Vikrant Massey is an Indian television and film actor. He rose to fame with his role as ‘Shyam Madan Singh’ in Colors TV’s serial ‘Balika Vadhu’.
Wiki/Biography
Vikrant Massey was born on Friday, April 3, 1987, in Mumbai (36 years old; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Aries.
He grew up in a nuclear family in a 1-BHK apartment in Mumbai. He attended St. Anthony’s High School, Mumbai and went on to RD National College of Arts and Sciences for graduation. He has loved acting and dancing since he was a child, and often performed skits when he was a student. His school teachers further inspired his desire to become an actor. Because they discovered his acting talent and thought he would be far ahead in the performing arts. While in college, Vikrant started working as a choreographer with Shiamak Davar. Vikrant got his first break in acting when he was 17 years old. As it happened, one time Vikrant went for a Diwali dinner at the restaurant “Out of the Blue” in Pali Hills, Mumbai, where he was spotted by someone from the Star TV network who offered him a prime-time TV show .
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 9″
Hair color: black
Eye color: brown
family
Vikrant Massey belongs to a Christian (Roman Catholic) family.
Parents and siblings
He was born to Jolly Massey and Aamna Massey. He has an older brother, Mohsin Messi.
wife
On February 14, 2022, he registered his marriage with his fiancée Sheetal Thakur. In November 2019, Vikrant got engaged to Sheetal Thakur (actress) after dating for about 4 years. The actor confirmed the news to the entertainment website, saying:
Yes, we have a very small private event. I will talk about marriage and everything, but at the right time. “
The couple tied the knot on February 18, 2022, in a traditional Hindu wedding in Himachal Pradesh.
Profession
Vikrant Massey started his career as a ballerina for Shiamak Davar. He worked as a choreographer in the Disney Channel musical comedy-drama “Dhoom Machaao Dhoom.” Next, he played the role of ‘Rajkumar Dharam’ in the TV series ‘Dharam Veer’.
Vikrant came into limelight for his role as ‘Shyam Madan Singh’ in Colors TV’s popular show ‘Balika Vadhu’. He later appeared in TV shows like Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo, Qubool Hai and Ajab Gajab Ghar Jamai.
After working in television for about 5 years, Vikrant made his debut in films in 2013, playing a pivotal role in the film Lootera starring Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha Character “Devdas Mukherjee”. Since then, he has been trying out many unconventional roles, such as playing the shy ‘Shutu’ in ‘Ganji’, the macho ‘Arshad’ in ‘Lipstick Under the Burkha’, and the She plays the suave “Rana” in “Dil”. Dadakne Do. “
In 2017, he played “Shrey” in the web series “Rise”. He subsequently appeared in many web series like Mirzapur, Broken But Beautiful, Made in Heaven and Criminal Justice.
He has also appeared in several short films including “Un Hazaaron Ke Naam”, “Best Girlfriend”, “35MM” and “Detour”.
Apart from serials and films, Vikrant has also appeared in TV commercials for many brands including ‘Zatak Deo’, ‘Cadbury’, ‘Nestle’, ‘Khazana Jewels’ and ‘Samsung Galaxy’.
Awards
- GR8 wins Indian Television Award! Face of the Year – Male (2008)
- Zee Rishtey Award for Most Popular Bhai for TV Series “Qubool Hai” (2013)
- Kaleidoscope Award for Best Actor at the Indian Film Festival, A Death in The Gunj (2017)
car/bicycle
He owns a Ducati bike.
favorite thing
- Food: Rajma Chawal, Palak Paneer
- Starring: Ajay Devgn, KK Menon, Irrfan Khan, Pankaj Kapoor
- Movies: Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999), Vaastav (1999), Yuva (2004)
- Sports: Cricket
fact
- His hobbies include dancing, traveling, playing cricket and video games, and collecting perfumes, shoes and sunglasses.
- He is a trained ballet dancer.
- Vikrant follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- He is fondly called ‘Sonu’ by his friends and family.
- He is an avid dog lover and often shares photos of himself with his dogs on his Instagram account.
- Vikrant was so fond of movies as a child that he and his brother would often sit down and read the daily newspapers and open the TV schedule to mark what they wanted to watch.
- Messi has appeared on the covers of many magazines including SMARTlife Magazine.
- When asked about playing a typical hero in Bollywood, Vikrant said:
It was never my desire to be a typical hero. I keep telling myself that only my performance represents me. IMHO, I don’t think it’s important to have eight-pack abs or 21-inch biceps. What matters is how you justify what is written on the paper. If people can connect with it, and if you can get the right message out to people, that’s the biggest reward. It is important to remain socially and morally authentic and adapt to changing times. “
- In an interview, Vikrant revealed that a bride once ran away from her wedding and interrupted the shooting of his film to meet him. He further added that when she was not allowed to meet him, she created a scenario and only left the set when she was allowed to meet him.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education