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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1998}}
| birth_place = [[Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead|Windsor and Maidenhead]], [[Berkshire]], England
| birth_place = [[Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead|Windsor and Maidenhead]], [[Berkshire]], England
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| alma_mater = [[Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama]]
| years_active = 2016–present
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'''Vivek-Hans Sain Kalra''' (born 1994), known as '''Viveik Kalra''' ({{IPAc-en|v|ɪ|ˈ|v|ɛ|k|_|ˈ|k|ɑː|l|r|ə}}),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv4SbCiYW7s|title='Blinded by the Light' Star Viveik Kalra Wants to Dance With Helen Mirren|work=IMDb|publisher=YouTube|date=12 August 2019|accessdate=25 December 2019}}</ref> is an English actor of Indian descent. His breakout role came in 2019's ''[[Blinded by the Light (2019 film)|Blinded by the Light]]'', directed by [[Gurinder Chadha]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Viveik Kalra: New face to watch |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/08/15/viveik-kalra-new-face-to-watch/ |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=[[Boston Herald]] |date=15 August 2019}}</ref>
'''Viveik Kalra''' ({{IPAc-en|v|ɪ|ˈ|v|ɛ|k|_|ˈ|k|ɑː|l|r|ə}})<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv4SbCiYW7s|title='Blinded by the Light' Star Viveik Kalra Wants to Dance With Helen Mirren|work=IMDb|publisher=YouTube|date=12 August 2019|accessdate=25 December 2019}}</ref> is an English actor. His breakout role came in 2019's ''[[Blinded by the Light (2019 film)|Blinded by the Light]]'', directed by [[Gurinder Chadha]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Viveik Kalra: New face to watch |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/08/15/viveik-kalra-new-face-to-watch/ |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=[[Boston Herald]] |date=15 August 2019}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Kalra was born in [[Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead|Windsor and Maidenhead]],<ref name="birth">''England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007''</ref> Berkshire, England, to a British-born Indian father and Indian mother.<ref>{{cite news |last1=de Semlyen |first1=Phil |title='Blinded by the Light' star Viveik Kalra is quietly changing the world |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/film/viveik-kalra-blinded-by-the-light-interview |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=Time Out London |date=6 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He was raised in Windsor, where he became a fan of [[Bollywood|Indian films]] and American [[hip hop]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chew |first1=Erin |title=Main Actor Viveik Kalra Of 'Blinded By The Light' Gets Deep And Personal About The Film And About Himself |url=https://asamnews.com/2019/08/28/main-actor-viveik-kalra-of-blinded-by-the-light-gets-deep-and-personal-about-the-film-and-about-himself/ |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=AsAm News |date=28 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=How Viveik Kalra found Springsteen in suburban Luton |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/45516/1/viveik-kalra-interview-gurinder-chadha-blinded-by-the-light |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=Dazed |date=9 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He was in his first year at the [[Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama]] in [[Cardiff]] in 2016 when he left after being cast in his first role.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news |last1=Wolfson |first1=Sam |title=Viveik Kalra: 'I feel represented, like finally there's a part of me on the screen' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global/2019/aug/18/viveik-kalra-i-feel-represented-like-finally-theres-a-part-of-me-on-the-screen- |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=[[The Observer]] |date=18 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gant |first1=Charles |title=Stars of Tomorrow 2019: Viveik Kalra (actor) |url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/stars-of-tomorrow-2019-viveik-kalra-actor/5140841.article |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=Screen Daily |date=8 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
Kalra was born in [[Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead|Windsor and Maidenhead]],<ref name="birth">''England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007''</ref> Berkshire, England, to a British-born father and Indian-born mother of [[Punjabi Hindus|Punjabi Hindu]] descent.<ref>{{cite news |last1=de Semlyen |first1=Phil |title='Blinded by the Light' star Viveik Kalra is quietly changing the world |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/film/viveik-kalra-blinded-by-the-light-interview |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=Time Out London |date=6 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He was raised in Windsor, where he became a fan of [[Bollywood|Indian films]] and American [[hip hop]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chew |first1=Erin |title=Main Actor Viveik Kalra Of 'Blinded By The Light' Gets Deep And Personal About The Film And About Himself |url=https://asamnews.com/2019/08/28/main-actor-viveik-kalra-of-blinded-by-the-light-gets-deep-and-personal-about-the-film-and-about-himself/ |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=AsAm News |date=28 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=How Viveik Kalra found Springsteen in suburban Luton |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/45516/1/viveik-kalra-interview-gurinder-chadha-blinded-by-the-light |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=Dazed |date=9 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He was in his first year at the [[Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama]] in [[Cardiff]] in 2016 when he left after being cast in his first role.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news |last1=Wolfson |first1=Sam |title=Viveik Kalra: 'I feel represented, like finally there's a part of me on the screen' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global/2019/aug/18/viveik-kalra-i-feel-represented-like-finally-theres-a-part-of-me-on-the-screen- |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=[[The Observer]] |date=18 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gant |first1=Charles |title=Stars of Tomorrow 2019: Viveik Kalra (actor) |url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/stars-of-tomorrow-2019-viveik-kalra-actor/5140841.article |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=Screen Daily |date=8 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Kalra's first job was in the 2018 [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] miniseries ''Next of Kin'', which came after he sent a video audition. In 2019, he also starred in another ITV miniseries, [[Gurinder Chadha]]'s historical drama ''[[Beecham House]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhandara |first1=Neville |title=Meet Viveik Kalra, the star of Gurinder Chadha's new film |url=https://elle.in/article/meet-viveik-kalra/ |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=Elle India |date=9 August 2019}}</ref> He was cast as Javed Khan in ''[[Blinded by the Light (2019 film)|Blinded by the Light]]'', about a British-Pakistani teen inspired by [[Bruce Springsteen]] in 1987, after singing "[[Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen song)|Born to Run]]" in the audition.<ref name="mtv">{{cite news |last1=Bell |first1=Crystal |title=How Blinded By The Light's Viveik Kalra Learned To Love The Boss |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3134617/viveik-kalra-blinded-by-the-light-interview/ |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=MTV News |date=15 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref> For his role as Javed, Kalra was nominated as Best Actor at the [[Seattle International Film Festival|2019 SIFF]].<ref>{{cite web |title=SIFF 2019 Award Winners |url=https://www.siff.net/media/press/press-releases/pr-siff-2019-award-winners |publisher=[[Seattle International Film Festival]] |language=en}}</ref>
Kalra's first job was in the 2018 [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] miniseries ''Next of Kin'', which came after he sent a video audition. In 2019, he also starred in another ITV miniseries, [[Gurinder Chadha]]'s historical drama ''[[Beecham House]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhandara |first1=Neville |title=Meet Viveik Kalra, the star of Gurinder Chadha's new film |url=https://elle.in/article/meet-viveik-kalra/ |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=Elle India |date=9 August 2019}}</ref> He was cast as Javed Khan in ''[[Blinded by the Light (2019 film)|Blinded by the Light]]'', about a British-Pakistani teen inspired by [[Bruce Springsteen]] in 1987, after singing "[[Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen song)|Born to Run]]" in the audition.<ref name="mtv">{{cite news |last1=Bell |first1=Crystal |title=How Blinded By The Light's Viveik Kalra Learned To Love The Boss |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3134617/viveik-kalra-blinded-by-the-light-interview/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815151247/http://www.mtv.com/news/3134617/viveik-kalra-blinded-by-the-light-interview/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 August 2019 |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=MTV News |date=15 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref> For his role as Javed, Kalra was nominated as Best Actor at the [[Seattle International Film Festival|2019 SIFF]].<ref>{{cite web |title=SIFF 2019 Award Winners |url=https://www.siff.net/media/press/press-releases/pr-siff-2019-award-winners |publisher=[[Seattle International Film Festival]] |language=en}}</ref>


