Vikas Kumar

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Vikash Kumar Singh
Born
Nalanda, Bihar, India
NationalityIndian
EducationMBA
Occupation(s)Actor
Producer
Dialogue coach
Years active2006 - present
SpouseRaavi Sehgal
Children1

Vikas Kumar is an Indian actor, producer and dialogue coach. He is known mainly for his performances as Senior Inspector Rajat in CID , ACP Khan in the Emmy Awards-nominated Aarya , Senior Inspector Damodar Deshmukh in YRF TV's Khotey Sikkey , Abhay in Hamid , Major Prem in Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran , Santosh in the Netflix series “Kaala Paani”, and for his work as dialogue coach in Hindi films like Ishqiya , Shakuntala Devi and Udaan .

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Personal life

Kumar was born in Nalanda and his father was a doctor in Bihar. He did his schooling from Welham Boys' School, Dehradun and holds an MBA degree. [1] [2] He did a three-month acting workshop under the renowned theater director Barry John.

He married Raavi Sehgal, and the couple is blessed with a daughter, Rabani.


Career

He had worked as a theatre artist in various plays, including ‘The Legend of Ram– Prince of India’, ‘The Fifty Day War’, ‘Kamra Number 420’ and ‘Khamosh! Adalat Jaari Hai.’ Vikas Kumar with the cast and crew of ‘The Legend of Ram- Prince of India’ were felicitated by the then President of India, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in 2004.

He had acted in a few TV serials, like ‘ Powder ’ (2010) in which he played the character of Umesh Jagdale and ‘ Khotey Sikkey ’ (2011) in which he played the character of Senior Inspector Damodar Deshmukh. [3] He is popular for playing the character of Senior Inspector Rajat in one of the longest-running TV shows, ‘CID’ in 2012–2013.

He has appeared in the Hindi films like Handover (2012), Prithipal Singh- A Story (2015), Ajji (2017), and Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran (2018). [4]

He appeared in the popular Disney+ Hotstar web-series, ‘ Aarya ,’ in which he played the role of ACP Younus Khan in 2020. [5] He also produced a short film ‘Sonsi’ (Shadow Bird), won 'Best Film' award at the Bengaluru International Short Film Festival 2021, 'Best Cinematography' (Non-Feature category) in 67th National Awards and was declared 'Best Short Film' at Lady Filmmakers Festival, Beverly Hills. [6] [7]

He is a well-known dialogue coach in Bollywood and his debut as a dialect coach was ‘ Gulaal ’ (2009). He had worked as a dialect teacher for Vidya Balan in ‘ Ishqiya ’ (2010), Kalki Koechlin in ‘ Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara ’ (2011), Lisa Haydon in ‘ The Shaukeens ’ (2014), and Aditya Roy Kapur in ‘ Fitoor ’ (2016).

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2006Shanu Taxi ShanuShort film
2012HandoverRatan Das
2015Prithipal Singh..A StoryPrithipal Singh
2016ABS NTIqbalShort film
2017 Ajji Inspector Dastur
2018 Hamid Abhay Urdu film
Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran Major Prem Singh / Bheem Rajat [8]
2019ShakaiInvestigatorShort film
2021The KnotShirish Mathur [9]
Dhamaka Praveen Kamat [10]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2010 Powder Sr. Inspector Umesh Jagdale [11]
2011 Khotey Sikkey Sr. Inspector Damodar Deshmuk
Adaalat Special appearance
2012-2013 CID Sr. Inspector Rajat [12]
2014 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah Special appearance [13]
CID Vs Adaalat – Karmyudh Telefilm [14]
2019 Court Room - Sachchai Hazir Ho Host [15]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2020-present Aarya ACP Younus Khan3 seasons
2022Delhi KhabbarDanny Singh
2023 Kaala Paani Santosh Savla [16]

Producer

YearTitleNotesRef.
2020 Sonsi Short film [17]
2022Shera
2023Going SoloDocumentary [18]
2024Himalaya Ki Peeth Par

Dialogue coach

YearTitleNotesRef.
2006 One Night With The King English film [2]
2009 Gulaal
Radio: Love on Air
2010 Udaan [19]
Ishqiya
2011 Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
7 Khoon Maaf
2012Cover Story: The Ultimate Interview
2013 Aurangzeb
Ishk Actually
2014MAD: Mad About Dance
The Shaukeens
Main Aur Mr. Riight
2016 Fitoor

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
2021 New York Indian Film Festival Best ActorThe KnotNominated [20]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Hegde, Rajul (21 April 2011). "How Yana, Kalki learnt Hindi". Rediff.com . Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "First of Many: Vikas Kumar revisits Powder". The Indian Express. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Actor Vikas Kumar completes the UK shooting schedule for a new International collaboration documentary on Indian women cyclists!". ANI News. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Vikas Kumar reveals ACP Khan's sexual orientation was initially not part of Aarya's script: 'One day I got a call…'". The Indian Express. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Oscars 2022: Sonsi, Produced By Aarya Actor Vikas Kumar, Joins Short Film Race". NDTV.com. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "It's too much to take in: Aarya actor Vikas Kumar on Sonsi joining the Oscars race". Hindustan Times. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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  10. ↑ "Kartik Aaryan starrer Dhamaka to release on November 19 on Netflix". Bollywood Hungama. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
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  13. ↑ "CID & Tarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma to have a Mahasangram episode". The Times of India. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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  18. ↑ "Going Solo: A documentary on two women cyclists and their pursuit of freedom". Indian Express. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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