Sushant Singh

Sushant Singh
Sushant Singh
	Singh at the CINTAA event
Born	9 March 1972 (age 52); Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma mater	Kirori Mal College
Occupations	Actor; host; author; writer;
Known for	Jungle; The Legend of Bhagat Singh; Dubai Seenu; Rakta Charitra; Hate Story 2; Mr. I
Spouse	Molina Singh
Children	2

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Sushant Singh (born 9 March 1972) is an Indian character actor, television actor, author and presenter known for his works predominantly in Hindi cinema, and Telugu cinema. He made his screen debut in 1998 with Ram Gopal Varma's Satya.^[1] He was then starred in Jungle (2000), receiving critical acclaim for portraying slain bandit Durgaa Narayan Chaudhary, winning the IIFA Award and Zee Cine Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role.

He went on to appear in successful period drama's such as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and The Legend of Bhagat Singh, establishing himself in Bollywood.^[2]^[3] He has also starred in Telugu films. He hosted the crime show Savdhaan India, broadcast by Life OK and STAR Bharat. He was the "Honorary Secretary" Of CINTAA (Cine and Television Artists Association) until May 2020 before resigning for personal reasons.^[4] He has co-authored the book Queens of Crime with Kulpreet Yadav.^[5]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Character	Language
1998	Satya	Pakiya	Hindi
1999	Kaun	Qureshi	Hindi
2000	Josh	Gothiya	Hindi
	Jungle	Durga Narayan Chaudhary	Hindi
	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar	Asnodkhar^[6]	English
2002	16 December	Victor	Hindi
2002	The Legend of Bhagat Singh	Sukhdev Thapar	Hindi
2003	Dum	Mohan	Hindi
	Darna Mana Hai	Serial Killer	Hindi
	Matrubhoomi	Sooraj	Hindi
	Samay: When Time Strikes	Satya	Hindi
2004	Kuch to Gadbad Hai	Jai B. Khanna	Hindi
	Paisa Vasool	Example	Hindi
	Lakshya	Capt. Jalal Akbar	Hindi
2005	Sehar	Gajraj Singh	Hindi
	D	Muqarram	Hindi
	Shikhar	Bhajanlal	Hindi
2006	Family: Ties of Blood	Abhir V. Sahi	Hindi
2006	Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris	Inayat	Punjabi
2007	Red: The Dark Side	ACP Abhay Rastogi	Hindi
	Dubai Seenu	Jinnah Bhai	Telugu
	Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag	Tambe	Hindi
	Laaga Chunari Mein Daag: Journey of a Woman	Ratan Sahay	Hindi
	Tsunami 81	Rajan Pillai	Hindi
	Showbiz	Sharad Baldev Singh Rajpoot	Hindi
2008	Mukhbiir	Pasha	Hindi
2008	Hulla	Raj Shiv Puri	Hindi
2009	Mohandas	Bishnath	Hindi
	Toss: A Flip of Destiny	Two	Hindi
	Baabarr	Tabrez Alam	Hindi
2010	Lahore	Dheerender Singh	Hindi
	Idiot Box	Subhrojeet Chakraborty/Abhrojeet Chakraborty	Hindi
	Paathshaala	Vijendra Chauhan	Hindi
	Musaa: The Most Wanted	Veerji	Hindi
	Knock Out	Inspector Vikram	Hindi
	Rakhta Charitra I	Shankar Ravi	Hindi/Telugu
	Rakhta Charitra II	Shankar Ravi	Hindi/Telugu
	Mirch	Nitin	Hindi
	Ragada	Nanda	Telugu
2011	Yeh Saali Zindagi	Inspector Satbir	Hindi
2012	Chaar Din Ki Chandni	Yashwant Singh	Hindi
2012	Daruvu	Harbour Babu	Telugu
2013	Four Two Ka One	ACP Sushant Singh	Hindi
2013	Kirchiyaan	Inspector	Hindi
2014	Hate Story 2	Mandar Mhatre^[7]	Hindi
2015	Baby^[8]	Wasim Khan	Hindi
2017	Lipstick Under My Burkha	Rahim Aslam, Shireen's husband	Hindi
2019	Pailwaan	Raja Rana Pratap Singh	Kannada
2022	Good Luck Jerry	Daler (Disney Plus Hotstar Release)^[9]	Hindi
2025	Mr. I	Mandar Mhatre	Hindi
2025	Humraaz	A.C.P Vishal Scindia	Hindi

