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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Aditya Seal
| image = Aditya promoting Tum Bin 2 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Seal in 2016
| birth_date = 22 March 1988
| birth_place =
|parents = Manju Seal<ref name="Aditya Seal: It felt so good to take my mom on her first international trip">{{cite news |title=Aditya Seal: It felt so good to take my mom on her first international trip |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/aditya-seal-it-felt-so-good-to-take-my-mom-on-her-first-international-trip/articleshow/117792984.cms |access-date=7 March 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=1 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250307081206/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/aditya-seal-it-felt-so-good-to-take-my-mom-on-her-first-international-trip/articleshow/117792984.cms |archive-date=7 March 2025}}</ref>
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 2002–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Anushka Ranjan]]|2021}}
| relatives = [[Akansha Ranjan Kapoor]] (sister-in-law)
}}

'''Aditya Seal''' ({{IPA|bn|aditːo ʃil}})<ref>{{Cite news |title=Aditya Seal on a high |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/aditya-seal-on-a-high/cid/1690827 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250416034423/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/aditya-seal-on-a-high/cid/1690827 |archive-date=2025-04-16 |access-date=2025-11-15 |language=en}}</ref> is an Indian actor who predominantly works in [[Hindi]] films and series. He made his film debut as a teenager with the erotic film ''[[Ek Chhotisi Love Story]]'' (2002), opposite [[Manisha Koirala]]. As an adult, he starred in the romantic drama film ''[[Tum Bin II]]'' (2016) and had a supporting role in the teen film ''[[Student of the Year 2]]'' (2019).<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/relationships/soul-curry/Soul-Stir-Aditya-Seal-on-the-moment-that-changed-his-life/articleshow/54845873.cms|title=Soul Stir: Aditya Seal on the moment that changed his life - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=14 October 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Aditya-Seal-seals-his-return-into-films-with-Purani-Jeans/articleshow/32722775.cms|title=Aditya Seal seals his return into films with 'Purani Jeans' - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=27 March 2014 }}</ref> He has since starred in the streaming series ''[[Fittrat]]'' (2019) and ''[[The Empire (web series)|The Empire]]'' (2021), and the film ''[[Khel Khel Mein (2024 film)|Khel Khel Mein]]'' (2024).

==Early and personal life==
Aditya Seal was born in [[Mumbai]] to a [[Bengalis|Bengali]] father and a [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] mother.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roy |first=Priyanka |date=19 May 2019 |title=Aditya Seal on a high |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/aditya-seal-on-a-high/cid/1690827 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822113354/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/aditya-seal-on-a-high/cid/1690827 |archive-date=22 August 2024 |website=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph India]] |quote=Yes, I am half Bengali and half Punjabi. My dad is a Bengali, so I am predominantly a Bong. But I have been born and brought up in Bombay and have no connections in Calcutta.}}</ref> He attended Chatrabhuj Narsee Memorial School.<ref>{{Cite web |title=rediff.com: Movies: 'Manisha's the most beautiful woman on earth' |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/may/25aditya.htm |access-date=2021-01-15 |website=www.rediff.com}}</ref> Seal is a former taekwondo champion, he is a black belt in [[taekwondo]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-13 |title=Aditya Seal: I hope star system doesn't come to web and make things lopsided again |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/aditya-seal-i-hope-star-system-doesn-t-come-to-web-and-make-things-lopsided-again-101647172460248.html |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> He also practices gymnastics and martial arts.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-16 |title=Aditya Seal: We have been training gymnastics and martial arts together |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/aditya-seal-on-tiger-shroff-we-have-been-training-gymnastics-and-martial-arts-together-20753165 |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Mid-day |language=en}}</ref> His father produced and acted in a [[Garhwali language|Garhwali]] film, but Seal wanted to be a professional cricketer, before an injury aborted the option, so he followed his father's footsteps.<ref>Rachana Dubey (29 January 2017), [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Aditya-Seal-I-hoped-to-be-a-cricketer-but-an-injury-killed-my-dream/articleshow/55130210.cms "Aditya Seal: I hoped to be a cricketer but an injury killed my dream"], ''Times of India''. Retrieved 20 April 2019.</ref>

On 21 November 2021, Seal married his longtime girlfriend actress [[Anushka Ranjan]] in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-21|title=Anushka Ranjan-Aditya Seal's star-studded sangeet|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anushka-ranjan-aditya-seals-sangeet-alia-bhatt-vaani-kapoor-dance-see-photos-and-videos-7633596/|access-date=2021-11-21|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-21|title=Anushka Ranjan, Aditya Seal exchange garlands at wedding after groom arrives with band baaja baraat. Watch|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/anushka-ranjan-aditya-seal-exchange-garlands-at-wedding-after-groom-arrives-with-band-baaja-baraat-watch-101637504663644.html|access-date=2021-11-21|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Seal made his film debut with ''[[Ek Chhotisi Love Story]]'', where he played a teenager voyeur opposite [[Manisha Koirala]].<ref name="auto"/> The story revolved around a teenager who becomes secretly obsessed with his neighbor. He also starred in movie ''We R Friends'' in 2006. In ''[[Purani Jeans]]'', he played the role of Samuel Lawrence. In 2016, Seal was seen in [[Anubhav Sinha]]'s ''[[Tum Bin II]]'' as Shekhar opposite [[Neha Sharma]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodbubble.com/movie-reviews/tum-bin-2-movie-review-offers-nothing-great-apart-good-music-sweet-aditya-seal/|title='Tum Bin 2' movie review: Offers nothing great apart from good music and sweet Aditya Seal|date=18 November 2016}}</ref>

