Vishal Aditya Singh (born 25 January 1988), is an Indian actor and model who works in

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television.

Early life and career

Early life and modelling (2009)

Singh excelled in playing

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at school and state tournaments. He began his career as a

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, and after doing some modelling assignments, he came to

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for pursuing his acting career.

Television debut and struggles (2010–2015)

Singh made his television acting debut in 2010 as the main lead Avdesh Thakur in

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production ''Jai Jai Shiv Shankar'', a

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serial on

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. His first Hindi TV role was in the historical drama ''

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'' in 2011 wherein he appeared as Shashank. From 2012 to 2013, Singh enacted the part of Veeru in Rashmi Sharma's popular series ''

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'' on

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. In 2014, he played a cop in the comedy ''Bachchan Pandey ki Toli'' on

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. In 2015, he essayed Devendra Singh Rana in mini series ''Time Machine'' on

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Television success (2015–2018)

Singh achieved a turning point in his career, in March 2015 when he was cast the role of Lakhan Thakur/Shakti Thakur in the &TV show ''

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'', opposite

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. He did an episodic in 2016 for

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's ''Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya''. In June 2017, Singh appeared in the lead role of King Veerendra Pratap Singh in

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's fantasy TV series '' Chandrakanta'' broadcast on

. Later in 2018, he was seen in Gul Khan's musical show ''

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'' on

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Tevar Singh.

Reality shows (2019–present)

In July 2019, Singh joined as a celebrity contestant in the 9th season of dance drama ''

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'' with

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. The two became the second runner-up in the show. Just after the finale of

, he entered as a wild card participant in the 13th season of game reality TV show ''

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''. He was evicted on Day 127. In 2020, Singh also featured in two music videos— ''Dil Mein Hindustan'' (related to

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) and ''Khwabeeda'' (along with

). In May 2021, he headed to

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for shooting of his next reality show, the 11th season of stunt based adventure series '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi''.

Personal life

Singh met actress

on the sets of ''Chandrakanta'' in 2017 and later dated her. They broke up after a year of dating in 2018.

Media

Vishal Aditya Singh was ranked in

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's Most Desirable Men On Television list at No. 13 in 2018, at No. 17 in 2019 and at No. 18 in 2020.

Filmography

Television

Music videos

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Vishal Aditya Living people 1989 births People from Arrah Male actors in Hindi television Indian male television actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors from Bihar Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi participants