Vineet Kumar is an Indian actor. The veteran actor from

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, is known for his works in Hindi, Telugu, and English language films and Television. He is best known for his works in films such as ''

Masaan ''Masaan'' (; also known as ''Fly Away Solo'' in English) is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language independent drama film and starring Richa Chadda and Vicky Kaushal in lead roles. It is Kaushal's debut Hindi film, and is also the directorial debut of ...

'',''

Drohkaal ''Drohkaal'' () is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed and produced by Govind Nihalani, which deals with India's fight against terrorism. The film examines the mental and psychological trauma that honest police officers go th ...

'', ''

Kachche Dhaage ''Kachche Dhaage'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Milan Luthria and starring Ajay Devgn, Saif Ali Khan and Manisha Koirala. The film features Devgan as a smuggler, delivering goods across the Rajasthan-Paki ...

,'' '' Aks'', ''

Yeh Dil ''Yeh Dil'' (English: ''This Heart'') is a 2003 Indian Hindi romantic drama film directed by Teja, starring Tusshar Kapoor and Anita Hassanandani. The film was an official remake of 2001 hit Telugu film ''Nuvvu Nenu''. Anita Hassanandani repri ...

'', '' Soch'' and ''

Shool ''Shool'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed by Eeshwar Nivas. Written and produced by Ram Gopal Varma, it portrays the politician-criminal nexus and the criminalization of politics in Bihar and its effect on the li ...

''. His Hollywood assignments include ''Return to Rajapur'' with

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; '' Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain'' with

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and

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. He has also appeared in a number of

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, and

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films. He received critical acclaim for his work in the Telugu film ''

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''.

Personal life

Kumar currently lives in

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and is married to Manoranjan Dhaliwal who teaches ESL at Princess Noura University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He loves photography and is an amateur photographer as well. He is younger brother of Bihar Cadre IPS officer Sunit Kumar.

Career

He has appeared in a number of Hindi films. These include ''

'', ''

,'' '' Aks'', ''

'', '' Soch'' and ''

''. Apart from Bollywood movies, he has also worked on Hollywood assignments such as ''

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'' with

; '' Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain'' with

and

. He has also appeared in a number of

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movies. He received critical acclaim for his work in the Telugu movie ''

''. He has worked with veteran directors like

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and

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, among others. Apart from being a well known face on Indian Television, Vineet is well respected by actors and directors of enviable stature. He received positive reviews for his work in ''

'' and has been termed 'Brilliant' for his role as a professional cremator. ''Masaan'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival winning two awards.

Awards, honours and recognition

Vineet won the Best Actor in Negative Role (Jury) award for ''

Jaana Na Dil Se Door ''Jaana Na Dil Se Door'' (English: ''Don't Go Away From My Heart'') is an Cinema of India, Indian television series which aired on Star Plus. It starred Vikram Singh Chauhan, Shivani Surve and Shashank Vyas. The show also features Sara Khan ( ...

'' at the 16th

Indian Television Academy Awards The Indian Television Academy Awards, also known as the ''ITA Awards'', is an annual award ceremony organised by the Indian Television Academy to honour excellence in Hindi-language television. Ceremonies Categories Popular Awards * ITA Aw ...

(ITA) in 2016.

Filmography

Hindi films

Telugu films

Kannada films

Tamil films

Nagpuri films

English films

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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The Actor Factor Theatre Company
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