In 2019, he played Manav Randhawa in ''[[Student of the Year 2]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/aditya-seal-talks-about-his-soty-2-co-stars-tiger-shroff-tara-sutaria-and-ananya-panday/articleshow/68946783.cms|title=Aditya Seal talks about his 'SOTY 2' co-stars Tiger Shroff, Tara Sutaria and Ananya Panday - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=19 April 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-04-20}}</ref> Next, he portrayed Veer Shergill in [[Alt Balaji]]'s web series ''[[Fittrat]]'' opposite [[Krystle D'Souza]], for which he received many accolades.

He was ranked in [[The Times of India|The Times Most Desirable Men]] at No. 34 in 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Times 50 Most Desirable Men: Here are the stars who bagged the place in the coveted list|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/the-buzz/article/times-50-most-desirable-men-here-are-the-stars-who-bagged-the-place-in-the-coveted-list/641041|access-date=2021-08-07|website=www.timesnownews.com|date=22 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> and at No. 35 in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Times Most Desirable Man of 2020: Sushant Singh Rajput - Philosopher, dreamer, charmer - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/the-times-most-desirable-man-of-2020-sushant-singh-rajput-philosopher-dreamer-charmer/articleshow/83239123.cms|access-date=2021-08-07|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

In 2020, he played Samar in [[Indoo Ki Jawani]], a dramedy revolving around a girl's adventures with a dating app. The movie was theatrically released on 11 December 2020 amid the 50% occupancy theatrical guideline owing to COVID-19 pandemic in India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indoo Ki Jawaani Trailer: Kiara Advani, Aditya Seal's chemistry steals the show: Watch|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/indoo-ki-jawaani-trailer-kiara-advani-aditya-seal-s-chemistry-steals-show-watch-576895|access-date=2020-11-24|website=PINKVILLA|date=23 November 2020|language=en|archive-date=9 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809165735/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/indoo-ki-jawaani-trailer-kiara-advani-aditya-seal-s-chemistry-steals-show-watch-576895|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
{|class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
!Notes
!Ref.
|-
|2002
|''[[Ek Chhotisi Love Story]]''
|Aditya
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Ek Chhotisi Love Story {{!}} Movie Star Cast - Bollywood Hungama|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=6 September 2002|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/ek-chotisi-love-story/cast/|access-date=2021-12-08|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2006
|''We R Friends''
| Amit
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Aditya Seal Filmography - Bollywood Hungama|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/aditya-seal/filmography/|access-date=2021-12-08|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2007
|''[[Say Salaam India]]''
|Siddharth
|
|<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|last2=|last3=|first3=|title=Say Salaam India movie, story, review and cast - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bollywood/say-salaam-india/articleshow/1835404.cms|access-date=2021-12-08|website=The Times of India|date=30 March 2007|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2014
|''[[Purani Jeans]]''
|Samuel Lawrence
|
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Aditya Seal seals his return into films with 'Purani Jeans' - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/aditya-seal-seals-his-return-into-films-with-purani-jeans/articleshow/32722775.cms|access-date=2021-12-08|website=The Times of India|date=27 March 2014 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|''[[Tum Bin II]]''
|Shekhar Malhotra
|
|<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=2016-11-06|title='Tum Bin 2' deals with real romance: Aditya Seal|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/tum-bin-2-deals-with-real-romance-aditya-seal-116110600190_1.html|access-date=2021-12-08}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|''[[Namaste England]]''
|Samar "Sam" Singh Sandhu
|
|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Aditya Seal bags a role in 'Namastey England' - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/aditya-seal-bags-a-role-in-namastey-england/articleshow/63667339.cms|access-date=2021-12-08|website=The Times of India|date=8 April 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2019
| ''[[Student of the Year 2]]''
|Manav Randhawa
|
|<ref>{{Cite news|title='Student of the Year 2' actor Aditya Seal talks about nepotism in Bollywood|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/the-nepotism-debate-heres-what-bollywood-celebs-have-to-say-about-it/student-of-the-year-2-actor-aditya-seal-talks-about-nepotism-in-bollywood/photostory/69262180.cms|access-date=2021-12-08|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''[[Indoo Ki Jawani]]''
|Samar
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-07-31|title=Aditya Seal on Indoo Ki Jawani: Working with Kiara Advani will be a rewarding experience|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/aditya-seal-indoo-ki-jawani-kiara-advani-5866715/|access-date=2021-12-08|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|''[[99 Songs]]''
|Unnamed
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=''99 Songs'' is about one man's struggle against the old and new world: AR Rahman|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/99-songs-is-about-one-mans-struggle-against-the-old-and-new-world-ar-rahman/2051981|access-date=2021-12-08|website=Outlook India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2022
|''[[Rocket Gang (film)|Rocket Gang]]''
|Amarbir
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-11-27|title=Aditya Seal-starrer 'Rocket Gang' set to release on May 6, 2022 {{!}} english.lokmat.com|url=https://english.lokmat.com/maharashtra/aditya-seal-starrer-rocket-gang-set-to-release-on-may-6-2022/|access-date=2021-12-08|website=[[Lokmat]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|2024
| ''[[Khel Khel Mein (2024 film)|Khel Khel Mein]]''
|Samar
|
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite news |title=Akshay Kumar Begins Filming Khel Khel Mein In London: "Can't Help But Smile When The Camera Rolls"|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/akshay-kumar-begins-filming-khel-khel-mein-in-london-cant-help-but-smile-when-the-camera-rolls-4502651/|work=NDTV |date=21 October 2023 |access-date=6 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Amar Prem Ki Prem Kahani]]''
| Prem
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amar Prem Ki Prem Kahani OTT release date: Stream Aditya Seal, Sunny Singh's romantic film on THIS platform|url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/amar-prem-ki-prem-kahani-ott-release-date-aditya-seal-sunny-singh/debe5fa363368|date=17 September 2024|work=OTT Play|access-date=17 September 2024}}</ref>
|-
|2025
|''[[Mere Husband Ki Biwi]]''
| Rajveer
|
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
!Ref.
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Fittrat]]''
|Veer Shergill
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fittrat: Meet The Star Cast And Characters Of The Upcoming ZEE5 Original Series - Zee5 News|url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/fittrat-meet-the-star-cast-and-characters-of-the-upcoming-zee5-original-series|access-date=2021-11-15|website=ZEE5|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Forbidden Love (2020 web series)|Forbidden Love]]''
| Ishaan
|{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}
|-
| 2021
| ''[[The Empire (web series)|The Empire]]''
| [[Humayun]]
|{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}
|}

