Amit Sadh
Amit Sadh | |
|---|---|
 Sadh in 2018 | |
| Born | 5 June 1979[1][2] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Amit Sadh (born 5 June 1979) is an Indian actor who is known for his work in several films and television productions. He is best known for his performances in films like Kai Po Che! (2013), Sultan (2016) and Gold (2018). In recent years, he has become well-known for his roles in web series. He played Inspector Kabir Sawant in three seasons of Breathe (2018, 2020, 2022) streaming on Amazon Prime Video. He won the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.[4]
He began his acting career with the teen drama Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr and later appeared in the reality shows Nach Baliye 1 and Bigg Boss 1. He played the role of Kshitij in Shobna Desai's soap opera Durgesh Nandinii that aired on Sony Entertainment Television.[5]
In Avrodh: The Siege Within, he played an important role in a military drama about the 2016 Uri attack. Jeet Ki Zid is a series based on the life of Major Deependra Singh Sengar, an army officer.[6]
Early life
[edit]Sadh was born on 5 June 1979 in Delhi.[1][2][3] He completed his graduation from La Martiniere College, Lucknow.[3] Sadh's father Ram Chandra Dogra, was a national-level hockey player. Sadh lost his father when he was only 16 years old.[7]
His family home is in Punjab. At the age of 21, he left home and moved to Mumbai to become an actor.[8]
Career
[edit]Television career (2002–2008)
[edit]Sadh's first major role was in Neena Gupta's production Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr, where he portrayed the character of Aditya. He then starred in the series Kohinoor.[9] He appeared as a contestant on the reality show Bigg Boss.[10] Sadh participated in the original seasons of Nach Baliye and Fear Factor.[citation needed]
Film career (2010–present)
[edit]Sadh has played important supporting roles in several movies. In 2013, He worked in Kai Po Che! playing the role of a priest's son alongside Amrita Puri, Sushant Singh Rajput and Rajkummar Rao. In Sultan (2016), he played the role of a businessman alongside Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma.In 2017, He appeared in Sarkar 3 alongside Amitabh Bachchan. In 2018, Sadh worked in the next film Jack and Dil Alongside Arbaaz Khan. In the same year, He appeared in Gold as Raghubir Pratap Singh, based on the real life character of K. D. Singh Babu alongside Akshay Kumar. In 2019, Sadh appeared in Barot House alongside Manjari Fadnis. In 2020, he played the role of Shakuntala Devi's son-in-law alongside Vidya Balan and Sanya Malhotra in Shakuntala Devi. In the same year, Sadh appeared in Operation Parindey (1 hour film) alongside Rahul Dev. In 2023, Sadh Appeared in Sukhee Alongside Shilpa Shetty and Kusha Kapila.
In 2018, he featured as Inspector Kabir Sawant in the web series Breathe alongside R. Madhavan, and reprised his role in Breathe: Into the Shadows (In 2020) alongside Abhishek Bachchan. [11][12] In 2020, he played the role of Major Videep Singh in Avrodh: The Siege Within which was a fictionalised retelling of the 2016 Uri attack and the following surgical strikes.[6][13] In 2021, He donned the role of retired Indian Army special forces officer Major Deependra Singh Sengar in Jeet Ki Zid alongside Sushant Singh.[14] In 2022, He Reunited for Season 2 of Breathe: Into the Shadows As the role of Kabir Sawant. In the same year, He appeared in Duranga (Adapted from the South Korean drama Flower of Evil) alongside Gulshan Devaiah and Drashti Dhami. In 2023, He Reunited for Season 2 of Duranga As the role of Sammit Patel.
In 2023, He made his short film Debut Ghuspaith: Between Borders Alongside Pamela Bhutoria.
