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'',''

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'', '' Kachche Dhaage,'' '' Aks'', '' Yeh Dil'', '' Soch'' and ''

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

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

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and Mischa Barton. He has also appeared in a number of Telugu,

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, and Bhojpuri films. He received critical acclaim for his work in the Telugu film '' Vikramarkudu''.

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 ''

'', '' Kachche Dhaage,'' '' Aks'', '' Yeh Dil'', '' Soch'' and ''

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

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

and Mischa Barton. He has also appeared in a number of Telugu, Tamil and Bhojpuri movies. He received critical acclaim for his work in the Telugu movie '' Vikramarkudu''. He has worked with veteran directors like Govind Nihalani,

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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 '' Masaan'' 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 ''

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'' at the 16th Indian Television Academy Awards (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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