Angad Bedi

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Angad Bedi
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Bedi at the Filmfare Awards in 2019
Born
Angad Singh Bedi

(1983-02-06) 6 February 1983 (age 40) [1]
Delhi, India
Alma mater St. Stephen's College
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2004—present
Spouse
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(m. 2018)​
Children2
Parent Bishan Singh Bedi (father)

Angad Singh Bedi (born 6 February 1983) is an Indian actor and former model. He made his debut with Kaya Taran in 2004, an adaptation of a Malayalam short story by N. S. Madhavan, Vanmarangal Veezhumpol (When the Big Trees Fall). He has acted in the film F.A.L.T.U in 2011 and known for his roles in Pink (2016), Dear Zindagi (2016) and Tiger Zinda Hai (2017).

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Early life

Bedi was born to former Indian cricket captain Bishan Singh Bedi. He has one elder sister, Neha, and two older half-siblings from his father's previous marriage – a half-sister named Gillinder and a half-brother named Gavasinder. [2] He played cricket up to Under-19 level for Delhi. He studied at Gyan Bharati School, Saket, New Delhi and graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. [3] [2] Subsequently, he began a career in modelling, and ventured into acting. [4]

Career

Bedi started his career with the film Kaya Taran, directed by Sashi Kumar in 2004. [5] The film was set against the backdrop of 2002 Gujarat riots and 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The film won the Aravindan Puraskaram , given to the best maiden film-maker, for 2004 [6] and Bedi's performance in the film was appreciated. [7]

In 2005, he appeared in a cooking show called Cook Na Kaho on Star One as a host. He hosted Extraaa Innings T20 in 2010, a show telecasted in between the match sessions during the Indian Premier League (IPL) along with Ayushmann Khurrana. He appeared as a contestant in Season 3 of Colors' show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi . He also hosted the first season of the reality television show Emotional Atyachar on UTV Bindass before being replaced by Pravesh Rana.

He returned to Bollywood in 2011 with the film F.A.L.T.U, directed by Remo D'Souza. Angad is best known for his performances in works such as Ungli (2014) and PINK (2016). [8] [9] He was also seen In Tiger Zinda Hai with Salman Khan. [10]

In 2017 he starred as lead in Amazon original series Inside Edge . [11] [12]

He was also a part of the film Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, the biopic of the Indian Air Force Pilot Gunjan Saxena, where he played the role of her brother as well as the film Soorma, the biopic of Sandeep Singh, the former captain of the Indian Hockey Team, where he played the role of his brother as well. The actor has been the part of "The Zoya Factor". [13]

Personal life

In 2012, Bedi was arrested after allegedly consuming drugs at a rave party at a Suburban Juhu Hotel. He tested positive along with 85 others for the consumption of cannabis and ecstasy, [14] and was later released on bail. [15]

Bedi began dating Neha Dhupia and they married in a private ceremony at a Gurudwara on 10 May 2018. The couple have a daughter born on 18 November 2018 and a son born on 3 October 2021. [16] He even featured on his wife's podcast No filter Neha.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2004 Kaya Taran Preet [17]
2011 F.A.L.T.U Niranjan "Nanj" Nair [18]
2013 Rangeelay Ricky and Vicky(Double Role)Punjabi language film [19]
2014 Ungli Kalim [20]
2016 Pink Rajveer Singh[ citation needed ]
Dear Zindagi Sid [21]
2017 Tiger Zinda Hai Namit Khanna [22]
2018 Soorma Bikramjeet Singh [23]
2019 The Zoya Factor Robin Rawal [24]
2020 Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl Anshuman Saxena Netflix release [25]
2023 Lust Stories 2 Arjun Bhalla Netflix Anthology film
Ghoomer Jeet
Hi Nanna Dr. Aravind Telugu film [26] [27]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2005 Cook Na Kaho Host [28]
2010 Extraaa Innings T20 Host [29]
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi ContestantSeason 3 [30]
2011 Emotional Atyachar HostSeason 1 [31]
2016 24 Dhruv Awasthi [32]

Web series

YearTitleRolePlatformRef.
2017 Inside Edge Arvind Vashishth Amazon Prime Video [33]
2019 The Verdict - State vs. Nanavati Karl Jamshed Khandalavala ALTBalaji, ZEE5 [34]
Inside Edge (Season 2)Arvind Vashishth Amazon Prime Video [35]
2020 Mum Bhai Bhaskar Shetty ALTBalaji, ZEE5 [36]

Music videos

YearTitleSinger(s)LabelRef.
2021Baithe Baithe Stebin Ben, Danish Sabri, Aishwarya Pandit Zee Music Company [37]
Main Bhi Barbaad Yasser Desai Saregama [38]

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