Vinay Virmani

Vinay Virmani

Vinay Virmani
Born (1985-01-24) January 24, 1985
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Occupation Actor
Years active 2008–present

Vinay Virmani (born January 24, 1985) is a Canadian Actor. Vinay Virmani was born and raised in Toronto. After graduating in business from York University,[1] Virmani studied filmmaking and theatre at New York’s Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City.[2] He wrote and starred in the hockey comedy Breakaway (dubbed into Hindi as Speedy Singhs),[3] followed by Dr. Cabbie (2014),[4] where he was a writer, lead actor and producer. Dr. Cabbie broke the Canadian record for audience numbers on opening day.[5] He was next in The Steps,[6] which premiered at TIFF in 2015. Vinay has travelled the country with Reel Canada, screening Breakaway and Dr. Cabbie to high school students and recent immigrants studying English.

Career

Virmani's first role was in a 2008 Canadian short film. In 2011 he co-wrote and starred in Breakaway (dubbed into Hindi as "Speedy Singhs").[7][8] Vinay then starred in the Hindi film, David,[9] directed by Bejoy Nambiar. Vinay’s next film was the social comedy Dr. Cabbie, produced by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and co-starring Big Bang Theory star Kunal Nayyar. The film was released in Canada on 19 September 2014 in 55 cinemas. It earned $350,452 on its opening day at the box office and Dr. Cabbie became the second highest-grossing film in Canada. The film earned $702,000 over the weekend.[10] Vinay's next project was 'The Steps'.[11] with Parenthood star Jason Ritter and James Brolin, the Canadian indie dramedy from director Andrew Currie was made in northern Ontario.

Filmography

Year Title Role Language Notes
2011 Breakaway Rajveer Singh English
2013 David David Hindi
2014 Dr. Cabbie Deepak V. Chopra English
2014 Komagata Maru-- Hindi
2015 The Steps Sam English

|- | 2016 Kapoor And Sons || Wasims brother || Hijdi ||

See also

References

  1. ↑ Starting Days
  2. ↑ Earlier Life
  3. ↑ Virmani's on New York Times
  4. ↑ On Indian Express
  5. ↑ "'Dr. Cabbie' Box Office Collection: Salman's Film Shatters Opening Day Record in Canada", International Business Times, 22 September 2014. Accessed 22 October 2014.
  6. ↑ On Hollywood Reporter
  7. ↑ Breakaway
  8. ↑ Speedy Singhs Cast
  9. ↑ David
  10. ↑ "'Dr. Cabbie' Box Office Collection: Salman's Film Shatters Opening Day Record in Canada", International Business Times, 22 September 2014. Accessed 22 October 2014.
  11. ↑ Vinay along side Jason Ritter and James Brolinin in'The Steps'

External links

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