Vishal Aditya Singh

Vishal Aditya Singh (born 25 January 1988),^[1] is an Indian actor who works in Hindi television. He is best known for his roles in &TV's drama series Begusarai, and Colors TV's drama series Chandrakanta.^[2] He is also known for his participation in the reality shows, Nach Baliye 9, Bigg Boss 13 and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11.^[3]

Vishal Aditya Singh
Singh in 2019
Born	(1988-01-25) 25 January 1988 (age 36) Arrah, Bihar, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present
Known for	Begusarai Chandrakanta Nach Baliye 9 Bigg Boss 13 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11 Chand Jalne Laga
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)

Early life

Singh excelled in cricket at school and state tournaments.^{[citation needed]} He began his career as a model, and came to Mumbai after some modelling assignments, to pursue his acting career.^[4]

Career

Debut and early struggles (2010–2015)

Singh made his debut in 2010 as the main lead Avdesh Thakur in Sagar Films production Jai Jai Shiv Shankar, a Bhojpuri serial on Mahuaa TV. His first Hindi TV role was in the historical drama Chandragupta Maurya in 2011 wherein he appeared as Shashank. From 2012 to 2013, Singh enacted the part of Veeru in Rashmi Sharma's popular series Sasural Simar Ka on Colors TV. In 2014, he played a cop in the comedy Bachchan Pandey ki Toli on Dhamaal TV. In 2015, he essayed Devendra Singh Rana in mini series Time Machine on Epic TV.^[5]

Breakthrough and success (2015–2018)

Singh achieved a turning point in his career when he was cast to play the dual roles of father and son Lakhan Thakur and Shakti Thakur in the &TV show Begusarai, opposite Shivangi Joshi and Veebha Anand.^[6][7] He did an episodic in 2016 for Zing's Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya. In June 2017, Singh appeared in the lead role of King Veerendra Pratap Singh in Ekta Kapoor's fantasy TV series Chandrakanta broadcast on Colors TV.^[8] Later in 2018, he was seen in Gul Khan's musical show Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala on StarPlus as singer Tevar Singh.^[9][10]

Reality shows and further work (2019–present)

In July 2019, Singh joined as a celebrity contestant in the dance based reality show Nach Baliye 9 with Madhurima Tuli^[11] where the duo emerged as the 2nd runner-up couple. Just after the finale of Nach, he entered as a wild card contestant in popular controversial reality show Bigg Boss 13^[12] where he was evicted on Day 127 ending up at 8th place.^[13] In 2020, Singh also featured in two music videos— Dil Mein Hindustan (related to Independence Day) and Khwabeeda (along with Madhurima Tuli).^[14] In May 2021, he headed to Cape Town for participating in the stunt based adventure series Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11^[15] where he emerged as 2nd runner-up contestant. Since October 2023, he returned to acting with his portrayal of Dev Malik opposite Kanika Mann in Colors TV's Chand Jalne Laga.

Personal life

Singh met actress Madhurima Tuli on the sets of Chandrakanta in 2017 and later dated her.^[16] They broke up after a year of dating in 2018.^[17][18]

Media

Vishal Aditya Singh was ranked in The Times of India's Most Desirable Men On Television list at No. 13 in 2018,^[19] at No. 17 in 2019^[20] and at No. 18 in 2020.^[21]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011	Chandragupta Maurya	Shashank	Recurring Role
2012–2013	Sasural Simar Ka	Veeru	Recurring Role
2015–2016	Begusarai	Lakhan Thakur		[22]
2017–2018	Chandrakanta	King Veerendra "Veer" Pratap Singh		[23]
2018	Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala	Tevar Singh		[24]
2019	Nach Baliye 9	Contestant	2nd runner-up	[25]
2019–2020	Bigg Boss 13		8th place	[26][27]
2021	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11		2nd runner-up	[28]
2022-2023	Parshuram	Lord Parashurama		[29]
2023–2024	Chand Jalne Laga	Dev "Deva" Malik		[30]

Special appearances

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2015	Killerr Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah	Lakhan Thakur/Shakti Thakur
2016	Pyar Tune Kya Kiya	Rashid
	Box Cricket League 2	Contestant
2018	Box Cricket League 3
2019	Box Cricket League 4
2021	Dance Deewane 3	Himself	[31]
	Ladies vs Gentlemen 2	Panelist
2022	Khatra Khatra Khatra	Himself	[32]
	Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan		[33]
2023	Entertainment Ki Raat Housefull
	Bigg Boss 17	Dev "Deva" Malik	[34]

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer(s)	Ref.
2020	Dil Mein Hindustan	Arun Dev Yadav, Anisha Saikia, Avanie Joshi
	Khwabeeda	Anurag Mohn	[35]
2022	Dildaar	Manoj Tiwari, Vishal Mishra	[36]
	Dil Toota Hi Raha	Mohammed Irfan
	Chhath Ke Baratiya	Sharda Sinha	[37]
	Ye Mere Armaan	Vijay Vatsal
2023	Duwayen	Mohd Danish	[38]
	Ye Batao	Arun Singh
	Tu Dua Hai Meri	Vyom Singh Rajput

References

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2. "Vishal Aditya Singh on Nach Baliye 9: Have been assured my past won't be used to create drama". The Indian Express. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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5. "EPIC Channel launches a new action adventure show - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
6. varma, lipika (19 April 2015). "TV's angry young man". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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22. "Vishal Aditya Singh: 'Lakhan' the new baddie of television". The Times of India. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
23. "Vishal Aaditya Singh in Ekta Kapoor's Chandrakanta?". The Times of India. 10 April 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
24. "Vishal Aditya Singh roped in for 'Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala' - Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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29. "Vishal Aditya Singh on playing 'Lord Parashuraam': Excited to delve into the unexplored". The Times of India. 4 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
30. ANI (20 October 2023). "'Khatron Ke Khiladi 11' fame Vishal Aditya Singh speaks about his role in 'Chand Jalne Laga'". ThePrint. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
31. "KKK 11, Dance Deewane come together for 'Mahasangam' episode". The Siasat Daily. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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33. "Hunarbaaz: Parineeti Chopra gets bouquets, bridal chooda from suitors Arjit Taneja, Vishal Aditya Singh and Shivin Narang in Parineeti Ka Swayamvar - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
34. "Vishal Aditya Singh & Kanika Mann arrive to promote their show in BB 17 | Ila Arun on her character in Aarya 3". TimesNow. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
35. "Vishal Aditya Singh, Madhurima Tuli come together for romantic track Khwabeeda". India Today. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
36. "दिल को छू जाने वाला है Manoj Tiwari का भोजपुरी सॉन्ग 'Dildaar', बनारस की गलियों में दिखी विशाल की मोहब्बत". News18 (in Hindi). 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
37. "शारदा सिन्हा का नया गीत रिलीज : छठ के बरतिया नामक गाना YOU TUBE पर हुआ जारी". kashishnews.com. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
38. "Rising Indie Music Label's forthcoming music single 'Duwayen' features Actress SRISHTY RODE and Actor VISHAL ADITYA SINGH". firstindia.co.in. Retrieved 18 January 2023.

External links

• Vishal Aditya Singh at IMDb