Ishwak Singh

Ishwak Singh is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema.[1]

Ishwak Singh
Born18 November
New Delhi, India
Education
OccupationActor
Years active2013-present

Early life

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

Career

Debut and early work (2013-2019)

Ishwak 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]

Breakthrough and success (2020-Present)

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 February 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]

He will also appear in a spy thriller film titled Berlin, alongside Aparshakti Khurana.[16][17] It is produced by Zee Studios and directed by Atul Sabharwal.[18]

In the media

In June 2021, Ishwak was ranked at 18th in the list of Top 50 desirable men of 2020 by Delhi Times.[19]

Filmography
Key
Denotes projects that have not yet been released

Films
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Raanjhanaa Doctor
2015 Aligarh Arvind Narayan
Tamasha Tara's Friend
2016 Mohavalayam Malayalam film
Tum Bin II Harry
2018 Veere Di Wedding Nirmal
2019 Malaal Aditya
2020 Unpaused Chirag Anthology film; Segment- Apartment
2021 Tryst With Destiny Harry Ashwa
TBA Berlin TBA Filming

Television
Year Title Role Network
2020 Paatal Lok Imran Ansari Amazon Prime Video
2022 Rocket Boys Vikram Sarabhai Sony LIV

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2020 Vogue Beauty Awards Fresh Face- Male Won [20]
2020 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Supporting Actor - Drama Series Paatal Lok Nominated [21]
2021 Critics' Choice Awards Best Supporting Actor (Series) Nominated

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References
  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. PTI (5 January 2022). "Aparshakti Khurana and Ishwak Singh to star in spy thriller film BERLIN". India Today.
  18. Ruchika Bansode. "Zee Studios announces a new spy thriller drama BERLIN starring Aparshakti Khurana and Paatal Lok fame Ishwak Singh". Box Office Worldwide.
  19. TNN (8 June 2021). "Top 50 desirable men of 2020 by Times". Times of India.
  20. Vogue IN (30 August 2020). "Vogue Beauty Awards 2020". Vogue. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  21. "Nominations for the Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards 2020". Filmfare. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  22. @ccssa.india (12 January 2021). "Nominations of Critics' Choice Awards - Here are your nominations for Best Supporting Actor (series)" – via Instagram.
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