Vishal Vashishtha
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Vishal Vashishtha | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | The Heritage School, Kolkata |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2013–2024 |
| Known for | Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera Vish Gangaa Ishq Mein Marjawan 2 Clutch, Ghar Waapsi |
| Spouse |
Deepakshi Mishra (m. 2021) |
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.
Life[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Crazy Stupid Ishq | Ayaan Dixit | Lead Role |
| MTV Webbed | Daksh | Episode 11 | |
| 2013–2015 | Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera | Baldev Balwant Singh | Lead Role |
| 2015 | Yeh Hai Aashiqui – Sun Yaar Try Maar | Anil | Episode 5: "Courtroom Romance" |
| 2015–2017 | Gangaa | Sagar Niranjan Chaturvedi | Lead Role |
| 2017 | Jaat Ki Jugni | Bittu Daljeet Singh Dahiya | Lead Role |
| 2018 | Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki | Shaurya "Kanhaiya" Ramnik Gupta | Lead role |
| 2019 | Vish | Aditya Vir Kothari | Lead Role |
| 2020–2021 | Ishq Mein Marjawan 2 | Kabir Sharma | Negative Lead |
Web series[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Broadcast By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ishq Mein Marjawan 2: Naya Safar | Kabir Sharma | Negative Lead | Voot |
| 2021 | Clutch | Arun Wankhede | Lead role | Dice Media |
| 2022 | Ghar Waapsi | Shekhar Dwivedi | Lead role | Disney+ Hotstar[23] |
| 2024 | Showtime | Prithvi | Disney+ Hotstar | |
| 2024 | Hustlers | Amazon Mini |
Music video[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Uske Bina | Himself | Zee Music |
Short films[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Name Plate | Pratyaksh sharma | Blush |
YouTube videos[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | When you date a Bengali guy | Himself | Filtercopy |
| Is it necessary to get married | Himself | Filtercopy | |
| Things you shouldn't say to your partner | Himself | Filtercopy | |
| 2020 | Jon snow ki shaadi ka rishta | Himself | Filtercopy |
| Shaadi aaj kaal : a wedding story | Himself | Filtercopy | |
| When you love buying things online | Himself | Filtercopy | |
| 2021 | Shaadi at 4 am | Jai | Filtercopy |
| 2021 | 3 Stages Of Long Distance Relationship | Sameer | The Zoom Studio |
| 2022 | Money Conversations Between Couples | Himself | Filtercopy |
| 2022 | Our Happy Place: When You Move To A New City | Uday | Filtercopy |
| 2022 | When You Plan A Housewarming With Your Partner | Uday | Filtercopy |
| 2022 | How To Survive Traffic | Kabir | Pocket Change |
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Comedy | Nominated | |||
| Indian Telly Awards | Best Fresh New Face Male | [10] | |||
| Best Tellywood jodi with Digangana Suryavanshi | |||||
| Star Parivaar Awards | Favourite Jodi | ||||
| Most Stylish Sadasya - Male | |||||
| Sabse Mazedaar Sadasya | |||||
| Best Naya Sadasya - Male | |||||
| 2016 | ZEE Gold Awards | Best Actor | Gangaa | ||
| 2017 | Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actor Popular | Jaat Ki Jugni | ||
| 2018 | ZEE Gold Awards | Best Actor | [citation needed] |
References[edit]
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- ^ a b "'Baddie' with a heart of gold". Deccanchronicle. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ "Didn't want to begin my career with a family drama: Vishal Vashisht". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "वीरा फेम विशाल वशिष्ठ ने अपनी लेडी लव दिपाक्षी से गोवा के खूबसूरत बीच पर रचाई शादी, देखें शानदार तस्वीरें". 16 November 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Ishq Mein Marjawan 2 Fame Actor Vishal Vashishtha Dancing in Own Wedding Crazy Video | अपनी ही बारात में जमकर नाचा ये टीवी एक्टर, दोस्तों के लिए हंसी रोकना हुआ मुश्किल | Hindi News, टीवी". Zeenews.india.com. 16 November 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Channel V launches 'Crazy Stupid Ishq' – Times of India". Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 November 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "Kolkata boy Vishal Vashishtha to play Baldev in Veera". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "Baldev of Veera was not keen to play a negative role". The Times of India.
- ^ "Sun Yaar Try Maar Episode 5: Courtroom Romance". Bindass. Archived from the original on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ a b "The 13th Indian Telly Awards 2014 – Final Nomination List". Brandsynario. September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "Vishal Vashishtha set to play male lead in Ganga – The Asian Age". The Asian Age. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "Gangaa on the threshold of a new beginning! – Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "Here's why Yash Tonk charges fees from his 'Jaat ki Jugni' co-actors - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Meet The grown up Gangaa-Sagar, Aditi Sharma-Vishal Vashistha Latest Picture". Tellydhamaal. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
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- ^ "TV shows leaping for TRPs – The Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 December 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ "Vishal Vashishtha and Rrahul Sudhir star in 'Ishq Mein Marjawan 2' opposite Helly Shah". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Vishal Vashishtha joins the Dice media's "Clutch"". Bolly.com. 27 September 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "YouTube trends 2021: Gaming tops India charts along comedy and pranks". Business Standard India. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Gaming, comedy videos rule YouTube in India in 2021". Freepressjournal.in. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Ghar Waapsi: Vishal Vashishtha Starrer Will Resonate with All Millennials Living Away from Home; Watch Trailer". 11 July 2022.
- ^ "'Ghar Waapsi' to premiere on Disney+ Hotstar on July 22; trailer out". The Hindu. 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Ghar Waapsi trailer out. Vishal Vashishtha's slice-of-life show is relatable".
- ^ "Vishal Vashist Wins Best Actor in a Comic Role Male Critics Award". ZEE TV. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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