Nandish Singh Sandhu (born 25 December 1981) is an Indian actor, working in Hindi cinema and television. He is best known for starring in the notable soap opera Uttaran (2009–2012) as the lead, Veer Singh Bundela. Sandhu's other TV works include Phir Subah Hogi (2012), Beintehaa (2013), Grahan (2021) and Jubilee (2023). He made his Hindi film debut with a supporting role in Super 30 (2019).
Nandish Sandhu | |
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 Nandish at the ITA Awards in 2018 | |
| Born | Nandish Singh Sandhu 25 December 1981 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Known for | Uttaran Super 30 |
| Spouse | |
Life and career
editSandhu started his career with modelling.[1] In 2007, he made his acting debut in the television show with Star Plus's Kasturi, where he played Raunak.[2] and afterwards he appeared in several TV shows, where he played supporting role and cameo role.
In 2009, His first major breakthrough and official debut occurred in TV with the role of Veer Singh Bundela opposite Tina Dutta in Colors TV's Uttaran.[3] It was his portrayal of Veer which garnered him household name and fame, earned widespread recognition and popularity, including several awards and nominations. Uttaran opened up newer international markets for Indian Television, The ratings of the show increased after his entry and his chemistry with Tina Datta was also highly applauded.[4] He quit the show in 2012, when the show took 18 years leap.[5]
In 2012, Sandhu featured in Zee TV's Phir Subah Hogi.[6] In 2014, Sandhu played Lawyer Rehaan in Colors TV's Beintehaa.[7] In 2015, he participated in Colors TV's stunt-action show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6 which was hosted by director Rohit Shetty and reached the semifinals.[8] In the same year, he participated (along with his then-wife Rashami Desai) in the Star Plus's dance reality show Nach Baliye 7 emerging as runner-up.[9]
Sandhu married his Uttaran co-star Rashami Desai on 12 February 2012 in Dholpur.[10] In 2014, they announced their separation and they got divorced in 2015.[11][12][13]
He turn producer a short film in 2016 named Girl in Red, he also acted in it. It was directed by Saurabh Verma. Girl in Red is now also available on MX Player, the film holds an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 based on 15 reviews. Girl in red received mixed reviews by critics; Rahul of Film Companion says Saurabh Varma's short about a chain-smoking author battling a writer's block isn't a bad film. But often, this averageness is more disappointing because of what could have been.[14] Then again in 2017, he co-produced another short film named The Gift starring Gul Panag, Kushal Punjabi and Mandira Bedi in lead, it's available on the streaming app Sony LIV since it is released.[15]
In 2019, Sandhu was cast alongside Hrithik Roshan in Bollywood biopic movie Super 30 he played the role of Pranav Kumar, a brother of Anand Kumar.[16] The film was released to commercial success, but received mixed reviews.[17] He also starred in the 2019 movie Family of Thakurganj which was directed by Manoj Jha and written by Dilip Shukla. The film also starred Jimmy Shergill, Mahie Gill and Saurabh Shukla in key roles.
In 2021, Nandish played a supporting role in the Hotstar original series titled Grahan in the role of Kartik. The series starred Pawan Malhotra, Zoya Hussain, Wamiqa Gabbi and Anshumaan Pushkar in lead roles.[citation needed]
Filmography
editFilms
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dabangg 2 | Groom | Special appearance in song "Dagabaaz Re" |
| 2016 | Girl in Red | Aditya Verma | Short film; also producer |
| 2017 | The Gift | — | Short film; producer only |
| 2019 | Super 30 | Pranav Kumar | |
| Family of Thakurganj | Munnu |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Kasturi | Raunak Singhaniya | |
| Khwaish | Yasir | ||
| Kayamath | Saket | ||
| Comedy Circus | Contestant | ||
| Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai | Rahul | Episode 23 | |
| 2008 | Shiv | Episodes 118 & 119 | |
| Hum Ladkiyan | Rahul | ||
| 2009–2012 | Uttaran | Veer Singh Bundela | |
| 2009 | Laughter Ke Phatke | Contestant | |
| Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka | |||
| 2010 | Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega | ||
| Kitchen Champion 4 | |||
| 2011 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 4 | Guest Contestant | |
| 2011 | Bigg Boss 5 | Guest | |
| 2012 | Phir Subah Hogi | Thakur Aditya Singh | |
| 2013 | Beintehaa | Rehan Habeeb Khan | |
| 2014 | Encounter | Inspector Sartaj Quereshi | |
| Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki 2 | Contestant | ||
| Box Cricket League 1 | |||
| 2015 | Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6 | ||
| Nach Baliye 7 | |||
| Darr Sabko Lagta Hai | Rajinder/Raj | Episodic role | |
| 2016 | Box Cricket League 2 | Contestant | |
| BCL Gujarat | |||
| Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 | Wild card entrant; not selected | ||
| 2021 | Grahan | Kartik | Hotstar series |
| 2022 | Undekhi | Samarth | Sony Liv series |
| 2023 | Jubilee | Jamshed Khan | Amazon Prime Video series |
Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Teri Ek Hansee" | Jubin Nautiyal |
| 2020 | "Chale Aao" | Rhiti |
References
edit- ^ It feels good to be married: Nandish Sandhu – Times of India . Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2 March 2012). Retrieved on 2016-02-14.
- ^ I can't play an older character on TV: Nandish Sandhu – Times of India . Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (28 July 2012). Retrieved on 2016-02-14.
- ^ "Happy Birthday Nandish Singh Sandhu: From Uttaran to Super 30, check out his journey from TV to Bollywood". PINKVILLA. 25 December 2019.
- ^ "2 TRP Channels". dokumen.tips.
- ^ Team, Tellychakkar. "Nandish and Rashmi did not want to be a part of the leap, says producer Rupali Guha". Tellychakkar.com.
- ^ Team (23 July 2012). "Nandish Sandhu replaces Anuj Sachdeva in Phir Subah Hogi". Tellychakkar.
- ^ "Nandish Sandhu will be seen in Beintehaa in the role of a lawyer". www.tvkiduniya.com.
- ^ "Nandish Sandhu to enter 'Khatron Ke Khiladi...'". 28 November 2014 – via Business Standard.
- ^ TNN by Saloni Bhatia (21 May 2015). "Nandish Sandhu and Rashami Desai in Nach Baliye 7". Times of India.
- ^ "It feels good to be married: Nandish Sandhu - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "TV actors Rashami Desai, Nandish Sandhu file for divorce". Hindustantimes.com. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ HT correspondent (5 March 2020). "Rashami Desai says she was depressed during her divorce with Nandish Sandhu". Hindustan Times.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ India Today Web desk. "Mutual Consent, not affair lead to the decision". India Today.
- ^ Rahul (19 December 2016). "Girl in Red Short film review by Film Companion". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Sony to move its video streaming service SonyLIV to a fee-based model". 11 September 2015. Archived from the original on 3 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Nandish Sandhu thanks Hrithik Roshan for Super 30". India Today.
- ^ "Super 30 brothers:Hrithik Roshan and Nandish Sandhu". Telegraph. 21 August 2019.
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