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{{short description|Indian actor from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (born 1975)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Amit Sial
| image = Amit Sial.jpg
| caption = Sial at the special screening of web series Inside Edge Season 2
| birth_date = 1 July 1975
| birth_place = [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| nationality = Indian
| education = B.Com (Hons.)
| alma_mater = [[Delhi College of Arts and Commerce]] (1993-96)<br />
[[Swinburne University of Technology]]
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| years_active = 2004-present
}}

'''Amit Sial''' <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebritymicro/features/type/view/id/18769/featureid/826 |title=Subash K jha speaks on love sex aur dhokha |date= 20 March 2010}}</ref> is an [[Indian actor]] from [[Kanpur]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-23/kanpur/35318672_1_power-tariff-provincial-industries-association-industrialists |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126101533/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-23/kanpur/35318672_1_power-tariff-provincial-industries-association-industrialists |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 January 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title= Industrialists stage power-packed stir |date= 23 November 2010 }}</ref> [[Uttar Pradesh]]. He graduated B.Com. (Hons) 1993-96 from Delhi College of Arts and Commerce. He obtained his Post-Graduation diploma in International Business from Swinburne University of Technology from Melbourne, Australia. During the same time, he did a lot of theater work in Melbourne. He did his professional theater training in Delhi, India with Theater Action Group (TAG) under Barry John (1994–1997). He got noticed for his work in director [[Dibakar Banerjee]]'s film ''[[Love Sex aur Dhokha]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mid-day.com/specials/2010/mar/150310-love-sex-aur-dhokha-seven-minute-sex-scene.htm |title=Sexy secret seven |date= 15 March 2010}}</ref> where he played a sting journalist, Prabhat, who is on the verge of committing suicide. amit was praised for his portrayal of Navin Kumar in SonyLiv web series [[Maharani (web series)|Maharani]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/web-series/article/from-stage-to-screen-huma-qureshi-and-amit-sials-lesser-known-journey-23177565|title=From stage to screen, Huma Qureshi and Amit Sial's lesser-known journey}}</ref>

==Early life and background==
Sial was born and brought up in old [[Kanpur]]. He did his schooling from [[Sheiling House School]], [[Kanpur]]. His father was into the leather business and his mother was a librarian. He has a younger brother who is a Chartered Accountant.

==Acting career==
Sial wanted to become an actor since the age of 8, when he saw actor Amitabh Bachchan for the first time on the silver screen. It was his mother who pushed him into acting and other extra-curricular activities after noticing where his true interests lied. From there on, he participated in a lot of theatre activities in Kanpur and continued the same in Delhi on a more proficient basis with his first professional play being ''Blood Brothers'', a musical by Willy Russel and directed for stage by [[Barry John]] in 1995. As acting was not considered a very "safe" profession in those days, he succumbed under family pressure to pursue a Post-Graduation Diploma in International Business from Melbourne, Australia. He eventually returned to India and worked in Delhi as a Franchise development director for a playschool company for a couple of years (2003). But not being able to overcome his passion for acting, he decided to quit the corporate world and return to theatre instead. To support his passion, he also opened a take-away joint in East Delhi. Finally in 2004 he moved to [[Mumbai]] and settled down as a professional actor. In late 2004, Sial was recommended to Indian director Tanuja Chandra for an Indian-American film, ''[[Hope and a Little Sugar]]''. And he was selected to play the protagonist after giving a grueling audition. His other noticeable films as an actor are ''[[Love Sex aur Dhokha]]'' aka ''LSD'' by [[Dibakar Banerjee]], ''[[Phas Gaye Re Obama]]'' by Subhash Kapoor and ''[[Peter Gaya Kaam Se]]'', by John Owen, besides many other shorts.

He has also acted in a stage play ''Arms and the Man'', written by George Bernard Shaw and directed by [[Naseeruddin Shah]], playing Captain Bluntschli. Besides this, he has produced and directed two short plays and has been associated with theater for the last 10 years, primarily acting and sometimes production.

