Sushant Singh
Singh at the CINTAA event
Born (1972-03-09) 9 March 1972
Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma materKirori Mal College
Occupations
  • Actor
  • host
  • author
  • writer
Known forJungle
The Legend of Bhagat Singh
Dubai Seenu
Rakta Charitra
SpouseMolina Singh
Children2

Sushant Singh (born 9 March 1972) is an Indian character actor, television actor, author and presenter known for his works predominantly in Hindi cinema, and Telugu cinema. He made his screen debut in 1998 with Ram Gopal Varma's Satya.[1] He was then starred in Jungle (2000), receiving critical acclaim for portraying slain bandit Durgaa Narayan Chaudhary, winning the IIFA Award and Zee Cine Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role.

He went on to appear in successful period drama's such as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and The Legend of Bhagat Singh, establishing himself in Bollywood.[2][3] He has also starred in Telugu films. He hosted the crime show Savdhaan India, broadcast by Life OK and STAR Bharat. He was the "Honorary Secretary" Of CINTAA (Cine and Television Artists Association) until May 2020 before resigning due to personal reasons.[4] He has co-authored the book Queens of Crime with Kulpreet Yadav.[5]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Character Language
1998SatyaPakiyaHindi
1999KaunQureshiHindi
2000JoshGothiyaHindi
JungleDurga Narayan ChaudharyHindi
Dr. Babasaheb AmbedkarAsnodkhar[6]English
200216 DecemberVictorHindi
The Legend of Bhagat SinghSukhdev ThaparHindi
2003DumMohanHindi
Darna Mana HaiSerial KillerHindi
MatrubhoomiSoorajHindi
Samay: When Time StrikesSatyaHindi
2004Kuch to Gadbad HaiJai B. KhannaHindi
Paisa VasoolExampleHindi
LakshyaCapt. Jalal AkbarHindi
2005SeharGajraj SinghHindi
DMuqarramHindi
ShikharBhajanlalHindi
2006Family: Ties of BloodAbhir V. SahiHindi
Waris Shah: Ishq Daa WaarisInayatPunjabi
2007Red: The Dark Side ACP Abhay RastogiHindi
Dubai SeenuJinnah BhaiTelugu
Ram Gopal Varma Ki AagTambeHindi
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag: Journey of a WomanRatan SahayHindi
Tsunami 81Rajan PillaiHindi
ShowbizSharad Baldev Singh RajpootHindi
2008MukhbiirPashaHindi
HullaRaj Shiv PuriHindi
2009MohandasBishnathHindi
Toss: A Flip of DestinyTwoHindi
BaabarrTabrez AlamHindi
2010LahoreDheerender SinghHindi
Idiot BoxSubhrojeet Chakraborty/Abhrojeet ChakrabortyHindi
PaathshaalaVijendra ChauhanHindi
Musaa: The Most WantedVeerjiHindi
Knock OutInspector VikramHindi
Rakhta Charitra IShankar RaviHindi/Telugu
Rakhta Charitra IIShankar RaviHindi/Telugu
MirchNitinHindi
RagadaNandaTelugu
2011Yeh Saali ZindagiInspector SatbirHindi
2012Chaar Din Ki ChandniYashwant SinghHindi
DaruvuHarbour BabuTelugu
2013Four Two Ka One ACP Sushant SinghHindi
KirchiyaanInspectorHindi
2014Hate Story 2Mandar Mhatre[7]Hindi
2015Baby[8]Wasim KhanHindi
2017Lipstick Under My BurkhaRahim Aslam, Shireen's husbandHindi
2019PailwaanRaja Rana Pratap SinghKannada
2022Good Luck JerryDaler
(Disney Plus Hotstar Release)[9]		Hindi

Television

Year Title Role Channel Notes
2001—02DhadkanDr. Alan Fernandes Sony TV (India)
2007—08VirrudhSushant Sharma (Vasudha's Husband) Sony Entertainment Television
2010—11Zindagi Ka Har Rang...GulaalDushyant StarPlus
2011Wanted: High AlertHimself as host
2016Success Stories- Zameen Se Falak TakHimself as host
2012—21Savdhaan IndiaHimself as host Life OK
2019RangbaazJai Ram Godara ZEE5 Web series
Yehh Jadu Hai Jinn Ka!Junaid Khan
2019-2023City Of Dreams Jagan Hejmadi/ Anna Disney+ Hotstar Web Series
2020 A Simple Murder Himmat SonyLIV Web series
2021 Jeet Ki Zid Colonel Ranjeet Chaudhary ZEE5 Web series[10][11]
2023 Rana Naidu Tej Naidu Netflix Web series
Rafuchakkar Sarvesh Pathania JioCinema Web series
The Freelancer Inayat Khan Disney+ Hotstar Web series

Awards and nominations

International Indian Film Academy Awards
YearCategoryRoleFilmResultRef.(s)
2001 Best Performance in a Negative Role Durga Narayan Chaudhary Jungle Won [12]
2003 Best Supporting Actor Sukhdev The Legend of Bhagat Singh Nominated [13]
Screen Awards
YearCategoryRoleFilmResult
2003 Best Supporting Actor Sukhdev The Legend of Bhagat Singh Nominated
Zee Cine Awards
YearCategoryRoleFilmResultRef.(s)
2001 Best Performance in a Negative Role Durga Narayan Chaudhary Jungle Won [14]

References

  1. ↑ "I was a total bore in college: Sushant". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013.
  2. ↑ ""The Legend of Bhagat Singh". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 April 2003.
  3. ↑ "Full of spark". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 August 2002.
  4. ↑ Sushant Singh. "Biography - Sushant Singh". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
  5. ↑ Riddhi Jain. "Crime not men's monopoly, Sushant Singh on debut book". The Hans India.
  6. ↑ "First of Many: Sushant Singh revisits Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar". The Indian Express. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Sushant Singh: Was apprehensive to turn negative in 'Hate Story 2'". The Indian Express. 3 July 2014.
  8. ↑ indialive, today. "Akshay Kumar 'Baby' Official Trailer Released". Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "First look of Good Luck Jerry starring Janhvi Kapoor unveiled, film goes on floors today in Punjab". Bollywood Hungama. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "Amit Sadh's Jeet Ki Zid is a tribute to 'the army behind the army'". The Indian Express. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Sushant Singh opens up on his role as in 'Jeet Ki Zid'". Sify. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "IIFA Through the Years - IIFA 2001: South Africa". IIFA. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "IIFA Through the Years – IIFA 2003 : South Africa". IIFA.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  14. ↑ "Zee Cine Awards 2001". Zee Cine Awards. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
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