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Phoonk 2 | Ronnie | ||
| 2012 | Maximum | |||
| 2013 | Kai Po Che! | Omi Shastri | ||
| 2015 | Guddu Rangeela | Guddu | ||
| 2016 | Sultan | Aakash Oberoi | ||
| Akira | Sidharth | |||
| Saat Kadam | ||||
| 2017 | Running Shaadi | Ram Bharose | ||
| Sarkar 3 | Shivaji Nagre | |||
| Raag Desh | Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon | |||
| 2018 | Baarish Aur Chowmein | Siraj | Short film | |
| Gold | Raghubir Pratap Singh | [15] | ||
| Jack and Dil | Jack | |||
| 2019 | Super 30 | Raghunath | ||
| Barot House | Amit Barot | [16][17] | ||
| 2020 | Operation Parindey | Abhinav Mathur | [18] | |
| Yaara | Mohammad "Mitwa" Shehriya | |||
| Shakuntala Devi | Ajay Abhaya Kumar | |||
| 2023 | Sukhee | Vikram Verma | [19] | |
| Ghuspaith | Manav | Short film | [20] | |
| TBA | Pune Highway † | TBA | Completed | [21] |
| TBA | Main † | TBA | Filming | [22] |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–2003 | Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr | Aditya Bhargav | |
| 2003 | Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat | Rohan | |
| 2003–2004 | Awaz - Dil Se Dil Tak | Bhaskar | |
| 2004 | Kkoi Dil Mein Hai | Arjun Punj | |
| Miss India | Sahil | ||
| Saaksshi | Deepak | ||
| 2004–2005 | Guns & Roses | Parshuram Bardez | |
| 2005 | Kohinoor | Karan Saxena | |
| Nach Baliye 1 | Contestant | 7th place | |
| 2006–2007 | Bigg Boss 1 | 5th place | |
| 2007 | Fear Factor India | ||
| 2024-present | MTV Dark Scroll | Host[23] |
Web series
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Breathe | Kabir Sawant | |
| 2020–2022 | Breathe: Into the Shadows | Kabir Sawant | |
| 2020 | Avrodh: The Siege Within | Major Videep Singh | |
| 2021 | Jeet Ki Zid | Deependra Singh Sengar | [24] |
| 7 Kadam | Ravi Pal | [25] | |
| 2022-2023 | Duranga | Sammit Patel |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Filmfare OTT Awards | Best Supporting Actor (Male) (Drama Series) | Breathe: Into the Shadows | Won | [26][27] |
| 2022 | Indian Television Academy Awards | Popular Actor - Web | Avrodh: The Siege Within | Nominated | [28] |
| Jeet Ki Zid | Nominated | ||||
| 7 Kadam | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "My concept of a birthday is very different: Amit Sadh". DNA. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Anushka Arora in conversation with Amit Sadh". YouTube. Sunrise Radio. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
I'm 44 [10:50 to 10:56]
- ^ a b c HT Brunch (10 October 2013). "Personal Agenda: Amit Sadh, actor". hindustan Times. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ बुले, रवि (22 January 2021). "Jeet Ki Zid Review: अमित साध ने दिखाया पराक्रम लेकिन लेखक-निर्देशक से हार गई कहानी". ABP News (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ Shukla, Stuti (29 July 2020). "'Avrodh' review: Amit Sadh's war drama highlights the incidents leading to Uri surgical strike". WION. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ a b Maru, Vibha. "Avrodh The Siege Within Review: Neeraj Kabi, Amit Sadh go back to Uri 2016 in new series". India Today. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ K. Jha, Subhash (18 August 2018). "Amit Sadh based his Gold character on his father". AsianAge. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ Roshni K Olivera (15 May 2007). "Amit Sadh's back home in Punjab". Times of India. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ Sehnaz, Sabiha (26 June 2004). "Interview with Amit Sadh".
- ^ "Big Boss". Sony Entertainment Television (India). Archived from the original on 1 January 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2007.
- ^ "Amit Sadh on the success of Breathe Into The Shadows: I have never got this kind of response". The Indian Express. A. Kameshwari. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ Kameshwari, A. (15 July 2020). "Amit Sadh on the success of Breathe Into The Shadows: I have never got this kind of response". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Avrodh The Siege Within trailer: Amit Sadh impresses in web series on Uri surgical strike". Hindustan Times. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Shekhar, Mimansa (29 January 2021). "Amit Sadh's Jeet Ki Zid is a tribute to 'the army behind the army'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Sreeju Sudhakaran (1 July 2017). "Akshay Kumar reveals his look for Reema Kagti's Gold and it's pure vintage". bollywoodlife. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Barot House on Zee5". Zee5. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Barot House: Amit Sadh's upcoming suspense drama to premiere on 7 August on Zee5". Firstpost. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Operation Parindey on Zee5". Zee5. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ Das, Garima (22 September 2023). "Amit Sadh Showers Praise On Shilpa Shetty: 'Sukhee' Will Mark A New Kind Of Bandwidth And Direction To Her Career". Outlook. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Amit Sadh-starrer short film 'Ghuspaith Between Borders' to be screened at Rhode Island International Film Festival". The Economic Times. PTI. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "It's a wrap for Amit Sadh's 'Pune Highway'". The Times of India. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Amit Sadh starts shoot of second schedule of cop drama 'Main'". ThePrint. ANI. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ Srivastav, Simran (14 August 2024). "Dark Scroll Muqabla Anjaan Se: Amit Sadh To Host India's Only Paranormal Reality Show; Check Release Date". Dainik Jagran. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Jeet Ki Zid release LIVE UPDATES: Fans declare Amit Sadh web series a blockbuster". The Indian Express. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Amit Sadh's 7 Kadam fails to make an impact". India Today. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ Raghuvansh, Aakanksha (25 January 2021). "Filmfare OTT Awards 2020: Big Night For Paatal Lok And The Family Man. Complete List Of Winners". NDTV. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Winners of the Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards". Filmfare. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "The 21st ITA Awards". www.theita2021.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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