Manjot Singh
Manjot Singh | |
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 Singh in March 2014 | |
| Born | 7 July 1992 (age 33) |
| 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 Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, Student Of The Year and Fukrey. He won Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for his performance in Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!.[1]
Early life and education
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Manjot Singh was born in New Delhi into a Punjabi Sikh family. His mother is a housewife while his father is a businessman. He completed his schooling from the Hillwoods Academy, located in New Delhi.
Career
[edit]Manjot went to audition for the role of the lead character's younger self in 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. However, Dibakar Banerjee insisted on casting him, later saying "Even though the casting director wasn't convinced, I just put my foot down."[2] Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! received positive critical acclaim and critics lauded Manjot for his role with Noyon Jyoti Parasara of Sanskriti Media stating, "...Special mention is deserved by Manjot Singh, who plays the younger Lucky"[3] and Khalid Mohammad appreciating his performance as a callow teenager[4], among other publications.[5][6]
After being selected, Singh went to Manali for a week-long acting workshop. He was asked to observe the way actor Abhay Deol walked, smiled and talked so that he could imitate that in his acting. He even wore a cheek pad so that his jaw would look as broad as Abhay Deol's.[2] Singh's performance was well appreciated by the critics and he received the Filmfare Critics Award for the Best Actor category.[citation needed] Later, Manjot participated in the reality show Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 3 in 2010.
In 2012, Singh starred in Udaan, directed by Vikramaditya Motwane. The film received positive reviews, and is considered a postmodern masterpiece. Later in 2012, Singh signed up for Punjabi musical drama Pure Punjabi, directed by Munish Sharma, about four close friends in Punjab who had a strong passion for music. In the same year, he played the character role of Dimpy in Karan Johar's coming-of-age romantic comedy film, Student of the Year, starring Siddharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan in the lead roles.
In 2013, Singh starred in Fukrey, directed by Mrighdeep Singh Lamba, starring Vishakha Singh, Richa Chadda, Priya Anand, Ali Fazal, Varun Sharma and Pulkit Samrat. The film was a sleeper hit and spawned two commercially successful sequels in 2017 and 2023 where he reprised his role as Lali. He also reprised his role as Lali in a cameo appearance in the 2022 film Phone Bhoot.
In 2019, Singh starred in Penalty directed by Shubham Singh, starring Kay Kay Menon, Shashank Arora, and Mohit Nain.[7] In the same year, he also starred in the film Dream Girl and made a cameo appearance reprising his role as Dimpy alongside Sahil Anand in Student of the Year 2 in 2019.
In 2024, he starred in his first lead role in the Neflix film Wild Wild Punjab, alongside Varun Sharma, Jassie Gill, Sunny Singh, Patralekha and Ishita Raj Sharma. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but also applauded the film for its humour. He continued to star in supporting roles in films like Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video and Param Sundari. He will also be starring in the 2025 film Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon 2.
Filmography
[edit]Films
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 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 | Dimpy | ||
| 2013 | Fukrey | Lali Halwai | [8] |
| What the Fish | Pummy Singh Cameo | ||
| 2014 | Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya | Cameo | |
| 2016 | Snafu | Sunny Singh | |
| 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 | Cameo |
| Penalty | Ishwerjot Singh Dhillon | ||
| Dream Girl | Smiley Singh | ||
| 2022 | Phone Bhoot | Lali Halwai | Cameo |
| 2023 | Dream Girl 2 | Smiley Singh | |
| Fukrey 3 | Lali Halwai | ||
| 2024 | Wild Wild Punjab | Honey Singh | Netflix film[9] |
| Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video | Lawyer | ||
| 2025 | Param Sundari | Jaggi | |
| Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon 2 † | TBA | [10] |
Television
[edit]| † | Denotes series that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Khatron Ke Khiladi | Contestant | Reality show | |
| 2018 | What's Your Status | Baljinder Singh | [11] | |
| 2018-2023 | College Romance | Trippy | Web series | [12] |
| 2019 | Made in Heaven | Joginder Sethi | ||
| 2020 | Zindagi inShort | Amrik Singh | ||
| 2021 | Chutzpah | Rishi | Web series | [13] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Manjot Singh's Journey to Stardom: How 'Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!' Changed His Life Overnight". Outlook India. 25 November 2023. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ a b Oye Lucky Archived 11 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine Indian Express, 22 February 2009.
- ^ [1] Archived 16 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Manjot Singh on how Fukrey's sleeper success changed his career trajectory: 'Life seedha audition se narration pe shift ho gayi'". The Indian Express. 24 January 2024. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Wild Wild Punjab: Varun Sharma, Sunny Singh Starrer On Netflix Is A Laugh Riot". news.abplive.com. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon 2: Kapil Sharma and team begin shoot in Mumbai". Bollywood Hungama. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "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
[edit]- Manjot Singh at IMDb
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