===Music video appearances===
{|class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
!Singer(s)
!Ref.
|-
|2019
|"Dancing Doll"
|[[Jyotica Tangri]]
|<ref>{{Citation|title=Dancing Doll (Full Song) - Dancing Doll - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn|date=2019-02-27|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/song/dancing-doll/QwARX0RabVw|language=en-US|access-date=2021-11-15}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2021
|"Weekend Vibe"
|Jubël, Desi Crew
|<ref>{{Citation|title=Weekend Vibe (feat. Desi Crew)|date=2021-06-18|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/19OS2KL8UeOHwRUDP92shv|language=en|access-date=2021-11-15}}</ref>
|-
|"Meri Zindagi Mein"
|[[Amit Mishra (singer)|Amit Mishra]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-17|title=Anushka Ranjan has teamed up with Aditya Seal for their latest music video 'Meri Zindagi Mein'|url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/exclusive-aditya-seal-is-a-simple-person-with-a-homely-upbringing-says-anushka-ranjan-23201279|access-date=2021-11-19|website=www.mid-day.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|"Mera Yaar"
|[[Dhvani Bhanushali]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dhvani Bhanushali: बिलियन स्टार ध्वनि भानुशाली ने आदित्य सील को बनाया 'मेरा यार', आते ही हिट हो गया ये गाना|url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood/dhvani-bhanushali-and-aditya-seal-new-song-mera-yaar-gets-supehit-fans-like-their-chemistry|access-date=2021-12-01|website=[[Amar Ujala]]|language=hi}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|"Mangta Hai Kya"
|[[Aditya Narayan]], Deeksha Toor
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |last3= |first3= |title=Palak Tiwari, Aditya Seal's Mangta Hai Kya crosses 5 million views |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/palak-tiwari-aditya-seal-s-mangta-hai-kya-crosses-5-million-views-actress-shares-bts-video-1941063-2022-04-23 |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Work
!Result
!Ref.
|-
|2020
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian Television Academy Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |Popular Actor – Web
|''[[Fittrat]]''
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|last2=|first2=|last3=|first3=|title=ITA Awards 2020 {{!}} List of nominees|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/ita-awards-2020-gets-more-than-1-crore-votes-in-popular-category-list-of-nominees-1768308-2021-02-11|access-date=2021-12-06|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|''[[The Empire (web series)|The Empire]]''
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=The 21st ITA Awards|url=https://www.theita2021.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110094223/http://www.theita2021.com/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=10 November 2021|access-date=2021-12-06|website=www.theita2021.com|language=en}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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