Suvinder Vicky is an Indian actor, who primarily appears in Punjabi films. In 2019, he came into the limelight for playing the role of Lal Singh in the Hindi film Kesari. In December 2022, he played the role of Sehtab Singh in the web series CAT on Netflix, starring Randeep Hooda.
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Suvinder Pal Vicky [1]Kitab Trinjan – Facebook was born on Sunday, 4 March 1973 (age 49 years; as of 2022) in Sirsa, Haryana, India. His zodiac sign is Pisces. In 1980, when Suvinder was seven, his father was transferred to Chandigarh, and he completed the rest of his schooling at DAV Public School, Sector 8, Chandigarh. He pursued his graduation in arts. Suvinder enrolled himself at the Punjabi University in Patiala, where he earned a Master of Arts degree in Theater and Television. [2]Firstpost
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 11″
Weight (approx.): 85 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Suvinder Vicky belongs to a Punjabi family.
Parents & Siblings
Suvinder father’s name is Harbans Lal Kamboj, and her mother’s name is Amarjit Kaur. Suvinder has a brother, but there is not much information about him.
Wife & Children
In April 2002, Suvinder got married to Gursharan Kaur Maan, an art teacher and a painter. Both met while completing their post-graduation at the Punjabi University, Patiala. Together, they have two daughters.
Suvinder Vicky with his wife Gursharan Kaur Maan
Suvinder Vicky with his daughters
Religion
Suvinder follows Sikhism.
Suvinder Vicky’s Instagram post in which he is seen offering prayer at the Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab
Ethnicity
Suvinder Vicky belongs to a Punjabi family. [3]The Tribune
Career
Since childhood, Suvinder was inclined towards acting as his father, who while working in a stable job, used to act and direct theatrical productions in Chandigarh. In an interview, he revealed that the first theatrical production in which he acted was Andheri Nagri Chaupat Raja by Bhartendu Harishchandra while he was in the eighth standard in school. While completing his graduation, Suvinder participated in various drama competitions, youth festivals, and theatrical productions. Before acting in the films, he started working with the Punjabi television channel Lashkara TV in Chandigarh.
Film
In 2004, Suvinder started acting in Punjabi films and made his debut with the Punjabi film Des Hoyaa Pardes in which he played the role of
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Suvinder Vicky as Joginder Singh in a still from the Punjabi film Chauthi Koot (2015)
Suvinder Vicky as Lal Singh in a still from the Bollywood film Kesari (2019)
Television
In 1995, Suvinder made his television debut with the Hindi show Full Tension on DD National. Later, he appeared in the Punjabi TV show Professor Money Plant (2001) on Zee Alpha Punjabi and the Hindi TV show Meet Mila De Rabba (2008) on Sony TV.
Web series
In May 2020, Suvinder made his digital debut with the Hindi web series Paatal Lok in which he played the role of Balbir Singh Sekhon on Amazon Prime Video.
Suvinder Vicky as Balbir Singh Sekhon in a still from his debut web series Paatal Lok (2020) on Amazon Prime Video
In December 2022, he appeared as Sehtab Singh in the Hindi web series CAT on Netflix.
Suvinder Singh (right) as Sehtab Singh in a still from the web series CAT (2022) on Netflix
Awards
- 2020: Silver Screen Award for best performance in an Asian feature film “Milestone” at the Singapore International Film Festival
- 2022: Best Actor in a Feature Film Award for Milestone at the Critics’ Choice Film Awards, India
- 2023: Best Actor (Male) in a Drama Series for ‘Kohrra’ at Filmfare OTT Awards (26 November 2023)
Suvinder Vicky after winning the Best Actor (Male) award at the 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards
Favourites
- Actor(s): Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Kay Kay Menon
- Actress(s): Smita Patil, Shabana Azmi
- Sport: Cricket
Facts/Trivia
- Suvinder’s hobbies include listening to music and playing cricket.
- Suvinder’s film, The Fourth Direction (Chauthi Koot), was the first Punjabi film to be screened at the Cannes Film Festival 2015 under the “Un Certain Regard” category. [4]Kitab Trinjan – Facebook
Suvinder Vicky at the Cannes Film Festival 2015 for the premiere of his Punjabi film Chauthi Koot (The Fourth Direction)
- In 2020, Suvinder’s film, Milestone, premiered at the Venice International Film Festival, the Busan International Film Festival, and the Pingyao International Film Festival.
- Suvinder has been featured in more than 30 Punjabi music videos until 2022. [5]The Tribune
- To play the role of a truck driver, Ghalib, in the film Milestone, Suvinder took a 2-week training on how to drive a truck and learnt a driver’s body language from Azhar, a resident of Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
- Suvinder occasionally enjoys drinking alcoholic beverages with friends at parties and events.
Suvinder Vicky (left) holding a glass of wine
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