Nandish Singh Sandhu(born 25 December 1981) is an Indian actor, working inHindi cinemaand television. He is best known for starring in the notable soap operaUttaran(2009–2012) as the lead, Veer Singh Bundela. Sandhu's other TV works includePhir Subah Hogi(2012),Beintehaa(2013),Grahan(2021) andJubilee(2023). He made his Hindi film debut with a supporting role inSuper 30(2019).

Nandish Sandhu
Nandish at theITA Awardsin 2018
Born
Nandish Singh Sandhu

(1981-12-25)25 December 1981(age 43)
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
Known forUttaran
Super 30
Spouse
(m.2012;div.2015)

Life and career

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Sandhu started his career with modelling.[1]In 2007, he made his acting debut in the television show withStar Plus'sKasturi,where he played Raunak.[2]and afterwards he appeared in several TV shows, where he played supporting role and cameo role.

In 2009, His first major breakthrough and official debut occurred in TV with the role of Veer Singh Bundela oppositeTina DuttainColors TV'sUttaran.[3]It was his portrayal of Veer which garnered him household name and fame, earned widespread recognition and popularity, including several awards and nominations. Uttaran opened up newer international markets forIndian Television,The ratings of the show increased after his entry and his chemistry with Tina Datta was also highly applauded.[4]He quit the show in 2012, when the show took 18 years leap.[5]

In 2012, Sandhu featured inZee TV'sPhir Subah Hogi.[6]In 2014, Sandhu played Lawyer Rehaan in Colors TV'sBeintehaa.[7]In 2015, he participated in Colors TV's stunt-action showFear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6which was hosted by directorRohit Shettyand reached the semifinals.[8]In the same year, he participated (along with his then-wifeRashami Desai) in the Star Plus's dance reality showNach Baliye 7emerging as runner-up.[9]

Sandhu married hisUttaranco-starRashami Desaion 12 February 2012 in Dholpur.[10]In 2014, they announced their separation and they got divorced in 2015.[11][12][13]

He turn producer a short film in 2016 namedGirl in Red,he also acted in it. It was directed by Saurabh Verma.Girl in Redis now also available onMX Player,the film holds an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 based on 15 reviews. Girl in red received mixed reviews by critics; Rahul ofFilm Companionsays Saurabh Varma's short about a chain-smoking author battling a writer's block isn't a bad film. But often, this averageness is more disappointing because of what could have been.[14]Then again in 2017, he co-produced another short film namedThe GiftstarringGul Panag,Kushal PunjabiandMandira Bediin lead, it's available on the streaming appSony LIVsince it is released.[15]

In 2019, Sandhu was cast alongsideHrithik RoshaninBollywoodbiopic movieSuper 30he played the role of Pranav Kumar, a brother ofAnand Kumar.[16]The film was released to commercial success, but received mixed reviews.[17]He also starred in the 2019 movieFamily of Thakurganjwhich was directed by Manoj Jha and written by Dilip Shukla. The film also starredJimmy Shergill,Mahie GillandSaurabh Shuklain key roles.

In 2021, Nandish played a supporting role in theHotstaroriginal series titledGrahanin the role of Kartik. The series starredPawan Malhotra,Zoya Hussain,Wamiqa Gabbiand Anshumaan Pushkar in lead roles.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Dabangg 2 Groom Special appearancein song "Dagabaaz Re"
2016 Girl in Red Aditya Verma Short film;
also producer
2017 The Gift Short film;
producer only
2019 Super 30 Pranav Kumar
Family of Thakurganj Munnu

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 Kasturi Raunak Singhaniya
Khwaish Yasir
Kayamath Saket
Comedy Circus Contestant
Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai Rahul Episode 23
2008 Shiv Episodes 118 & 119
Hum Ladkiyan Rahul
2009–2012 Uttaran Veer Singh Bundela
2009 Laughter Ke Phatke Contestant
Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka
2010 Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega
Kitchen Champion 4
2011 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 Guest Contestant
2011 Bigg Boss 5 Guest
2012 Phir Subah Hogi Thakur Aditya Singh
2013 Beintehaa Rehan Habeeb Khan
2014 Encounter Inspector Sartaj Quereshi
Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki 2 Contestant
Box Cricket League 1
2015 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6
Nach Baliye 7
Darr Sabko Lagta Hai Rajinder/Raj Episodic role
2016 Box Cricket League 2 Contestant
BCL Gujarat
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 Wild card entrant; not selected
2021 Grahan Kartik Hotstarseries
2022 Undekhi Samarth Sony Livseries
2023 Jubilee Jamshed Khan Amazon Prime Videoseries

Music videos

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Year Title Artist
2015 "Teri Ek Hansee" Jubin Nautiyal
2020 "Chale Aao" Rhiti

References

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  1. ^It feels good to be married: Nandish Sandhu – Times of India.Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2 March 2012). Retrieved on 2016-02-14.
  2. ^I can't play an older character on TV: Nandish Sandhu – Times of India.Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (28 July 2012). Retrieved on 2016-02-14.
  3. ^"Happy Birthday Nandish Singh Sandhu: From Uttaran to Super 30, check out his journey from TV to Bollywood".PINKVILLA.25 December 2019.
  4. ^"2 TRP Channels".dokumen.tips.
  5. ^Team, Tellychakkar."Nandish and Rashmi did not want to be a part of the leap, says producer Rupali Guha".Tellychakkar.com.
  6. ^Team (23 July 2012)."Nandish Sandhu replaces Anuj Sachdeva in Phir Subah Hogi".Tellychakkar.
  7. ^"Nandish Sandhu will be seen in Beintehaa in the role of a lawyer".www.tvkiduniya.com.
  8. ^"Nandish Sandhu to enter 'Khatron Ke Khiladi...'".28 November 2014 – via Business Standard.
  9. ^TNN by Saloni Bhatia (21 May 2015)."Nandish Sandhu and Rashami Desai in Nach Baliye 7".Times of India.
  10. ^"It feels good to be married: Nandish Sandhu - Times of India".The Times of India.Retrieved18 November2020.
  11. ^"TV actors Rashami Desai, Nandish Sandhu file for divorce".Hindustantimes.com.30 December 2015.Retrieved8 July2016.
  12. ^HT correspondent (5 March 2020)."Rashami Desai says she was depressed during her divorce with Nandish Sandhu".Hindustan Times.{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help)
  13. ^India Today Web desk."Mutual Consent, not affair lead to the decision".India Today.
  14. ^Rahul (19 December 2016)."Girl in Red Short film review by Film Companion".Film Companion.Archived fromthe originalon 9 July 2021.
  15. ^"Sony to move its video streaming service SonyLIV to a fee-based model".11 September 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 3 September 2015.Retrieved31 August2015.
  16. ^"Nandish Sandhu thanks Hrithik Roshan for Super 30".India Today.
  17. ^"Super 30 brothers:Hrithik Roshan and Nandish Sandhu".Telegraph.21 August 2019.
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