Priyanshu Painyuli

Priyanshu Painyuli is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He has his breakout role in Bhavesh Joshi Superhero (2018), after which he appeared in the American action film Extraction (2020).^[1] He has also starred in the crime drama series Mirzapur (2020-2024).

Priyanshu Painyuli
Painyuli in 2023
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2015-present
Spouse	Vandana Joshi ​ (m. 2020)​

Personal life

He married his girlfriend with whom he had been in a relationship from past seven years, Vandana Joshi, on 26 November 2020.^[2]

Career

Priyanshu started his career as a model and assistant director. He made his acting debut with Manuja Tyagi's movie Love At First Sight. After this film, he got an offer from Farhan Akhtar for remake film Rock On 2.

In 2018, he featured in Vikramaditya Motwane's Bhavesh Joshi Superhero^[3] in which he played the role of Bhavesh Joshi.^[4] He played Robin (Radhesyam) in the second season of Mirzapur an Amazon Prime Video action crime thriller series. Painyuli also appeared in High Jack and in Once Again in 2018. He played the role of Kapil in 2019 Netflix film Upstarts.^[5]

In 2020, he played the role of a Bangladeshi crime lord in Sam Hargrave's directorial debut Extraction. He starred opposite Taapsee Pannu in the sports film Rashmi Rocket.^[6]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Love At First Sight	Tanmay		[7]
	Rock On 2	Rahul Sharma		[8]
2018	Bhavesh Joshi Superhero	Bhavesh Joshi		[9][10][11]
	High Jack	Chaitanya		[12]
	Once Again	Dev		[13]
2019	Upstarts	Kapil		[14]
2020	Extraction	Amir Asif		[15]
2021	Rashmi Rocket	Captain Gagan Thakur		[16]
2022	Unpaused: Naya Safar	Dippy	Anthology	[17]
2023	U-Turn	Arjun Sinha		[18]
	Pippa	Major Ram Mehta		[19]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015	Bang Baaja Baaraat	Wasim Shaikh		[20]
2019	Soulmates	Priyanshu		[21]
2020-2024	Mirzapur	Robin Agarwal	Amazon Prime Video series	[22][23][24]
2023	Charlie Chopra & The Mystery Of Solang Valley	Sitaram Bisht		[25]
	Shehar Lakhot	Dev Tomar		[26]

References

1. "Extraction has been one of my best work experiences: Priyanshu Painyuli". 25 April 2020.
2. Desk, India com Entertainment (26 November 2020). "Mirzapur 2 Star Priyanshu Painyuli Gets Married to Vandana Joshi Today in Dehradun - Here's All About The Wedding". India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com. Retrieved 27 November 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
3. "EXCLUSIVE:Bhavesh Joshi Superhero Priyanshu Painyuli on box office, vigilante genre and Vikramaditya Motwane". Times Now India. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
4. "Bhavesh Joshi Superhero actor Priyanshu Painyuli on finally getting noticed for his role in the film". Firstpost. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
5. Ghosh, Devarsi. "From 'Bhavesh Joshi' to 'Upstarts', Priyanshu Painyuli has played a 'high risk, high gain game'". Scroll.in.
6. Maru, Vibha (1 November 2020). "Taapsee Pannu starts shooting for Rashmi Rocket in Dubai. See pic". India Today.
7. "Sayani Gupta's short film 'Love at First Sight' highlights the struggles of an aspiring actress". DNA India. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
8. "Rock On 2 To Upstarts, Priyanshu Painyuli Elated To See Audience Open To Unconventional Stories". IndiaTimes. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
9. "You won't believe who's the villain in Harshvardhan Kapoor's 'Bhavesh Joshi'!". DNA India. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
10. "Bhavesh Joshi Superhero movie review: Harshvardhan Kapoor is sincere, film is intriguing". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
11. "Bhavesh Joshi Star Priyanshu Painyuli On His Breakout Role, Chemistry With Harshvardhan Kapoor, and More". News 18. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
12. "Here's all you need to know about the mad capers in Bollywood's first stoner comedy titled HighJack". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
13. "Once Again movie review". Firstpost. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
14. "Priyanshu Painyuli added his own experience to 'Upstarts'". Zee News. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
15. "Priyanshu Painyuli on working with Chris Hemsworth in Extraction: Felt like I was meeting another friend". The Indian Express. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
16. "Priyanshu Painyuli: Taapsee Pannu is a rocket in real life". The Indian Express. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
17. "Priyanshu Painyuli on 'Unpaused: Naya Safar': Our film offers a realistic take on work-from-home culture - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
18. "Alaya F's thriller U-Turn gets OTT release date". The Indian Express. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
19. "First Look At Ishaan Khatter In Indo-Pakistan War Pic 'Pippa'". Deadline.com. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
20. "YRF's web series titled 'Bang Baaja Baaraat' is all about the big fat Indian wedding". The Indian Express. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
21. "Mirzapur season 2 cast: Who is Priyanshu Painyuli? Meet star behind Mirzapur's fixer". The Indian Express. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
22. "Priyanshu Painyuli: Mirzapur 2 is really special, I haven't got this much recognition from any other project of mine". Hindustan Times. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
23. Narain, Yatamanyu (3 August 2024). "Priyanshu Painyuli Breaks Silence On Robin's Gory Death In Mirzapur 3: 'I Was In Disbelief'". News18. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
24. "Robin To Sharad Shukla, 5 Characters Whose Death In Mirzapur S03 Shocked Audience". News18. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
25. "Vishal Bhardwaj's adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel drops on SonyLIV". The Telegraph. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
26. "Shehar Lakhot - All you need to know about Priyanshu Painyuli, Chandan Roy Sanyal's noir crime drama".

External links

• Priyanshu Painyuli at IMDb