Kabir Duhan Singh | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | Kabir Duhan Singh 8 September 1986 (age 38) [1] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, model |
| Years active | 2014-present |
| Spouse | Seema Chahal |
Kabir Duhan Singh [2] (born 8 September 1986 in Gohana, Haryana) is an Indian actor, who appears in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam language films. After making his debut in the Telugu film Jil (2015), Kabir has carved out a career as an antagonist in Tollywood. He has also appeared in Sardaar Gabbar Singh . [3]
Singh was born and brought up in Faridabad in Haryana. [4] [5] Singh married Seema Chahal. [6] [7] The marriage function took place in Haryana. [8]
Singh moved to Mumbai in 2011 and took up modelling as a career. He took up many a Fashion Week assignments and participated in international work as a part of his occupation. His first foray into acting was a part of a Hindi film project starring Shiney Ahuja, but the film was subsequently shelved. [4] Eager to make a career in films, he became a stage actor and then successfully auditioned to be a part of the Telugu film Jil (2015), whose makers had been looking for an antagonist with a North Indian background. The film subsequently won him positive reviews, while his follow up in Kick 2 (2015) was equally appreciated. [9] In order to maintain the high quality of his acting roles, Kabir chose to carefully analyse his characters before committing to roles and turned down other ventures which would have seen him portray the protagonist as well as a role in Bengal Tiger (2015). [4] The actor then made his debut in Tamil films by portraying a villain in Siva's revenge drama Vedalam (2015), which had Ajith Kumar in the lead role. [10]
Following the success of his initial films, Kabir began working on several Telugu films at the same time including Dictator and Sardaar Gabbar Singh , and was reported to be the "busiest baddie in Southern filmdom". [11]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Jil | Chota Nayak | Telugu | Telugu Debut |
| Kick 2 | Munna Thakur | |||
| Vedalam | Abhinay | Tamil | Tamil Debut | |
| 2016 | Dictator | Pandu Bhai | Telugu | |
| Speedunnodu | Jagan | |||
| Garam | Biju | |||
| Tuntari | Killer Raju | |||
| Sardaar Gabbar Singh | Dhanu | |||
| Supreme | Vikram Sarkar | Nominated- SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu) | ||
| Jakkanna | Bairagi | |||
| Rekka | Chezhiyan | Tamil | ||
| 2017 | Patel S. I. R. | Devraj D.R. | Telugu | |
| Angel | Garuda | |||
| Hebbuli | Kabir | Kannada | Kannada Debut | |
| Athiratha | Sarka | |||
| 2018 | Saakshyam | Viswa's business rival | Telugu | |
| 2019 | Udgharsha | Dharmendra | Kannada | |
| Pailwaan | Tony | |||
| Kanchana 3 | Bhavani | Tamil | ||
| Aruvam | Vikram Jeyaraj | |||
| Action | Syed Ibrahim Malik/Syed Ibrahim Malik [a] | Dual role | ||
| 2020 | Khaali Peeli | Goon | Hindi | Hindi Debut |
| 2021 | Neuron | Kannada | ||
| 2022 | Tees Maar Khan | Talwar | Telugu | |
| Saakini Daakini | Kabir | |||
| Therkathi Veeran | Dhruvudas | Tamil | ||
| 2023 | Hunt | Vikram Singh | Telugu | |
| Shaakuntalam | Asura King, Ugranemi | [12] | ||
| Kabzaa | Kannada | |||
| Phakaat | Hafiz Bhai | Marathi | ||
| 2024 | Turbo | Vincent | Malayalam | Malayalam Debut [13] |
| Danka Hari Namacha | Dan Armani | Marathi | [14] | |
| Simbaa | Telugu | [15] | ||
| ARM | Pulimutt Mammadh | Malayalam | [16] | |
| Marco | Cyrus | [17] | ||
Kabir Bedi is an Indian actor. His career has spanned three continents covering India, the United States and especially Italy among other Western countries in three media: film, television and theatre. He is noted for his role as Emperor Shah Jahan in Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story and the villainous Sanjay Verma in the 1980s blockbuster Khoon Bhari Maang. He is best known in Italy and Europe for playing the pirate Sandokan in the popular Italian TV miniseries and for his role as the villainous Gobinda in the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy. Bedi is based in India and lives in Mumbai.
Konidela Pawan Kalyan is an Indian politician, actor and philanthropist serving as the 11th Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh since June 2024. He is also the Minister of Panchayat Raj, Rural Development and Rural Water Supply; Environment, Forests, Science and Technology in the Government of Andhra Pradesh and an MLA representing the Pitapuram constituency. He is the founder and president of the Janasena Party.
Penmetsa Subbaraju is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu cinema, as well as Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi cinema. Subbaraju has played a variety of roles, from negative to supporting characters. His most notable works include Amma Nanna O' Tamil Ammayi, Arya,Pokiri, Leader, Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap, Businessman, Mirchi, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, Temper, Duvvada Jagannadham, Geetha Govindam, and Majili. Subbaraju is immensely popular in Japan for his role as Kumara Varma in the 2017 epic action film, Baahubali: The Conclusion.
Lakshmi Rai, professionally credited as Raai Laxmi, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi languages.
Shruti Haasan is an Indian actress and singer who works in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil films. She is the recipient of various accolades, including two Filmfare Award South and seven South Indian International Movie Awards. Haasan has appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list of 2015 and 2016.
Sharad Kelkar is an Indian actor and voice actor who works primarily in Marathi and Hindi films, television and web series.
