Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala
Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 May 1993 |
| Occupations | Actor, entrepreneur |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Known for | Slumdog Millionaire |
Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala (Hindi: आशुतोष लोबो गज्जीवाला) (born 17 May 1993) is an Indian actor and entrepreneur. Gajiwala is best known for his 2008 role as the young Salim Malik in the film Slumdog Millionaire. He received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for the film.
Gajiwala is based in Mumbai and resides with his family in Mumbai's Mahalaxmi area.[1] His father, Dr Kalpesh Gajiwala, is a plastic surgeon, and his mother Dr Astrid Lobo is a doctor, scientist and theologian.[2][3] He has two older sisters, Gayatri and Nivedita.[4] Gajiwala attended the Campion School in Colaba. As a child, he was known for being an active theatre actor and singer. He later attended St. Xavier's College, Mumbai,[5] and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Mass Media which was followed later a Master's in Public Policy in which he graduated with Distinction. His Master's thesis was titled "Tissue Banking in India: Need, Regulatory Hurdles and Way Forward".
Even in his early days, Gajiwala evinced a keen interest in entrepreneurial ventures and the start-up ecosystem. The work of Dr. Verghese Kurien and the Amul Model served as an inspiration to explore the aggregator-effect in civil movements and the use of technology in mass empowerment.
As a founding Partner, he set up ALG BioTech LLP, India's first tissue banking consultancy in the field of biotechnology, built around the pioneering work of his mother, Dr Astrid, and prior to that was one of the first team members of Novo Tissue Bank & Research Center, India's first standalone full service private tissue bank in Mumbai. Having worked in start ups and enterprises, in 2025 Ashutosh attended SPJIMR, one of India's top B-schools, to pursue his full time MBA.
Filmography
- 2008: Slumdog Millionaire
References
- ^ Jaisinghani, Bella (13 January 2009). "Mumbai kids in Slumdog Millionaire cast". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
- ^ Jaisinghani, Bella (12 January 2009). "Slumdog kids look for Golden glory". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
- ^ Lalwani, Vickey (27 February 2009). "ICSE in 5 days, but I'm prepared: Says 15-yr-old Ashutosh, who played Salim in Slumdog". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012.
- ^ Bija Chitrodia, Rucha (14 November 2009). "Mixed doubles: The surname is supposed to lay bare one's paternal antecedents. But how does one place an Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala?". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013.
- ^ Rao, Shashank (27 February 2009). "After glamour and glory, Slumdog kids back to books". Mid-Day.