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Let’s know about Jim Sarbh who earns his First Emmy Nomination

Whenever we talk about elite theatre performances, Jim Sarbh always comes on the top list. Known for his exceptionally amazing acting in Rocket Boys, Jim was nominated for the prestigious Emmy Award for Best Performance by an Actor. To know more about this exceptionally talented actor, this article is for you!
Some Quick Facts about Jim Sarbh
TITLE | DESCRIPTION |
Name | Jim Sarbh |
Age | 36 years (as of 2023) |
Birthdate | 27th August, 1987 |
Zodiac | Virgo |
Birthplace | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Hobbies | Travelling |
Educational Qualification | American School of Bombay Emory University, Georgia, USA |
Net Worth | $5 Million (as of 2023) |
Occupation | Actor |
Nationality | Indian |
Religion | Zoroastrianism |
Father’s Name | Not known |
Mother’s Name | Not known |
Social Media Presence | Instagram: Click here Twitter: Click here Facebook: Click here |
His Life before the Stardom

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.
He along with his family moved to Australia from India 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 Bandra, West Mumbai.
He completed his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
His Physical Appearance
Jim is a strikingly handsome man with a height of approximately 1.75 m (5’9″) and weighs about 70 kg. He has a curly black hair and luscious dark brown eyes.
Some Interesting Facts about Jim Sarbh
- He moved to Australia with his family when he was three years old and came back to Bombay when he was eight.
- Sarbh worked in theatres in Atlanta and worked in plays like The Show!, The Breakup, Tennis in Nablus, and Ice Glen. He has also received the Major Supporting Role Metropolitan Atlanta Theatre Award.
- He got his first Bollywood break with the movie Neerja alongside Sonam Kapoor and was nominated for his performance in 6 categories.
- Sarbh made his directorial debut in 2014 with Bull.
- He has also played noticeable roles in the Netflix films House Arrest and Yeh Ballet.
- For his contributions to the theatre industry, Sarbh made it to Forbes India’s 30 under 30 list in 2015.
- Jim Sarbh became the brand ambassador of the Mobile Premier League in 2022.
His Professional Life
THEATRE CAREER

After graduating from 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 after completing his studies and began acting in local theatre productions. 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.
He made his directorial and writing debut with the 2014 production Bull and Eat respectively.
STEPPING INTO FILM INDUSTRY

Sarbh made his feature film debut with Ram Madhvani’s 2016 biographical drama film Neerja. He had two other releases in 2016 which were Jyoti Patil’s Yashodhara and Daria Gai’s 3 and the Half Takes. He also worked on the short films Mama’s Boys by Akshat Verma and Like Summer Like Rain by Gouri Dutt.

He played the role of Malik Kafur in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s 2018 epic romance Padmaavat, featuring Shahid Kapoor, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh.
In 2019, he had a role in the Netflix film House Arrest and the following year featured in Yeh Ballet, another Netflix film.

In 2020, he appeared in Bejoy Nambiar’s Taish released on ZEE5 in October.
In 2022, he appeared in the film Gangubai Kathiawadi as Amin Faizi.
First International Emmy Awards Nomination

Jim Sarbh was nominated in the Best Performance by an Actor category in Rocket Boys. In the show, he played the unforgiving role of nuclear physicist Homi Bhabha aka the Father of India’s nuclear programme. You can watch this on Sony Liv.
But unfortunately he didn’t win the category as it was begged by Martin Freeman for his performance in the Drama series The Responder.
His Favorites
Actors | Irfan Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui |
Actresses | Radhika Apte, Kalki Koechlin |
Colors | Black, White |
Film | Titli (Bollywood movie) |
Filmmakers | Anurag Kashyap, Sujoy Ghosh, Patrick Graham, Daria Ghai, Rajkumar Hirani, Vikramaditya Motwane |
Is he Dating someone?

He is reportedly single and focusing on his career. Though once there was a time when he was dating actress Kalki Koechlin. They met each other during a stage play The Living Room in 2015 and started dating. But their relationship didn’t last long as after dating for 2 years, the alleged couple broke up. They share a cordial relationship now and are good friends with each other.
The Controversy that put him in Limelight
Jim Sarbh came into controversy when a purported video emerged online where he is seen cracking a rape joke and Kangana Ranaut laughing and clapping on it. The short clip was shot during a party the two actors attended on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival. The two actors were at Cannes as brand ambassadors of a liquor brand.
Many users on Twitter shared the viral video and were constantly bashing the two actors for their “insensitivity towards sexual violence.”
Jim replied, “It is unfortunate that my comments were taken out of context. I do not know nor have I ever condoned any form of sexual violence. This (video) has been picked out of context without a prelude where I am enacting parts of a play which is a dark satire.”
How rich is he?
Jim has a net worth of approximately $5 Million (as of 2023).
FAQ’s
He is 36 years old as of 2023.
He has a net worth of $5 Million as of 2023.
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