Vishal Vashishtha
{{Short description|Indian actor (born 1992)}}
{{tone|date=April 2016}}
{{Indian name|Vishal|Vashishtha}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Vishal Vashishtha
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y| 1992|02|03}}
| birth_place = Kolkata
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Actor
| education = The Heritage School, Kolkata
| years_active = 2013–present
| known for = Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera
Gangaa
| image = Vishal Vashishtha in 2014.jpg
| caption = 2014
}}
Vishal Vashishtha (born 13 February 1992) is an Indian television actor. He has starred in various shows like Crazy Stupid Ishq, Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera, Gangaa, Vish and Ishq Mein Marjawan 2.
Life
Vishal Vashishtha was born on 13 February 1992 in Kolkata, India.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} While initially planning on a career as a Chartered Accountant, an interest in acting led him to audition for a career on the Small Screen.{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140707/entertainment-tvmusic/article/%E2%80%98baddie%E2%80%99-heart-gold|title='Baddie' with a heart of gold|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en-US|access-date=23 April 2016|archive-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024123134/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140707/entertainment-tvmusic/article/%E2%80%98baddie%E2%80%99-heart-gold|url-status=live}} Besides English, he is also fluent in Hindi and Bengali.{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Didnt-want-to-begin-my-career-with-a-family-drama-Vishal-Vashisht/articleshow/20311534.cms|title=Didn't want to begin my career with a family drama: Vishal Vashisht|work=The Times of India|access-date=18 April 2016|archive-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024123130/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Didnt-want-to-begin-my-career-with-a-family-drama-Vishal-Vashisht/articleshow/20311534.cms|url-status=live}} Vishal married his childhood sweetheart, Deepakshi Mishra.{{cite web |url=https://www.timesnowhindi.com/entertainment/television/article/veera-fame-tv-actor-vishal-vashishtha-tie-a-knot-with-girlfriend-deepkashi-in-goa-see-beautiful-photos/372884 |title=वीरा फेम विशाल वशिष्ठ ने अपनी लेडी लव दिपाक्षी से गोवा के खूबसूरत बीच पर रचाई शादी, देखें शानदार तस्वीरें |date=16 November 2021 |access-date=17 November 2021 |archive-date=17 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117071308/https://www.timesnowhindi.com/entertainment/television/article/veera-fame-tv-actor-vishal-vashishtha-tie-a-knot-with-girlfriend-deepkashi-in-goa-see-beautiful-photos/372884 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/entertainment/television/ishq-mein-marjawan-2-fame-actor-vishal-vashishtha-dancing-in-own-wedding-crazy-video/1028742 |title=Ishq Mein Marjawan 2 Fame Actor Vishal Vashishtha Dancing in Own Wedding Crazy Video | अपनी ही बारात में जमकर नाचा ये टीवी एक्टर, दोस्तों के लिए हंसी रोकना हुआ मुश्किल | Hindi News, टीवी |publisher=Zeenews.india.com |date=2021-11-16 |access-date=2021-11-30 |archive-date=17 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117071316/https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/entertainment/television/ishq-mein-marjawan-2-fame-actor-vishal-vashishtha-dancing-in-own-wedding-crazy-video/1028742 |url-status=live}}
Career
Vishal's foray into Hindi television industry was with Sphere Origins's youth drama Crazy Stupid Ishq in 2013 broadcast on Channel V India{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} as 'Ayaan Dixit' alongside Hiba Nawab, Harsh Rajput and Aneri Vajani.{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Channel-V-launches-Crazy-Stupid-Ishq/articleshow/20276068.cms|title=Channel V launches 'Crazy Stupid Ishq' |work=The Times of India|access-date=2 January 2016|archive-date=21 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121023629/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Channel-V-launches-Crazy-Stupid-Ishq/articleshow/20276068.cms|url-status=live}} The same year, he appeared in an episode of MTV Webbed (Ep.11).
