Ammy Virk

Ammy Virk
Virk in 2019
Born
Amninderpal Singh Virk

(1992-05-11) 11 May 1992 (age 32)
Nabha, Patiala, Punjab, India
EducationM.Sc Biotechnology[1]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • producer
Years active2011–present
Musical career
Labels
WebsiteAmmy Virk on Facebook

Amninderpal Singh Virk, better known as Ammy Virk, is an Indian singer, actor and producer associated with Punjabi Music and subsequently in Punjabi and Hindi films.[2] He started the production house Villagers Film Studio and a distribution company In House Group. He is best known for playing the role of Nikka in Nikka Zaildar series, Shivjit in Qismat & Qismat 2, Harjeet Singh in Harjeeta, and Haakam in Angrej.

He started his acting career playing Hakam in the historical romance Punjabi film Angrej (2015) for which he won the Best Debut Actor Award at PTC Punjabi Film Awards.[3] Also, he had starred in other films including Bambukat, Ardaas, Nikka Zaildar, Laung Laachi and Qismat. Gurnaaz Kaur of The Tribune described Virk as Nikka as one of the most loved characters of Punjabi cinema.[4] He is known for his Patiala-Shahi turban.[5] His films Angrej and Qismat are two of the highest grossing Punjabi films of all time.[6] He made his Bollywood debut with film Bhuj The Pride Of India (2021) directed by Abhishek Dudhaiya.

Ammy is married and has a daughter but he prefers to keep his family life private.

  1. ^ Singh, Jasmine (21 March 2014). "PUNJABI TADKA: Mom's the word". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Ammy Virk's 'Surma to Sandle' all set to be released". The Times of India. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  3. ^ Service, Tribune News (12 August 2015). "Angrej is also the ground for singer Ammy Virk, who opens his innings here". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  4. ^ Kaur, Gurnaaz (20 September 2019). "Movie Review - Nikka Zaildar 3: It's laugh riot". The Tribune. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  5. ^ "But now, the new demand is to replicate the style of budding Punjabi singer Ammy Virk". hindustantimes.com. 5 July 2014. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Qismat Is A Blockbuster - Top Punjabi Films Worldwide - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 2018-10-12.