Vinay Virmani

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Vinay Virmani
Born (1985-01-24) January 24, 1985 (age 37)
OccupationActor
Years active2008–2015

Vinay Virmani (born January 24, 1985) is a Canadian actor. Virmani was born in Brampton and raised in Toronto. After graduating in business from York University, [1] Virmani studied filmmaking and theatre at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City. [2] He wrote and starred in the hockey comedy Breakaway (dubbed into Hindi as Speedy Singhs), [3] followed by Dr. Cabbie (2014), [4] where he was a writer, lead actor and producer. Dr. Cabbie broke the Canadian record for audience numbers on opening day. [5] He was next seen in The Steps, [6] which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2015. In 2018, Virmani produced and co-wrote the Canadian-American film Little Italy .[ citation needed ]

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Career

In 2011 he co-wrote and starred in Breakaway (dubbed into Hindi as Speedy Singhs). [7] [8] Vinay then starred in the Hindi film, David , [9] directed by Bejoy Nambiar. Vinay’s next film was the social comedy Dr. Cabbie , produced by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and co-starring The Big Bang Theory star Kunal Nayyar. The film was released in Canada on 19 September 2014 in 55 cinemas. It earned $350,452 on its opening day at the box office and Dr. Cabbie became the second highest-grossing film in Canada. The film earned $702,000 over the weekend. [10] In the US, the film earned $225,490. [11] Vinay's next project was The Steps, [12] with Parenthood star Jason Ritter and James Brolin. [13]

Filmography

YearTitleCredited asRoleNotes
ActorProducerWriter
2011 Breakaway YesYesNoRajveer Singh
2013 David YesYesNoDavidHindi film
2014 Dr. Cabbie YesYesYesDeepak V. Chopra
2014AstraeaNoYesNo-short film
2014Komagata MaruYesYes--Hindi
2015 The Steps YesYesYesSam
2016 Two Lovers and a Bear NoexecutiveNo-
2018 Little Italy NoYesYes-
2019Anything is Possible: A Serge Ibaka StoryNoYesNo-Documentary

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