Amit Sadh (born 5 June 1979) is an Indian actor who is known for his work in several films and television productions. He is best known for his performances in films like ''
Kai Po Che!'' (2013), ''
Sultan
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'' (2016) and ''
Gold
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'' (2018). In recent years, he has become well-known for his roles in web series. He played Inspector Kabir Sawant in three seasons of ''
Breathe'' (2018, 2020, 2022) streaming on
Amazon Prime Video
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. He won the
Filmfare OTT Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
He began his acting career with the teen drama ''
Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr'' and later appeared in the reality shows ''
Nach Baliye 1'' and ''
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''. He played the role of Kshitij in Shobna Desai's soap opera ''Durgesh Nandinii'' that aired on
Sony Entertainment Television
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History
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In ''
Avrodh: The Siege Within'', he played an important role in a military drama about the 2016 Uri attack. ''
Jeet Ki Zid'' is a series based on the life of Major Deependra Singh Sengar, an army officer.
Early life
Sadh was born on 5 June 1979 in
Delhi
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.
He completed his graduation from
La Martiniere College,
Lucknow
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.
Sadh's father Ram Chandra Dogra, was a national-level hockey player. Sadh lost his father when he was only 16 years old.
His family home is in
Punjab
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. At the age of 21, he left home and moved to
Mumbai
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to become an actor.
Career
Television career (2002–2008)
Sadh's first major role was in
Neena Gupta
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's production ''
Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr'', where he portrayed the character of Aditya. He then starred in the series ''
Kohinoor''. He appeared as a contestant on the reality show ''
Bigg Boss
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''. Sadh participated in the original seasons of ''
Nach Baliye'' and ''
Fear Factor
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''.
Film career (2010–present)
Sadh has played important supporting roles in several movies and web series. In 2013, He worked in ''
Kai Po Che!'' playing the role of a priest's son alongside
Amrita Puri,
Sushant Singh Rajput
Sushant Singh Rajput (21 January 1986 – 14 June 2020) was an Indian actor best known for his work in Hindi cinema. He earned acclaim for his performances in several notable films, including ''Kai Po Che!'' (2013), ''Detective Byomkesh Bakshy ...
and
Rajkummar Rao. After in 2015, He appeared in a Comedy Flim ''
Guddu Rangeela'', alongside
Arshad Warsi
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and
Aditi Rao Hydari
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. In ''
Sultan
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'' (2016), he played the role of a businessman alongside
Salman Khan and
Anushka Sharma. In 2017, He appeared in ''
Sarkar 3
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'' alongside
Amitabh Bachchan
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*
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. in the same year, he appeared in a Romantic Comedy Film ''
Running Shaadi'', alongside
Taapsee Pannu
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. In 2018, Sadh worked in the next film ''
Jack and Dil'' alongside
Arbaaz Khan
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Since his debut in 1996, he ha ...
,
Sonal Chauhan and
Evelyn Sharma. In the same year, He appeared in ''
Gold
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'' as Raghubir Pratap Singh, based on the real life character of
K. D. Singh Babu alongside
Akshay Kumar
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. In 2019, Sadh appeared in ''
Barot House'' alongside
Manjari Fadnis
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and
Aaryan Menghji. In 2020, he played the role of Shakuntala Devi's son-in-law alongside
Vidya Balan
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and
Sanya Malhotra in ''
Shakuntala Devi''. In the same year, Sadh appeared in ''
Operation Parindey'' (A '1 hour film') alongside
Rahul Dev. Again in the same year, his next film was ''
Yaara'' alongside
Vidyut Jammwal,
Vijay Varma and
Shruthi Hassan. After In 2023, Sadh Appeared in ''
Sukhee'' Alongside
Shilpa Shetty and
Kusha Kapila.
In 2018, he featured as Inspector Kabir Sawant in the web series ''
Breathe'' alongside
R. Madhavan, and reprised his role in ''
Breathe: Into the Shadows'' along with
Abhishek Bachchan
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and
Nithya Menen in 2020. In the same year, he played the role of Major Videep Singh in ''
Avrodh: The Siege Within'' which was a fictionalised retelling of the 2016 Uri attack and the following surgical strikes, along with
Darshan Kumaar and
Madhurima Tuli
Madhurima Tuli (born 19 August 1986) is an Indian actress and model. Her works in Hindi television include the fiction dramas '' Kasturi'', '' Parichay'', '' Kumkum Bhagya'', '' Chandrakanta'' and '' Qayamat Ki Raat'' and the reality shows '' ...
.
In 2021, He donned the role of retired Indian Army special forces officer Major Deependra Singh Sengar in ''
Jeet Ki Zid'' alongside
Sushant Singh and reunited with
Amrita Puri (after ''
Kai Po Che!'').
In 2022, He Reunited for ''
Breathe: Into the Shadows Season 2'' as the role of Kabir Sawant. In the same year, He appeared in ''
Duranga'' (It is a remake of South Korean drama ''
Flower of Evil'') alongside
Gulshan Devaiah and
Drashti Dhami. In 2023, he reunited for ''
Duranga Season 2'' as the role of Sammit Patel.
In 2018, he made his short film debut ''
Baarish Mein Chowmein'' Alongside
Taapsee Pannu
Tapasee Pannu (born 1 August 1987), professionally known as Taapsee Pannu, is an Indian actress who works in Hindi, Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil films. Pannu is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards and a Filmfare OTT Award ...
. After in 2023, he appeared in ''
Ghuspaith Between Borders'' alongside
Pamela Bhutoria.
Filmography
Films
Television
Web series
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1979 births
Indian male television actors
Living people
Contestants on Indian game shows
Participants in Indian reality television series
Male actors from Delhi