Recently he has been involved in a thriller called ''[[Charlie Kay Chakkar Mein|Charlie Ke Chakkar Mein]]'', which he co-wrote, co-produced and acted in.
His other recent acting stints will soon be seen in ''ISSAQ'', a Hindi adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, shot in Varanasi where he is playing the equivalent of "Mercutio" AND ''Coffin Maker'', set in Goa with [[Naseeruddin Shah]], [[Ratna Pathak Shah]] and [[Randeep Hooda]]. Sial worked for Indian producer Ekta Kapoor and [[Bejoy Nambiar]]'s film ''[[Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=290233&subcatg=&keyword=Bollywood&nid=290233 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129163911/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=290233&subcatg=&keyword=Bollywood&nid=290233 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 January 2013 |title=Ekta Kapoor, Bejoy Nambiar team up for quirky comedy |date=8 November 2012 }}</ref> which is directed by Aman Sachdeva.

In 2017, Sial has also given a critically acclaimed performance in the "Amazon Originals" web series ''[[Inside Edge (TV Series)|Inside Edge]]'', portraying the role of Devendar Mishra.

==Filmography==

===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
|2019
! scope="row" | ''[[Sonchiriya]]''
|
|
|-
|2019
! scope="row" | ''[[Bombairiya]]''
|Inspector D'Souza
|
|-
|2018
! scope="row" | ''[[Raid (2018 film)|Raid]]''
| Lallan Sudheer
|
|-
|2015
! scope="row" | ''[[Guddu Rangeela]]''
|Police Inspector Ajay Singh
|
|-
|2015
! scope="row" | ''[[Charlie Kay Chakkar Mein]]''
| Sam
|
|-
|2015
! scope="row" | ''[[Titli (2014 film)|Titli]]''
|Pradeep
|
|-
| 2014
! scope="row" | ''[[Kuku Mathur Ki Jhand Ho Gayi]]''
| Prabhakar sala
|
|-
| 2013
! scope="row" | ''[[Issaq]]''
| Murari
|
|-
| 2013
! scope="row" | ''Coffin Maker''
| Murli
|
|-
| 2010
! scope="row" | ''[[Phas Gaye Re Obama]]''
| Supporting
|
|-
| 2010
! scope="row" | ''[[Love Sex aur Dhokha]]''
| Prabhat
|
|-
| 2010
! scope="row" | ''[[Peter Gaya Kaam Se]]''
| Supporting
|
|-
| 2006
! scope="row" | ''[[Hope and a Little Sugar]]''
| Ali Siddiqui
|
|-
|}

===Television===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" width=60%
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Network
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2017–present || ''[[Inside Edge (TV series)|Inside Edge]]'' || Devender Mishra || [[Amazon Prime Video]] || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/62edpOiMTeU5fGoNAThIMO/Amazon-starts-its-Indian-innings-with-an-aggressively-medioc.html |title=Amazon Prime starts its Indian innings with an aggressively mediocre show, Inside Edge |publisher=[[Live Mint]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/inside-edge-review-a-saucy-insider-take-on-the-edgy-world-of-cricket-movies-and-the-lust-for-power-3831067.html |title=Inside Edge review: A saucy insider take on the edgy world of cricket, movies and the lust for power |publisher=[[First Post]]}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|Damaged
|Abhay Singh Parihar
|[[Hungama Digital Media Entertainment|Hungama Play]]
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/videos/launch-of-web-series-damaged.html |title=Damaged Web series launched by Hungama Entertainment }}</ref>
|-
|2018–present
|[[Mirzapur (TV series)|Mirzapur]]
|IPS Ram Sharan Maurya
|Amazon Prime Video
|
|
|-
|2018
|''[[Smoke (web series)|Smoke]]''
|Pushkar
|[[Eros Now]]
|
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Rangbaaz (web series)|Rangbaaz Phirse]]''
|Balram
|[[Zee5]]
|
|
|-
|2019–present
|''[[Hostages (Indian TV series)|Hostages]]''
|Peter
|[[Hotstar]]
|
|
|-
|2020
|''[[Jamtara - Sabka Number Ayega]]''
|Brajesh Bhan
|[[Netflix]]
|
|
|-
|2020
|[[A Simple Murder]]
|Santosh
|[[Sony Liv]]
|
|
|-
|2021
|[[Kathmandu Connection]]
|Samarth Kaushik
|Sony Liv
|
|
|-
|2021
|[[Maharani (web series)|Maharani]]
|Navin Kumar
|Sony Liv
|
|
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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