All about Vikrant Massey

Vikrant Massey is a well-known Indian film and television actor. He got the lime light after playing the role of Shyam Madan Singh in Colors TV serial “Balika Vadhu.”

As a brilliant actor he creates a great example of doing more with less. Most of his magnetic on-screen moments had limited screen time. Though, he received much praise from audiences for his magnificent performance of the characters. So, he is indeed one of themost talented actors in India.

Before entering in Bollywood industry about eight years ago. He has been popular on the TV industry. He made his television début with ‘Kahaan Hoo Main’ in 2004. Subsequently, he had played the roles in several popular TV series such as ‘Dhoom Machaao Dhoom’, ‘Dharam Veer’, ‘Balika Vadhu’, ‘Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo’, and ‘Qubool Hai’.

This versatile actors Bollywood début film was Vikramaditya Motwane's Lootera along with Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha. After that he won’t looked back have featured in several movies. Includes, ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’ and ‘Half Girlfriend’ where he played the supporting role.

He got his first lead role in 2017’s critically acclaimed film ‘A Death in the Gunj’ directed by Konkona Sen Sharma. For this film’s performance he had got nomination in the Best Actor critics category.

In 2020, he was starred opposite Deepika Padukone in the film ‘Chhapaak’ which has based on an attach survivor’s true story. After he had featured in romantic comedy film ‘Ginny Weds Sunny’.

In 2021, he acted in the lead role in the Romantic Thriller ‘Haseen Dilruba’ opposite Tapsi Pannu. Last time, he had seen in the social comedy drama ‘14 Phere’, opposite Kriti Kharbanda. This film was released on 23 July 2021 on ZEE5.

Vikrant was also starred in several web-series and OTT released films. The actor has the main role in popular web-series ‘Mirzapur’ in 2018. After that he appeared in Criminal Justice in 2019, first two series of ‘Broken But Beautiful’, ‘Rise’ and so on.

Now, we discuss about actors Vikrant Massey’s life, career, family everything. People who are a big fan of this talented actors they may have great interest to know about the actor. So, this write-up for only them.

Early life of Vikrant Massey

Vikrant Massey was born on Friday, 3^rd April 1987 in Mumbai. His Zodiac sing is Aries. Basically he belongs to a Roman Catholic family. His father Jolly Massey follows Christianity and her mother Meena Massey follows Sikhism. He has an elder brother Mohsin Massey who works for kingfisher airlines.

He grows up in a middle class family in a 1-BHK flat in Mumbai. After he attained St. Anthony’s High School in Versova and went to R. D. National College of Arts & Science in Bandra, Mumbai to completed his graduation.

Since his childhood he has been very passionate towards acting and dancing. When he was just 7 years old he has started to participating at theatre and several stage shows for small time dancing and acting.

on an interview, he said in school he got support from his teachers and school principal and had guidance for pursuing his career as an actor or dancer. They all were appreciate his passion about acting and dancing. Subsequently, he being a well-trained ballet dancer.

Belongs to a middle class family he had to started earning since his college time. When Vikrant was studied in college, he started working with Shiamak Davar as a choreographer. As, before joining in TV industry, he had working in several jobs.

Vikrant received his first acting break when he was just 17, it was an occasion of Diwali dinner party, he went to ‘Out of the Blue’ restaurant in Pali Hill, Mumbai. There he spotted by a person from the Star Network who offered him a Prime time TV show.

In November 2019, Vikrant got engaged with Sheetal Thakur who is also an actress. Before engaged the couple have been dating each other over 4 years.

Lifestyle & Hobbies

In reality, Vikrant leads a very simple life with his family and friends. His nickname is Sonu. He is a sincere, talented, and steady actor. He proofs that talent, perseverance and merit can be fruitful in a long run.

He always has believers in consistent work towards his passion and following a basic principle which is ‘What he shouldn’t do in his life.’

During his leisure time, he enjoys traveling, playing cricket and video games. His hobbies are collecting shoes, perfumes and sunglasses. He is also an avid dog lover. Though, Vikrant is a non-vegetarian. His favorite dish is Rajma Chawal and Palank Paneer.

In Childhood, Vikrant was so fond of acting that often he and his elder brother sit down to read daily newspapers and used to mark out TV shows lists what they watch.

Vikrant favorite film is Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), Vaastav (1999), Yuva (2004). He is a big fan of Tabu’s voice, personality and hair. His favorite actors are Irrfan Khan, K K Menon, Ajay Devgn and Pankaj Kapur.

Vikrant has featured on the cover of many magazines like SMARTlife Magazine.

