Vardhan Puri

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Vardhan Puri
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Born (1990-05-02) 2 May 1990 (age 33)
OccupationActor
Years active2019–present
Relatives Amrish Puri (grandfather) [1]

Vardhan Puri (born 2 May 1990) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. [2] The grandson of actor Amrish Puri, [3] he made his first screen appearance as an actor in the 2019 film Yeh Saali Aashiqui . [4]

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Early life and background

Puri is the son of Rajeev Amrish Puri and Meena Rajeev Puri. [5] He is the grandson of actor Amrish Puri. He completed his graduation from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics in 2011. He made his acting debut in the 2019 film Yeh Saali Aashiqui, [6] starring Shivaleeka Oberoi. Puri worked as an assistant director [7] for the films Daawat-e-Ishq , Shuddh Desi Romance and Ishaqzaade . [8] [9]

Career

Puri made his acting debut with Yeh Saali Aashiqui in 2019, co-starring Shivaleeka Oberoi. Puri played dual roles of brothers Sahil Mehra and Surya Mehra. [10] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in noted, "Vardhan Puri overtips his hand on occasion, but he is very convincing as the gullible trainee who is forced to confront the dark depths of the human soul." [11] Devesh Sharma from Filmfare stated that Puri has potential to shine further as more projects come. [12] For his performance in the film, Puri received Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut nomination. [13]

After four years, Puri played Ronnie in Aseq alongside Sonnalli Seygall. [14] Archika Khurana from Times of India opined that Puri plays his part well, but has an underdeveloped character. [15]

Filmography

Films

Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2014BumbhaiyyaRajkumar ChaurasiaShort film
2018The BastardsAzharShort film
2019 Yeh Saali Aashiqui Sahil Mehra / Surya Mehra [lower-alpha 1] Also writer
2023 Aseq Ronnie
2024 Dashmi TBA
NautankiTBACompleted [16]

Music videos

YearTitleSinger(s)Ref.
2022O Raano Bura Na Mano Aditya Narayan [17]
Na Jaana Kahin Door Sonu Nigam [18]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2020 Filmfare Awards Best Male Debut Yeh Saali Aashiqui Nominated [19]
Zee Cine Awards Best Male Debut Nominated [20]

Notes

  1. Puri played dual roles in the film.

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