Priyanshu Painyuli | |
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 Painyuli in 2023 | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2015-present |
| Spouse | Vandana Joshi (m. 2020) |
Priyanshu Painyuli is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He has his breakout role in Bhavesh Joshi Superhero (2018), after which he appeared in the American action film Extraction (2020). [1] He has also starred in the crime drama series Mirzapur (2020-2024).
He married his girlfriend with whom he had been in a relationship from past seven years, Vandana Joshi, on 26 November 2020. [2]
Priyanshu started his career as a model and assistant director. He made his acting debut with Manuja Tyagi's movie Love At First Sight. After this film, he got an offer from Farhan Akhtar for remake film Rock On 2 .
In 2018, he featured in Vikramaditya Motwane's Bhavesh Joshi Superhero [3] in which he played the role of Bhavesh Joshi. [4] He played Robin (Radhesyam) in the second season of Mirzapur an Amazon Prime Video action crime thriller series. Painyuli also appeared in High Jack and in Once Again in 2018. He played the role of Kapil in 2019 Netflix film Upstarts. [5]
In 2020, he played the role of a Bangladeshi crime lord in Sam Hargrave's directorial debut Extraction . He starred opposite Taapsee Pannu in the sports film Rashmi Rocket . [6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Love At First Sight | Tanmay | [7] | |
| Rock On 2 | Rahul Sharma | [8] | ||
| 2018 | Bhavesh Joshi Superhero | Bhavesh Joshi | [9] [10] [11] | |
| High Jack | Chaitanya | [12] | ||
| Once Again | Dev | [13] | ||
| 2019 | Upstarts | Kapil | [14] | |
| 2020 | Extraction | Amir Asif | [15] | |
| 2021 | Rashmi Rocket | Captain Gagan Thakur | [16] | |
| 2022 | Unpaused: Naya Safar | Dippy | Anthology | [17] |
| 2023 | U-Turn | Arjun Sinha | [18] | |
| Pippa | Major Ram Mehta | [19] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bang Baaja Baaraat | Wasim Shaikh | [20] | |
| 2019 | Soulmates | Priyanshu | [21] | |
| 2020-2024 | Mirzapur | Robin Agarwal | Amazon Prime Video series | [22] [23] [24] |
| 2023 | Charlie Chopra & The Mystery Of Solang Valley | Sitaram Bisht | [25] | |
| Shehar Lakhot | Dev Tomar | [26] |
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