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes
2001—02	Dhadkan	Dr. Alan Fernandes	Sony TV (India)
2007—08	Virrudh	Sushant Sharma (Vasudha's Husband)	Sony Entertainment Television
2010—11	Zindagi Ka Har Rang...Gulaal	Dushyant	StarPlus
2011	Wanted: High Alert	Himself as host
2016	Success Stories- Zameen Se Falak Tak	Himself as host
2012—21	Savdhaan India	Himself as host	Life OK
2019	Rangbaaz	Jai Ram Godara	ZEE5	Web series
2019	Yehh Jadu Hai Jinn Ka!	Junaid Khan
2019-2023	City Of Dreams	Jagan Hejmadi/ Anna	Disney+ Hotstar	Web Series
2020	A Simple Murder	Himmat	SonyLIV	Web series
2021	Jeet Ki Zid	Colonel Ranjeet Chaudhary	ZEE5	Web series^[10]^[11]
2023	Rana Naidu	Tej Naidu	Netflix	Web series
	Rafuchakkar	Sarvesh Pathania	JioCinema	Web series
	The Freelancer	Inayat Khan	Disney+ Hotstar	Web series
2024	IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack	Ravi Shankar	Netflix	TV mini series

Awards and nominations

International Indian Film Academy Awards

Year	Category	Role	Film	Result	Ref.(s)
2001	Best Performance in a Negative Role	Durga Narayan Chaudhary	Jungle	Won	^[12]
2003	Best Supporting Actor	Sukhdev	The Legend of Bhagat Singh	Nominated	^[13]

Screen Awards

Year	Category	Role	Film	Result
2003	Best Supporting Actor	Sukhdev	The Legend of Bhagat Singh	Nominated

Zee Cine Awards

Year	Category	Role	Film	Result	Ref.(s)
2001	Best Performance in a Negative Role	Durga Narayan Chaudhary	Jungle	Won	^[14]

References

^ "I was a total bore in college: Sushant". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013.
^ ""The Legend of Bhagat Singh". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 April 2003.
^ "Full of spark". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 August 2002.
^ Sushant Singh. "Biography - Sushant Singh". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
^ Riddhi Jain. "Crime not men's monopoly, Sushant Singh on debut book". The Hans India.
^ "First of Many: Sushant Singh revisits Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar". The Indian Express. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^ "Sushant Singh: Was apprehensive to turn negative in 'Hate Story 2'". The Indian Express. 3 July 2014.
^ indialive, today. "Akshay Kumar 'Baby' Official Trailer Released". Retrieved 4 December 2014.
^ "First look of Good Luck Jerry starring Janhvi Kapoor unveiled, film goes on floors today in Punjab". Bollywood Hungama. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
^ "Amit Sadh's Jeet Ki Zid is a tribute to 'the army behind the army'". The Indian Express. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
^ "Sushant Singh opens up on his role as in 'Jeet Ki Zid'". Sify. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
^ "IIFA Through the Years - IIFA 2001: South Africa". IIFA. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
^ "IIFA Through the Years – IIFA 2003 : South Africa". IIFA.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
^ "Zee Cine Awards 2001". Zee Cine Awards. Retrieved 15 August 2020.

External links

Official website
Sushant Singh at IMDb

[sushant-1] "I was a total bore in college: Sushant". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013.

[2] ""The Legend of Bhagat Singh". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 April 2003.

[3] "Full of spark". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 August 2002.

[4] Sushant Singh. "Biography - Sushant Singh". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.

[5] Riddhi Jain. "Crime not men's monopoly, Sushant Singh on debut book". The Hans India.

[6] "First of Many: Sushant Singh revisits Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar". The Indian Express. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.

[7] "Sushant Singh: Was apprehensive to turn negative in 'Hate Story 2'". The Indian Express. 3 July 2014.

[8] ve, today. "Akshay Kumar 'Baby' Official Trailer Released". Retrieved 4 December 2014.

[9] "First look of Good Luck Jerry starring Janhvi Kapoor unveiled, film goes on floors today in Punjab". Bollywood Hungama. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

[10] "Amit Sadh's Jeet Ki Zid is a tribute to 'the army behind the army'". The Indian Express. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.

[11] "Sushant Singh opens up on his role as in 'Jeet Ki Zid'". Sify. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.

[12] "IIFA Through the Years - IIFA 2001: South Africa". IIFA. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[13] "IIFA Through the Years – IIFA 2003 : South Africa". IIFA.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.

[14] "Zee Cine Awards 2001". Zee Cine Awards. Retrieved 15 August 2020.

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