Angad Singh Bedi (born 6 February 1983) is an Indian actor and former model. He made his debut with ''

Kaya Taran ''Kaya Taran'' (English title: ''Chrysalis'') is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language directed by Sashi Kumar with Angad Bedi, Seema Biswas, Neelambari Bhattacharya and Neeta Mohindra in the lead roles. The film, based on the Malayalam short story '' ...

'' in 2004, an adaptation of a

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short story by N. S. Madhavan, ''Vanmarangal Veezhumpol (When the Big Trees Fall)''. He has done the film '' F.A.L.T.U'' in 2011 and known for his roles in

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(2016),

Dear Zindagi ''Dear Zindagi'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Gauri Shinde. It was produced by Gauri Khan, Karan Johar, and Shinde under the banners of Red Chillies Entertainment, Dharma Productions, and ...

(2016) and Tiger Zinda Hai (2017).

Early life

Bedi was born to former Indian cricket captain

Bishan Singh Bedi Bishan Singh Bedi (; born 25 September 1946) is a former Indian cricketer who was primarily a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He played Test cricket for India from 1966 to 1979 and formed part of the famous Indian spin quartet. He played a total ...

. Angad Bedi has one elder sister, Neha, and two older half-siblings from Bishan's previous marriage – a half-sister named Gillinder and a half-brother named Gavasinder. He played cricket up to Under-19 level for Delhi. He studied at Gyan Bharati School, Saket, New Delhi and graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. Subsequently, he began a career in modelling, and ventured into acting.

Career

Bedi started his career with the film ''

,'' directed by Sashi Kumar in 2004. The film was set against the backdrop of

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and

1984 anti-Sikh riots The 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots, also known as the 1984 Sikh Massacre, was a series of organised pogroms against Sikhs in India following the assassination of Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards. Government estimates project that about 2,800 Sikhs ...

. The film won the '' Aravindan Puraskaram'', given to the best maiden film-maker, for 2004 and Bedi's performance in the film was appreciated. In 2005, he appeared in a cooking show called ''Cook Na Kaho'' on Star One as a host. He hosted '' Extraaa Innings T20'' in 2010, a show telecasted in between the match sessions during the

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(IPL) along with Ayushmann Khurrana. He appeared as a contestant in Season 3 of Colors' show ''

Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi ''Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi'' (''Fear Factor: Players of Danger'') also known as (Khatron Ke Khiladi) is an Indian Hindi-language stunt based reality television series based on the American series ''Fear Factor''. First launched as ''Fea ...

''. He also hosted the first season of the reality television show '' Emotional Atyachar'' on UTV Bindass before being replaced by

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. He returned to Bollywood in 2011 with the film F.A.L.T.U, directed by

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. Angad is best known for his performances in works such as '' Ungli'' (2014) and ''

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'' (2016). He was also seen In '' Tiger Zinda Hai'' with

Salman Khan Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. In a film career spanning over thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two Nationa ...

. In 2017 he starred as lead in

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'' Inside Edge''. He was also a part of the film Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, the biopic of the

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Pilot Gunjan Saxena, where he played the role of her brother as well as the film Soorma, the biopic of Sandeep Singh, the former captain of the Indian Hockey Team, where he played the role of his brother as well. The actor has been the part of "The Zoya Factor".

Personal life

In 2012, Bedi got arrested in a case of allegedly consuming drugs at a rave party at a Suburban Juhu Hotel. He tested positive along with 85 others for the consumption of cannabis and ecstasy and was later released on bail. Angad Bedi began dating

Neha Dhupia Neha Dhupia (born 27 August 1980) is an Indian actress and model who works predominantly in Hindi, and some Punjabi, Telugu and Malayalam films. She has won the Femina Miss India 2002 pageant and was among the top 10 finalists in Miss Universe ...

and the couple decided to get married in a private ceremony at a Gurudwara on 10 May 2018. The couple have a daughter born on 18 November 2018 and a son born on 3rd October 2021.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

Music videos

References

External links

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