Sunny Singh (actor)

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Sunny Singh
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Singh in 2018
Born
Sunny Singh Nijjar

(1985-10-06) 6 October 1985 (age 38)
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present

Sunny Singh (born 6 October 1985) [1] is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. [2] After working in television, he made his film debut with a brief role in Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (2011), and had a supporting role in Akaash Vani (2013). His first commercial success was the buddy film Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 (2015), and his highest-grossing release came in 2018 with the romantic comedy Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety . [3]

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Early life

Singh was born to stunt director Jai Singh Nijjar, who has been a stunt director for numerous films such as Chennai Express (2013) and Shivaay (2016). [4]

Career

Singh made his television debut in 2007 through the Star Plus-popular running series Kasautii Zindagii Kay , where he played the love interest of the character played by Kratika Sengar. Later, he played Karan in the 2009 series Shakuntala .

Singh began his film career in 2010 with Paathshaala where he starred alongside Shahid Kapoor. In 2011 he worked in Madhur Bhandarkar's comedy Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji , where he made a small appearance in the concluding scene alongside Emraan Hashmi and newcomer Chetna Pande. His first major role was as an abusive husband, Ravi, alongside Kartik Aaryan and Nushrat Bharucha in Luv Ranjan's romantic drama Akaash Vani , which was a commercial failure. [5]

Singh reteamed with Aaryan, Ranjan and Bharucha for Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 , a sequel to the 2011 film Pyaar Ka Punchnama and co-starring Aaryan, Bharucha, Omkar Kapoor, Ishita Raj Sharma and Sonnalli Seygall. With a worldwide total of ₹88 crore (US$11 million), it emerged as his first commercial success. [6] His highest-grossing release came in 2018 [7] when he teamed up with the trio for the third time in Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety . [8]

Singh had a cameo appearance in Akiv Ali's directorial debut, De De Pyaar De , a romantic comedy film produced by Ranjan, about a 50-year-old businessman who falls in love with a 26-year-old girl, and starring Ajay Devgn opposite Rakul Preet Singh and Tabu. [9] He also starred in Smeep Kang's comedy film Jhootha Kahin Ka alongside Kapoor and Jimmy Sheirgill.

Singh's first release as a lead actor was Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 producer Abhishek Pathak's directorial debut Ujda Chaman , which was based on the concept of baldness. His performance was appreciated but the film only become a moderate success at the box-office. [10]

Singh's latest release was Jai Mummy Di , a romantic comedy starring Seygall, Supriya Pathak, and Poonam Dhillon. The film, written and directed by Navjot Gulati and produced again by Ranjan, was released on 17 January 2020 [11] to poor response.

In February 2021, it was announced that he will play Lakshmana in Adipurush , an upcoming film based on Ramayana. [12]

He will also star in Luv Ki Arrange Marriage opposite Avneet Kaur. [13]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2010 Paathshaala Vickystudent
2011 Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji Akash KanwarCameo [14]
2013 Akaash Vani Ravi Sharma [15]
2015 Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 Siddharth "Chauka" Gandotra [16]
2018 Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety Titu Sharma [17]
2019 De De Pyaar De Akash SehgalCameo appearance
Jhootha Kahin Ka Karan Pandey [18]
Ujda Chaman Chaman Kohli [19]
Pati Patni Aur Woh Durgesh "Doga" KanojiaCameo appearance [20]
2020 Jai Mummy Di Puneet "Punnu" Khanna [21]
2023 Adipurush Shesh Hindi-Telugu bilingual [22]
TBAYaar Jigri†TBACompleted [23]
TBALuv Ki Arrange Marriage†TBAFilming [24]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2007 Kasautii Zindagii Kay Saksham [25]
2009 Shakuntala Karan [25]

Music videos

YearTitleSinger(s)Ref.
2020"Holi Mein Rangeele" Mika Singh, Abhinav Shekhar, Pallavi Ishpuniyani [26]
2022"Duniya" B Praak [27]

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References

  1. ↑ "Prabhas, Om Raut wish Adipurush actor Sunny Singh on birthday: 'Had lots of fun with you on sets'". The Indian Express . 6 October 2021. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Sunshine boy". Filmfare. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "I don't fear being judged as a misogynist: Kartik Aryan on 'protecting best friend from a gold digger'". Hindustan Times. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
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  25. 1 2 "Sunny Singh: I like to do my homework and be prepared before I go on set". Hindustan Times. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  26. ↑ "Check Out Popular Hindi Holi Song Music Video – 'Holi Mein Rangeele' Sung By Mika Singh and Abhinav Shekhar | Hindi Video Songs – Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  27. ↑ Duniya Song | B Praak | Jaani | Ft. Sunny Singh, Saiee Manjrekar | YRF , retrieved 4 October 2022
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