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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{infobox person
| name = Amit Sadh
| image = Amit Sadh at the launch of Manasi Scott's album 'Manasi - The Ideal Woman'.jpg
| caption = Sadh at the launch of [[Manasi Scott]]'s album ''Manasi - The Ideal Woman'' in 2016
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|5 June 1979}}<ref name="DoB">{{cite web |title=My concept of a birthday is very different: Amit Sadh |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-my-concept-of-a-birthday-is-very-different-amit-sadh-2622044 |website=[[Daily News and Analysis|DNA]] |author=After Hrs Correspondent |date=5 June 2018 |access-date=15 December 2018}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]]<ref name="PoB"/>
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| height = 1.78m
| yearsactive = 2002–present
| nationality = {{IND}}
}}

'''Amit Sadh''' (born 5 June 1979) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[actor]]. He is known for his roles in films such as ''[[Kai Po Che]]'' (2013), the comedy ''[[Guddu Rangeela]]'' (2015), and the political thriller ''[[Sarkar 3]]'' (2017). He began his acting career from Star Plus teen drama ''[[Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr]]'', and later appeared in television reality show ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)|Bigg Boss]] (Hindi Season 1)''. He has also played the role of Kshitij, a lawyer, in Shobna Desai's soap opera ''Durgesh Nandinii'' that aired on [[Sony Entertainment Television]]. Amit was recently seen playing the role of chief investigating officer in Amazon Prime's web-series [[Breathe (TV series)|''Breathe'']] (2018) and its second season ''[[Breathe: Into the Shadows]]'' (2020) playing the role of Inspector Kabir Sawant.<ref>{{cite news|title=Amit Sadh on the success of Breathe Into The Shadows: I have never got this kind of response |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/amit-sadh-kabir-sawant-breathe-into-the-shadows-success-6506660/ |website=The Indian Express |publisher=A. Kameshwari |language=en |date=15 July 2020|access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref> In the new series ''[[Avrodh the Siege Within]]'' on [[Sony Liv]], he plays Major Videep Singh.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Vibha |last1=Maru |title=Avrodh The Siege Within Review: Neeraj Kabi, Amit Sadh go back to Uri 2016 in new series |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/avrodh-the-siege-within-review-neeraj-kabi-amit-sadh-go-back-to-uri-2016-in-new-series-1706071-2020-07-30 |work=India Today |access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref>

==Early life==
Sadh was born on 5 June 1979 in [[Delhi]].<ref name="DoB"/><ref name="PoB"/> He completed his graduation from [[La Martiniere Lucknow|La Martiniere College]], [[Lucknow]].<ref name="PoB">{{cite web |title=Personal Agenda: Amit Sadh, actor |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/personal-agenda-amit-sadh-actor/story-GQIy1CKc9Ua8xzfKqGYwGM.html |website=[[hindustan Times]] |author=HT Brunch |date=10 October 2013|access-date=13 December 2018}}</ref> Sadh's father Ram Chandra Dogra, was a national-level hockey player. Sadh lost his father when he was only 16 years old.<ref name="AmitSadhAsianAge">{{cite web |title=Amit Sadh based his Gold character on his father |url=https://www.asianage.com/entertainment/bollywood/180818/doing-dad-proud.html |website=AsianAge |first=Subhash |last=K. Jha |date=18 August 2018|access-date=21 June 2020}}</ref>

His family home is in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. At the age of 21, he left home and moved to [[Mumbai]] to become an actor.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Roshni K Olivera |date=15 May 2007 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bombay-times/Amit-Sadhs-back-home-in-Punjab/articleshow/2044872.cms |title=Amit Sadh's back home in Punjab |website=[[Times of India]] |access-date= 17 June 2018}}</ref>