He stars as Peter in the science fiction film ''[[Voyagers (film)|Voyagers]]'', along with [[Tye Sheridan]], [[Fionn Whitehead]], [[Colin Farrell]] and [[Lily-Rose Depp]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Prokopy |first1=Steven |title='Blinded by the Light' Star Viveik Kalra on Taking a Crash Course in Bruce Springsteen [Interview] |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/viveik-kalra-interview/ |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=/Film |date=19 August 2019}}</ref>
He stars as Peter in the science fiction film ''[[Voyagers (film)|Voyagers]]'', along with [[Tye Sheridan]], [[Fionn Whitehead]], [[Colin Farrell]] and [[Lily-Rose Depp]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Prokopy |first1=Steven |title='Blinded by the Light' Star Viveik Kalra on Taking a Crash Course in Bruce Springsteen [Interview] |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/viveik-kalra-interview/ |accessdate=25 December 2019 |work=/Film |date=19 August 2019}}</ref>


In 2022, he starred as [[Troye Sivan]]'s love interest in the film ''Three Months.''<ref>{{Cite web|last1=February 02|first1=Jeff Nelson|last2=Pm|first2=2022 01:30|title=Troye Sivan Plays a Florida Teen in Paramount+ Coming-of-Age Film Three Months: First Look|url=https://people.com/movies/troye-sivan-stars-in-paramount-plus-comedy-drama-three-months-first-look/|access-date=2022-02-07|website=PEOPLE.com|language=en}}</ref>
In 2022, he starred as [[Troye Sivan]]'s love interest in the film ''Three Months.''<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 2, 2022|first=Jeff|last=Nelson|title=Troye Sivan Plays a Florida Teen in Paramount+ Coming-of-Age Film Three Months: First Look|url=https://people.com/movies/troye-sivan-stars-in-paramount-plus-comedy-drama-three-months-first-look/|access-date=2022-02-07|website=people.com|language=en}}</ref>


