Viineet Kumar

Not to be confused with actor Vineet Kumar.

Vineet Kumar Singh
Born
Vineet Kumar Singh

(1978-08-28) 28 August 1978 (age 46)
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation(s)Actor, writer
Years active2002–present
Spouse
Ruchira Ghormare
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(m. 2021)​

Vineet Kumar Singh[1] (born 28 August 1978) is an Indian actor and writer known for his strong portrayal of an aspiring boxer Shravan Kumar Singh in Mukkabaaz (2018). An M.D. in Ayurveda from Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur, Vineet began his acting career at the age of 21 with the movie Pitaah (2002).[2][3][4][5] After few series of performances in his early career including the 2010 film City of Gold, he got noticed for his role in films like Bombay Talkies and Gangs of Wasseypur. His role in Ugly and the portrayal of the character Milan Shukla in the film Daas Dev won him appreciation.[6] He made his debut as lead actor in the 2018 Anurag Kashyap film Mukkabaaz for which he won two awards.[7]

  1. ^ "Vineet Kumar Singh". Twitter. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. ^ Joshi, Namrata (8 January 2018). "After 17 years of struggle, Vineet Kumar lands the lead role in 'Mukkabaaz'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Mukkabaaz Trailer: Vineet Kumar Singh is the Mike Tyson of Uttar Pradesh in this Anurag Kashyap film". 7 December 2017.
  4. ^ Singh, Suhani (11 January 2018). "Actor Vineet Kumar Singh takes a shot at Bollywood fame with Anurag Kashyap flick". India Today. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Aadhaar has the caliber to win millions of hearts: Viineet Kumar talks about his next". Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  6. ^ Shrivastava, Vipra (29 December 2014). "Anurag Kashyap pulled me out of darkness: Ugly actor Vineet Kumar". India Today. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  7. ^ Kaushal, Sweta (16 January 2018). "Mukkabaaz actor Vineet Kumar: My friends were opening hospitals and I was eating less to afford train tickets". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 July 2021.