Vineet Sharma is an Indian actor and filmmaker in the Hindi film industry. He is well-known for his acting skills in the film Singham (2011).
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Wiki/Biography
Vineet Sharma was born on Friday, 9 February 1968 (age 55 years; as of 2023) in Mumbai. His zodiac sign is Aquarius. He completed his high school studies at KJ Somaiya College of Arts & Commerce, Mumbai. He pursued a graduate degree at Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai.
Childhood photograph of Vineet Sharma
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 10″
Hair Colour: Salt and Pepper (dyed black)
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
His parents are deceased. He has a twin brother, Viveek Sharma, a painter.
Photo of Vineet Sharma’s father
Vineet Sharma with his mother and brother, Viveek Sharma
Wife & Children
Vineet Sharma is married to Pranali Sharma.
Vineet Sharma with his wife, Pranali Sharma
Religion
Vineet Sharma follows Hinduism.
Career
Acting
Film
Vineet Sharma started his film career with the character of Gurdeep Singh in the film Mission Kashmir in 2000. He appeared as Sugratra in the historic drama film Asoka in 2001. In 2003, he played the role of Captain Sachin Annarao Nimbalkar in the war film LOC: Kargil.
Vineet Sharma in a still from the 2003 film LOC Kargil
He appeared as Sub-Inspector Dev Phadnis in the famous film series Singham (2011) and Singham Returns (2014).
Vineet Sharma (Left) in a still from the 2011 film Singham
In 2013, he worked in the film Shootout at Wadala as Bhargav Surve. He played the role of a customs officer in the film Judwaa 2 released in 2017. Vineet worked in the Netflix film Mission Majnu as NF Santosh, which was released in 2023. He is known for his work in various Bollywood films like Avgat (2001), Kaal (2005), Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Mumbai Meri Jaan (2008), Krrish 3 (2013), and 31st October (2015). Vineet also worked in the Marathi film Gulabi, in which he appeared as Ravi Kale in 2014. He worked in many Marathi films like Bhay (2018), Ek Sangaychay (2018), and Ved (2022).
Short Film
Vineet worked in award-winning short films like Budh (Awakening) (2018), in which he appeared as Fayyaz and Bhau (2020) in which he played the character of Bhau. He is also known for his work in the short films Aiyyo Paaji! (2009) and Der Andher (2011).
Poster of Vineet Sharma’s short film Bhau
TV Serial
He started his television career with a small role on the Zee TV show Suspense Hour which aired in 1999. He appeared in another Zee TV serial, Vishwaas, in which he worked in three episodes as Yash Pradhan in 2003. He appeared in some episodes of famous crime TV serials like Crime Patrol (2016) and Savdhaan India (2012). He played the character of Salim in a few episodes of Colors TV’s action thriller series 24: India in 2016. He appeared in other television serials like Shubh Laabh – Dil Na Jaane Kyun (2004), Hongey Judaa Na Hum (2012), and Aapkey Ghar Mein season 1.
Vineet Sharma with Anil Kapoor on the sets of TV serial 24
OTT
He has appeared in many web series including Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare (2018) on Amazon Prime in which he played the role of Singham. He played the role of Jaikrit Tyagi in the drama thriller The Final Call (2019) on ZEE5. Later, he appeared in Hello Mini (2019) on MX Player and 1962: The War in the Hills (2021) on Disney+ Hotstar.
A screengrab of Vineet Sharma from the show Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare
Direction
I am 17, a short film that was the first directorial venture of Vineet Sharma, was released in 2016.
Poster of Vineet Sharma’s short film, I Am 17
He directed an award-winning short film, Gajra, which was released in 2021 and won the best short film awards at Rajasthan International Film Festival in 2022.
Vineet Sharma’s short film Gajra
Awards
- His Film “Gajra” won the Best Hindi Short Film Award at Rajasthan International Film Festival 2022.
Vineet Sharma won the Best Hindi Short Film Award for the film Gajra
- He won the Best Debut Film Maker and Best Short Film Award for his film Gajra at Aamchi Mumbai International Film Festival in 2021.
- He received a Certificate of Excellence for screenplay, editing, and cinematography for his film “I am 17” at the 9th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival in 2019.
Certificate of Excellence for a short film I am 17
Facts/Trivia
- He was the sketch artist for the Mumbai police before entering the film industry.
- Apart from directing the short film I am 17, Vineet also wrote the story of this film.
- He likes to travel and often posts pictures of his travels on social media.
- He often posts his workout videos on Instagram
