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{{Infobox person
| name = Kabir Duhan Singh
| image = KabirDuhan Singh.jpg
| birth_name = Kabir Duhan Singh
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|8 September 1986}} <ref>{{cite web|url=https://celebsid.com/kabir-duhan-singh/|title=Kabir Duhan Singh age|access-date=26 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826063858/https://celebsid.com/kabir-duhan-singh/|archive-date=26 August 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Faridabad]], [[Haryana]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Film Actor]], [[Model (person)|Model]]
| website =
| yearsactive = 2014-present
}}

'''Kabir Duhan Singh'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kabir Duhan Singh: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday {{!}} eTimes|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Kabir-Duhan-Singh|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=2020-05-11}}</ref> (born 8 September 1986 in [[Faridabad]], [[Haryana]]) is an [[India]]n [[film actor]], who appears in [[Kannada]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and Tamil language films. After making his debut in the Telugu film ''[[Jil (film)|Jil]]'' (2015), Kabir has carved out a career as an antagonist in [[Tollywood Focus|Tollywood]]. He has also appeared in ''[[Sardaar Gabbar Singh]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Kabir-Singh-the-new-villain-on-the-block/articleshow/46780703.cms|title=Kabir Singh, the new villain on the block|work=The Times of India|accessdate=1 November 2015}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Kabir Duhan Singh is a [[Haryanvi language|haryanvi]]<ref name="hindu1">[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/kabir-singh-to-play-tamannaahs-big-brother-in-his-bwood-debut/articleshow/70160345.cms Kabir Singh to play Tamannaah’s big brother in his B’wood debut], [[Times of India]], 11 July 2019.</ref> [[Jat people|Jat]]. Born and brought up in [[Faridabad]] in [[Haryana]], he moved to Mumbai in 2011 and took up modelling as a career. He took up many a Fashion Week assignment and participated in international shows. His foray into acting was with a [[Hindi]] film starring [[Shiney Ahuja]] which was subsequently shelved.<ref name="hindu"/>

== Career ==
Born and brought up in [[Faridabad]], Kabir Duhan Singh moved to Mumbai in 2011 and took up modelling as a career. He took up many a Fashion Week assignments and participated in international work as a part of his occupation. His first foray into acting was a part of a Hindi film project starring [[Shiney Ahuja]], but the film was subsequently shelved.<ref name="hindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/kabir-duhan-singh-of-jil-fame-makes-bad-look-good/article7073768.ece|title=Kabir Duhan Singh of 'Jil' fame makes bad look good|author=Y. Sunita Chowdhary|work=The Hindu|accessdate=1 November 2015}}</ref> Eager to make a career in films, he became a stage actor and then successfully auditioned to be a part of the Telugu film ''[[Jil (film)|Jil]]'' (2015), whose makers had been looking for an antagonist with a North Indian background. The film subsequently won him positive reviews, while his follow up in ''[[Kick 2]]'' (2015) was equally appreciated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Right-from-the-start-I-wanted-to-work-in-south-films-Kabir/articleshow/47095596.cms|title=Right from the start, I wanted to work in south films: Kabir|work=The Times of India|accessdate=1 November 2015}}</ref> In order to maintain the high quality of his acting roles, Kabir chose to carefully analyse his characters before committing to roles and turned down other ventures which would have seen him portray the protagonist as well as a role in ''[[Bengal Tiger (2015 film)|Bengal Tiger]]'' (2015).<ref name="hindu" /> The actor then made his debut in Tamil films by portraying a villain in [[Siva (director)|Siva]]'s revenge drama ''[[Vedalam]]'' (2015), which had [[Ajith Kumar]] in the lead role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/movies/ajith-kumar-is-a-gem-of-a-person-kabir-duhan-singh-1088851.html|title=Ajith Kumar is a gem of a person: Kabir Duhan Singh|work=IBNLive|accessdate=1 November 2015}}</ref>

Following the success of his initial films, Kabir began working on several Telugu films at the same time including ''[[Dictator (2016 film)|Dictator]]'' and ''[[Sardaar Gabbar Singh]]'', and was reported to be the "busiest baddie in Southern filmdom".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/kabir-duhan-singh-busiest-baddie-in-southern-filmdom/|title=Kabir Duhan Singh ‘busiest’ baddie in southern filmdom|date=8 September 2015|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=1 November 2015}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2015 || ''[[Jil (film)|Jil]]'' || Chota Nayak || rowspan="2" | [[hindi language|Telugu]] || Telugu Debut
|-
|''[[Kick 2]]''|| Munna Thakur ||
|-
|''[[Vedalam]]'' || Abhinay || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Tamil Debut
|-
| rowspan="8" | 2016 || ''[[Dictator (2016 film)|Dictator]]'' || Pandu Bhai || rowspan="7" |[[Telugu language|Telugu]]||
|-
|''[[Speedunnodu]]''|| Jagan ||
|-
|''[[Garam (film)|Garam]]''|| Biju ||
|-
|''[[Tuntari]]''|| Killer Raju ||
|-
|''[[Sardaar Gabbar Singh]]''|| Dhanu ||
|-
|''[[Supreme (film)|Supreme]]''|| Vikram Sarkar||Nominated- [[SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu)]]
|-
|''[[Jakkanna]]''|| Bairagi ||
|-
|''[[Rekka (film)|Rekka]]'' || Chezhiyan ||[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||
|-
| rowspan="4" |2017|| ''[[Patel S. I. R.]]''|| Devraj / D.R. || rowspan="2" |[[Telugu language|Telugu]]||
|-
|''[[Angel (2017 film)|Angel]]''|| Garuda ||
|-
|''[[Hebbuli]]''|| Kabir || rowspan="2" |[[Kannada language|Kannada]]|| Kannada Debut
|-
|''[[Athiratha]]''|| Sarka ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Saakshyam]]'' || Viswa's business rival ||[[Telugu language|Telugu]]||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2019 ||''[[Udgharsha]]'' || Dharmendra || rowspan="2" |[[Kannada]]||
|-
|''[[Pailwaan]]''|| Tony ||
|-
|''[[Kanchana 3]]''|| Bhavani||rowspan="3" |[[Tamil language|Tamil]]||
|-
|''[[Aruvam]]''|| Vikram Jeyaraj ||
|-
|''[[Action (2019 film) | Action]]''|| Syed Ibrahim Malik aka Malik ||
|-
|rowspan="2" | 2021 ||''Neuron'' || || rowspan="2"| [[Kannada]] ||
|-
|''Kabza'' || ||
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=7533889}}

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