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{{short description|Indian Bollywood actor (born 1992)}}
{{for|the Australian cricketer|Manjot Singh (cricketer)}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Manjot Singh
| image = File:Manjot Singh.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = Manjot Singh
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|7 July 1992}}
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| years_active = 2008–present
| father = Paramjyot Singh
}}

'''Manjot Singh''' (born 7 July 1992) is an Indian Bollywood actor, best known for his role in films like ''[[Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!]]'', ''[[Student Of The Year]]'' and ''[[Fukrey]]''. He won [[Filmfare]] Critics Award for the Best Debut Actor category for his performance in ''[[Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!]]''. He completed his schooling from Hillwoods Academy.

==Early life and education ==
Manjot Singh was born in [[Delhi]] into a [[Sikh]] family. His mother is a housewife while his father is a businessman. He completed his schooling from the Hillwoods Academy, situated in [[New Delhi]].

==Career==
He went to audition for [[Dibakar Banerjee]]'s ''[[Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!]]'', though Singh had never acted before, even in school plays. After the audition, the casting director rejected Singh for the role of the boy who grows up to be master thief Lucky. However, [[Dibakar Banerjee]] insisted on casting him, later saying "Even though the casting director wasn't convinced, I just put my foot down."<ref name=ind>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/oye-lucky/426655/2 Oye Lucky] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511000717/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/oye-lucky/426655/2 |date=11 May 2020 }} [[Indian Express]], 22 February 2009.</ref>

Critics on Manjot in his debut
* '''Planet Bollywood''': "Young Lucky (played marvellously by Manjot Singh)..."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=f121408091055 |title=Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! - movie review by Amodini Sharma - Planet Bollywood |access-date=19 March 2009 |archive-date=17 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417070703/http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=f121408091055 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* '''[[Rediff.com]]''': "...young Lucky (brilliantly played by Manjot Singh)..."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/28go-for-oye-lucky-lucky-aye.htm |title=Review: Oye Lucky Lucky Oye |access-date=18 March 2009 |archive-date=17 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090317090505/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/28go-for-oye-lucky-lucky-aye.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* '''Reviewer Noyon Jyoti Parasara''': "...Special mention is deserved by Manjot Singh, who plays the younger Lucky."<ref>[http://www.aol.in/bollywood-story/oye-lucky-lucky-oye-movie-review/2008112801009019000001] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216185007/http://www.aol.in/bollywood-story/oye-lucky-lucky-oye-movie-review/2008112801009019000001 |date=16 February 2009 }}</ref>
* '''Khalid Mohammad''': "And there's Lucky, as a callow teenager (excellently played by Manjot Singh)..."<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=049abf1b-358b-4bf8-a968-dca5c8b41d02&&Headline=STRONGReview/STRONG:+EMOye+Lucky!+Lucky+Oye!/EM/]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

After being selected, Singh went to [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]] for a week-long acting workshop. He was asked to observe the way [[Abhay Deol]] walked, smiled and talked so that he could imitate that in his acting. He even wore a cheek pad so that his jaw would look as broad as [[Abhay Deol]]'s.<ref name=ind/> Singh's performance was well appreciated by the critics and he received the Filmfare Critics Award for the Best Actor category.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}} Later, Manjot participated in the reality show ''[[Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 3]]'' in 2010.

In 2012, Singh starred in ''[[Udaan (2010 film)|Udaan]]'', directed by [[Vikramaditya Motwane]]. The film received positive reviews, but was a box office failure. Later in 2012, Singh signed up for Punjabi musical drama ''[[Pure Punjabi]]'', directed by [[Munish Sharma]], about four close friends in Punjab who had a strong passion for music. In the same year, he played the character role of Dimpy in [[Karan Johar]]'s coming-of-age romantic comedy film, ''[[Student of the Year]]'', starring [[Siddharth Malhotra]], [[Alia Bhatt]] and [[Varun Dhawan]] in the lead roles.

In 2013, Singh starred in ''[[Fukrey]]'', directed by [[Mrighdeep Singh Lamba]], starring [[Vishakha Singh]], [[Richa Chadda]], [[Priya Anand]], [[Ali Fazal]], [[Varun Sharma]] and [[Pulkit Samrat]].

In 2019, Singh Starred in [[Penalty (2019 film)|Penalty]] directed by Shubham Singh, Starring [[Kay Kay Menon]], [[Shashank Arora]], Mohit Nain.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/penalty/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 August 2019 |archive-date=21 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621213342/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/penalty/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Films===

{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
|2008
| ''[[Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!]]''
| Young Lovinder 'Lucky' Singh
| Won Filmfare Critics Award
|-
|2010
| ''[[Udaan (2010 film)|Udaan]]''
| Maninder Singh
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2012
| ''[[Pure Punjabi]]''
| Param
| Punjabi Film
|-
| ''[[Student Of The Year]]''
| Dimpy
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2013
| ''[[Fukrey]]''
| Lali
|
|-
| ''[[What the Fish]]''
| Pummy Singh Cameo
|
|-
|2014
| ''[[Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya]]''
| Cameo
|
|-
|rowspan="3" | 2016
| ''Snafu''
| Sunny Singh
| Post Production
|-
| ''Zoya'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Azhar (film)|Azhar]]''
| [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]]
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|2017
| ''[[Jab Harry Met Sejal]]'' || Sartaj || Deleted Scene
|-
|''The Zero Line'' || ||
|-
|''[[Fukrey Returns]]''
|Lali
|
|-
|2018
|''Morjim''
|Sam
|
|-
|rowspan="4"|2019
| ''[[Student of the Year 2]]''
| Commentator Dimpy
|
|-
| ''[[Arjun Patiala]]''|| ||
|-
| ''[[Penalty (2019 film)|Penalty]]''
|Ishwerjot Singh Dhillon
|
|-
| ''[[Dream Girl (2019 film)|Dream Girl]]''
| Smiley Singh||
|-
|{{TBA}}
| ! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#ffc;"|''[[Fukrey|Fukrey 3]]'' {{Dagger}}
| Lali
|
|}

===Television===

{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Series that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes series that have not yet been released
|}

{| 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}}
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Fear Factor - Khatron Ke Khiladi Level 3|Khatron Ke Khiladi]]'' || Contestant || [[Colors TV]] || Reality show||
|-
| 2018
| ''What's Your Status'' || Baljinder Singh || [[YouTube]] || ||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/web-series-a-great-opportunity-in-showbiz-manjot-singh-118091400135_1.html |title=Web series a great opportunity in showbiz: Manjot Singh |publisher=[[Business Standard]] |access-date=4 December 2018 |archive-date=4 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204195119/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/web-series-a-great-opportunity-in-showbiz-manjot-singh-118091400135_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2018-2021
| ''College Romance'' || Trippy || [[Netflix]] & [[Sony LIV]] || Web series || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://tvfplay.com/category/12/series/324 |title=College Romance - The Timeliners |publisher=[[The Viral Fever]] |access-date=4 December 2018 |archive-date=4 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204151612/https://tvfplay.com/category/12/series/324 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2019
|''[[Made in Heaven (TV series)|Made in Heaven]]''
|Joginder Sethi
|[[Amazon Prime Video]]
|Web series
|
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Zindagi inShort]]''
| Amrik Singh
| [[Flipkart Video]]
|
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Chutzpah (web series)|Chutzpah]]''
| Rishi
| [[Sony LIV]]
|Web series
|<ref>https://gadgets.ndtv.com/entertainment/chutzpah-season-1-web-series-104784</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|3190972}}

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[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:1992 births]]

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->SassySunshine20 at 09:06, 31 December 2021