Vikas Shrivastav

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Vikas Shrivastav
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Vikas Shrivastav in a still from Dangerous Ishq
Born
Nationality Indian
Other namesVikas Shrivastava, Vikas Srivastav, Vikas Srivastava
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present

Vikas Shrivastav is an Indian actor who has appeared primarily in Hindi films.

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Career

Vikas Shrivasatav was born in Bihar and grew up in Uttar Pradesh. [1] He worked in theatre since he was young. [1] He started his career as an actor with Gangaajal . [2] Vikas got his breakthrough as an actor in several successful films including The Dirty Picture (2011), Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (2012), Dhoom 3 (2013), Special 26 (2013), and Gabbar Is Back (2015). [3] [4] He has worked on the short films Hanki Panki (2013) and Meena (2014). [5] He played the lead role as Nirbhay Gujjar in Beehad - The Ravine (2013). [6] In 2019, he turned lyricist for the film, The Gandhi Murder and debuted in Tamil cinema with Kadaram Kondan . [1] [7] [8] In 2020, he was cast in the Savdhan India FIR Series as an honest police officer. [9] [10]

Incident

In 2016, an incident occurred after Shrivastav returned from Dehradun to Versova in which several lakhs worth of valuables were stolen. [11] The suspect was later revealed to be Narendra Tak, an actor, who stayed with Shrivastav. [12]

Selected filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2003 Gangaajal Hindi film debut; Uncredited role
2006 Chingaari
2009 Barah Aana
2008 Contract RAW Lalji
Money Hai Toh Honey Hai
2009 Billu
Wanted
2010 Phoonk 2 Balu
Raavanan Veera's aide Tamil film debut
Raavan Beera's aide
Red Alert: The War Within Naxalite
Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Verghese
Gangor Daroga Bengali film debut
Action Replayy
2011 Haunted – 3D
Shaitan
Hum Tum Shabana
The Dirty Picture Sudhir
2012 Dangerous Ishhq Inspector Arbaaz Sheikh
Mere Dost Picture Abhi Baki Hai
Ajab Gazabb Love
Talaash: The Answer Lies Within Babu Tipnis
2013 Special 26 Rajiv Gupte
Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story
The Attacks of 26/11
Beehad - The Ravine Nirbhay Gujjar Lead role
Ek Thi Daayan Police Inspector
Dhoom 3 Tamil Don
2014 Ek Villain
Sonali Cable
Ungli
2015 Gabbar is Back Inspector Vikas
2016 Anna
2018 Thugs of Hindostan Daroga
Bhaiaji Superhit
2019 Battalion 609 Al-Nazar
The Gandhi Murder Nathuram Godse English film debut; also lyricist
Kissebaaz Inspector Rajender Jha
Kadaram Kondan VincentTamil film

Short films

YearFilmRoleNotes
2013Hanki PankiEnglish short film
2014 Meena Manooj

Television

YearProgramRoleNotes
2009 Na Aana Is Des Laado SheraReplaced by Bhavin Wadia
2012 Ramayan Nishadraj
2016 24 Shinde4 episodes
2018 Chandrashekhar Sachindranath Bakshi
2020 Savdhan India FIR Series Avinash Raj Singh

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