Aditya Seal

Aditya Seal is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi films and series. He made his film debut as a teenager with the erotic film Ek Chhotisi Love Story (2002), opposite Manisha Koirala. As an adult, he starred in the romantic drama film Tum Bin II (2016) and had a supporting role in the teen film Student of the Year 2 (2019).^[2][3] He has since starred in the streaming series Fittrat (2019) and The Empire (2021), and the film Khel Khel Mein (2024).

Aditya Seal
Seal in 2016
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Anushka Ranjan ​ (m. 2021)​
Parent	Manju Seal[1]
Relatives	Akansha Ranjan Kapoor (sister-in-law)

Early and personal life

Aditya Seal was born in Mumbai to a Bengali father and a Punjabi mother.^[4] He attended Chatrabhuj Narsee Memorial School.^[5] Seal is a former taekwondo champion, he is a black belt in taekwondo.^[6] He also practices gymnastics and martial arts.^[7] His father produced and acted in a Garhwali film, but Seal wanted to be a professional cricketer, before an injury aborted the option, so he followed his father's footsteps.^[8]

On 21 November 2021, Seal married his longtime girlfriend actress Anushka Ranjan in Mumbai.^[9][10]

Career

Seal made his film debut with Ek Chhotisi Love Story, where he played a teenager voyeur opposite Manisha Koirala.^[2] The story revolved around a teenager who becomes secretly obsessed with his neighbor. He also starred in movie We R Friends in 2006. In Purani Jeans, he played the role of Samuel Lawrence. In 2016, Seal was seen in Anubhav Sinha's Tum Bin II as Shekhar opposite Neha Sharma.^[11]

In 2019, he played Manav Randhawa in Student of the Year 2.^[12] Next, he portrayed Veer Shergill in Alt Balaji's web series Fittrat opposite Krystle D'Souza, for which he received many accolades.

He was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Men at No. 34 in 2019,^[13] and at No. 35 in 2020.^[14]

In 2020, he played Samar in Indoo Ki Jawani, a dramedy revolving around a girl's adventures with a dating app. The movie was theatrically released on 11 December 2020 amid the 50% occupancy theatrical guideline owing to COVID-19 pandemic in India.^[15]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2002	Ek Chhotisi Love Story	Aditya		[16]
2006	We R Friends	Amit		[17]
2007	Say Salaam India	Siddharth		[18]
2014	Purani Jeans	Samuel Lawrence		[19]
2016	Tum Bin II	Shekhar Malhotra		[20]
2018	Namaste England	Samar "Sam" Singh Sandhu		[21]
2019	Student of the Year 2	Manav Randhawa		[22]
2020	Indoo Ki Jawani	Samar		[23]
2021	99 Songs	Unnamed		[24]
2022	Rocket Gang	Amarbir		[25]
2024	Khel Khel Mein	Samar		[26]
	Amar Prem Ki Prem Kahani	Prem		[27]
2025	Mere Husband Ki Biwi	Rajeev

Television

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2019	Fittrat	Veer Shergill	[28]
2020	Forbidden Love	Ishaan	[citation needed]
2021	The Empire	Humayun	[citation needed]

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer(s)	Ref.
2019	"Dancing Doll"	Jyotica Tangri	[29]
2021	"Weekend Vibe"	Jubël, Desi Crew	[30]
	"Meri Zindagi Mein"	Amit Mishra	[31]
	"Mera Yaar"	Dhvani Bhanushali	[32]
2022	"Mangta Hai Kya"	Aditya Narayan, Deeksha Toor	[33]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2020	Indian Television Academy Awards	Popular Actor - Web	Fittrat	Nominated	[34]
2022			The Empire	Nominated	[35]