He later starred in Yash A Patnaik's Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera on Star Plus(2013), portraying the character of 'Baldev Singh' opposite Digangana Suryavanshi.{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Vishal-Vashishtha-Baldev-Veera-Crazy-Stupid-Ishq-Digangana-Suryavanshi/articleshow/26744893.cms|title=Kolkata boy Vishal Vashishtha to play Baldev in Veera|work=The Times of India|access-date=2 January 2016|archive-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024123138/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Vishal-Vashishtha-Baldev-Veera-Crazy-Stupid-Ishq-Digangana-Suryavanshi/articleshow/26744893.cms|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Vishal-Vashisht-aka-Baldev-in-Veera-was-not-keen-to-play-negative-role/articleshow/29049133.cms|title=Baldev of Veera was not keen to play a negative role|work=The Times of India}} His performance gained him the Zee Gold Award for Best Male Actor in a Comic Role.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} In 2015, he featured as 'Anil' in the fifth episode of Yeh Hai Aashiqui created by Vikas Gupta and broadcast by Bindass.{{cite web|url=http://www.bindass.com/watch/yeh-hai-aashiqui/courtroom-romance/|title=Sun Yaar Try Maar Episode 5: Courtroom Romance|website=Bindass|access-date=3 May 2016|archive-date=7 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161207024807/http://www.bindass.com/watch/yeh-hai-aashiqui/courtroom-romance/|url-status=live}} In the final quarter of 2015, Vishal joined the cast of &TV's Television Drama Series Gangaa{{cite web|url=http://www.brandsynario.com/the-13th-indian-telly-awards-2014-final-nomination-list/|title=The 13th Indian Telly Awards 2014 – Final Nomination List|website=Brandsynario|date=September 2014|language=en-US|access-date=18 April 2016|archive-date=6 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506224737/http://www.brandsynario.com/the-13th-indian-telly-awards-2014-final-nomination-list/|url-status=live}} starring as 'Sagar Chaturvedi' opposite Aditi Sharma, for this performance he was nominated for Best Actor at Zee Gold Awards.{{Cite news|url=http://www.asianage.com/tv/vishal-vashishtha-set-play-male-lead-ganga-799|title=Vishal Vashishtha set to play male lead in Ganga – The Asian Age|website=The Asian Age|access-date=18 April 2016|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101825/http://www.asianage.com/tv/vishal-vashishtha-set-play-male-lead-ganga-799|url-status=live}} He exited the series in January 2017.{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Gangaa-on-the-threshold-of-a-new-beginning/articleshow/51530038.cms|title=Gangaa on the threshold of a new beginning! – Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=18 April 2016|archive-date=6 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406115031/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Gangaa-on-the-threshold-of-a-new-beginning/articleshow/51530038.cms|url-status=live}}
Vishal's next project was rom-com Jaat Ki Jugni, broadcast on Sony Entertainment Television from April to July 2017{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} wherein he was paired opposite (Madirakshi Mundle).{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/heres-why-yash-tonk-charges-fees-from-his-jaat-ki-jugni-co-actors/articleshow/57869957.cms|title=Here's why Yash Tonk charges fees from his 'Jaat ki Jugni' co-actors|website=The Times of India|access-date=18 May 2021|archive-date=19 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519023738/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/heres-why-yash-tonk-charges-fees-from-his-jaat-ki-jugni-co-actors/articleshow/57869957.cms|url-status=live}} In January 2018, he was cast as the titular protagonist Shaurya Gupta (Kanhaiya) in Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki on Star Bharat.{{Cite news|url=http://www.tellydhamaal.com/gangaa-tv-meet-the-grown-up-gangaa-sagar-aditi-sharma-vishal-vashistha-latest-picture/|title=Meet The grown up Gangaa-Sagar, Aditi Sharma-Vishal Vashistha Latest Picture|work=Tellydhamaal|access-date=30 April 2016|archive-date=8 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708162418/http://www.tellydhamaal.com/gangaa-tv-meet-the-grown-up-gangaa-sagar-aditi-sharma-vishal-vashistha-latest-picture/|url-status=usurped}} Vishal next signed on to star in the finite series Vish: A Poisonous Story (May 2019) on Colors TV.{{cite web|title=Actor Vishal Vashishtha is set to play the lead in an upcoming supernatural-thriller show|website=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/actor-vishal-vashishtha-is-set-to-play-the-lead-in-an-upcoming-supernatural-thriller-show/articleshow/69392056.cms|access-date=4 June 2019|archive-date=19 May 2019|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20190519024331/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/actor-vishal-vashishtha-is-set-to-play-the-lead-in-an-upcoming-supernatural-thriller-show/articleshow/69392056.cms|url-status=dead}} The show co-starred Debina Bonnerjee, Krip Suri and Sana Makbul.{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/TV-shows-leaping-for-TRPs/photostory/50161623.cms|title=TV shows leaping for TRPs |website=The Times of India|access-date=23 April 2016|archive-date=17 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151217172607/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/TV-shows-leaping-for-TRPs/photostory/50161623.cms|url-status=live}}
