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{{short description|Indian actor (born 1991)}}
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'''Madhur Mittal''' (born February 20, 1991) is an Indian actor. He is best known for his character 'Tito' in the TV serial [[Shaka Laka Boom Boom]] and his performance as Salim Malik in the film ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'', which won the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]] of 2008 and for which he won the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]].

== Early life and career ==
Madhur was born in [[Agra]], [[India]]

In 1997, Madhur won ''Boogie Woogie'' a popular reality-based dance show on television. Shortly after, his family moved to [[Mumbai]] where he joined AVM High for his schooling and Madhur forayed into acting and dancing on stage in charity shows, cultural events and film-award ceremonies. He traveled the world performing in over 950 stage shows. As a child actor he worked in well known Hindi films like ''[[One Two Ka Four]]'', ''[[Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye (2000 film)|Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye]]'', and more recently ''[[Say Salaam India]]''. He has also acted in several TV shows including ''Shaka Laka Boom Boom'', ''[[Kasauti Zindagi Ki]]'', ''Jalwa'', ''Chamatkar'', ''Prithviraj Chauhan'' and ''Dastak''.<ref name="rags">{{cite news|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/jan/20video4-slumdogs-salim-speaks-up.htm|title=Madhur Mittal on Slumdog Millionaire and more - Part 1|publisher= [[Rediff.com]] NEWS" |date=2009-01-20|accessdate=2009-03-15}}</ref>

Madhur Mittal's role in ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' has helped him to gain worldwide attention. To prepare himself for the role of Salim in ''Slumdog Millionaire'' after being cast he hung out with some of the ‘gangsters’ in Mira Road "to get into their heads". Director Danny Boyle gave him a series of the Godfather to watch as that had a crazy brother in it. Also, he had an accident which led him getting 12 stitches which helped with the rough look, he said. He had to grow his hair long, increase his skin tan and lose weight to act as Salim.<ref name="actor gets offers from hollywood and bollywood">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/actor-gets-offers-from-hollywood-bollywood/article1-366029.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150427155826/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/actor-gets-offers-from-hollywood-bollywood/article1-366029.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 April 2015|title=Actor gets offers from Hollywood, Bollywood|author=Naomi Canton|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=13 January 2009|accessdate=16 March 2009}}</ref>

Though Mittal gave a very powerful performance in ''Slumdog Millionaire'' as Salim, he was kept away from the spotlight, the focus instead set firmly on the lead couple of the film. When asked about his absence from the studio-generated hype, he shrugs: “The studio wanted to promote it as a love story.”<ref name="Little big winners" />

In 2008 he was nominated for the [[Black Reel Awards of 2008]] for Best Ensemble and in 2009, along with the entire cast of ''Slumdog Millionaire'' he won the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]] at the [[15th Screen Actors Guild Awards]]. He was also set to be present for the [[66th Golden Globe Awards]]<ref name="rags1">{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/jan/20slide5-slumdogs-salim-speaks-up.htm|title=Madhur Mittal on Slumdog Millionaire and more - Part 5|publisher= [[Rediff.com]] NEWS" |date=2009-01-20|accessdate=2009-03-17}}</ref> and the [[15th Screen Actors Guild Awards]].<ref name="Little big winners">[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29885&Itemid=1&issueid=94&sectionid=30&limit=1&limitstart=2 Little big winners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228152605/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29885&Itemid=1&issueid=94&sectionid=30&limit=1&limitstart=2 |date=28 February 2009 }}, [[India Today]] 20 February 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2009.</ref>

Mittal plays Anwar Razdan in the second series of ''[[Kidnap and Ransom]]'' which aired on [[ITV1]] from 23 February 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kidnap and Ransom|url=http://tvpixie.com/tv-listings/23-feb-2012-2100/itv1-%28london%29/kidnap-and-ransom|work=[[TV Pixie]]|accessdate=17 February 2012}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Most recently, he starred in the Disney film ''[[Million Dollar Arm]]'' as [[Dinesh Patel]] and received good reviews for his performance as the villain in Maatr (2017). {{citation needed|date=June 2018}}

Mittal, in the year 2020, did a web series named ''High'' on the OTT platform ''[[MX Player]]'' and gained some good reviews for that role.<ref>{{cite web|title=MX Player High Review|url=https://scroll.in/reel/975016/high-review-a-wonder-pill-creates-magic-and-mayhem-in-mumbais-drug-trade|work=[[scroll.in]]|accessdate=13 July 2021}}</ref>

==Awards and honours==
'''Won'''
*2009: [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]] for ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''<ref name="sag">{{cite web|url=http://www.sagawards.org/PR_090125|title=15th Annual SAG Awards, Recipients Announced!|date=2009-01-25|accessdate=2009-02-25}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

'''Nominated'''
*2008: [[Black Reel Awards of 2008]] - [[Black Reel Awards of 2008#Best Ensemble|Best Ensemble]] for ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/75882/Cadillac,-Slumdog-&-Bees-are-triple-threats-at-Black-Reel-Awards/ |title=Cadillac, Slumdog & Bees are Triple Threats Black Reel Awards |newspaper=[[Daily Express]] |date=2008-12-15 |accessdate=2008-02-23}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! Language
! Notes
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye (2000 film)|Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye]]''
| Michael
| Hindi
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|-
| 2001
| ''[[One 2 Ka 4]]''
| Micheal
| Hindi
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Say Salaam India]]''
| Shakeel
| Hindi
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''
| Salim
| English
| ''Slumdog Crorepati'' in Hindi and Naanum Kodeswaran in Tamil
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Million Dollar Arm]]''
| [[Dinesh Patel]]
| English
| Much of his character's dialogue is in Hindi
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Pocket Gangsters]]''
| Vicky Ranawat
| Hindi
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Maatr]]''
| Apurva Malik
| Hindi
|
|-
| 2022
| style="background:#ffc;"|''[[Maidaan]]'' {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Football Player
| Hindi
|Releasing on 3 June, 2022 in theatres
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Jalwa]]''
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|
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| 1992
| ''[[Chamatkar]]''
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|
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| 1996
| ''[[Dastak (1996 film)|Dastak]]''
|
|
|-
| 1997
| ''Boogie Woogie''
| himself
| winner of Boogie Woogie
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Kasauti Zindagi Ki]]''
|
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Shaka Laka Boom Boom]]''
| Tito
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|-
| 2012
| ''[[Kidnap and Ransom#Second series|Kidnap and Ransom]]'' Series 2
| Anwar Razdan
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|-
| 2012
| ''[[Treasure Island (2012 TV miniseries)|Treasure Island]]''
| Dick Johnson
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|-
| 2020
| ''[[High (2020)|High]]''
| Jimmy
| On [[MX Player]]
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|-
|2021
| ''[[Matsya Kaand]]''
| Not Known Yet
| On [[MX Player]]
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.foxsearchlight.com/slumdogmillionaire/ Slumdog Millionaire, official site]
*{{IMDb name|2639934}}
*[http://freida-pinto.topfilmstars.info/?tag=mittal/ Freida Pinto and Madhur Mittal Interview - Filmicafe.com]{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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