Arjan Bajwa is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi and Telugu films. He is credited as Deepak in Telugu films where he started his career. He made a breakthrough in Bollywood with the critically acclaimed 2007 film Guru after debuting in the 2004 Hindi film Woh Tera Naam Tha. He played the male lead in 2008 film Fashion for which he received the Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance.
Gabbar Singh is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Harish Shankar. The film stars Pawan Kalyan and Shruti Haasan. Devi Sri Prasad composed the film's music and Jayanan Vincent was the cinematographer.The plot follows Venkataratnam Naidu, a police officer who, inspired by a film character, adopts the name Gabbar Singh. Posted in a village, he faces off against a local thug aspiring to join politics who manipulates his half-brother. Gabbar Singh embarks on a mission to dismantle the thug's corrupt political ambitions and restore justice.
Gabbar Singh is a fictional character and the antagonist of the 1975 Bollywood film Sholay. It was written by the duo Salim–Javed, consisting of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar. Played by Amjad Khan, he is depicted in Sholay as a dacoit with an evil laugh much like "El Indio", the robber, from the Western film For a Few Dollars More, who leads a group in looting and plundering the villages in the region of Ramgarh. He has a sadistic personality and insists on killing whenever required to continue his status and to take revenge on his enemies. The character is considered to be one of the most iconic villains in Indian cinema. He was featured in the 1991 spoof Ramgarh Ke Sholay, with Khan portraying a parody version of the character.
SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role – Telugu is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for the best acting done by an actor in a negative role in Telugu films. The award was first given in 2012 for films released in 2011.
Kolli Santosh Ravindra, popularly known as K. S. Ravindra, Bobby, and Bobby Kolli, is an Indian film director and screenwriter, who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He won the Best Debut Director Award, for Power (2014), at the Santosham Film Awards.
Kick 2 is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Surender Reddy from a story written by Vakkantham Vamsi. It is produced by Nandamuri Kalyan Ram under the banner of N.T.R. Arts. A sequel to the 2009 film Kick, the film stars Ravi Teja in dual role as father and son, along with an ensemble cast including Rakul Preet Singh, Shaam, Ravi Kishan, Kabir Duhan Singh, Ashish Vidyarthi, Madhusudhan Rao, Brahmanandam, P. Ravishankar, Raghu Babu, Tanikella Bharani and Rajpal Yadav. with music composed by S. Thaman.
Pawan Kalyan is an Indian actor, martial artist, stunt coordinator, playback singer, choreographer, film director, screenwriter, film producer, narrator, philanthropist and politician works in Telugu cinema. He is currently serving as the 10th deputy chief minister of Andhra Pradesh since June 2024.
Jil is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by debutant Radha Krishna Kumar. It was produced by V. Vamsi Krishna Reddy and Pramod Uppalapati under UV Creations, The film stars Gopichand, Raashi Khanna, and Kabir Duhan Singh in lead roles, with the music composed by Ghibran. Released on 28 March 2015, the film was commercially successful and later dubbed into Hindi by Goldmines Telefilms and released in 2016, as well as in Kannada by Mango Kannada and released in 2020.
Sardaar Gabbar Singh is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film co-written and directed by K. S. Ravindra, based on an original story by Pawan Kalyan. A sequel to Gabbar Singh (2012), it stars Pawan Kalyan reprising his role from the previous film alongside Kajal Aggarwal and Sharad Kelkar. In the film, brave policeman Gabbar Singh (Kalyan) rescues the residents of Rathanpur when they are forced to face the wrath of Bhairav Singh (Kelkar), who unceremoniously usurps their land.
Vedalam (transl. "Phantom") is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action film directed and co-written by Siva. It stars Ajith Kumar and Lakshmi Menon while Shruti Hassan, Ashwin Kakumanu, Rahul Dev, Thambi Ramaiah, Kabir Duhan Singh, and Soori play supporting roles. The film features music composed by Anirudh Ravichander, while the cinematography and editing were done by Vetri and Ruben.
Sudheer Anand Bayana, professionally known as Sudigali Sudheer, is an Indian actor, comedian, and television presenter who works in Telugu films and television. He has appeared in TV shows Jabardasth, Extra Jabardasth, Pove Pora and Dhee Ultimate Dance Show. He has secured 13th place in Hyderabad Times Most Desirable Men on TV – for the year 2018.
Prabhas Sreenu is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Telugu films. He has won SIIMA Award for Best Comedian – Telugu for his performance in Gabbar Singh (2012). His notable films include Balupu (2013), Aagadu (2014), Subramanyam for Sale (2015), Express Raja (2016) and Sathamanam Bhavati (2017).
Udgharsha is a 2019 Kannada language action thriller film, written and directed by Sunil Kumar Desai. The film was also dubbed in Telugu and Malayalam with the same title and in Tamil language as Uchakattam. The film is produced by Devaraj under the banner D Creations and is touted to be a suspense thriller. The film features a multi-lingual ensemble cast of Thakur Anoop Singh, Sai Dhansika, Harsihka Poonacha, Kishore, Dr Kingmoohan, Tanya Hope, Kabir Duhan Singh, Prabhakar, and Shraddha Das in the lead roles.
Shaakuntalam is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language Mythological film romantic drama film written and directed by Gunasekhar. It is produced by Neelima Guna under Gunaa Teamworks and distributed by Sri Venkateswara Creations. Based on a popular play Abhignyana Shakuntalam by Kalidasa, the film features Samantha in the title role of Shakuntala and Dev Mohan as Dushyanta, the king of Puru dynasty along with Mohan Babu, Jisshu Sengupta, Madhoo, Gautami, Aditi Balan and Ananya Nagalla in supporting roles. In the film, Shakuntala and King Dushyant marry, but Dushyant forgets all about Shakuntala due to a sage's curse.