Reuniting with Patnaik, he essayed the lead antagonist role in the romantic thriller Ishq Mein Marjawan 2 on Colors TV as 'Kabir Sharma' 2020 to March 2021.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} In March 2021, the show ended on TV and shifted to the digital platform Voot by airing a new season named Ishq Mein Marjawan 2: Naya Safar with him reprising his role of Kabir Sharma.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/vishal-vashishtha-and-rrahul-sudhir-in-ishq-mein-marjawan-2/articleshow/73247672.cms|title=Vishal Vashishtha and Rrahul Sudhir star in 'Ishq Mein Marjawan 2' opposite Helly Shah|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=25 May 2021|archive-date=6 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106085830/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/vishal-vashishtha-and-rrahul-sudhir-in-ishq-mein-marjawan-2/articleshow/73247672.cms|url-status=live}}
In July 2021, Vishal joined the lead cast of Dice Media's Clutch – India's first Esport Web-Series.{{cite web |url= https://bollyy.com/tv-heartthrob-vishal-vashishtha-joins-the-cast-of-dice-medias-clutch-indias-first-esports-web-series/| title= Vishal Vashishtha joins the Dice media's 'Clutch' |website=Bolly.com| date= 27 September 2021 | language= en| access-date= 5 October 2021| archive-date= 5 October 2021| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211005024858/https://bollyy.com/tv-heartthrob-vishal-vashishtha-joins-the-cast-of-dice-medias-clutch-indias-first-esports-web-series/| url-status= live}} The first episode streamed on 2 October 2021 and the finale episode streamed on 4 November 2021. The series was received with a good reception on YouTube and got a year end special mention for one of the highest viewed YouTube India web series of 2021.{{cite news |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/technology/youtube-trends-2021-gaming-tops-india-charts-along-comedy-and-pranks-121120201190_1.html |title=YouTube trends 2021: Gaming tops India charts along comedy and pranks |newspaper=Business Standard India |date= 2 December 2021|access-date=2021-12-25}}{{cite web |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/technology/gaming-comedy-videos-rule-youtube-in-india-in-2021 |title=Gaming, comedy videos rule YouTube in India in 2021 |website=Free Press Journal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217090051/https://www.freepressjournal.in/technology/gaming-comedy-videos-rule-youtube-in-india-in-2021 |archive-date=2021-12-17}}
He started 2022 with the shoot of his new webseries tentatively titled 'Ghar Waapsi' produced by Dice Media.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} In April and May 2022 a string of his YouTube videos were uploaded by FilterCopy and Pocket Change. His OTT debut 'Ghar Waapsi' premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 22 July 2022.{{cite web | url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ghar-waapsi-vishal-vashishtha-starrer-will-resonate-with-all-millennials-living-away-from-home-watch-trailer-5531029.html | title=Ghar Waapsi: Vishal Vashishtha Starrer Will Resonate with All Millennials Living Away from Home; Watch Trailer | date=11 July 2022}}{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ghar-waapsi-to-premiere-on-disney-hotstar-on-july-22-trailer-out/article65626911.ece | title='Ghar Waapsi' to premiere on Disney+ Hotstar on July 22; trailer out | newspaper=The Hindu | date=11 July 2022}}
Filmography
= Television =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" |2013
|Ayaan Dixit |Lead Role | |||
| MTV Webbed
|Daksh |Episode 11 | |||
| 2013–2015
|Baldev Balwant Singh |Lead Role | |||
| 2015
|Yeh Hai Aashiqui – Sun Yaar Try Maar |Anil |Episode 5: "Courtroom Romance" | |||
| 2015–2017
| Sagar Niranjan Chaturvedi |Lead Role | |||
| 2017
|Bittu Daljeet Singh Dahiya |Lead Role | |||
| 2018
| Shaurya "Kanhaiya" Ramnik Gupta | Lead role | |||
| 2019
|Vish | Aditya Vir Kothari | Lead Role | |||
| 2020–2021
| Kabir Sharma | Negative Lead |
= Film =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" | ||
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" | 2025
| Sikandar | Rangachari | ||
| The Diplomat
|Ayush |
= Web series =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Broadcast By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021
|Ishq Mein Marjawan 2: Naya Safar | Kabir Sharma | Negative Lead | Voot | ||||
| 2021
| Clutch | Arun Wankhede | Lead role | Dice Media | ||||
| 2022
| Shekhar Dwivedi | Lead role | Disney+ Hotstar{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/ghar-waapsi-trailer-out-vishal-vashishtha-s-slice-of-life-show-is-relatable-1974224-2022-07-11 | title=Ghar Waapsi trailer out. Vishal Vashishtha's slice-of-life show is relatable}} | ||||
| 2024
| Prithvi | | ||||
| 2024
| | |Amazon Mini |
= Music video =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019
|Uske Bina |Himself |Zee Music |
= Short films =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019
| Name Plate | Pratyaksh sharma | Blush |
= YouTube videos =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" | |||
| Year | Title | Role | channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|2019
| When you date a Bengali guy | Himself | Filtercopy | |||
| Is it necessary to get married
| Himself | Filtercopy | |||
| Things you shouldn't say to your partner
| Himself | Filtercopy | |||
| rowspan=3|2020
| Jon snow ki shaadi ka rishta | Himself | Filtercopy | |||
| Shaadi aaj kaal : a wedding story
| Himself | Filtercopy | |||
| When you love buying things online
| Himself | Filtercopy | |||
| 2021
| Shaadi at 4 am | Jai | Filtercopy | |||
| 2021
| 3 Stages Of Long Distance Relationship | Sameer | The Zoom Studio | |||
| 2022
| Money Conversations Between Couples | Himself | Filtercopy | |||
| 2022
| Our Happy Place: When You Move To A New City | Uday | Filtercopy | |||
| 2022
| When You Plan A Housewarming With Your Partner | Uday | Filtercopy | |||
| 2022
| How To Survive Traffic | Kabir | Pocket Change |
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- {{instagram|vishalvashishtha}}
- {{IMDb name | 8461050}}
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