Abhimanyu Singh (born 20 September 1974) is an Indian

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who works mainly in

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and Bhojpuri films.

Career

Singh made his debut with ''

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'' (2001), directed by

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. He got his first break with the role of Rananjay Singh in '' Gulaal'' (2009), directed by

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. The role won him the 2010

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for his breakthrough performance. He won praises for his role of Bukka Reddy in ''

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'' (2010), directed by

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. In his review in ''

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'', Nikhat Kazmi compared his performance to that of

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in ''

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'' (2008), which outshone the lead star. He also received positive reviews for

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's ''

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'' with

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praising his "brazen, unflinching performance" as a corrupt police officer. Singh worked with Anil Sharma of '' Gadar'' fame's film ''

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'' where he plays a CBI officer. Singh was also seen as the main antagonist opposite

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's '' Mom'', released on 7 July 2017. Singh acted in another Telugu film directed by B. Gopal's ''Aradugula Bullettu'' starring Gopichand and

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, released on 9 June 2017. Apart from this, Singh was also seen in the

film ''

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'' as the main villain opposite

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which was shot at

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Filmography

Film

* 2001 — ''

'' * 2004 — '' Lakshya'' * 2007 — ''

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'' * 2007 — ''

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'' * 2007 — ''

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'' * 2008 — '' Jannat'' * 2009 — '' Gulaal'' * 2010 — ''

'' (

) * 2010 — '' Accident on Hill Road'' * 2010 — ''

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'' * 2011 — ''

'' * 2011 — '' Nenu Naa Rakshasi'' (Telugu) * 2011 — ''

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'' (Tamil) * 2011 — ''

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'' (Telugu) * 2011 — '' Bejawada'' (Telugu) * 2012 — '' Aalaap'' (Hindi) * 2012 — '' Gabbar Singh'' (Telugu) * 2012 — '' Department'' (Hindi) * 2013 — ''

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'' (Tamil) * 2013 — '' Dalam'' / Koottam (Telugu, Tamil) * 2013 — '' Once Upon Ay Time In Mumbai Dobaara!'' (Hindi) * 2013 — ''

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'' (Hindi) * 2014 — ''

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'' (Telugu) * 2015 — ''

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'' (Telugu) * 2015 — '' Mosagallaku Mosagadu'' (Telugu) * 2015 — ''

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'' (Tamil) *2015 — Premji: Rise of a Warrior (Gujarati) * 2016 — '' Attack'' (Telugu) * 2015 — '' Jazbaa'' * 2015 — '' Shivam'' (Telugu) * 2016 — '' Global Baba'' (Hindi) * 2016 — '' Chuttalabbai'' (Telugu) * 2016 — '' Eedo Rakam Aado Rakam'' (Telugu) * 2016 — ''

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'' (Kannada) * 2017 — '' Mom'' * 2017 — ''

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'' (Telugu) * 2017 — ''

'' (Tamil) * 2017 — ''

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'' (Telugu) * 2018 — ''

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'' (Telugu) * 2018 — '' My Client's Wife'' (Hindi) * 2019 — ''

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'' (Telugu) * 2020 — '' G'' (Gujarati) * 2020 — Taish (Hindi) * 2021 — '' State of Siege: Temple Attack'' (Hindi) * 2021 — '' The Battle of Bhima Koregaon'' (Hindi) * 2021 — ''

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'' (Hindi) * 2021 — '' Annaatthe'' (Tamil) * 2021 — ''

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'' (Hindi) * 2022 — ''

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'' (Hindi) * 2022 — ''

Nikamma ''Nikamma'' () is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Sabbir Khan. It is a remake of the 2017 Telugu film ''Middle Class Abbayi'' and stars Abhimanyu Dassani, Shirley Setia and Shilpa Shetty. ''Nikamma'' was releas ...

'' (Hindi)

Television

Web series

* '' Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare'' (Season 1 - 2018) (Season 2 - 2021) * Bhaukaal (2020) * Khakee- The Bihar Chapter (2022)

References

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