In 2023, he signed on to co-star with Indian superstar [[Samantha Ruth Prabhu]] in the cross-cultural romantic comedy film titled "[[Chennai Story]]," which is directed by Bafta-winning Welsh director [[Philip John]].
In 2023, he signed on to co-star with Indian superstar [[Shruti Haasan]] in the cross-cultural romantic comedy film titled "[[Chennai Story]]," which is directed by Bafta-winning Welsh director [[Philip John]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=2024-01-24 |title=Shruti Haasan to Headline BFI-Backed Indo-U.K. Co-Production 'Chennai Story' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/shruti-haasan-chennai-story-1235883363/ |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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Latest revision as of 13:27, 1 November 2024

Viveik Kalra
Born
Viveik Kalra [1]

Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
Alma materRoyal Welsh College of Music & Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present
Notable workBlinded by the Light

Viveik Kalra (/vɪˈvɛk ˈkɑːlrə/)[2] is an English actor. His breakout role came in 2019's Blinded by the Light, directed by Gurinder Chadha.[3]

Early life and education

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Kalra was born in Windsor and Maidenhead,[1] Berkshire, England, to a British-born father and Indian-born mother of Punjabi Hindu descent.[4] He was raised in Windsor, where he became a fan of Indian films and American hip hop.[5][6] He was in his first year at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff in 2016 when he left after being cast in his first role.[7][8]

Career

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Kalra's first job was in the 2018 ITV miniseries Next of Kin, which came after he sent a video audition. In 2019, he also starred in another ITV miniseries, Gurinder Chadha's historical drama Beecham House.[9] He was cast as Javed Khan in Blinded by the Light, about a British-Pakistani teen inspired by Bruce Springsteen in 1987, after singing "Born to Run" in the audition.[10] For his role as Javed, Kalra was nominated as Best Actor at the 2019 SIFF.[11]

He stars as Peter in the science fiction film Voyagers, along with Tye Sheridan, Fionn Whitehead, Colin Farrell and Lily-Rose Depp.[12]

In 2022, he starred as Troye Sivan's love interest in the film Three Months.[13]

In 2023, he signed on to co-star with Indian superstar Shruti Haasan in the cross-cultural romantic comedy film titled "Chennai Story," which is directed by Bafta-winning Welsh director Philip John.[14]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2019 Blinded by the Light Javed Khan
2021 Voyagers Peter
2022 Three Months Estha
2024 Lift Luke
TBA Chennai Story [15]

Television

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Year Film Role Notes
2018 Next of Kin Danish Shirani TV mini-series
2019 Beecham House Baadal TV mini-series

References

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  1. ^ a b England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007
  2. ^ "'Blinded by the Light' Star Viveik Kalra Wants to Dance With Helen Mirren". IMDb. YouTube. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Viveik Kalra: New face to watch". Boston Herald. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  4. ^ de Semlyen, Phil (6 August 2019). "'Blinded by the Light' star Viveik Kalra is quietly changing the world". Time Out London. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  5. ^ Chew, Erin (28 August 2019). "Main Actor Viveik Kalra Of 'Blinded By The Light' Gets Deep And Personal About The Film And About Himself". AsAm News. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  6. ^ "How Viveik Kalra found Springsteen in suburban Luton". Dazed. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  7. ^ Wolfson, Sam (18 August 2019). "Viveik Kalra: 'I feel represented, like finally there's a part of me on the screen'". The Observer. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  8. ^ Gant, Charles (8 August 2019). "Stars of Tomorrow 2019: Viveik Kalra (actor)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  9. ^ Bhandara, Neville (9 August 2019). "Meet Viveik Kalra, the star of Gurinder Chadha's new film". Elle India. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  10. ^ Bell, Crystal (15 August 2019). "How Blinded By The Light's Viveik Kalra Learned To Love The Boss". MTV News. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  11. ^ "SIFF 2019 Award Winners". Seattle International Film Festival.
  12. ^ Prokopy, Steven (19 August 2019). "'Blinded by the Light' Star Viveik Kalra on Taking a Crash Course in Bruce Springsteen [Interview]". /Film. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  13. ^ Nelson, Jeff (2 February 2022). "Troye Sivan Plays a Florida Teen in Paramount+ Coming-of-Age Film Three Months: First Look". people.com. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  14. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (24 January 2024). "Shruti Haasan to Headline BFI-Backed Indo-U.K. Co-Production 'Chennai Story' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Samantha Ruth Prabhu Rom-Com 'Chennai Story' Launched For Sales By Metro International — AFM". ca.movies.yahoo.com. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
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