==Career==

===Television career (2002–2008)===
Sadh's first major role was in [[Neena Gupta]] production's ''[[Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr]]'', where he portrayed the character of Aditya. He then starred in the series ''[[Kohinoor (TV series)|Kohinoor]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Interview with Amit Sadh|date=26 June 2004|last=Sehnaz|first=Sabiha| archive-date= 10 January 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> He appeared as a contestant on the reality show [[Bigg Boss (Indian TV series)|Bigg Boss]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://setindia.com/biggboss/housemate.html |title=Big Boss |access-date=5 January 2007 |publisher=[[Sony Entertainment Television (India)]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070101022815/http://www.setindia.com/biggboss/housemate.html |archive-date=1 January 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> Sadh participated in the original seasons of [[Nach Baliye]] and [[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi|Fear Factor]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chandrawanshi|first=Ruchi|title=Amit Sadh shares 'before-after' picture; thanks fans for support throughout his career|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/amit-sadh-shares-before-after-picture-thanks-fans-for-support-throughout-his-career.html|access-date=1 March 2021|work=Republic World|language=en|date=16 December 2020}}</ref>

===Film career (2010–present)===
Amit Sadh has played key supporting roles in several movies. He worked in ''[[Kai Po Che!]]'' (2013) playing the role of a priest's son alongside [[Amrita Puri]], [[Rajkummar Rao]] and [[Sushant Singh Rajput]]. In ''[[Sultan (2016 film)|Sultan]]'' he played the role of a businessman alongside [[Salman Khan]] and [[Anushka Sharma]]. He appeared in ''[[Gold (2018 film)|Gold]]'' as Raghubir Pratap Singh (based on real life character on [[K. D. Singh Babu]]) alongside [[Akshay Kumar]] and the role of Shakuntala Devi's son-in-law in the eponymous film of that name.

In 2018, he featured as Inspector Kabir Sawant in the web series ''[[Breathe (TV series)|Breathe]]'', and reprise his role in ''[[Breathe: Into the Shadows]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kameshwari|first=A.|date=15 July 2020|title=Amit Sadh on the success of Breathe Into The Shadows: I have never got this kind of response|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/amit-sadh-kabir-sawant-breathe-into-the-shadows-success-6506660/|access-date=1 March 2021|work=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> In 2020, he played the role of Major Videep Singh in ''[[Avrodh: The Siege Within]]'' which was a fictionalized retelling of the 2016 Uri attack and the following surgical strikes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Avrodh The Siege Within trailer: Amit Sadh impresses in web series on Uri surgical strike |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/avrodh-the-siege-within-trailer-amit-sadh-impresses-in-web-series-on-uri-surgical-strike/story-TYdNf7iyRYY8ATn8Fly70L.html |access-date=6 April 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=10 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref> He donned the role of retired Indian Army special forces officer Major Deependra Singh Sengar in ''[[Jeet Ki Zid]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shekhar |first1=Mimansa |title=Amit Sadh’s Jeet Ki Zid is a tribute to ‘the army behind the army’ |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/opinion-entertainment/jeet-ki-zid-is-a-tribute-to-the-army-behind-the-army-7164194/ |access-date=6 April 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=29 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Notes
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Phoonk 2]]''
| Ronnie
| Debut Film
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Maximum (film)|Maximum]]''
|
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Kai Po Che!]]''
| Omi Shastri
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Guddu Rangeela]]''
| Guddu
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2016
| '' [[Sultan (2016 film)|Sultan]]''
| Aakash Oberoi
|
|-
| ''[[Akira (2016 Hindi film)|Akira]]''
| Sidharth
| Cameo
|-
|''[[Saat Kadam]]''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2017
| ''[[Running Shaadi]]''
| Ram Bharose
|
|-
| ''[[Sarkar 3]]''
| Shivaji Nagre
|
|-
| ''[[Raag Desh (film)|Raag Desh]]''
| [[Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon]]
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|2018
| ''Baarish Aur Chowmein''
|Siraj
|Short Film opposite Taapsee
|-
| ''[[Gold (2018 Film)|Gold]]''
| Raghubir Pratap Singh
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/akshay-kumar-reveals-his-look-for-reema-kagtis-gold-and-its-pure-vintage/|title=Akshay Kumar reveals his look for Reema Kagti's Gold and it's pure vintage|publisher=bollywoodlife|access-date=4 July 2017|date=1 July 2017|author=Sreeju Sudhakaran}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Jack and Dil]]''
|Jack
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2019
|''[[Super 30 (film)|Super 30]]''
|Raghunath
|
|-
|''[[Barot House]]''
|Amit Barot
|[[ZEE5]] Original Film<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/barot-house/0-0-72850|title=Barot House on Zee5}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Barot House: Amit Sadh's upcoming suspense drama to premiere on 7 August on Zee5- Entertainment News, Firstpost |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/barot-house-amit-sadhs-upcoming-suspense-drama-to-premiere-on-7-august-on-zee5-6934891.html |access-date=31 March 2020 |work=Firstpost |date=4 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="3"|2020
|''[[Operation Parindey (Web Film)|Operation Parindey]]''
|Abhinav Mathur
|[[ZEE5]] Original Film<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/operation-parindey/0-0-135755|title=Operation Parindey on Zee5}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Yaara]]''
| Mohammad Shehriya aka Mitwa
|[[ZEE5]] Original Film
|
|-
|''[[Shakuntala Devi (film)|Shakuntala Devi]]''
| Ajay Abhaya Kumar
|Amazon Prime Video
|
|}

