Vineet Kumar

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::summary Indian actor ::

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Field	Value
name	Vineet Kumar
image	Vineet Kumar 2022.jpg
birth_date
birth_place	Patna, Bihar, India
death_date
education
occupation	Actor
years_active	1974/75–present
notable_works
spouse
relatives	Sunit Kumar (brother)
awards	Indian Television Academy Awards, 2016
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| name = Vineet Kumar | image = Vineet Kumar 2022.jpg | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = Patna, Bihar, India | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | education = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1974/75–present | notable_works = | spouse = | partner = | children = | relatives = Sunit Kumar (brother) | awards = Indian Television Academy Awards, 2016

Vineet Kumar is an Indian actor from the National School of Drama, known for his works in Hindi, Telugu, and English language films and television. His Hollywood assignments include Return to Rajapur with Lynn Collins; Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain with Martin Sheen and Mischa Barton. He has also appeared in a number of Telugu, Kannada, and Bhojpuri films. He received critical acclaim for his work in the Telugu film Vikramarkudu.

Personal life

He is younger brother of Bihar Cadre IPS officer Sunit Kumar.

Career

He has appeared in a number of Hindi films. These include Drohkaal, Kachche Dhaage, Aks, Yeh Dil, Soch and Shool. Apart from Bollywood movies, he has also worked on Hollywood assignments such as Return to Rajapur with Lynn Collins; Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain with Martin Sheen and Mischa Barton. He has also appeared in a number of Telugu, Tamil and Bhojpuri movies. He received critical acclaim for his work in the Telugu movie Vikramarkudu.

He received positive reviews for his work in Masaan and has been termed 'Brilliant' for his role as a professional cremator. Masaan was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival winning two awards.

Awards, honours and recognition

Vineet won the Best Actor in Negative Role (Jury) award for Jaana Na Dil Se Door at the 16th Indian Television Academy Awards (ITA) in 2016.

Filmography

Hindi films

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Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1994	Drohkaal
1996	Sanshodhan
1997	Daud
1998	Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa	Madan Mukherji
1999	Kachche Dhaage	Bhagta
Godmother	Lakhubhai
Shool	Inspector Tiwari
Thakshak
2001	Aks	Narang
2002	Soch	Bharose
Makdee	Vineet Kumar
2003	Yeh Dil	Mithuwa Yadav
Ek Din 24 Ghante	Mr. Patel
2004	Shobhayatra	Subhash Chandra Bose
Chot	Dr Vineet Kumar
2005	Pehchaan: The Face of Truth	Ajay Lal
2006	Strings - Bound by faith	Pujari
Dil Se Pooch Kidhar Jaana Hai
2007	Dhokha
2012	Ata Pata Laapata	Hawaldar
2013	Club 60	Sinha
2014	Manjunath	SP Zaki Ahmad
2015	Masaan	Dom Raja
2016	Subah Ke Pehle		Short Film
2017	Yahan Sabhi Gyani Hain
Laal Jalti Hai Chita		Short Film - Voice
2021	14 Phere
Roam Rome Mein
Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi
2023	Bholaa	Nithari
2025	Bhool Chuk Maaf	Panditji
2025	The Sadist	Common People
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Telugu films

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Year	Film	Role	Other notes
2006	Vikramarkudu	Bavuji
2010	Rama Rama Krishna Krishna	Pawar
2011	Kandireega
2013	Naayak	Dassu
2014	Aagadu	Nagaraju
Brother of Bommali
2015	Shivam	Bhoji Reddy
2016	Sardaar Gabbar Singh
Supreme	Patnaik
2018	Inttelligent	Home Minister
Touch Chesi Chudu	Keshava Prasad
2019	Operation 2019	Minister
Chanakya	Mohammad Ali Khan
2020	Bombhaat	Dada
2023	S.K.N: Survaana Kshetram Namahaa	Agent Prasad
2025	Laila (2025 film)	Khaidi
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Tamil films

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Year	Film	Role	Other notes
2011	Velayudham	Ulaganathan	Tamil
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Nagpuri films

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Year	Film	Role	Other notes
2019	Phulmania		Nagpuri
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English films

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Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1992	Electric Moon
2006	Return to Rajapur	Lal
Strings
2014	Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain	Choudhury
2015	Fly Away Solo		Cannes Release - 19 May 2015
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Television

