Ishwak Singh – Wikipedia

Posted on by
before-content-x4

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 after-content-x4

Indian actor

Ishwak Singh
Born 18 November
Occupation Actor
Years active 2013–present

Ishwak Singh is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi-language television series.[1] Following small roles in several films, he became known for starring in the series Paatal Lok (2020) and Rocket Boys (2022–present), for which he received nominations for the Filmfare OTT Awards.

Early life[edit]

Singh was born in New Delhi, India. He studied to be an architect, and ventured into acting by joining Asmita Theatre, a theatre group in Delhi.[2]

 after-content-x4

Singh made his screen debut with Raanjhanaa (2013) in a small role.[3] He expanded into films with brief roles in the 2015 films Aligarh and Tamasha and had a bigger role in the romantic drama Tum Bin II (2016).[4][5] He then played a supporting role opposite Sonam Kapoor in the comedy Veere Di Wedding (2018).[6] In 2019, he played the role of Aditya in Sanjay Leela Bhansali produced film Malaal which was directed by Mangesh Hadawale.[7] The film starred Sharmin Segel and Meezaan Jafri in lead.[8]

In 2020, Singh starred as a young, idealistic cop in the Amazon Prime Video crime thriller series Paatal Lok.[9] Reviewing the series for The Indian Express , Shubhra Gupta labelled him as “impressive”.[10] Priyanka Roy of The Telegraph considered him to be “the find of the series”.[11] For which, he was nominated in the Filmfare OTT Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. The following year, he played a supporting role in Amazon Prime Video original film Unpaused (2020).[12]

In 2022, he portrayed Vikram Sarabhai in Sony LIV web series Rocket Boys, which was directed by Abhay Pannu.[13]The Times of India while reviewing the show, gave a rating 3.5 out of 5 and stated that Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh’s show is a glowing tribute to India’s scientific luminaries. Further, they also said that the show is captivating from the start.[14] Journalist Anuj Kumar of The Hindu mentioned that the lead actors Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh head a fantastic ensemble cast that gloriously brings to life the achievements of the scientific community in launching India’s atomic and space programs.[15]

Singh will next appear in the spy thriller film titled Berlin, alongside Aparshakti Khurana[16] and Bas Karo Aunty alongside Mahima Makwana.[17]

In the media[edit]

Ishwak Singh ranked 18th in Times 50 Most Desirable Men List of 2020.[18]

Filmography[edit]

Key
films that have not yet been released Denotes projects that have not yet been released

Films[edit]

Television[edit]

Awards and nominations[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Srishti Magan (22 December 2020). “Ishwak Singh Interview with ScoopWhoop”. scoopwhoop.com.
  2. ^ Kadam, Prachi (28 July 2018). “Ishwak Singh: My first love will always be films”. The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. ^ “Raanjhanaa”. Box Office India.
  4. ^ K Jha, Subhash (22 November 2016). “Ishwak Singh’s Tum Bin 2 role kept hush”. The Asian Age. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  5. ^ Basu, Mohar (19 July 2018). “Ishwak Singh: Men Can Go An Extra Mile For Love”. Mid Day. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  6. ^ Suri, Rishabh (17 July 2018). “Veere Di Wedding actor Ishwak Singh aka Nirmal: Yes, I am a bit of a mother-lover!”. Hindustan Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  7. ^ “Malaal”. Netflix. September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  8. ^ “Sanjay Leela Bhansali to launch niece Sharmin Segal opposite Javed Jaffrey’s son Meezaan in Malaal”. Hindustan Times. 16 May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  9. ^ Pandey, Devasheesh (17 May 2020). “Paatal Lok is a Case Study About How Society is ‘Othering’ the Weak and Less Resourceful”. News18. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  10. ^ Gupta, Shubhra (17 May 2020). “Paatal Lok review: An intelligently written, engrossing series”. The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  11. ^ Roy, Priyanka (15 May 2020). “Paatal Lok scores as a tightly-knit thriller that powerfully examines the fault lines of pride and prejudice”. The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  12. ^ Zeba Khan (23 December 2020). “Ishwak Singh on filming during pandemic for lockdown diaries – Unpaused”. WION.
  13. ^ Entertainment Desk (23 June 2021). “Rocket Boys first look is out, Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh set to play Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai”. Indian Express.
  14. ^ “Rocket Boys Season 1 Review: Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh’s show is a glowing tribute to India’s scientific luminaries”. The Times of India. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  15. ^ Kumar, Anuj (5 February 2022). “‘Rocket Boys’ review: SonyLIV series hits it out of the orbit”. The Hindu. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  16. ^ PTI (6 January 2022). “Aparshakti Khurana and Ishwak Singh in a spy thriller film BERLIN”. Indian Express. Mumbai.
  17. ^ “Ishwak Singh and Mahima Makwana to star in Bas Karo Aunty: ‘Our film captures the mood and zeitgeist of the nation’“. Indian Express. 30 May 2022.
  18. ^ TNN (8 June 2021). “Times Most Desirable Men: Sushant Singh Rajput tops the list, while Gurfateh, Ishwak, Pavail are new entry”. Times of India.
  19. ^ PTI (5 January 2022). “Aparshakti Khurana and Ishwak Singh to star in spy thriller film BERLIN”. India Today.
  20. ^ “Nitesh Tiwari And Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari join hands for the film Bas Karo Aunty!”. Bollywood Hungama. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  21. ^ “Rasika Duggal and Ishwak Singh to star in Amazon Prime’s series Adhura”. The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  22. ^ Vogue IN (30 August 2020). “Vogue Beauty Awards 2020”. Vogue. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  23. ^ “Nominations for the Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards 2020”. Filmfare. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  24. ^ @ccssa.india (12 January 2021). “Nominations of Critics’ Choice Awards – Here are your nominations for Best Supporting Actor (series)” – via Instagram.
  25. ^ “Filmfare OTT Awards 2022: Rocket Boys and Tabbar dominate; Panchayat also wins big. Check full list”. India Today. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.

External links[edit]



after-content-x4