As a popular actor, his integrity and effective performance in films, web series and television was praised by all as well as got a loyal fan base.

On an interview with Hindustan Times, Asked what he loves about being an actor, Vikrant said, "My profession, being in creative field, gives me the opportunity to speak my mind through my work. It allows me to understand the world at large. It gives me an opportunity to represent the times we are living in."

 Career:

Television works

Vikrant started his career as a modern Jazz dancer under Shiamak Davar. On 19th January, 2004 he gave his first shot of life for the 13 episodes show "kahaan hoon main" which did not go on air. In 2006, he made an appearance in ‘Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan’.

Next, he appeared as a choreographer in Disney Channel’s comedy drama ‘Dhoom Machaao Dhoom’ which came him the limelight in home industry. Then he appeared in the television drama ‘Dharam Veer’ as Rajkumar Dharam. He was also assistant director for a serial on Star One.

Vikrant came to the spotlight the role of Shyam Madan Singh in the television drama Balika Vadhu on Colors TV. This drama got the huge success.

Subsequently, he appeared in several popular television shows like Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo (2010), Dharam Veer (2008), Gumrah End of Innocence (2012), and Yeh Hai Aashiqui (2013), and 'Ajab Gajab Ghar Jamai' (2014), Qubool Hai (2012-2013) where he played varied roles.

Vikrant played the lead role in Nikhil Sinha and Rkesh Paswan’s Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo on NDTV Imagineas Murli who is her husband of Bharti. He also played the lead roles in Zee TV’s series Qubool Hai.

He has been a part of various television commercials projects as well as many brands such as Zatak Deo, Cadbury, FINOLEX LED, Nescafe, Khazana Jewels, Samsung Galaxy, Cornetto and Idea 4G.

Web Series & Short Films

After doing well in film and Television industry, he simultaneously debuts in OTT platforms in 2017 with ‘Rise’ as ‘Shrey’. Subsequently, he has also been working on some famous web series.

His one of the most popular work is ‘Mirzapur’ where he played the lead character where he portrayed as Bablu Pandit who was the only good and intelligent man among the violent goons of Mirzapur. But, he soon become the brain behind illegal operations which run by Kaleen Bhaiya as Pankaj Tripathi known by the king of Mirzapur. This web series was streaming on October 23, 2018 on Amazon Prime Video.

Next he appeared in Broken But Beautiful in 2018. It was starred with Vikrant and Harleen Sethi in lead roles. This story about two people who are emotionally broken after their failed relationships and letting go from their relationships.

Then he made his impactful appearance in Zoya Akhtar’s web series ‘Made in Haven’ in 2019. This nine episodes’ web series told the story of two wedding planners in Delhi who are running an agency named Made in Heaven. Vikrant portrayed the role of a gay man ‘Nawab’ who is a wedding planner and a love interest of Karan. For his remarkable performance in the series he received huge appreciations.

In 2019, Criminal Justice is an BBC-produced Indian series which mainly adopted from a British television drama series as the same name. This series was directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and Vishal Furia. It was starred with Vikrant, Pankaj Tripathi and Jackie Shroff in the lead roles. The story created around a young innocent cab driver Aditya as played by Vikrant. He alleged the charged in the murder of his passenger and the case goes for a court’s trial.

For his brilliant performance in 'Criminal Justice' he won the 'Best Actor' category award at the 2019 Critics Choice Shorts & Series Awards.

Vikrant was next paired with Shweta Tripathi in Science fiction film called Cargo which written and directed by Arati Kadav. This film was premiered at the 2019 MAMI Film Festival under the spotlight section. The film later released on OTT platform Netflix on 9th September 2020. Vikrant appeared in the lead role named ‘Prahastha’. This sci-fi drama Cargo released on Netflix.

His back-to-back successful released on Netflix he had once compared with Netflix’s omnipresent actress Radhika Apte by his fans and followers.

Vikrant has also appeared in several short films including ‘Un Hazaaron Ke Naam’, ‘Best Girlfriend’ ‘35MM’ and ‘Detour’.

Films career

After working on television industry for around 5 long years. Vikrant made his first break in Bollywood in 2013 by playing a crucial role in Vikramaditya Motwane’s ‘Lootera’ along with Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha.

In the film Vikrant played the role of Singh’s companion. This film was based on the 1970^th O Henry’s short story ‘The Last Lafe’.

Since then he appeared in several unconventional roles and experiment with them. Most of the time he got appreciation for his brilliant performance by film’s critics and audiences.

