Aditya Seal

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Aditya Seal
Aditya promoting Tum Bin 2 (cropped).jpg
Seal in 2016
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present
Spouse
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(m. 2021)​
Relatives Akansha Ranjan Kapoor (sister-in-law)

Aditya Seal is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi films. He made his film debut as a teenager with the erotic film Ek Chhotisi Love Story (2002), opposite Manisha Koirala. As an adult, he starred in the romantic drama film Tum Bin II (2016) and had a supporting role in the teen film Student of the Year 2 (2019). [1] [2] He has since starred in the streaming series Fittrat (2019) and The Empire (2021).

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Early and personal life

Aditya Seal was born in Mumbai to a Bengali father and a Punjabi mother. [3] He attended Chatrabhuj Narsee Memorial School. [4] Seal is a former taekwondo champion, he is a black belt in taekwondo. [5] He also practices gymnastics and martial arts. [6] His father produced and acted in a Garhwali film, but Seal wanted to be a professional cricketer, before an injury aborted the option, so he followed his father's footsteps. [7]

On 21 November 2021, Seal married his longtime girlfriend actress Anushka Ranjan in Mumbai. [8] [9]

Career

Seal made his film debut with Ek Chhotisi Love Story , where he played a teenager voyeur opposite Manisha Koirala. [1] The story revolved around a teenager who becomes secretly obsessed with his neighbor. He also starred in movie We R Friends in 2006. In Purani Jeans , he played the role of Samuel Lawrence. In 2016, Seal was seen in Anubhav Sinha's Tum Bin II as Shekhar opposite Neha Sharma. [10]

In 2019, he played Manav Randhawa in Student of the Year 2 . [11] Next, he portrayed Veer Shergill in Alt Balaji's web series Fittrat opposite Krystle D'Souza, for which he received many accolades.

He was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Men at No. 34 in 2019, [12] and at No. 35 in 2020. [13]

In 2020, he played Kiara Advani's character's love interest in Indoo Ki Jawani, a dramedy revolving around a girl's adventures with a dating app. The movie was theatrically released on 11 December 2020 amid the 50% occupancy theatrical guideline owing to COVID-19 pandemic in India. [14]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2002 Ek Chhotisi Love Story Aditya [15]
2006We R FriendsAmit [16]
2007 Say Salaam India Siddharth [17]
2014 Purani Jeans Samuel Lawrence [18]
2016 Tum Bin II Shekhar Malhotra [19]
2018 Namaste England Samar "Sam" Singh Sandhu [20]
2019 Student of the Year 2 Manav Singh Randhawa [21]
2020 Indoo Ki Jawani Samar [22]
2021 99 Songs Unnamed [23]
2022 Rocket Gang Amarbir [24]
2024 Khel Khel Mein Samar [25]

Television

YearTitleRoleRef.
2019 Fittrat Veer Shergill [26]
2020 Forbidden Love Ishaan[ citation needed ]
2021 The Empire Humayun[ citation needed ]

Music videos

YearTitleSinger(s)Ref.
2019"Dancing Doll" Jyotica Tangri [27]
2021"Weekend Vibe"Jubël, Desi Crew [28]
"Meri Zindagi Mein" Amit Mishra [29]
"Mera Yaar" Dhvani Bhanushali [30]
2022"Mangta Hai Kya" Aditya Narayan, Deeksha Toor [31]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2020 Indian Television Academy Awards Popular Actor - Web Fittrat Nominated [32]
2022 The Empire Nominated [33]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Aditya Seal seals his return into films with 'Purani Jeans' - Times of India". The Times of India . 27 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Roy, Priyanka (19 May 2019). "Aditya Seal on a high". The Telegraph India . Archived from the original on 22 August 2024. Yes, I am half Bengali and half Punjabi. My dad is a Bengali, so I am predominantly a Bong. But I have been born and brought up in Bombay and have no connections in Calcutta.
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