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Vineet Kumar Singh

Vineet Kumar Singh (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). 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. He made his debut as lead actor in the 2018 Anurag Kashyap film Mukkabaaz for which he won two awards.

Infobox

Born
(1978-08-28) 28 August 1978 (age 47)Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation(s)
Actor, writer
Years active
2002–present
Spouse
mw- Ruchira Ghormare (m. 2021)
Children
1
Occupations
Actor, writer

Tables

Key · Filmography › Films
†
Denotes films that have not yet been released
· Filmography › Films
2002
Pitaah
Role(s)
Bhola
Hathyar
Role(s)
Aslam
2007
Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii
Role(s)
Sohail
2008
Jannat
Role(s)
Cricket team captain
2009
Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy
Role(s)
Dubey,Taxi Driver
Notes
Marathi film
2010
City of Gold
Role(s)
Mohan
2011
Ami Shubhash Bolchi
Role(s)
Dubey (neighbour taxi driver)
Notes
Bengali film
2012
Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1
Role(s)
Danish Khan
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2
2013
Issaq
Role(s)
Bihata (Benvolio)
Shorts
Role(s)
Lallan
Notes
Segment Shor
Bombay Talkies
Role(s)
Vijay
Notes
Segment Murabba
Ugly
Role(s)
Chaitanya
Gori Tere Pyaar Mein
Role(s)
Villager
2016
Bollywood Diaries
Role(s)
Daman
2018
Mukkabaaz
Role(s)
Shravan Singh
Notes
Nominated—Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor
Daas Dev
Role(s)
Milan Shukla
Gold
Role(s)
Imtiaz
2019
Saand Ki Aankh
Role(s)
Dr. Yashpal
Aadhaar
Role(s)
Pharsua
2020
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl
Role(s)
Dileep Singh
2021
Tryst With Destiny
Role(s)
Gautam
2022
Siya
Role(s)
Mahender
2024
Ghuspaithiya
Role(s)
Ravi Kumar
2025
Match Fixing
Role(s)
Avinash Patwardhan
Chhaava
Role(s)
Kavi Kalash
Superboys of Malegaon
Role(s)
Farogh
Jaat
Role(s)
Somulu
Nishaanchi
Role(s)
Zabardast Pehelwaan
Tere Ishk Mein
Role(s)
V. Shekhawat
Year
Film
Role
Notes
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
2013
Issaq
Bihata (Benvolio)
Shorts
Lallan
Segment Shor
Bombay Talkies
Vijay
Segment Murabba
Ugly
Chaitanya
Gori Tere Pyaar Mein
Villager
2016
Bollywood Diaries
Daman
2018
Mukkabaaz
Shravan Singh
Nominated—Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor
Daas Dev
Milan Shukla
Gold
Imtiaz
2019
Saand Ki Aankh
Dr. Yashpal
Aadhaar
Pharsua
2020
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl
Dileep Singh
2021
Tryst With Destiny
Gautam
2022
Siya
Mahender
2024
Ghuspaithiya
Ravi Kumar
2025
Match Fixing
Avinash Patwardhan
Chhaava
Kavi Kalash
Superboys of Malegaon
Farogh
Jaat
Somulu
Nishaanchi
Zabardast Pehelwaan
Tere Ishk Mein
V. Shekhawat
· Filmography › Web series
2019
Bard of Blood
Role(s)
Veer Singh
Notes
Ribhu Dasgupta
2020
Betaal
Role(s)
Vikram Sirohi
Notes
Patrick Graham, Nikhil Mahajan
2022
Rangbaaz: Darr Ki Rajneeti
Role(s)
Haroon Shah Ali Baig
Notes
Sachin Pathak
2025
Rangeen
Role(s)
Adarsh
Rangbaaz The Bihar Chapter
Role(s)
Haroon Shah Ali Baig
Year
Film
Role
Director
Notes
2019
Bard of Blood
Veer Singh
Ribhu Dasgupta
Netflix series
2020
Betaal
Vikram Sirohi
Patrick Graham, Nikhil Mahajan
Netflix series
2022
Rangbaaz: Darr Ki Rajneeti
Haroon Shah Ali Baig
Sachin Pathak
ZEE5
2025
Rangeen
Adarsh
Amazon Prime Video
2025
Rangbaaz The Bihar Chapter
Haroon Shah Ali Baig
· Awards and nominations
2018
2018
Year
2018
Award
FOI Online Awards
Category
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Show
Mukkabaaz
Result
Won
2019
2019
Year
2019
Award
Filmfare Awards
Category
Best Actor (Critics)
Show
Nominated
Critics' Choice Film Awards
Critics' Choice Film Awards
Year
Critics' Choice Film Awards
Award
Best Actor
Category
Won
Screen Awards
Screen Awards
Year
Screen Awards
Award
Best Actor (Critics)
Category
Nominated
Year
Award
Category
Show
Result
2018
FOI Online Awards
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Mukkabaaz
Won
2019
Filmfare Awards
Best Actor (Critics)
Nominated
Critics' Choice Film Awards
Best Actor
Won
Screen Awards
Best Actor (Critics)
Nominated

References

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    https://twitter.com/vineetkumar_s?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
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    https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/look-back-in-positivity/article22399026.ece
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    http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/mukkabaaz-trailer-vineet-kumar-singh-is-the-mike-tyson-of-uttar-pradesh-in-this-anurag-kashyap-film-4972457/
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