Ahuja made his acting debut with the critically acclaimed Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi which debuted at various film festivals in 2004 and was released in theatres in 2005. The film won Shiney Ahuja rave reviews and was viewed as one of the best films of that year.In 2006 Ahuja was awarded Best male debut by Filmfare, Screen, Iffwa, Zee and Stardust for his performance. He then became popular with his title role in Mahesh Bhatt’s Gangster (2006) which was both a critical and commercial suc