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/all-you-need-to-know-about-jim-sarbh-the-hijacker-from-neerja/story-bNfUJhqpPH60XThcOBoMpI.html|archive-date=28 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Sarbh continued to act in Mumbai-based plays including [[Rajat Kapoor]]'s ''What's Done is Done'', Rage Productions's ''The Glass Menagerie'', Vickram Kapadia's The Merchant of Venice, [[Kalki Koechlin]]'s ''[[Living Room (2015 play)|Living Room]]'', and later made his directorial and writing debut with the 2014 production ''Bull'' and ''Eat'' respectively.<ref name="ghose"/><ref name=jim/> He was listed in ''[[Forbes India]]''{{'}}s 30 under 30 list in 2015 for his contributions to the Mumbai theatre industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forbesindia.com/article/30-under-30/role-play-the-many-faces-of-jim-sarbh/39549/1|title=Forbes India Magazine – Role play: The many faces of Jim Sarbh|last=Banerjee|first=Jasodhara|work=[[Forbes India]]|access-date=11 April 2016|date=9 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416081416/http://forbesindia.com/article/30-under-30/role-play-the-many-faces-of-jim-sarbh/39549/1|archive-date=16 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

Sarbh made his feature film debut with [[Ram Madhvani]]'s 2016 [[biographical]] drama film ''[[Neerja]]''.<ref name="shah">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/rehearse-to-the-extent-that-you-exceed-psychology-actor-jim-sarbh-bares-it-all-2646454.html|title=Rehearse to the extent that you exceed psychology: Actor Jim Sarbh bares it all – Firstpost|last=Shah|first=Tutu|work=[[Firstpost]]|access-date=18 April 2016|date=28 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502160703/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/rehearse-to-the-extent-that-you-exceed-psychology-actor-jim-sarbh-bares-it-all-2646454.html|archive-date=2 May 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> He had two other releases in 2016{{endash}}Jyoti Patil's ''Yashodhara'' and Daria Gai's ''3 ½ Takes''. He also worked on the short films ''Mama’s Boys'' by Akshat Verma, and ''Like Summer Like Rain'' by Gouri Dutt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/neerja-jim-sarbh-sonam-kapoor-khalil-playing-terrorist-challenging/|title=''Playing terrorist in 'Neerja' was challenging: Jim Sarbh''|date=2016-02-24|website=The Indian Express|access-date=2016-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430181500/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/neerja-jim-sarbh-sonam-kapoor-khalil-playing-terrorist-challenging/|archive-date=30 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Continued film career (2017–present)===
Sarbh had two Bollywood releases in 2017{{endash}}the thriller ''[[A Death in the Gunj]]'' and the romance film ''[[Raabta (film)|Raabta]]''.<ref name="magan">{{cite web|url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/jim-sarbh-in-padmaavat-is-brilliant/|title=Ranveer Was Great, But Why Isn't Anyone Talking About Jim Sarbh's Superb Performance In Padmaavat?|last=Magan|first=Srishti|work=[[ScoopWhoop]]|access-date=23 April 2018|date=31 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423033237/https://www.scoopwhoop.com/jim-sarbh-in-padmaavat-is-brilliant/|archive-date=23 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He also starred in Natasha Mendonca's directorial debut ''Ajeeb Ashiq'', an independent film that focuses on the [[gender identity]] and [[human sexuality]]. The production was screened at various [[film festivals]] across Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rollingstoneindia.com/suman-sridhar-and-natasha-mendonca-to-present-a-double-bill-at-the-tate-modern-museum/|title=Suman Sridhar and Natasha Mendonca to Present a Double Bill at the Tate Modern Museum|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=23 April 2018|date=16 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105114213/http://rollingstoneindia.com/suman-sridhar-and-natasha-mendonca-to-present-a-double-bill-at-the-tate-modern-museum/|archive-date=5 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He played the role of [[Malik Kafur]] in [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]'s 2018 epic romance ''[[Padmaavat]]'', featuring alongside [[Shahid Kapoor]], [[Deepika Padukone]] and [[Ranveer Singh]].<ref name="magan"/> In 2019, he had a role in the Netflix film ''[[House Arrest (2019 film)|House Arrest]]'',<ref name=ha>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/house-arrest-squandered-potential/cid/1719296|title=House Arrest Squandered Potential|work=www.telegraphindia.com|access-date=7 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207222236/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/house-arrest-squandered-potential/cid/1719296|archive-date=7 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> and the following year featured in ''[[Yeh Ballet]]'', another Netflix film.<ref name=abb>{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/netflixs-yeh-ballet-trailer-traces-two-mumbai-boys-journey-to-become-renowned-dancers-in-sooni-taraporevalas-film-8028951.html |title=Netflix's Yeh Ballet trailer traces two Mumbai boys' journey to become renowned dancers in Sooni Taraporevala's film- Entertainment News, Firstpost |publisher=Firstpost.com |date=2020-02-11 |access-date=2020-02-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217090750/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/netflixs-yeh-ballet-trailer-traces-two-mumbai-boys-journey-to-become-renowned-dancers-in-sooni-taraporevalas-film-8028951.html |archive-date=17 February 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2020, he appeared in [[Bejoy Nambiar]]'s ''[[Taish]]'' releasing on ZEE5 in October.<ref name="auto" />

