Vishal Vashishtha

In this Indian name, the name Vashishtha is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Vishal.

Vishal Vashishtha
2014
Born3 February 1992
Kolkata
NationalityIndian
EducationThe Heritage School, Kolkata
OccupationActor
Years active2013–2024
Known forEk Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera
Gangaa
Spouse
Deepakshi Mishra
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(m. 2021)​
[1]

Vishal Vashishtha (born 13 February 1992) is an Indian television actor. He has starred in various shows like Crazy Stupid Ishq, Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera, Gangaa, Vish and Ishq Mein Marjawan 2.

Life

Vishal Vashishtha was born on 13 February 1992 in Kolkata, India.[citation needed] While initially planning on a career as a Chartered Accountant, an interest in acting led him to audition for a career on the Small Screen.[2] Besides English, he is also fluent in Hindi and Bengali.[3] Vishal married his childhood sweetheart, Deepakshi Mishra.[1][4][5]

Career

Vishal's foray into Hindi television industry was with Sphere Origins's youth drama Crazy Stupid Ishq in 2013 broadcast on Channel V India[citation needed] as 'Ayaan Dixit' alongside Hiba Nawab, Harsh Rajput and Aneri Vajani.[6] The same year, he appeared in an episode of MTV Webbed (Ep.11).[2]

He later starred in Yash A Patnaik's Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera on Star Plus(2013), portraying the character of 'Baldev Singh' opposite Digangana Suryavanshi.[7][8] His performance gained him the Zee Gold Award for Best Male Actor in a Comic Role.[citation needed] In 2015, he featured as 'Anil' in the fifth episode of Yeh Hai Aashiqui created by Vikas Gupta and broadcast by Bindass.[9] In the final quarter of 2015, Vishal joined the cast of &TV's Television Drama Series Gangaa[10] starring as 'Sagar Chaturvedi' opposite Aditi Sharma, for this performance he was nominated for Best Actor at Zee Gold Awards.[11] He exited the series in January 2017.[12]

Vishal's next project was rom-com Jaat Ki Jugni, broadcast on Sony Entertainment Television from April to July 2017[citation needed] wherein he was paired opposite (Madirakshi Mundle).[13] In January 2018, he was cast as the titular protagonist Shaurya Gupta (Kanhaiya) in Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki on Star Bharat.[14] Vishal next signed on to star in the finite series Vish: A Poisonous Story (May 2019) on Colors TV.[15] The show co-starred Debina Bonnerjee, Krip Suri and Sana Makbul.[16]

Reuniting with Patnaik, he essayed the lead antagonist role in the romantic thriller Ishq Mein Marjawan 2 on Colors TV as 'Kabir Sharma' 2020 to March 2021.[citation needed] In March 2021, the show ended on TV and shifted to the digital platform Voot by airing a new season named Ishq Mein Marjawan 2: Naya Safar with him reprising his role of Kabir Sharma.[17]

In July 2021, Vishal joined the lead cast of Dice Media's "Clutch" - India's first Esport Web-Series.[18] The first episode streamed on 2 October 2021 and the finale episode streamed on 4 November 2021. The series was received with a good reception on YouTube and got a year end special mention for one of the highest viewed YouTube India web series of 2021.[19][20]

He started 2022 with the shoot of his new webseries tentatively titled 'Ghar Waapsi' produced by Dice Media.[citation needed] In April and May 2022 a string of his YouTube videos were uploaded by FilterCopy and Pocket Change. His OTT debut 'Ghar Waapsi' premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 22 July 2022.[21][22]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Crazy Stupid Ishq Ayaan Dixit Lead Role
MTV Webbed Daksh Episode 11
2013–2015 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera Baldev Balwant Singh Lead Role
2015 Yeh Hai Aashiqui – Sun Yaar Try Maar Anil Episode 5: "Courtroom Romance"
2015–2017 Gangaa Sagar Niranjan Chaturvedi Lead Role
2017 Jaat Ki Jugni Bittu Daljeet Singh Dahiya Lead Role
2018 Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki Shaurya "Kanhaiya" Ramnik Gupta Lead role
2019 Vish Aditya Vir Kothari Lead Role
2020–2021 Ishq Mein Marjawan 2 Kabir Sharma Negative Lead

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Broadcast By
2021 Ishq Mein Marjawan 2: Naya Safar Kabir Sharma Negative Lead Voot
2021 Clutch Arun Wankhede Lead role Dice Media
2022 Ghar Waapsi Shekhar Dwivedi Lead role Disney+ Hotstar[23]
2024 Showtime Prithvi Disney+ Hotstar
2024 Hustlers Amazon Mini

Music video

Year Title Role Label
2019 Uske Bina Himself Zee Music

Short films

Year Title Role Level
2019 Name Plate Pratyaksh sharma Blush

YouTube videos

Year Title Role channel
2019 When you date a Bengali guy Himself Filtercopy
Is it necessary to get married Himself Filtercopy
Things you shouldn't say to your partner Himself Filtercopy
2020 Jon snow ki shaadi ka rishta Himself Filtercopy
Shaadi aaj kaal : a wedding story Himself Filtercopy
When you love buying things online Himself Filtercopy
2021 Shaadi at 4 am Jai Filtercopy
2021 3 Stages Of Long Distance Relationship Sameer The Zoom Studio
2022 Money Conversations Between Couples Himself Filtercopy
2022 Our Happy Place: When You Move To A New City Uday Filtercopy
2022 When You Plan A Housewarming With Your Partner Uday Filtercopy
2022 How To Survive Traffic Kabir Pocket Change

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2014 Zee Gold Awards Best Actor in A Comic Role (Male) Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera Won [24][25]
Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor Comedy Nominated
Indian Telly Awards Best Fresh New Face Male [10]
Best Tellywood jodi with Digangana Suryavanshi
Star Parivaar Awards Favourite Jodi
Most Stylish Sadasya - Male
Sabse Mazedaar Sadasya
Best Naya Sadasya - Male
2016 ZEE Gold Awards Best Actor Gangaa
2017 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor Popular Jaat Ki Jugni
2018 ZEE Gold Awards Best Actor [citation needed]

References

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  2. ^ a b "'Baddie' with a heart of gold". Deccanchronicle. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
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  4. ^ "वीरा फेम विशाल वशिष्ठ ने अपनी लेडी लव दिपाक्षी से गोवा के खूबसूरत बीच पर रचाई शादी, देखें शानदार तस्‍वीरें". 16 November 2021. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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