Manmeet Singh
| Manmeet Singh | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Manmeet Singh July 29, 1969 Nainital, India |
| Occupation | Actor/Model |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Manmeet Singh (born 29 July 1969 in Haldwani Uttarakhand, )[1] is an Indian actor and model. His wife Sunmeet Kaur Sawhney won the jackpot prize of Rs. 5 crores in Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 6 in January 2013.
Early life
Singh was born in July 1969 in Haldawani, Nainital. He is the son of S. Ajit Singh Sawhney who was an Amritdhari Sikh. He had his Khande di Pahul ceremony when he was in college in 1988. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Communications from G.N. Khalsa College Bombay in 1991.[2] While he was at the Guru Nanak Public school Chandigarh, he became interested in singing and acting while studying in tenth in 1985–86.[2] Manmeet is married to Sunmeet Kaur Sawhney.
Career
He started his career as an actor and model in 1999. Since Singh's first movie Jungle by Ramgopal Varma, he has acted in more than 23 movies. He played characters in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi by Yash Raj Films, Bombay To Bangkok and Swami. He was also in the Tamil film Abhiyum Naanum.
Manmeet Singh has modeled in more than 120 television commercials, including Indiabulls, and HP TurboJet Diesel.
He will soon be seen in the Hollywood movie Heart Land as Billoo.
Movies
- 2012 - Kalpvriksh (Film) as Milkha Singh
- 2011 - Kuch Love Jaisa as Sumeet's company manager
- 2011 - Heart Land (English) as Billoo
- 2011 - Kalpvrishk as Milkha Singh
- 2010 - Chhevan Dariya as the Vice-chancellor
- 2010 - Naanu Nanna Kanasu
- 2010 - Band Baaja Baaraat as Caterer
- 2009 - Accident on Hill Road as Cabbie
- 2008 - Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi as Raju, garage owner
- 2008 - Abhiyum Naanum (Tamil) as Virji
- 2008 - Sat Sri Akal (Punjabi) as Hero's Uncle
- 2008 - Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors as Pizza man
- 2008 - Khushboo as Pinky's brother, policeman
- 2008 - Black and White as Kirtan Singh
- 2008 - Bombay to Bangkok as Rash Singh, the Thai sardar
- 2007 - Swami as Manjeet Singh, Muthu's friend
- 2007 - Apne as Baldev Singh's neighbour
- 2006 - With Luv Tumhaara as Bus passenger
- 2006 - Rang De Basanti as Cabbie at the airport
- 2005 - Barsaat as Maninder Singh
- 2004 - Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... as Sardar passenger on train
- 2003 - Zameen as Sardar, killed while fighting the hijackers
- 2003 - Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon as Prem Kumar's manager
- 2000 - Jungle as Sardar man
Commercials
- Indiabulls
- H P Turbojet Diesel
- Avon cycles
- Radio Mirchi
- Samsung Washing Machine
- MDH Masale
- Orient Fans
- Pepsi
- Make My Trip.com
- Waal soap
- Amul Dahi
Television
- Lo Kal Lo Baat as participating actor (Sab Sony TV)
- Ye Meri Life Hai as Mandy's father (Sony TV)
- Kareena Kareena as Kareena's landlord (Zee TV)
- Aanchal Ki Chaon Mein as Reema Lagoo's neighbour (Zee TV)
- Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Dhoom as couple who adopts one of the seven children
- Loomba as Principal (Hungama TV)
- Rab se Sonha Isshq (Zee TV)Currently casting on it