Manjot Singh
Manjot Singh | |
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 Singh in March 2014 | |
| Born | 7 July 1992 (age 31) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Manjot Singh (born 7 July 1992) is an Indian Bollywood actor, best known for his role in films like
Early life and education
Manjot Singh was born in
Career
He went to audition for Dibakar Banerjee's Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, though Singh had never acted before, even in school plays. After the audition, the casting director rejected Singh for the role of the boy who grows up to be master thief Lucky. However, Dibakar Banerjee insisted on casting him, later saying "Even though the casting director wasn't convinced, I just put my foot down."[1]
Critics on Manjot in his debut
- Planet Bollywood: "Young Lucky (played marvellously by Manjot Singh)..."[2]
- Rediff.com: "...young Lucky (brilliantly played by Manjot Singh)..."[3]
- Reviewer Noyon Jyoti Parasara: "...Special mention is deserved by Manjot Singh, who plays the younger Lucky."[4]
- Khalid Mohammad: "And there's Lucky, as a callow teenager (excellently played by Manjot Singh)..."[5]
After being selected, Singh went to
In 2012, Singh starred in
In 2013, Singh starred in .
In 2019, Singh Starred in Penalty directed by Shubham Singh, Starring Kay Kay Menon, Shashank Arora, Mohit Nain.[6]
Filmography
Films
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! | Young Lovinder 'Lucky' Singh | Won Filmfare Critics Award |
| 2010 | Udaan | Maninder Singh | |
| 2012 | Pure Punjabi | Param | Punjabi Film |
Student Of The Year
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Dimpy | ||
| 2013 | Fukrey | Lali Halwai | |
| What the Fish | Pummy Singh Cameo | ||
| 2014 | Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya | Cameo | |
| 2016 | Snafu | Sunny Singh | Post Production |
| Zoya | |||
| Azhar | Navjot Singh Sidhu | ||
| 2017 | Jab Harry Met Sejal | Sartaj | Deleted Scene |
| The Zero Line | |||
| Fukrey Returns | Lali Halwai | ||
| 2018 | Morjim | Sam | |
| 2019 | Student of the Year 2 | Commentator Dimpy | |
| Arjun Patiala | |||
| Penalty | Ishwerjot Singh Dhillon | ||
| Dream Girl | Smiley Singh | ||
| 2022 | Phone Bhoot | Lali Halwai | Cameo |
| 2023 | Dream Girl 2 | Smiley Singh | |
| Fukrey 3 | Lali Halwai |
Television
| † | Denotes series that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Khatron Ke Khiladi |
Contestant | Colors TV | Reality show | |
| 2018 | What's Your Status | Baljinder Singh | YouTube | [7] | |
| 2018-2023 | College Romance | Trippy | Sony LIV |
Web series | [8] |
| 2019 | Made in Heaven | Joginder Sethi | Amazon Prime Video | Web series | |
| 2020 | Zindagi inShort | Amrik Singh | Flipkart Video | ||
| 2021 | Chutzpah | Rishi | Sony LIV
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Web series | [9] |
References
- ^ Indian Express, 22 February 2009.
- ^ "Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! - movie review by Amodini Sharma - Planet Bollywood". Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
- ^ "Review: Oye Lucky Lucky Oye". Archived from the original on 17 March 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
- ^ [1] Archived 16 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ "Penalty Movie: Review | Release Date | Songs | Music | Images | Official Trailers | Videos | Photos | News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Web series a great opportunity in showbiz: Manjot Singh". Business Standard India. Business Standard. 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "College Romance - The Timeliners". The Viral Fever. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Chutzpah Season 1 Web Series (2021) | Release Date, Review, Cast, Trailer, Watch Online at Sonyliv".
External links
- Manjot Singh at IMDb
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