===Television shows===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Notes
|-
| 2002–2003
| ''[[Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr]]''
| Aditya Bhargav
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat]]''
| Rohan
|
|-
| 2003–2004
| ''[[Awaz - Dil Se Dil Tak]]''
| Bhaskar
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2004
| ''[[Kkoi Dil Mein Hai]]''
| Arjun Punj
|
|-
| ''[[Miss India (TV series)|Miss India]]''
| Sahil
|
|-
| ''[[Saaksshi]]''
| Deepak
|
|-
| 2004–2005
| ''[[Star One (Indian TV channel)|Guns & Roses]]''
| Parshuram Bardez
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| ''[[Kohinoor (TV series)|Kohinoor]]''
| Karan Saxena
|
|-
| ''[[Nach Baliye#Season 1|Nach Baliye 1]]''
| rowspan="3" | Contestant
|
|-
| 2006–2007
| ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 1)|Bigg Boss 1]]''
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Fear Factor India|Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi]]''
|
|-
| 2016
| ''Shockers''
|
|
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Notes
|-
|2018
|''[[Breathe (TV series)|Breathe]]''
|Kabir Sawant
|[[Amazon Prime Video]]
|-
|2020
|''[[Breathe: Into the Shadows]]''
|Kabir Sawant
|Amazon Prime Video
|-
|2020
|''[[Avrodh: The Siege Within]]''
|Major Videep Singh
|[[Sony LIV]]
|-
|2021
|''[[Jeet Ki Zid]]''<ref>{{cite news |title=Jeet Ki Zid release LIVE UPDATES: Fans declare Amit Sadh web series a blockbuster |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/jeet-ki-zid-release-live-updates-amit-sadh-7156359/ |access-date=23 January 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=22 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
|Deependra Singh Sengar
|[[ZEE5|Zee5]]
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Work
!Result
!{{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 2020
| [[Filmfare OTT Awards]]
| Best Supporting Actor (Male) (Drama Series)
| ''[[Breathe: Into the Shadows]]''
| {{Won}}
| rowspan="1" | <ref>{{Cite web|title=Filmfare OTT Awards 2020: Big Night For Paatal Lok And The Family Man. Complete List Of Winners|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/filmfare-ott-awards-2020-paatal-lok-off-to-a-great-start-list-of-winners-2340941|access-date=20 December 2020|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Winners of the Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/winners-of-the-flyx-filmfare-ott-awards-45407.html|access-date=20 December 2020|website=filmfare.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|2815326}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|amit-sadh}}

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