Amol Parashar

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Amol Parashar
Amol Parashar at the premiere of The Archies (cropped).jpg
Parashar in 2023
Born
New Delhi, India
Alma mater Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present

Amol Parashar is an Indian actor, best known for his versatile portrayals of popular characters across web shows and films. His most famous character is of Chitvan Sharma in the web series TVF Tripling and playing the legendary Indian Freedom Revolutionary Bhagat Singh in Shoojit Sircar's acclaimed Sardar Udham .

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He has also starred in films like Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare opposite Konkona Sen Sharma, and Traffic opposite Manoj Bajpayee, [1] Hindi remake of a Malayalam thriller film. Parashar was last seen in the comedy caper Cash in his first lead role, produced by Vishesh Bhatt.

Amol also starred in It Happened in HongKong opposite Aahana Kumra. [2]

Education

Parashar graduated from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi as a Mechanical engineer and later quit his job at ZS Associates to join the arts. [3]

Reception

Parashar's performance in Babloo Happy Hai was appreciated by the critics. The Times of India stated "Amol Parashar looks promising". [4] The Sunday Indian said "Amol Parashar stands out". [5] Boxofficeindia.com said "Amol Parashar brings out the sensitivity in his character and plays his part with doggedness". [6]

Awards

1. Best Actor (Comedy) Award at News18 India's iReel Awards 2019 for TVF Tripling [7]

2. Best Actor in a Comic role Award at IWM India Awards 2019 for TVF Tripling

3. Power Performer of the year at IWM India Awards 2019.

4. Most promising actor of the year by Iconic Achievers Awards 2019 by WBM Group.

5. Perfect Versatile Actor of 2020 at Perfect Achievers Awards by Perfect Woman Magazine.

6. Iconic Rising Star Actor of the year at Iconic Gold Awards 2021.

7. Industry No.1 Award for Films in 2022 by Herald Global.

8. Most Loved Actor on OTT 2022 by 9 Planets.

9. OTT Star of the year 2022 at the Celebrity Icon Awards presented by Governor of Maharashtra, Sh. Bhagat Singh Koshiyari.

TV commercials

Throughout his acting career, Parashar has been the face of many national and international brands. Some of those brands include Pepsi, Cadbury, Tanishq, Mentos, Wild Stone amongst many others. [3]

Filmography

YearTitleRolenotes
2009 Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year SaiFilm directed by Shimit Amin
2014 Babloo Happy Hai [8] RohanFilm directed by Nila Madhab Panda
2014Dombivli ReturnSridhar Velankar Marathi film directed by Mahendra Teredesai
2015 Mili Arun IyyerFilm directed by Rajesh Pillai
2016 Traffic RajeevFilm produced by Endemol India
2016 TVF Tripling ChitvanWeb series by The Viral Fever
2017TVF Bisht PleaseSohamWeb series by The Viral Fever
2018It Happened in Hong Kong AmolWeb series by Viu
2018 Gabru: Hip Hop Ke Shehzaade MC MoneySeries directed by Anand Tiwari
2018 Home Vansh ALT Balaji series directed by Habib Faisal
2018Ready2MingleNiravWeb series by Zoom Studios
2019 TVF Tripling Season 2ChitvanWeb series by The Viral Fever [9]
2019Parchhayee [10] RahulWeb series by Zee5
2020 Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare Osman AnsariFilm by Balaji Motion Pictures
2020 A Viral Wedding Rishabh Sinha Miniseries by Eros Now
2021Feels Like IshqJay[ep 1 "Save the da(y)te"] Netflix Original Series
2021 SardarUdham Bhagat Singh Film directed by Shoojit Sircar
2021 Cash Armaan GulatiFilm on Hotstar
2022 36 Farmhouse HarryFilm on ZEE5

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