In 2022, he appeared in the film Gangubai Kathiawadi as Amin Faizi, webseries Rocket Boys as Homi J Bhabha and Eternally Confused and Eager for love as a Wiz, a voiceover

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Film
!Role
|-
|2014
|''[[Shuruaat Ka Interval]]''
|Vaz
|-
| rowspan="3" |2016
|''[[Neerja]]''
|Khalil<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-04-15 |title=Exuding Brilliance In Neerja, Actor Jim Sarbh Is Now The Talk of The Town |url=https://www.mansworldindia.com/entertainment/cinema/jim-sarbh-neerja-terrorist-aircraft-role-theatre-method-actor/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Man's World India |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|Yashodhara
|
|-
|3 and 1/2 takes
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|2017
|''[[A Death in the Gunj]]''
|Brian McKenzie
|-
|''[[Raabta (film)|Raabta]]''
|Zack Merchant/Qaabir
|-
|''Teen Aur Aadha''
|Natraj
|-
|rowspan="4" |2018
|''[[Padmaavat]]''
|[[Malik Kafur]]
|-
|''[[Sanju]]''
|Zubin Mistry
|-
|''[[The Wedding Guest (2018 film)|The Wedding Guest]]''
|Deepesh
|-
|''[[Jonaki (film)|Jonaki]]''
|Lover
|-
|rowspan="3" |2019
|''Sometimes, I Think About Dying''
|Robert
|-
|''[[Photograph (film)|Photograph]]''
|Rajveer
|-
|''[[House Arrest (2019 film)|House Arrest]]''
|Jamshed Daneja<ref>{{Cite web |title='It is a straight comedy, which I haven’t done in film ever': Jim Sarbh on House Arrest |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/tv/2019/nov/07/jim-sarbh-house-arrest-netflix-originals-comedy-19635.html |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=www.indulgexpress.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2020
|''[[Taish]]''
| Rohan Karla<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/bejoy-nambiars-taish-to-premiere-on-zee5-in-october/1944764|title=Bejoy Nambiar''s ''Taish'' to premiere on ZEE5 in October|publisher=Outlook India|access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Yeh Ballet]]''
|Academy Head<ref name=abb/>
|-
|''Beneath a Sea of Lights''
|Jimmy
|-
|2021
|''The Tales of Boo Boo and Cuddly Poo''
|Himself
|-
|2022
|''[[Gangubai Kathiawadi]]''
| Hamid Fezi<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-04 |title=Jim Sarbh reflects on drawing lessons from theatre on camera: 'Acting is just about unravelling inner workings of a character'-Entertainment News , Firstpost |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/jim-sarbh-reflects-on-drawing-lessons-from-theatre-on-camera-acting-is-just-about-unravelling-inner-workings-of-a-character-10501531.html |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref>
|}

