Bijou Thaangjam (born Thangjam Biju Singh) is an Indian actor, lyricist, art director, chef and entrepreneur. He is of Meitei descent originally from

Imphal Imphal ( Meitei pronunciation: /im.pʰal/; English pronunciation: ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur. The metropolitan centre of the city contains the ruins of Kangla Palace (also known as Kangla Fort), the royal seat of the fo ...

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. He was one of the contestants on the reality cooking competition

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2. He is known for his role in the film

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and

Shivaay ''Shivaay'' is a 2016 action thriller film directed and produced by Ajay Devgn under his banner Ajay Devgn FFilms. The story and screenplay are written by Sandeep Shrivastava and the film stars Ajay Devgn in the lead titular role along with de ...

Masterchef India

Bijou Thaangjam competed on the

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reality cooking competition, Masterchef India. He was one of the Top 50 contestants of Masterchef India 2011.

Career

Bijou Thaangjam first appeared as a contestant on the reality cooking competition

2. He later debuted as an actor and a lyricist in

Omung Kumar Omung Kumar Bhandula is an Indian film director, and production designer, known for his works in Hindi cinema. He had hosted one of the famous show Ek Minute on Zee TV 90s. He made his directorial debut with the 2014 biographical sports drama '' ...

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(2014) starring

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. He played the role 'Kancha' in

(2016) which is a Hindi film directed and produced by

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. He was also seen in successful films like

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, III Smoking Barrels and Penalty. He also debuted as an Art Director in III Smoking Barrels which earned him a nomination for Best Art Director in Prag Cine Awards 2018. He has also worked in films like Om The Battle Within and Rocketry: The Nambi Effect which is set for commercial release later in 2022. Beside films, he acted in web series for various companies like ALT Balaji where he worked in a series

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. Apart from that, he was seen in

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show

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directed by

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and Bi-Lingual Webseries Kark Rogue for

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and

Flesh (web series) ''Flesh'' is a 2020 Indian Crime-thriller, crime thriller web series written by Pooja Ladha Surti and directed by Danish Aslam. The story of this series is based on human trafficking and stars Swara Bhaskar in the lead role. Plot summary Ca ...

for

Eros Now Eros Now is an Indian subscription-based over-the-top, video on-demand entertainment and media platform, launched in 2012. It is owned and controlled by Eros Digital, the Indian digital media management arm of the Indian-American multinational ...

. In 2021 he was seen in a

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web series Love J Action, Disney+ Hotstar's 1962: The War In The Hills and TVF Original TVF Aspirants.

Filmography

Television

Web Series

Producer Filmography

Awards and Nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thaangjam, Bijou Male actors from Manipur Indian chefs Meitei people Living people 1986 births People from Imphal