Vineet Kumar Singh

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Vineet Kumar Singh
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Vineet Singh at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
Born (1978-08-28) 28 August 1978 (age 46)
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation(s)Actor, writer
Years active2002–present
Spouse
Ruchira Ghormare
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(m. 2021)​

Vineet Kumar Singh [1] (born 28 August 1978) is an Indian actor and writer known for his strong portrayal of an aspiring boxer Shravan Kumar Singh in Mukkabaaz (2018). An M.D. in Ayurveda from Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur, Vineet began his acting career at the age of 21 with the movie Pitaah (2002). [2] [3] [4] [5] After few series of performances in his early career including the 2010 film City of Gold , he got noticed for his role in films like Bombay Talkies and Gangs of Wasseypur . His role in Ugly and the portrayal of the character Milan Shukla in the film Daas Dev won him appreciation. [6] He made his debut as lead actor in the 2018 Anurag Kashyap film Mukkabaaz for which he won two awards. [7]

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Early life

Vineet Kumar Singh was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on 28 August 1978. [8] [9] [10] He was interested in sports and played Basketball on a National level. [11] His father is a mathematician. Though Vineet wanted to join the National School of Drama, he could not pursue the same due to parental pressure and social norms. [12] He is CPMT qualified and topper from his Medical College. He is a licensed medical practitioner, having attained his Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery degree from R. A. Podar Ayurved Medical College and MD (Doctor of Medicine) in Ayurveda from Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur. [9] [13] [14]

Personal life

He married his longtime girlfriend Ruchiraa Ghormare [15] on 29 November 2021. [16] [17]

Career

Singh at the 2024 screening of Amar Singh Chamkila Vineet Kumar Singh snapped at the special screening of Amar Singh Chamkila.jpg
Singh at the 2024 screening of Amar Singh Chamkila

Singh came to Mumbai to participate in Superstars Talent Hunt. After winning the competition, actor-director Mahesh Manjrekar, who was one of the judges gave him a role in the Sanjay Dutt starrer Pitaah . [18] The film was received poorly and Singh faced trouble getting further roles. He then worked as an associate / assistant director for Mahesh Manjrekar in films like Viruddh (2005) and Deh. [19] [20] In 2007, Singh left direction to focus solely on acting. After doing a few Bhojpuri serials and insignificant roles in films like Gori Tere Pyaar Mein and Isaaq, he got his break in the Hindi-Marathi bilingual City of Gold (2010). It was after film, he was cast by director Anurag Kashyap for the role of Danish Khan in Gangs of Wasseypur . He then acted in Ugly and Bombay Talkies (2013). [21] [22] [23] His role in Ugly got him his first Screen nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He also appeared in Birla Sunlife and 7up Nimbooz commercials. Vineet was seen opposite Raima Sen in the 2016 Film Bollywood Diaries , directed by K.D. Satyam. In the 2018 film Mukkabaaz , the actor played the role of a boxer. [24] [25] Kumar trained hard for two years to prepare himself as the protagonist of this Anurag Kashyap film. He also won huge appreciation for his role of Milan Shukla in the film Daas Dev , directed by Sudhir Mishra. [26] [27] [28] [29] Singh has appeared in Akshay Kumar-starrer Gold (2018). [30] [31] In 2018, Singh was signed as the main lead with Prithvi Hatte in Aadhaar directed by Suman Ghosh and produced by Manish Mundra's Drishyam Films which deals with the government's controversial Aadhaar program. [32]

In 2019, Singh had a supporting role in Saand Ki Aankh . His upcoming projects include the biopic Gunjan Saxena co-starring Janhvi Kapoor, scheduled to release in March 2020. [33] [34] and a Hindi remake of the Tamil film Thiruttu Payale 2 , in which he will be seen opposite Urvashi Rautela. [35]

In the Critics Choice Film Awards 2019, Singh received the Best Actor (male) award for his role in Mukkabaaz . [36] He was nominated for Best Actor (Critics) award in the 64th Filmfare Awards for the film Mukkabaaz. [37]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleNotes
2002 Pitaah Bhola
Hathyar Aslam
2007 Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii Sohail
2008 Jannat Cricket team captain
2009 Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy Dubey,Taxi Driver Marathi film
2010 City of Gold Mohan
2011 Ami Shubhash Bolchi Dubey (neighbour taxi driver) Bengali film
2012 Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 Danish Khan
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 Danish Khan
2013 Issaq Bihata (Benvolio)
Shorts LallanSegment Shor
Bombay Talkies VijaySegment Murabba
Ugly Chaitanya
Gori Tere Pyaar Mein
2016 Bollywood Diaries Daman
2018 Mukkabaaz Shravan SinghNominated—Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor
Daas Dev Milan Shukla
Gold Imtiaz
2019 Saand Ki Aankh Dr. Yashpal [38]
Aadhaar Pharsua [32]
2020 Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl Dileep Singh
2021Tryst With Destiny [39] Gautam [40]
2022 Siya Mahender
2024 Ghuspaithiya Ravi Kumar [41]
Match Fixing
Superboys of Malegaon †TBA
2025 Jaat †TBA

Web series

YearFilmRoleDirectorNotes
2019 Bard of Blood Veer Singh Ribhu Dasgupta Netflix series
2020 Betaal Vikram SirohiPatrick Graham, Nikhil MahajanNetflix series
2022 Rangbaaz: Darr Ki Rajneeti Haroon Shah Ali BaigSachin Pathak [42] ZEE5 [43]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryShowResult
2018FOI Online AwardsBest Actor in a Leading Role Mukkabaaz Won
2019 Filmfare Awards Best Actor (Critics) Nominated
Critics’ Choice Film AwardsBest ActorWon
Screen Awards Best Actor (Critics) Nominated

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