Harman Baweja
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Harman Baweja is an India
India
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n actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

. He debuted in Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 with Love Story 2050
Love Story 2050
Love Story 2050 is a 2008 Bollywood science fiction film starring producer Pammi Baweja and director Harry Baweja's son Harman Baweja and Priyanka Chopra. Some parts of the movie were filmed in Adelaide, Australia. Initially the film was supposed to release on 21 December 2007 but got postponed to...

. His next films were Victory and What's Your Raashee?
What's Your Raashee?
What's Your Raashee? is a Hindi film directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar. The movie is based on the Doordarshan TV serial Mr...

in which he performed opposite his Love Story 2050 co-star Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 2000. She is often referred to by the nickname "Piggy Chops", which was given to her by co-stars on the set of the film...

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Early life

Harman Baweja was born to art director Harry Baweja
Harry Baweja
Harry Baweja is an Indian film director based in Mumbai and hails from Ludhiana,Punjab, India. He is married to Indian film producer, Pammi Baweja. His son, Harman Baweja made his debut in the film Love Story 2050.- Selected filmography :...

 and producer Pammi Baweja
Pammi Baweja
Pammi Baweja is an Indian film producer based in Mumbai, India. She is the wife of the Indian film director Harry Baweja. Harman Baweja, her son, debuted in the Love Story 2050.- Selected filmography :...

. His family are Arora
Arora
Arora is an Indo-Aryan community of the Punjab region. Commentators differ in their opinions regarding the relationship between the Arora and the Khatri community....

 Sikhs from the Baweja clan of Punjab. He received his education in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

, starting at Jamnabai Narsee School
Jamnabai Narsee School
Jamnabai Narsee School is a private school in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was founded on January 17, 1971 and is managed by the Narsee Monjee Education Trust. The school building is unusual in architecture with three clusters of hexagonal classrooms, each with a central foyer...

. He later attended Kishore Namit Kapoor's Acting Institute and then the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
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. In 2009, Baweja changed his name to Harman S Baweja following numerology. The "S" in his name is a tribute to his grandfather.

Career

His debut film in Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 was the sci-fi romance Love Story 2050
Love Story 2050
Love Story 2050 is a 2008 Bollywood science fiction film starring producer Pammi Baweja and director Harry Baweja's son Harman Baweja and Priyanka Chopra. Some parts of the movie were filmed in Adelaide, Australia. Initially the film was supposed to release on 21 December 2007 but got postponed to...

. In 2009, he appeared in Victory and What's Your Raashee?
What's Your Raashee?
What's Your Raashee? is a Hindi film directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar. The movie is based on the Doordarshan TV serial Mr...

His current projects include Anees Bazmee
Anees Bazmee
Anees Bazmee is an Indian film director, film writer, Screenplay writer who works in the Bollywood film industry.-Career:Bazmee started his career in 1988, as a dialogue writer for the film Hum Farishte Nahin. He then took a year break, and returned in 1990 as a writer for the film Swarg, which was...

's It's My Life
It's My Life (film)
It's My Life is an upcoming Hindi film directed by Anees Bazmee. It stars Harman Baweja and Genelia D'Souza in lead roles. The movie is a remake of the successful Telugu movie Bommarillu which was already remade in several Indian languages. The film is set to release on 13 January...

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Filmography

Year Title Role Other notes
2008 Love Story 2050
Love Story 2050
Love Story 2050 is a 2008 Bollywood science fiction film starring producer Pammi Baweja and director Harry Baweja's son Harman Baweja and Priyanka Chopra. Some parts of the movie were filmed in Adelaide, Australia. Initially the film was supposed to release on 21 December 2007 but got postponed to...

Karan Nominated, Filmfare Best Male Debut Award
2009 Victory Vijay
What's Your Raashee?
What's Your Raashee?
What's Your Raashee? is a Hindi film directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar. The movie is based on the Doordarshan TV serial Mr...

Yogesh
2011 It's My Life
It's My Life (film)
It's My Life is an upcoming Hindi film directed by Anees Bazmee. It stars Harman Baweja and Genelia D'Souza in lead roles. The movie is a remake of the successful Telugu movie Bommarillu which was already remade in several Indian languages. The film is set to release on 13 January...

Rohit

Awards

Nominated Stardust Award for Superstar Of Tomorrow - Male (2010)
What's Your Raashee?
What's Your Raashee?
What's Your Raashee? is a Hindi film directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar. The movie is based on the Doordarshan TV serial Mr...



Nominated Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Male (2009)
Love Story 2050
Love Story 2050
Love Story 2050 is a 2008 Bollywood science fiction film starring producer Pammi Baweja and director Harry Baweja's son Harman Baweja and Priyanka Chopra. Some parts of the movie were filmed in Adelaide, Australia. Initially the film was supposed to release on 21 December 2007 but got postponed to...



Nominated Stardust Award for Superstar Of Tomorrow - Male (2009)
Love Story 2050
Love Story 2050
Love Story 2050 is a 2008 Bollywood science fiction film starring producer Pammi Baweja and director Harry Baweja's son Harman Baweja and Priyanka Chopra. Some parts of the movie were filmed in Adelaide, Australia. Initially the film was supposed to release on 21 December 2007 but got postponed to...


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