Vishal Vashishtha

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Vishal Vashishtha
Nationality Indian
EducationThe Heritage School, Kolkata
Occupation Actor
Years active2013–2024
Known for Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera
Vish
Gangaa
Ishq Mein Marjawan 2
Clutch, Ghar Waapsi
Spouse
Deepakshi Mishra
(m. 2021)
[1]

Vishal Vashishtha (born 13 February 1992) is an Indian television actor. He is best known for portraying Baldev Singh in Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera and Sagar Chaturvedi in Gangaa .

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Life

Vishal Vashishtha was born on 13 February 1992 in Kolkata, India.[ citation needed ] While initially planning on a career as a Chartered Accountant, an interest in acting led him to audition for a career on the Small Screen. [2] Besides English, he is also fluent in Hindi and Bengali. [3] Vishal married his childhood sweetheart, Deepakshi Mishra. [1] [4] [5]

Career

Vishal's foray into Hindi television industry was with Sphere Origins's youth drama Crazy Stupid Ishq in 2013 broadcast on Channel V India [ citation needed ] as 'Ayaan Dixit' alongside Hiba Nawab, Harsh Rajput and Aneri Vajani. [6] The same year, he appeared in an episode of MTV Webbed (Ep.11). [2]

He later starred in Yash A Patnaik's Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera on Star Plus(2013), portraying the character of 'Baldev Singh' opposite Digangana Suryavanshi. [7] [8] His performance gained him the Zee Gold Award for Best Male Actor in a Comic Role.[ citation needed ] In 2015, he featured as 'Anil' in the fifth episode of Yeh Hai Aashiqui created by Vikas Gupta and broadcast by Bindass. [9] In the final quarter of 2015, Vishal joined the cast of &TV's Television Drama Series Gangaa [10] starring as 'Sagar Chaturvedi' opposite Aditi Sharma, for this performance he was nominated for Best Actor at Zee Gold Awards. [11] He exited the series in January 2017. [12]

Vishal's next project was rom-com Jaat Ki Jugni, broadcast on Sony Entertainment Television from April to July 2017[ citation needed ] wherein he was paired opposite (Madirakshi Mundle). [13] In January 2018, he was cast as the titular protagonist Shaurya Gupta (Kanhaiya) in Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki on Star Bharat. [14] Vishal next signed on to star in the finite series Vish: A Poisonous Story (May 2019) on Colors TV. [15] The show co-starred Debina Bonnerjee, Krip Suri and Sana Makbul. [16]

Reuniting with Patnaik, he essayed the lead antagonist role in the romantic thriller Ishq Mein Marjawan 2 on Colors TV as 'Kabir Sharma' 2020 to March 2021.[ citation needed ] In March 2021, the show ended on TV and shifted to the digital platform Voot by airing a new season named Ishq Mein Marjawan 2: Naya Safar with him reprising his role of Kabir Sharma. [17]

In July 2021, Vishal joined the lead cast of Dice Media's "Clutch" - India's first Esport Web-Series. [18] The first episode streamed on 2 October 2021 and the finale episode streamed on 4 November 2021. The series was received with a good reception on YouTube and got a year end special mention for one of the highest viewed YouTube India web series of 2021. [19] [20]

He started 2022 with the shoot of his new webseries tentatively titled 'Ghar Waapsi' produced by Dice Media.[ citation needed ] In April and May 2022 a string of his YouTube videos were uploaded by FilterCopy and Pocket Change. His OTT debut 'Ghar Waapsi' premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 22 July 2022. [21] [22]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 Crazy Stupid Ishq Ayaan DixitLead Role
MTV Webbed DakshEpisode 11
2013–2015 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera Baldev Balwant SinghLead Role
2015 Yeh Hai Aashiqui – Sun Yaar Try Maar AnilEpisode 5: "Courtroom Romance"
2015–2017 Gangaa Sagar Niranjan ChaturvediLead Role
2017 Jaat Ki Jugni Bittu Daljeet Singh DahiyaLead Role
2018 Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki Shaurya "Kanhaiya" Ramnik GuptaLead role
2019 Vish Aditya Vir KothariLead Role
2020–2021 Ishq Mein Marjawan 2 Kabir SharmaNegative Lead

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesBroadcast By
2021 Ishq Mein Marjawan 2: Naya Safar Kabir SharmaNegative Lead Voot
2021ClutchArun WankhedeLead roleDice Media
2022 Ghar Waapsi Shekhar DwivediLead role Disney+ Hotstar [23]
2024 Showtime Prithvi Disney+ Hotstar
2024 Hustlers Amazon Mini

Music video

YearTitleRoleLabel
2019Uske BinaHimselfZee Music

Short films

YearTitleRoleLevel
2019Name PlatePratyaksh sharmaBlush

YouTube videos

YearTitleRolechannel
2019When you date a Bengali guyHimselfFiltercopy
Is it necessary to get marriedHimselfFiltercopy
Things you shouldn't say to your partnerHimselfFiltercopy
2020Jon snow ki shaadi ka rishtaHimselfFiltercopy
Shaadi aaj kaal : a wedding storyHimselfFiltercopy
When you love buying things onlineHimselfFiltercopy
2021Shaadi at 4 amJaiFiltercopy
20213 Stages Of Long Distance RelationshipSameerThe Zoom Studio
2022Money Conversations Between CouplesHimselfFiltercopy
2022Our Happy Place: When You Move To A New CityUdayFiltercopy
2022When You Plan A Housewarming With Your PartnerUdayFiltercopy
2022How To Survive TrafficKabirPocket Change

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2014 Zee Gold Awards Best Actor in A Comic Role (Male) Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera Won [24] [25]
Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor ComedyNominated
Indian Telly Awards Best Fresh New Face Male [10]
Best Tellywood jodi with Digangana Suryavanshi
Star Parivaar AwardsFavourite Jodi
Most Stylish Sadasya - Male
Sabse Mazedaar Sadasya
Best Naya Sadasya - Male
2016ZEE Gold AwardsBest ActorGangaa
2017 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor Popular Jaat Ki Jugni
2018ZEE Gold AwardsBest Actor[ citation needed ]

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