ation ▁degree ▁from ▁Post ▁Gr adu ate ▁Government ▁College ▁- ▁ 1 1 , ▁Ch and ig ar h , ▁Pan j ab ▁University ▁ ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁M umb ai ▁after ▁a ▁cousin ▁convinced ▁him ▁to ▁try ▁his ▁luck ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁industry . ▁There , ▁he ▁attended ▁Ros han ▁T ane ja ' s ▁acting ▁classes . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁H indi ▁films ▁She ir g ill ▁started ▁his ▁acting ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁with ▁the ▁crit ically ▁acc laimed ▁film ▁Ma ach is , ▁directed ▁by ▁Gul zar , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁terror ism ▁in ▁P un j ab . ▁The ▁film ▁did ▁reason ably ▁well ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office ▁and ▁got ▁him ▁noticed ▁by ▁all ▁the ▁top ▁film m akers ▁in ▁the ▁industry , ▁which ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁being ▁cast ▁in ▁Ad ity a ▁Ch op ra ' s ▁Moh abb ate in ▁alongside ▁stal w arts ▁like ▁Am it ab h ▁Bach chan , ▁Shah ▁R uk h ▁Khan , ▁and ▁A ish w ary a ▁R ai . ▁He ▁has ▁consist ently ▁won ▁ra ve ▁reviews ▁for ▁all ▁his ▁performances ▁in ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁M ere ▁Y aar ▁Ki ▁Sh a adi ▁H ai ▁( 2 0 0 2 ), ▁D il ▁H ai ▁T um ha ara ▁( 2 0 0 2 ), ▁Ha as il ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁Mun na ▁Bh ai ▁MB BS ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁Y aha an ▁( 2 0 0 5 ),