Vikramjeet Virk is an Indian actor who has worked in

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and

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language films. Besides Acting Virk is Also Sports Enthusiast He’s Proficient Cricketer, Taekwondo Artist & A Boxer.

Early life

Vikramjeet was born on 19 July 1984 to S.Sukhwant Singh Virk and Bibi Harjinder Kaur in Tharwa Majra village Karnal He belongs to a

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family of farmers. Virk did his schooling from Khalsa Sen Sec School and S.D. Sen Sec School in

Karnal Karnal () is a city located in the state of Haryana, India and is the administrative headquarters of Karnal District. The city is well connected as it lies on National Highway 01, in the south of the city lies the cities of Panipat and Sonipa ...

. As an athlete, he played

kabaddi Kabaddi (, ) is a contact team sport played between two teams of seven players. It is one of the traditional games of South Asia. In this game, a raider enters the opposing half of the court to touch defenders and attempt to return within 30 ...

and had also played

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

Career

Virk moved to Delhi in 2003 to pursue his Graduation from Delhi University and it was at this time he started his modelling career. He took his first step in the world of fashion on 19 July 2003, according to Virk's Official Website. His first assignment was "Lakme India Fashion Week". He went on to do many projects with noted fashion photographers as well as some music videos. Virk who is a devout

says that to choose to model as his career was a tough one as it meant he would have to cut his hair which is against to religious beliefs of Sikhs and also because his parents were against it. He said: Virk described his modelling career as follows: Virk got his first

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break when he bagged his first assignment with renowned director,

Ashutosh Gowarikar Ashutosh Gowariker (born 15 February 1964) is an Indian film director, actor, screenwriter and producer who works in Indian Hindi cinema. He is known for directing films "set on a huge canvas while boasting of an opulent treatment". He is best ...

Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey ''Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey'' () is an Indian Hindi-language historical action-adventure film directed by Ashutosh Gowariker and released on 3 December 2010. Starring Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and Sikandar Kher, it was based on Mani ...

, a movie based on the historical Chittagong Revolt set in the era of Indian Freedom Struggle. Virk played a negative role of a British police officer named Inspector Assanullah Khan. He was then roped in for a

movie opposite veteran actor

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Casanovva ''Casanovva'' (also known as ''Confident Casanovva'') is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language romantic action thriller film directed by Rosshan Andrrews and written by Bobby & Sanjay. It was produced by Roy C. J. of Confident Group in association ...

, directed by

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. He played the lead antagonist named Alexi in this movie. The film was released in January 2012. Virk was applauded for his performance in the film especially for his action sequences. According to Virk, during the shoot of Casanova in

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, he got a random call from producers who were planning a historical show for

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. He was cast in the role of

Mahmud of Ghazni Abu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Sabuktigin (; 2 November 971 – 30 April 1030), usually known as Mahmud of Ghazni or Mahmud Ghaznavi (), was Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire, ruling from 998 to 1030. During his reign and in medieval sources, he is usuall ...

Shobha Somnath Ki ''Shobha Somnath Ki'' () is an Indian historical television drama series on Zee TV based on Acharya Chatursen's 1954 Hindi novel ''Somnath Mahalay''. It tells the story of a fictional young female called Shobha amid the infamous raids in west ...

, 2011. Virk's portrayal was widely applauded and received his first award for his performance in the series and bagged the Best Actor in Negative Role (Best Khalnayak) Award of 2011 in

Zee Rishtey Awards ZEE TV also known as Z TV is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched on 1 October 1992 as the oldest privately owned television channel in India. History ...

. He also did three more TV shows as Kaalkey in Jai Jag Janani Maa Durga, (2012); Banasura in Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev (2014) and Triloki in

Maharakshak Aryan ''Maharakshak: Aryan'' is an Indian television show that premiered on 1 November 2014 on Zee TV. Aryan is the first amongst Zee TV's superhero trilogy 'Maharakshak' that will showcase the triumph of good over evil. Its sequel, ''Maharakshak: De ...

(2014). Virk then went on to do two projects in Tollywood, ''

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'' and ''

Bhimavaram Bullodu ''Bhimavaram Bullodu'' is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language film written by Kavi Kalidas and directed by Udayasankar. Produced by Daggubati Suresh Babu on his home banner Suresh Productions, the film features Sunil, Ester Noronha And Vikramjeet Vi ...

'', where he played the characters Makarand Kamatti and Vikram respectively. He has been cast into two other Telugu films, '' Rudhramadevi'' as King Mahadeva Nayakudu and ''

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'' as Pappi. During an interview with ''The Indian Express'' Virk was asked about his choice of roles; he remarked: He is an Optimum Nutrition sponsored athlete.

Filmography

Television and Web Series

References

External links

About chinese film debut

Vikramjeet Virk lands into Hollywood

Haryanvi's are seedhi baat no bakwaas

Tellychakkar.com gets up close and personal with Vikramjeet Virk
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Virk, Vikramjeet 1984 births Living people Indian Sikhs Indian male film actors Indian male television actors 21st-century Indian male actors People from Karnal district Indian male models Male actors from Haryana Male actors in Telugu cinema Male actors in Hindi cinema