Career
His major works have been action films. Shetty"s debut film was Balwaan (1992). Some films where Shetty played the protagonist are Dilwale (1994), Anth (1994), Mohra (1994), Gopi Kishan (1994), Krishna (1996), Sapoot (1996), Rakshak (1996), Border (1997), Bhai (1997), Hera Pheri (2000), Dhadkan (2000) and Main Hoon Na (2004).
In 2014, he changed the spelling of his name from Sunil to Suniel for numerological reasons.
Shetty was involved primarily in action films throughout the 1990s, playing the male protagonist in most of the movies he acted in during the decade. Shetty also worked with famous actor Arjun Rampal in his debut movie Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat (2001).
He has also produced films such as Khel – Number Ordinary Game, Rakht, and Bhagam Bhag under the banner of Popcorn Motion Pictures. Celebrity cricket league Sunil Shetty is captain of the Mumbai Heroes cricket team in the Celebrity cricket league.
In Award Ceremony in Sri Lanka Sunil Shetty was participant in the Hiru Golden Film 2014 in Sri Lanka as a special guest along with other Bollywood actors such as Anil Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi, and actresses such as Bipasha Basu, and Neha Dhupia.