===Web series===
{|class = "wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Name
! Role
! Channel
|-
|2018
|''[[Smoke (web series)|Smoke]]''
| Roy
|[[Eros Now]]
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2019
| ''[[Made in Heaven (TV series)|Made in Heaven]]''
| Adil Khanna
|[[Amazon Prime Video]]
|-
|''Flip''
| Keki
|[[Eros Now]]
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2022
|''[[Eternally Confused and Eager for Love]]
| Wiz
| [[Netflix]]
|-
|''[[Rocket Boys (web series)|Rocket Boys]]''
|[[Homi J. Bhabha]]
|[[SonyLIV]]
|}

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Artist
!Notes
|-
|2018
|Cold/Mess
|[[Prateek Kuhad]]
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/jim-sarbh-in-a-prateek-kuhad-video/|title=Jim Sarbh In A Prateek Kuhad Video Is The On-Screen Magic We Didn’t Know We Needed|publisher=Scoop Whoop|access-date=28 April 2021|date=7 December 2018|author1=Srishti Magan|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

===Short films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Channel
!Notes
|-
|2017
|Mama's Boys
|Akshat Varma
|
|-
|2021
|Like Summer Like Rain
|Pocket Films
|
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Film
!Award
!Category
!Result
!Ref.
|-
| rowspan="6" |2017
| rowspan="6" |''[[Neerja]]''
|[[Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|{{Nom}}
|
|-
|[[International Indian Film Academy Awards]]
|[[IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|Best Actor In Negative Role]]
|{{Won}}
|
|-
|[[Screen Awards]]
|[[Screen Award for Best Male Debut|Best Male Debut]]
|{{Won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/22nd-star-screen-awards-2016-pink-amitabh-bachchan-alia-bhatt-355663-2016-12-05|title=Star Screen Awards 2016 winners list: Pink wins big, Big B-Alia get best actor and actress award|date=2016-12-05|website=India Today|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915164038/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/22nd-star-screen-awards-2016-pink-amitabh-bachchan-alia-bhatt-355663-2016-12-05|archive-date=15 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Stardust Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |Best Actor in a Negative Role
|{{Won}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Zee Cine Awards]]
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-zee-cine-awards-2017-salman-khan-to-alia-bhatt-amitabh-bachchan-to-anushka-sharma-who-won-what-2350749|title=Zee Cine Awards 2017: Salman Khan to Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan to Anushka Sharma – Who won what? {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=2017-03-12|work=dna|access-date=2018-01-28|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314110742/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-zee-cine-awards-2017-salman-khan-to-alia-bhatt-amitabh-bachchan-to-anushka-sharma-who-won-what-2350749|archive-date=14 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut|Best Male Debutant]]
|{{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
| rowspan="2" |''[[Padmaavat]]''
|[[Asiavision Awards]]
|Best Actor in a Negative Role
|{{Won}}
|<ref name="hooli1">{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/asiavision-movie-awards-2018-winners-list-ranveer-singh-dhanush-trisha-honoured-photos-videos-792105|title=Asiavision Movie Awards 2018 winners list: Ranveer Singh, Dhanush and Trisha honoured [Photos + Videos]|last=Hooli|first=Shekhar H.|date=2019-02-17|website=International Business Times, India Edition|language=en|access-date=2019-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222044534/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/asiavision-movie-awards-2018-winners-list-ranveer-singh-dhanush-trisha-honoured-photos-videos-792105|archive-date=22 February 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]]
| {{Nominated}}
|<ref name="hooli1"/>

|}

==References==
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== External links ==
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* {{Bollywood Hungama person|jim-sarbh}}

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