1. He was born on April 17, 1979 in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India.

2. He is 5'10" and weighs 74 kg.

3. His first job was dubbing lines for a mosquito repellent ad, for which he earned Rs. 300.

4. He attended D.A.V. Boys Senior Secondary School in Madras and Sardar Patel Vidyalaya in Delhi.

5. He graduated from Kirori Mal College in New Delhi with a B.Com degree.

6. He attended the World Debating Championships and was president of his college's debating society.

7. He earned an MBA from S.P Jain Institute of Management & Research in Mumbai.

8. He made his Tamil debut in Boys (2003), his Telugu debut in Aayitha Ezhuthu (2004), and his Bollywood debut in Rang De Basanti (2006).

9. He has also been featured in many advertisements.