On an interview, Vikrant mention that for his films acting career Konkona Sen Sharma played a big role. Even she offered Vikrant the first lead role on her début directional venture ‘A Death in the Gunj’ in 2016. later he became the talk of the town. 

Vikrant played the character of a simple boy who search of a little affection in life. The story based on McCluskieganj of 1979. It is an impactful thriller which follows the story of a family road trip. This film played on several film festivals across the world. As well as Vikrant performance received hugecritical acclaim.

Film critics Rajeev Masand described his performance as heartfelt one.

For his brilliant performance as a shy guy ‘Shutu’ in the film he received a nomination for Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor.

Then, he appeared in ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ as ‘Arshad’ and ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’ as ‘Rana’. Next he performed in the Half Girlfriend, directed by Mohit Suri. The story mainly based on Chetan Bhagat’s novel of the same name which continue the story of a small-town boy Madhav (Arjun Kapoor) who falls in love with the city girl Riya (Shraddha Kapoor). Vikrant played the friend role of the lead character Madhav.

In September 2020, he appeared in Meghna Gulzar’s ‘Chhapaak’. His played a strong character as a creator of a foundation for acid attack survivors in the film. For this performance he grabbed the eyeballs and became one of the most popular non-mainstream Hindi film actors.

Next, he appeared in ‘Ginny Weds Sunny’ opposite Yami Gautam which directed by debutant Puneet Khanna and produced by Vinod Bachchan. This film was released on digital media platform Netflix. This film is a wedding-themed romantic comedy where Vikrant as Sunny and Yami Gautam’s Ginny meet during an arranged marriage setup and Sunny falls in love with Ginny.

In 2019, Vikrant was featured in ‘Dolly Kitty Aur Who Chamakte Sitare’ which was directed by Alankrita Srivastava’s. it was starred with Bhumi Pednekar, Konkona Sensharma, Vikrant Massey, Amol Parashar and Aamir Bashir. This film had an international première at the 24th Busan International Film Festival in 2019. This story based on two sisters Dolly and Kajal who are liberal about their dreams as well as wants to live an independent life.

After Vikrant had seen in the Netflix thriller ‘Haseen Dillruba’ along Taapsee Pannu and Harshvardhan Rane. This film was released in this year. This film received mixed review from critics as well as audiences. But, Vikrant performance seems to have highlighted as an independent actor.

In 2021, he was also featured another digital project which is a social comedy titled 14 Phere co-starring with Kriti Kharbanda. This film was released on 23 July 2021 on Zee5. Basically, 14 Phere story based on an inter-caste marriage.

In an interview with Hindustan Times Vikrant Massey said, "These characters come from places where caste differences still exist. I was fortunate to have very liberal parents. They have been married for nearly 40 years, and theirs was an inter-caste marriage. So, I did feel privileged and blessed to be able to do this film."

Recently, Vikrant wrapped up the shoot of the upcoming crime-thriller film ‘Love Hostel’ with Red Chillies Entertainment and Drishyam Films' banner. In this film he stars with Bobby Deol and Sanya Malhotra. The film is written and directed by National Award-Winning cinematographer Shanker who mostly known for Pankaj Tripathi’s film ‘Gurgaon’.

Currently, the actor begun the shooting of Vishal Furia’s suspense thriller ‘Forensic’ where he will feature with actress Radhika Apte. ‘Forensic’ is produced by Soham Rockstar Entertainment and Mini Films, Deepak Mukut, Mansi Bagla and Varun Bagla, Co-produced by Hunar Mukut.

Upcoming Projects  

As an independent actor Vikrant has been signed up with some exciting line up of films including 'Blackout' along with Nora Fatehi who recently seen in RA&W agent in Ajay Devgn's ‘Bhuj: The Pride of India’.  This film’s shooting will begin around October-November after completing their current assignments. This thriller film will have directed by Devang Bhavsar and produced by Niraj Kothari and Sarita A Tanwar. This film will have released on OTT platform.

Vikrant will sign in Santosh Sivan’s high anticipated ‘Mumbaikar’ which he stars with Vijay Sethupathi, Tanya Maniktala, Ranvir Shorey, Sanjay Mishra, and Sachin Khedekar. He has also confirmed his upcoming appearance with a new project named ‘Yaar Jigari’.

Awards

Vikrant won the Indian Telly Awards for G8! Face of the year –Male in 2008 and for his excellent performance on ‘Qubool Ha’ TV serial he received Zee Rishtey Award for Favorite Bhai in 2013.

In 2017, he also won Caleidoscope Indian Film Festival Award for Best Performance by a Male Actor for the film ‘A Death in the Gunj’.

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