Suraj Sharma

Suraj Sharma is an Indian actor from New Delhi who made his debut with the title role in the 2012 film Life of Pi Suraj Sharma was born in New Delhi India His parents are Malayalis they hail from Kerala Suraj is a student of philosophy at St Stephens college in New Delhi He has completed schooling from Sardar Patel Vidyalaya where he was described as a popular student Before the role he had no acting experience and auditioned only because he was there with his younger brother Shriharsh Sharma who requested he come along He was one of the 3000 actors to audition for the role of Piscine Molitor Patel Pi Sharma went through several rounds of auditions before winning the part Director Ang Lee has stated that he selected Sharma primarily based on his expressive eyes and innocent appearance According to him Sharma had not only the emotion but also the look of Pi His medium complexion and average build were deemed perfect for the role Since filming Life of Pi Sharma has returned to studying philosophy at St Stephens College Delhi of Delhi University and intends to continue working in filmmaking in some capacity6 The movie has received critical acclaim and positive reviews for Sharmas performance From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia