Amit Sadh

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Amit Sadh
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Sadh in 2018
Born (1979-06-05) 5 June 1979 (age 45) [1] [2]
Delhi, India [3]
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present

Amit Sadh (born 5 June 1979) is an Indian actor who is known for his work in several films and television productions. He is best known for his performances in films like Kai Po Che! (2013), Sultan (2016) and Gold (2018). In recent years, he has become well-known for his roles in web series. He played Inspector Kabir Sawant in three seasons of Breathe (2018, 2020, 2022) streaming on Amazon Prime Video. He won the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. [4]

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He began his acting career with the teen drama Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr and later appeared in the reality shows Nach Baliye 1 and Bigg Boss 1 . He played the role of Kshitij in Shobna Desai's soap opera Durgesh Nandinii that aired on Sony Entertainment Television. [5]

In Avrodh: The Siege Within , he played an important role in a military drama about the 2016 Uri attack. Jeet Ki Zid is a series based on the life of Major Deependra Singh Sengar, an army officer. [6]

Early life

Sadh was born on 5 June 1979 in Delhi. [1] [2] [3] He completed his graduation from La Martiniere College, Lucknow. [3] Sadh's father Ram Chandra Dogra, was a national-level hockey player. Sadh lost his father when he was only 16 years old. [7]

His family home is in Punjab. At the age of 21, he left home and moved to Mumbai to become an actor. [8]

Career

Television career (2002–2008)

Sadh's first major role was in Neena Gupta's production Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr , where he portrayed the character of Aditya. He then starred in the series Kohinoor . [9] He appeared as a contestant on the reality show Bigg Boss . [10] Sadh participated in the original seasons of Nach Baliye and Fear Factor .[ citation needed ]

Film career (2010–present)

Sadh has played important supporting roles in several movies and web series. In 2013, He worked in Kai Po Che! playing the role of a priest's son alongside Amrita Puri, Sushant Singh Rajput and Rajkummar Rao. After in 2015, He appeared in a Comedy Flim Guddu Rangeela , alongside Arshad Warsi and Aditi Rao Hydari. In Sultan (2016), he played the role of a businessman alongside Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma. In 2017, He appeared in Sarkar 3 alongside Amitabh Bachchan. in the same year, he appeared in a Romantic Comedy Film Running Shaadi , alongside Taapsee Pannu. In 2018, Sadh worked in the next film Jack and Dil alongside Arbaaz Khan, Sonal Chauhan and Evelyn Sharma. In the same year, He appeared in Gold as Raghubir Pratap Singh, based on the real life character of K. D. Singh Babu alongside Akshay Kumar. In 2019, Sadh appeared in Barot House alongside Manjari Fadnis and Aaryan Menghji. In 2020, he played the role of Shakuntala Devi's son-in-law alongside Vidya Balan and Sanya Malhotra in Shakuntala Devi . In the same year, Sadh appeared in Operation Parindey (A '1 hour film') alongside Rahul Dev. Again in the same year, his next film was Yaara alongside Vidyut Jammwal, Vijay Varma and Shruthi Hassan. After In 2023, Sadh Appeared in Sukhee Alongside Shilpa Shetty and Kusha Kapila.

In 2018, he featured as Inspector Kabir Sawant in the web series Breathe alongside R. Madhavan, and reprised his role in Breathe: Into the Shadows along with Abhishek Bachchan and Nithya Menen in 2020. [11] [12] In the same year, he played the role of Major Videep Singh in Avrodh: The Siege Within which was a fictionalised retelling of the 2016 Uri attack and the following surgical strikes, along with Darshan Kumaar and Madhurima Tuli. [6] [13] In 2021, He donned the role of retired Indian Army special forces officer Major Deependra Singh Sengar in Jeet Ki Zid alongside Sushant Singh and reunited with Amrita Puri (after Kai Po Che! ). [14] In 2022, He Reunited for Breathe: Into the Shadows Season 2 as the role of Kabir Sawant. In the same year, He appeared in Duranga (It is a remake of South Korean drama Flower of Evil ) alongside Gulshan Devaiah and Drashti Dhami. In 2023, he reunited for Duranga Season 2 as the role of Sammit Patel.

In 2018, he made his short film debut Baarish Mein Chowmein Alongside Taapsee Pannu. After in 2023, he appeared in Ghuspaith Between Borders alongside Pamela Bhutoria.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2010 Phoonk 2 Ronnie
2012 Maximum
2013 Kai Po Che! Omi Shastri
2015 Guddu Rangeela Guddu
2016 Sultan Aakash Oberoi
Akira Sidharth
Saat Kadam
2017 Running Shaadi Ram Bharose
Sarkar 3 Shivaji Nagre
Raag Desh Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon
2018Baarish Aur ChowmeinSirajShort film
Gold Raghubir Pratap Singh [15]
Jack and Dil Jack
2019 Super 30 Raghunath
Barot House Amit Barot [16] [17]
2020 Operation Parindey Abhinav Mathur [18]
Yaara Mohammad "Mitwa" Shehriya
Shakuntala Devi Ajay Abhaya Kumar
2023 Sukhee Vikram Verma [19]
GhuspaithManavShort film [20]
TBAPune Highway†TBACompleted [21]
TBAMain†TBAFilming [22]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002–2003 Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr Aditya Bhargav
2003 Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat Rohan
2003–2004 Awaz - Dil Se Dil Tak Bhaskar
2004 Kkoi Dil Mein Hai Arjun Punj
Miss India Sahil
Saaksshi Deepak
2004–2005 Guns & Roses Parshuram Bardez
2005 Kohinoor Karan Saxena
Nach Baliye 1 Contestant7th place
2006–2007 Bigg Boss 1 5th place
2007Fear Factor India
2024 MTV Dark Scroll Host [23]

Web series

YearTitleRoleRef.
2018 Breathe Kabir Sawant
2020–2022 Breathe: Into the Shadows Kabir Sawant
2020 Avrodh: The Siege Within Major Videep Singh
2021 Jeet Ki Zid Deependra Singh Sengar [24]
7 KadamRavi Pal [25]
2022-2023 Duranga Sammit Patel

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef(s)
2020 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Supporting Actor (Male) (Drama Series) Breathe: Into the Shadows Won [26] [27]
2022 Indian Television Academy Awards Popular Actor - Web Avrodh: The Siege Within Nominated [28]
Jeet Ki Zid Nominated
7 KadamNominated

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