Vidyut Jammwal

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Vidyut Jammwal
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Jammwal in 2013
Born
Vidyut Dev Singh Jammwal

(1980-12-10) 10 December 1980 (age 43)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film producer
Years active2005; 2011–present
OrganizationAction Hero Films

Vidyut Dev Singh Jammwal (born 10 December 1980) [1] [2] is an Indian actor, martial artist [3] and film producer who predominantly works in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu films. He is also a practitioner of Kalaripayattu, which he showcased in the film Junglee (2019). [4] [5] He is best known for his roles in the Commando film series, and is a recipient of several accolades, including a Stardust Award, FICCI Frames Award, Filmfare Award, and IIFA Award. [6]

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He made his acting debut in the Telugu film Sakthi (2011), and made his first Bollywood appearance in Force (2011). Starting out in negative roles, his first lead role was in the martial arts film Commando (2013). He has also appeared in high prolific Tamil films such as Billa II (2012), Thuppakki (2012) and Anjaan (2014), with Baadshaho , Commando 2 (both in 2017), Yaara (2020), Commando 3 (2019) and Sanak (2021).

He ranked in The Times of India's listing of India's Top 10 Most Desirable Men in 2012 and 2013. Men's Health declared him as List of Best Bodies and Top 5 Fittest Men in 2011 and 2012 respectively. In 2012, People Magazine India listed him in as one of The Sexiest Men Alive.

Early life

Vidyut Dev Singh Jammwal was born on 10 December 1980 in Jammu, India. [7] He is one of three children born to an Indian Army officer and lived in various parts of India (owing to his father's transferable job) and trained in Kalaripayattu in an ashram in Palakkad, Kerala which was run by his mother, [8] since he was three years old. He traveled to many countries training with martial artists in various forms, some of which find their base in Kalaripayattu. [8] Jammwal travelled to over 25 countries, where he performed in live action shows. [9] Growing up, Jammwal was inspired by Jackie Chan. [10]

Career

Early career and recognition (2005; 2011–2012)

Jammwal made his Bollywood debut with the John Abraham starrer action film Force (2011), a remake of the Tamil-language film Kaakha Kaakha . [11] He played a negative role in the film and won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. In the same year, Jammwal featured in negative roles in the Telugu-language films Shakti and Oosaravelli , both starring NTR. [12]

In 2012, Jammwal made his debut in Tamil cinema with Billa II , as the antagonist opposite Ajith Kumar which earned him critical appreciation. [13] He also played the antagonist in Thuppakki opposite actor Vijay, which became a blockbuster. [14] For his performance in the film, he received a SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role.

Martial arts films (2013–present)

Jammwal later acted in Hindi-language film Commando as a protagonist and performing real-world combat-based action without the aid of stuntmen. The film was showcased internationally for the first time in July 2013 at the Fantasia Film Fest in Montreal, [15] [16] followed by a screening at the Fantastic Fest [17] [18] [19] in Texas in September 2013. He received positive feedback from international media [20] and action directors, calling him India's answer to Bruce Lee and Tony Jaa. [21] After the success of Commando, he played a sharpshooter cop in Tigmanshu Dhulia's Bullett Raja . In 2014, he played a supporting role in the Tamil-language film Anjaan , alongside Suriya. In 2017, he starred in Commando 2 , the sequel to Commando, which became a box office success. Baadshaho was his next release that year in which he played Major Seher Singh, the movie did average business worldwide.

Jammwal ramp walking for a fashion show in 2012 Vidyut Jamwal walks for Manish Malhotra & Shaina NC's show for CPAA 22.jpg
Jammwal ramp walking for a fashion show in 2012

In 2019, Jammwal starred in American director Chuck Russell's first Bollywood film Junglee and Commando 3 . The latter saw him returning to the Commando series and became the most successful film in the franchise. [22] His next project was Tigmanshu Dhulia's Yaara , an official remake of the French film Les Lyonnais. [23] [24] Yaara was one of three films Vidyut signed for – the other two being large format films by director Ram Madhvani, creating an aura similar to the Hollywood flick 300. [25] In 2020, he appeared in an action thriller Khuda Haafiz which was inspired from real life events. The movie became his biggest opener ever [26] and its sequel Khuda Haafiz Chapter II was announced with same leads. [27] He also played the lead role in the movie Sanak . [28] In 2024, Jammwal starred in the sports action film Crakk which he also produced; it emerged a major failure. [29]

In the media

Jammwal has been part of a number of popular magazine lists. [30] He ranked in The Times of India's listing of India's Top 10 Most Desirable Men in 2012 and 2013. [31] [32] Men's Health declared him as List of Best Bodies and Top 5 Fittest Men in 2011 and 2012 respectively. [33] In 2012, People Magazine India listed him in as one of The Sexiest Men Alive. [34] [35] In 2014, He was honoured as PETA's Hottest Vegetarian along with Kangana Ranaut.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

Jammwal is a vegan [36] [37] [38] and a rock climber. [39] [40]

On 1 September 2021, Vidyut Jamwal announced his engagement with Indian fashion designer Nandita Mahtani. [41] In 2023, Jammwal and Mahtani broke their engagement. [42]

Filmography

Films

All films are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotesRef
2011 Sakthi Wasim AliTeluguDebut
Force Vishnu Reddy
Oosaravelli Irfan BhaiTelugu
Stanley Ka Dabba ZoyaabCameo
2012 Billa II DimitriTamil
Thuppakki Sleeper cell's leader
2013 Bullett Raja ACP Arun Singh/Munna
Commando Captain Karanvir Singh Dogra
2014 Anjaan ChandruTamil
2017 Baadshaho Major Seher Singh
Commando 2 Captain Karanvir Singh Dogra
2019 Junglee Rajveer "Raj" Chandrashekhar
Commando 3 Captain Karanvir Singh Dogra
2020 Yaara Paramveer/Phagun
Khuda Haafiz Sameer Chaudhary
2021 The Power Devidas Thakur
Sanak Vivaan Ahuja
2022 Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2 – Agni Pariksha Sameer Chaudhary
2023 IB71 Dev JammwalAlso producer [43]
2024 Crakk Siddharth DikshitAlso Producer [44]
Sher Singh RanaSher Singh RanaFilming [45]
TBA SKxARM TBATamilFilming [46]

Television

YearTitleRoleLanguageRef.
2013 CID CommandoHindi [47]
2017 Ultimate Beastmaster Host/presenterHindi, English [48]
2022 India's Ultimate Warrior Dojo MasterHindi, English [49]

Music videos

YearTitleSinger(s)LabelRef.
2016"Tumhe Dillagi" Rahat Fateh Ali Khan T-Series [50]
"Gal Ban Gayi" Neha Kakkar, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Meet Bros, Sukhbir [51]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2012 Stardust Awards Breakthrough Performance (Male) Force Won [52]
FICCI Frames Awards Best Debut (Male)Won [53]
Filmfare Awards Won
IIFA Awards Star Debut of the Year – MaleWon
2013 SIIMA Awards Best Actor in a Negative Role Thuppakki Won [54]
Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actor - Tamil Nominated [55]
2014 Zee Cine Awards Umeed Ka Naya Chehra - Male Commando Won [56]

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