Ishwak Singh
Ishwak Singh (born 18 November 1989 or 1990) is an Indian actor. He has played supporting roles in the Hindi films Tum Bin II (2016) and Veere Di Wedding (2018), and has starred in the Prime Video crime thriller series Paatal Lok (2020).
Ishwak Singh | |
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Born | 1989/1990 (age 30–31)[1] |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2013–present |
Career
Singh studied to be an architect, and ventured into acting by joining Asmita Theatre, a theatre group in Delhi.[2] 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.[3][4] He then played a supporting role opposite Sonam Kapoor in the comedy Veere Di Wedding (2018).[5]
In 2020, Singh starred as a young, idealistic cop in the Prime Video crime thriller series Paatal Lok.[6] Reviewing the series for The Indian Express , Shubhra Gupta labelled him as "impressive".[7] Priyanka Roy of The Telegraph considered him to be "the find of the series".[8]
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2013 | Raanjhanaa | Doctor | |
2015 | Aligarh | Arvind Narayan | |
2015 | Tamasha | Unnamed | |
2016 | Tum Bin II | Harry | |
2018 | Veere Di Wedding | Nirmal | |
2019 | Malaal | Aditya | |
2020 | Paatal Lok | Imran Ansari | Prime Video series |
2020 | Unpaused | Chirag | Prime Video film |
References
- "Hot on the block". Mumbai Mirror. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- Kadam, Prachi (28 July 2018). "Ishwak Singh: My first love will always be films". The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- K Jha, Subhash (22 November 2016). "Ishwak Singh's Tum Bin 2 role kept hush". The Asian Age. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- Basu, Mohar (19 July 2018). "Ishwak Singh: Men Can Go An Extra Mile For Love". Mid Day. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- 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.
- 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.
- Gupta, Shubhra (17 May 2020). "Paatal Lok review: An intelligently written, engrossing series". The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- 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.