Amberdeep Singh is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and producer associated with Punjabi films.

Life and career

Singh did his schooling at Government Senior Secondary School in

Abohar Abohar is a city and municipal corporation in the Fazilka district of the Indian state of Punjab, southeast of Fazilka city and northeast of Sri Ganganagar. It is near the India-Pakistan border. Abohar's population is 211745. The city is known f ...

and then studied

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at DAV College,

. After that he pursued a master's degree in Theatre and television from

Punjabi University, Patiala Punjabi University is a collegiate state public university located in Patiala, Punjab, India. It was established on 30 April 1962 and is only the second university in the world to be named after a language, after Hebrew University of Israel. ...

before moving to

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

in 2001. His father is a journalist. Singh in an interview disclosed he went to become an actor and ended up writing dialogues and scripts for comedy shows. He has worked in Comedy Nights with Kapil and

Comedy Circus ''The Comedy Circus Show '' is an Indian comedy show that aired on Sony Entertainment Television. Overview Comedy Circus 1: Hindi TV Show where daily soap stars perform stand-up comedy. Paired with the "finest" stand up talent from India and ...

for a long time. He has won 5 awards for his direction, screenwriting and stories. In 2015, he won the best screenplay award at

PTC Punjabi Film Awards PTC Punjabi Film Awards are Indian film awards presented annually by the PTC Punjabi television network to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professional filmmakers and actors with achievements in the field of Punjabi cinema in ...

for writing the screenplay of

Goreyan Nu Daffa Karo ''Goreyan Nu Daffa Karo'' is a 2014 Indian Punjabi-language romantic comedy film starring Amrinder Gill and actress Amrit Maghera. Plot For Kala, a boy from a village in Punjab, India, it is love at first sight when he sees Aleesha, an Indo-Can ...

. In 2016, he won 2 awards for

Angrej ''Angrej'' () is a 2015 Indian Punjabi-language historical romance film directed by Simerjit Singh. Set against the backdrop of the waning British Raj, the film chronicles the love story of a young man and a woman, played by Amrinder Gill an ...

including best screenplay and best story. In 2018, he won Best Debut Director award at Filmfare Punjabi Awards and Best Director Award at PTC Film Awards for his directorial debut

Lahoriye ''Lahoriye'' is a 2017 Indian-Punjabi drama film written and directed by Amberdeep Singh. It stars Amrinder Gill, Sargun Mehta, Yuvraj Hans, Nimrat Khaira, Sardar Sohi and Guggu Gill. ''Lahoriye'' is about the effects of the partition of In ...

. He has also played cameo appearances in films ''Love Punjab'',

Sarvann ''Sarvann'' is a 2017 Indian Punjabi language thriller film directed by Karan Guliani, written by Amberdeep Singh and produced by Priyanka Chopra Jonas under her production company Purple Pebble Pictures. It stars Amrinder Gill, Simi Chahal & Ra ...

, ''Lahoriye'', Harjeeta and ''Ashke''. He made his debut as a lead actor in

Laung Laachi ''Laung Laachi'' ( Clove & Cardamom) is a 2018 Indian Punjabi language, Punjabi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Amberdeep Singh. Produced by Villagers Film Studio, it stars Neeru Bajwa, Singh and Ammy Virk. The film chronic ...

opposite to

Neeru Bajwa Neeru Bajwa (born 26 August 1975) is a Canadian actress, director and producer who has mainly worked in Punjabi and Hindi films. She started her career in 1998 with Dev Anand's Bollywood film '' Main Solah Baras Ki'' and then moved on to work ...

followed by Bhajjo Veero Ve in 2018.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Amberdeep 1979 births Living people Indian male screenwriters Punjabi-language film directors Screenwriters from Punjab, India