Vinay Virmani

Vinay Virmani
Vinay Virmani
Born (1985-01-24) January 24, 1985
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Occupation Actor
Years active 2008–present

Vinay Virmani (born January 24, 1985) is a Canadian actor. Virmani was born in Brampton and raised in Toronto. After graduating in business from York University,[1] Virmani studied filmmaking and theatre at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City.[2] He wrote and starred in the hockey comedy Breakaway (dubbed into Hindi as Speedy Singhs),[3] followed by Dr. Cabbie (2014),[4] where he was a writer, lead actor and producer. Dr. Cabbie broke the Canadian record for audience numbers on opening day.[5] He was next seen in The Steps,[6] which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2015.

Career

In 2011 he co-wrote and starred in Breakaway (dubbed into Hindi as Speedy Singhs).[7][8] Vinay then starred in the Hindi film, David,[9] directed by Bejoy Nambiar. Vinay’s next film was the social comedy Dr. Cabbie, produced by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and co-starring Big Bang Theory star Kunal Nayyar. The film was released in Canada on 19 September 2014 in 55 cinemas. It earned $350,452 on its opening day at the box office and Dr. Cabbie became the second highest-grossing film in Canada. The film earned $702,000 over the weekend.[10] In the US, the film earned only $225,490. [11]Vinay's next project was The Steps.[12] with Parenthood star Jason Ritter and James Brolin.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2011BreakawayRajveer SinghEnglish
2013DavidDavidHindi
2014Dr. CabbieDeepak V. ChopraEnglish
2014Komagata Maru--Hindi
2015The StepsSamEnglish

See also

References

  1. ↑ Starting Days
  2. ↑ Earlier Life
  3. ↑ Virmani's on New York Times
  4. ↑ On Indian Express
  5. ↑ "'Dr. Cabbie' Box Office Collection: Salman's Film Shatters Opening Day Record in Canada", International Business Times, 22 September 2014. Accessed 22 October 2014.
  6. ↑ On Hollywood Reporter
  7. ↑ Breakaway
  8. ↑ Speedy Singhs Cast
  9. ↑ David
  10. ↑ "'Dr. Cabbie' Box Office Collection: Salman's Film Shatters Opening Day Record in Canada", International Business Times, 22 September 2014. Accessed 22 October 2014.
  11. ↑ https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=drcabbie.htm
  12. ↑ Vinay along side Jason Ritter and James Brolinin in'The Steps'
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