Vikrant Massey
| Vikrant Massey | |
|---|---|
| Born |
3 April 1987 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Other names | sonu |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004—Present |
Vikrant Massey is an Indian actor. He is noted for his leading roles in the TV series, Dharam Veer (2008), Balika Vadhu (2009), Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo (2010), V The Serial (2012) and Qubool Hai (2013) and in Bollywood movies Lootera and Dil Dhadakne Do. He has played the main role in the critically acclaimed 2017 Konkona Sen movie A Death in the Gunj. [1]
Career
Massey is also a trained ballet dancer and has worked with Shiamak Davar,[2] and acted as a choreographer on his show Dhoom Machaao Dhoom.
He played the role of Shyam Madan Singh in the superhit show Balika Vadhu on Colors TV. He starred in Balika Vadhu with his co-star Vibha Anand which became a big success. He later played the lead role in Nikhil Sinha & Rakesh Paswan's Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo on NDTV Imagine as Murli, husband of Bharti.[3] He has also acted in Disney Channel India's Dhoom Machaao Dhoom, Star Plus's Kahaan Hoon Main and the role of Dharam in NDTV Imagine's Dharam Veer.
Vikrant charmed the audiences with his portrayal as Ayaan Ahmed Khan, one of the lead role in Zee TV's series Qubool Hai after replacing Rishabh Sinha.[4]
Massey made his Bollywood debut in Vikramaditya Motwane's Lootera (2013), along with Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha.[1][5]
He has been a part of various television commercials such as Zatak Deo, Cadbury, FINOLEX LED, Nescafe, Khazana Jewels, Samsung Galaxy, Cornetto and Idea 4G.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Lootera | Devdas Mukherjee | |
| 2014 | Switchh | Sam | |
| 2015 | Dil Dhadakne Do | Rana Khanna | |
| 2017 | A Death In The Gunj | Shyamal "Shutu" Chatterjee | Winner, Caleidoscope Indian Film Festival for Best Actor Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor (Critics) Nominated, FOI Online Awards (India) for Best Actor In A Leading Role [6] |
| Half Girlfriend | Shailesh Pandey | ||
| Lipstick Under My Burkha | Arshad | ||
| 2019 | Mental Hai Kya | TBA |
Television
| Year | TV show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Kahaan Hoon Main | One Episode | |
| 2007 | Dhoom Machaao Dhoom | Aamir Hassan | Actor and Choreographer |
| 2008 | Dharam Veer | Rajkumar Dharam | |
| 2009-2010 | Balika Vadhu | Shyam Madan Singh | |
| 2010-2011 | Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo | Murli Laal | |
| 2012 | Gumrah - End Of Innocence | Shobit | Two Episodes |
| 2012-2013 | V The Serial | Himself | |
| 2013 | Qubool Hai | Ayaan Ahmed Khan | |
| 2013 | Yeh Hai Aashiqui | Himself (Host) | |
| 2014 | Ajab Gajab Ghar Jamai | Rajeshwar | Two Episodes |
Short Films
| Year | Film | Role | Co-Star |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Un Hazaaron Ke Naam | Richard Gonzalvis | |
| 2014 | Best Girlfriend | Karan | Kritika Kamra |
| 2015 | Local Girlfriend | Rachit Rakesh Mohan Ahuja | Swati Semwal |
| 2016 | 35MM | As the Producer |
Web Series
| Year | Film | Role | Co-Star |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rise[7] | Shrey | Shishir Sharma |
| 2018 | Copy | Sid | Surveen Chawla, Anupriya Goenka |
Awards and nominations
| Television Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year(s) | Show | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2008 | N/A | Indian Telly Awards | GR8! Face of the Year - Male | Won | [8] |
| 2013 | Qubool Hai | Zee Rishtey Awards | Favourite Bhai | Won | |
| Film Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2017 | A Death In The Gunj | Caleidoscope Indian Film Festival | Best Performance by a Male Actor | Won | |
| 2018 | Filmfare Awards | Best Actor (Critics) | Nominated | [9] | |
| News18 Reel Movie Awards | Best Actor | Nominated | [10] | ||
| Films of India Online Awards | Best Actor In A Leading Role | Nominated | [11] | ||
| Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast | Won | ||||
| Lipstick Under My Burkha | Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast | Nominated | |||
References
- 1 2 "I had no qualms in playing second lead: Vikrant". The Times Of India. 22 June 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "Vikrant Massey, the dancing star!". The Times Of India. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "Juhi's the best actress: Vikrant Massey". The Times Of India. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "Vikrant Massey tressed for Qubool Hai". The Times Of India. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "Lootera: Did not expect to get noticed, says Vikrant Massey". CNN-IBN. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "FOI Online Awards". FOI Online Awards. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ↑ Cheers! (2017-10-27), Rise | Web Series | S01E01 – The Dream Ride, retrieved 2017-11-04
- ↑ "GR8! TV Magazine - THE INDIAN TELEVISION ACADEMY AWARDS, 2008". www.gr8mag.com. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- ↑ "Critics Best Actor in Leading Role Male 2017 Nominees | Filmfare Awards". filmfare.com. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ↑ "Reel Movie On Screen Awards 2018 | Best Film, Actor, Actress, Director and More". News18. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ↑ "FOI Online Awards". FOI Online Awards. Retrieved 2018-01-20.