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Year	TV series	Role	Other notes
2023	Garmi	Bairagi Baba	Web Series
2022	Maharani 2	Gauri Shankar Pandey	Web Series
The Great Indian Murder	Ambika Prasad	Web Series
Nirmal Pathak Ki Ghar Wapsi	Neta Ji	Web Weries
2021	Maharani	Gauri Shankar Pandey	Web Series
2016 - 2017	Jaana Na Dil Se Door	Kailash Kashyap	Star Plus - 9 May 2016
2014 - 2015	Maha Kumbh (TV series)	Khoye Paye Pandey	Life Ok
2013 - 2014	Lapataganj (Ek Bar Phir)	Kachhua Chacha	Sab TV
2012	Chidiya Ghar	Sudama	Sab TV – Episodes: 216–222
2010	Hum - Ek Chote Gaon Ki Badi Kahani		DD National
Lapataganj: Sharad Joshi Ki Kahaniyon Ka Pata	Kachua Chacha	Sab TV
2005 - 2009	Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar		Zee TV
2003	Yeh Public Hai Sab Jaanti Hai		Sab TV
Kashmeer		Star Plus
Kabhie Kabhie		Zee TV
2002-2004	Dhadkan		Sony TV
2002	Kagaar
Ramkhelawan C.M. & Family	Ramkhelawan C.M.	Sab TV
2000	Itihaas		DD National
1996	Aahat	Shankar (ep 31-32), Zorba (ep 42-43)	Sony TV
1995-1997	Swabhimaan		DD National
1994	Shikast
Kurukshetra		Zee TV
–	Aatish
–	Reporter
–	Hum Bhi Hain Tumhare
–	Sea Hawks
–	Ab Ayega Mazaa
–	Ek Din Ki Wardi
–	Kshitij
–	Kadam
–	Yugantar
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Awards and nominations

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Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Notes
2003	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in a Comic Role (Male)	Ramkhilawan CM & Family
2016	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actor in a Negative Role	Jaana Na Dil Se Door
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References

References

1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDmbaopSsls Vineet Kumar talks about wife Manoranjan]
2. [https://www.strictlyweddings.com/info/notable-marriages/vineet-kumar-598567 Vineet Kumar Marriage Info]
3. [http://nsd.gov.in/alumni2.asp?id=1989 National School of Drama alumni list of 1989]
4. "Vineet's mantra of success".
5. "Ramkhilavan kin faces action". The Times of India.
6. [http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/masaan-review/ Masaan Review on KoiMoi]
7. [http://www.justmoviereviews.com/masaan-movie-review/ Masaan Reviews]
8. "2015 Official Selection". Cannes.
9. (6 May 2015). "Screenings Guide". Festival de Cannes.
10. "'Masaan' - Movie Review".
11. "Indian Television Academy Awards 2016".
12. "My journey is the life I have lived, not the roles that I have played: Vineet Kumar".
13. "IMDB Cast Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa".
14. "Vineet Kumar: Inspector Bhagta".
15. "IMDB Cast Kachche Dhaage".
16. "IMDB Cast Godmother".
17. "Vineet Kumar: Inspector Tiwari".
18. "IMDB Cast Shool".
19. "Manoj Bajpayee on 25 years of 'Shool': A journey born out of pure passion, grit and unwavering faith".
20. "IMDB Cast Thakshak".
21. "IMDB Cast Aks".
22. "IMDB Cast Soch".
23. "IMDB Cast Makdee".
24. "IMDB Cast Yeh Dil".
25. "Rotten Tomotoes Cast Yeh Dil".
26. N, Anjum. (7 November 2003). "Run Nandita, run". Rediff.
27. "rediff.com Movies: Box Office -- Hits & Misses for the week ending November 11, 2003".
28. "IMDB Cast Shobhayatra".
29. "IMDB Cast Chot".
30. "OFDb - Filme mit Beteiligung von Vineet Kumar".
31. [https://archive.today/20130203064118/http://movies.sulekha.com/hindi/club-60/default.htm Mahurat of Club 60]
32. "Subah Ke Pehle".
33. "Laal Jalti Hai Chita".
34. "IMDB Cast Bholaa".
35. "IMDB Cast Bhool Chuk Maaf".
36. "MSN".
37. "Brother of Bommali review. Brother of Bommali Telugu movie review, story, rating - IndiaGlitz Telugu". IndiaGlitz.com.
38. "Inttelligent movie review: Sai Dharam Tej's film showcases an outdated format, stale humour". Firstpost.
39. admin. (2 February 2018). "Touch Chesi Chudu - Movie Review". [[Telugucinema.com]].
40. [https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/audience-appreciation-my-biggest-award-vineet-kumar-101637346618000.html Audience appreciation my biggest award: Vineet Kumar]
41. [http://entertainment.oneindia.in/television/top-stories/news/2010/hum-log-doordarshan-210710.html 'Hum Log' to come in a new avtar in Doordarshan]
42. [http://www.weeksupdate.com/2010/07/hum-new-hum-log-relaunches-in.html Hum – A new Hum Log relaunches in Doordarshan’]
43. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110811031617/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-05/tv/28103938_1_scene-lapataganj-sholay Lapataganj's getting ‘real’]
44. [http://www.tellychakkar.com/snippets/look-who-s-throwing-attitude Look who’s throwing attitude]
45. [http://www.techtipspro.com/2009/10/lapataganj-sharad-joshi-ki-kahaniyon-ka.html Lapataganj – Sharad Joshi ki Kahaniyoon ka pata]
46. [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030302/spectrum/tv.htm Yeh Public hai sab jaanti hai – The Sunday Tribune]
47. {{usurped. [https://web.archive.org/web/20021204043316/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/08/07/stories/2002080703831300.htm TV serial on Laloo touches a raw nerve]
48. "The Indian Telly Awards 2003 : Nominees for the Popular Awards".
49. "16th Annual Indian Television Academy Awards".
50. "List of winners from the Indian Television Academy Awards 2016".

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