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Vishal Aditya Singh
Indian television actor (born 1988) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vishal Aditya Singh (born 25 January 1988),[1] is an Indian actor who works in Hindi television. He is best known for his roles in &TV's drama series Begusarai, and Colors TV's drama series Chandrakanta.[2] He is also known for his participation in the reality shows, Nach Baliye 9, Bigg Boss 13 and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11.[3]
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Early life
Singh excelled in cricket at school and state tournaments.[citation needed] He began his career as a model, and came to Mumbai after some modelling assignments, to pursue his acting career.[4]
Career
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Debut and early struggles (2010–2015)
Singh made his debut in 2010 as the main lead Avdesh Thakur in Sagar Films production Jai Jai Shiv Shankar, a Bhojpuri serial on Mahuaa TV. His first Hindi TV role was in the historical drama Chandragupta Maurya in 2011 wherein he appeared as Shashank. From 2012 to 2013, Singh enacted the part of Veeru in Rashmi Sharma's popular series Sasural Simar Ka on Colors TV. In 2014, he played a cop in the comedy Bachchan Pandey ki Toli on Dhamaal TV. In 2015, he essayed Devendra Singh Rana in mini series Time Machine on Epic TV.[5]
Breakthrough and success (2015–2018)
Singh achieved a turning point in his career when he was cast to play the dual roles of father and son Lakhan Thakur and Shakti Thakur in the &TV show Begusarai, opposite Shivangi Joshi and Veebha Anand.[6][7] He did an episodic in 2016 for Zing's Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya. In June 2017, Singh appeared in the lead role of King Veerendra Pratap Singh in Ekta Kapoor's fantasy TV series Chandrakanta broadcast on Colors TV.[8] Later in 2018, he was seen in Gul Khan's musical show Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala on StarPlus as singer Tevar Singh.[9][10]
Reality shows and further work (2019–present)
In July 2019, Singh joined as a celebrity contestant in the dance based reality show Nach Baliye 9 with Madhurima Tuli[11] where the duo emerged as the 2nd runner-up couple. Just after the finale of Nach, he entered as a wild card contestant in popular controversial reality show Bigg Boss 13[12] where he was evicted on Day 127 ending up at 8th place.[13] In 2020, Singh also featured in two music videos— Dil Mein Hindustan (related to Independence Day) and Khwabeeda (along with Madhurima Tuli).[14] In May 2021, he headed to Cape Town for participating in the stunt based adventure series Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11[15] where he emerged as 2nd runner-up contestant. Since October 2023, he returned to acting with his portrayal of Dev Malik opposite Kanika Mann in Colors TV's Chand Jalne Laga.
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Personal life
Singh met actress Madhurima Tuli on the set of Chandrakanta in 2017 and later dated her.[16] They broke up after a year of dating in 2018.[17][18]
Media
Vishal Aditya Singh was ranked in The Times of India's Most Desirable Men On Television list at No. 13 in 2018,[19] at No. 17 in 2019[20] and at No. 18 in 2020.[21]
Filmography
Television
Special appearances
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