Amit Sadh | |
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Born | [1] [2] | 5 June 1979
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2002–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]
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]
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]
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 ]
Sadh has played important supporting roles in several movies. 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. 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 2018, Sadh worked in the next film Jack and Dil Alongside Arbaaz Khan. 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. 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 (1 hour film) alongside Rahul Dev. 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 (In 2020) alongside Abhishek Bachchan. [11] [12] In 2020, 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. [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. [14] In 2022, He Reunited for Season 2 of Breathe: Into the Shadows As the role of Kabir Sawant. In the same year, He appeared in Duranga (Adapted from the Korean drama Flower of Evil ) alongside Gulshan Devaiah and Drashti Dhami. In 2023, He Reunited for Season 2 of Duranga As the role of Sammit Patel.
In 2023, He made his Short Film Debut Ghuspaith: Between Borders Alongside Pamela Bhutoria.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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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 | |||
2018 | Baarish Aur Chowmein | Siraj | Short 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] | |
Ghuspaith | Manav | Short film | [20] | |
TBA | Pune Highway† | TBA | Completed | [21] |
TBA | Main† | TBA | Filming | [22] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | Contestant | 7th place | |
2006–2007 | Bigg Boss 1 | 5th place | |
2007 | Fear Factor India | ||
2024-present | MTV Dark Scroll | Host [23] | |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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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 Kadam | Ravi Pal | [25] | |
2022-2023 | Duranga | Sammit Patel |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
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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 Kadam | Nominated |
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