Nalneesh Neel is an

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actor who has acted in various

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and

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films. He is best known for his roles in '' The White Tiger'', '' III Smoking Barrels'', '' Chhichhore'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Raees'', and ''

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Early life

Neel was born in Bisalpur Pilibhit,

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. After completing his study he moved to

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, where he started doing

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under the guidance of his mentor Dalip Anand. He played characters in several plays.

Career

Neel has appeared in '' Bhor, Raees'', ''

'', ''

'', '' Chhichhore'' and ''

''. He won the Best Performance in the Negative Role at the Caleidoscope Indian Film Festival, Boston in 2020 for his role in the film ''Bhor''. He made his Hollywood debut with '' The White Tiger'' directed by

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. He was highly praised for playing the role of a vitiligo lips in the film. Neel has acted in various short films including ''The Foreigner'', ''Acche Din'' and ''Umeed'' Neel appeared in various advertising campaigns concerning the Indian economy: ''Prem Ratan Dhan Payo'', ''5rs ki maut'', ''The case video Must Go On'' and the NGO advertisement ''No to Violence, Yes to Love''. and commercials including ''SAMCO'' ''Kisan Pipe'' and ''Cello Pen Maxtreme''. Neel regularly performs in the theater under his own production SRS Entertainment. He is currently performing in the short solo play ''Ek Haseena Paanch Diwane'' based on Harishankar Parsai's story.

Filmography

Film

Upcoming films

Awards and nominations

Source: Neel won Critic's Choice Best Actor (Male) for his role in ''Achchhe Din'' at Acharya Tulsi Short Film Festival in Mumbai. In 2020, Nalneesh Neel won the award for Best Performance in A Negative his character of Chamku in the film ''Bhor'' at the Caleidoscope Indian Film Festival of Boston.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Neel, Nalneesh Living people Indian male film actors Actors from Uttar Pradesh People from Pilibhit district Indian theatre directors Indian theatre people 1984 births