Amit Sadh (born 5 June 1983) is an Indian actor. He is known for his roles in films like ''

Kai Po Che ''Kai Po Che!: Brothers... For Life'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language buddy sports drama film directed by Abhishek Kapoor and produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur under UTV Motion Pictures, marking the banner's first solo ...

'' (2013), ''

Guddu Rangeela ''Guddu Rangeela'' is an Indian action black comedy film, directed by Subhash Kapoor. It stars Arshad Warsi, Amit Sadh and Ronit Roy in lead roles. The film is presented by Fox Star Studios and produced by Sangeeta Ahir. Guddu Rangeela has inco ...

'' (2015), and ''

Sarkar 3 ''Sarkar 3'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language political crime thriller film directed by Ram Gopal Varma. This is the third installment of the '' Sarkar franchise'' and the continuation to the events of ''Sarkar Raj''. The film stars Amitabh Ba ...

'' (2017). He began his acting career with the teen drama ''

Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr ''Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr'' is an Indian television teen romantic drama which originally aired on Star Plus from 1 August 2002 to 22 July 2004. It starred Amit Sadh and Riva Bubber. Synopsis The show revolves around Adi and Nikki and their group ...

'' and later appeared in the reality shows '' Nach Baliye 1'', '' Bigg Boss 1'' and ''

Fear Factor India ''Fear Factor India'' is an Indian adaptation of the popular reality show Fear Factor. The series premiered on Sony TV on March 10, 2006, and was presented by Indian television actor Mukul Dev. The season 2 and onward seasons of the series air ...

''. He played the role of Kshitij in Shobna Desai's soap opera ''Durgesh Nandinii'' that aired on

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. Sadh was recently seen in the web series ''Breathe'' (2018) and its second season '' Breathe: Into the Shadows'' (2020) playing Inspector Kabir Sawant.

Early life

Sadh was born on 5 June 1983 in

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. He completed his graduation from

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. Sadh's father Ram Chandra Dogra, was a national-level hockey player. Sadh lost his father when he was only 16 years old. His family home is in

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. At the age of 21, he left home and moved to

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to become an actor.

Career

Television career (2002–2008)

Sadh's first major role was in

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's production ''

'', where he portrayed the character of Aditya. He then starred in the series '' Kohinoor''. He appeared as a contestant on the reality show ''

Bigg Boss ''Bigg Boss'' is an Indian reality television game show franchise based on the Dutch reality show '' Big Brother''. It is produced by Endemol Shine India through Viacom18 and Disney Star. Subsequently, the various versions of the show are made ...

''. Sadh participated in the original seasons of ''

Nach Baliye ''Nach Baliye'' () is an Indian Hindi-language celebrity dance reality television series that airs on Star Plus. Production Concept The show is a competition wherein 10 television celebrity couples compete against each other. Contestants dance ...

'' and ''

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''.

Film career (2010–present)

Sadh has played important supporting roles in several movies. He worked in ''

Kai Po Che! ''Kai Po Che!: Brothers... For Life'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language buddy sports drama film directed by Abhishek Kapoor and produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur under UTV Motion Pictures, marking the banner's first solo pro ...

'' playing the role of a priest's son alongside

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and

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. In ''

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'', he played the role of a businessman alongside

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and

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. He appeared in ''

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'' as Raghubir Pratap Singh, based on the real life character of

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alongside

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and played the role of Shakuntala Devi's son-in-law in ''

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''. In 2018, he featured as Inspector Kabir Sawant in the web series '' Breathe'', and reprised his role in '' Breathe: Into the Shadows''. In 2020, he played the role of Major Videep Singh in '' Avrodh: The Siege Within'' which was a fictionalized retelling of the 2016 Uri attack and the following surgical strikes. He donned the role of retired Indian Army special forces officer Major Deependra Singh Sengar in '' Jeet Ki Zid''.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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