Artist Biography
Vidyut Jamwal was born on 10-12-1980 in Jammu in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. He is an Indian Film Actor, Martial Artist, Model & Television actor who known for his work in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films.
Vidyut Jammwal is an Indian film actor who predominantly works in Bollywood films. He is also a trained martial artist, having learned Kalaripayattu since the age of three. He is popularly known as “The New Age Action Hero of Bollywood”. He has also worked in Kollywood and Tollywood films.
Career:
He was educated in a boarding school. He was very active and enthusiastic when he was a kid. He is a contemporary action hero. He has given some extraordinary performance in the action space in his films.
He has worked in Bollywood, Kollywood and Tollywood films. He is also proficient in the art of Kalaripayattu. He started learning an Indian martial art when he was just three years old. He is planning to open a martial arts university in Kerala. Jamwal has made his acting debut in the 2011 Hindi film Force, a remake of the Tamil film Kaakha Kaakha, alongside John Abraham. His performance as an antagonist earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He subsequently played supporting roles in the Telugu films Shakti and Oosaravelli, both starring NTR. In 2012, Jamwal made his debut in Tamil cinema with Billa II, as the antagonist opposite Ajith Kumar. He was last seen in Baadshaho and will be next seen in Hindi film Junglee which is scheduled to release in April 2019.
He worked on another Tamil film Thuppakki, opposite actor Vijay which became a blockbuster. Vidyut Jamwal has also walked on ramp for designer Manish Malhotra and Shaina for CPAA in July 2012. His fitness secret is, doing martial arts and gymnastics. He has been seen flaunting his well-sculpted body on the big screen, turned vegetarian more than a decade ago and enjoys the perks of healthy eating habits.
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Food(s) | Tofu, Gulab Jamun, Bhel Puri, Pani Puri |
| Favourite Actor | M. G. Ramachandran, Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Hrithik Roshan, Sunil Shetty, Salman Khan |
| Favourite Actresses | Huma Qureshi, Nargis Fakhri, Shruti Haasan |
| Favourite Film | Bollywood: Singh is Kinng Hollywood: Robocop Chinese: Police Story, Enter The Dragon |
| Favourite Director | N. Lingusamy, AR Murugadoss, Prabhudeva, Shankar, SS Rajamouli, Dibakar Banerjee, Imtiaz Ali, Anurag Kashyap, Vipul Shah, Tigmanshu Dhulia |
| Favourite Song | “Lutt Jawan” from Film ‘Commando’ |
| Favourite Destination | Rishikesh (India) |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 10 December 1980 |
| Age (as in 2020) | 39 Years |
| Birthplace | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Sagittarius |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir, India |
| School(s) | • Studied at an Ashram in Palakkad, Kerala, till the age of 13 • Army Public School, Dagshai, Himachal Pradesh |
| College/University | Not Known |
| Educational Qualification | Degree in Martial Art |
| Debut | Telugu Film: Shakti (2011)
Hindi Film: Force (2011) |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Rajput |
| Food Habit | Vegetarian |
| Hobbies | Working Out, Going to Temples, Watching Movies, Travelling |
| Awards/Achievements | 2012– Filmfare Award for Best Debut 2012– Stardust Awards for Breakthrough performance (Force) |
| Controversy | In 2013, when a reporter asked him about his then girlfriend Mona Singh’s morphed MMS, he got angry and said, “I think men like you promote such things. People like you talk about these things, see them. Indian men should not support vulgarity in any form.” |
