Vineet Kumar is an Indian actor and theater artist who creates films and television series in Hindi, Telugu and English. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama, New Delhi.
Wiki/Biography
Vineet Kumar aka Raman was born on Saturday, February 22, 1958 in Patna, Bihar (age 65; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Pisces.
Childhood photos of Vineet Kumar with younger siblings
He attended Patna College School in Patna. He then studied law and psychology at Bihar National College, Patna, Bihar. From 1968 to 1989, he received a Master’s degree in Theater Arts and a scholarship from the National School of Drama, New Delhi. In 1973, he joined the theater group of the Indian People’s Theater Society in Patna, India.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7″
Hair color: black
Eye color: hazel black
family
Parents and siblings
His father, Saheb Lal Srivastav, is the district transport officer of Uttar Pradesh. His mother’s name is Prabha Srivastav. His brother Sunit Kumar is a retired police officer from the Bihar police in India. Sunit is serving as the Chairman of Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission (BPSSC) from January 2023. He has a sister named Ratna Ranjan.
Vineet Kumar and his brother
Vinit Kumar’s sister
wife and children
On June 28, 1995, he married Manoranjan Dhaliwal, a TEAP and CELTA certified educator. There is not much information about his children.
Vineet Kumar and his wife
Profession
theater
While studying in college, his brother’s friends invited him to accompany them to a play by the Satish Anand troupe. From then on, he became interested in theater. He then acted in various stage plays and nukkad natak.
Vineet Kumar stars in drama
Movie
Hindi
In 1992, he made his debut in the Hindi film “Vishwatma”, in which he had a guest role.
Vishwathma movie poster
He played supporting roles in many popular Hindi films such as Drohkaal (1994), Kachche Dhaage (1999), Shool (1999), Yeh Dil (2003), Masaan ” (2015) and “Masaan” (2015). Borah (2023).
Stills of Vineet Kumar playing Dom Raja in the Hindi film Masaan
telugu
In 2006, Vineet made his Telugu film debut as Bavuji in the film Vikramarkudu.
wickramakudu
He subsequently acted in several other Telugu films such as Kandireega (2011), Shivam (2015), Intelligent (2018), Chanakya (2019) and Bombhaat (2020).
English
He had a supporting role in his first British film, Electric Moon (1992).
Stills from the British film Electric Moon (1992)
Some of his other English-language films include Return to Rajapur (2006), Strings (2006) and Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain (2014).
Bhopal – pray for rain
other languages
He has also appeared in films in other languages, such as a cameo in Zamana (2010; Kannada), Ulaganathan in Velayudham (2011; Tamil) and Phulmania Played Jay’s father in (2019; Nagpuri).
Philmania(2019)
television
He made his television debut in 1995 with the Hindi television series “Yugantar”, which aired on Doordarshan.
Yugantar
He subsequently appeared in several other Hindi television series such as Swabhimaan (1995; DD National), Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar (2005; Zee TV), Lapataganj: Sharad Joshi Ki Kahaniyon Ka Pata” (2010; SAB TV), “Chidiya Ghar” (2012; SAB TV) and “Jaana Na Dil Se Door” (2016; Star Plus).
Vineet Kumar at the launch of Lapataganj-Sharad Joshi Ki Kahaniyon Ka Pata
web series
In 2021, he made his web series debut in the SonyLIV series Maharani, where he played the role of Gauri Shankar Pandey.
Maharani’s Vineet Kumar stills
In 2022, he appeared in several other Hindi web series such as Nirmal Pathak Ki Ghar Wapsi (SonyLIV), Indian Murder (Disney+ Hotstar) and Maharani 2 (SonyLIV).
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Facts/Trivia
- His friends affectionately call him “Dad.”
- Before becoming an actor, he was a wrestler. In 1968, he participated in various wrestling tournaments in Bihar.
- In 1974, he joined the JP Movement, also known as the Bihar Movement, a political movement launched by students in Bihar against the tyranny and corruption of the state government.
Vineet Kumar in college
- In an interview, he said that he had never thought about starring in movies and TV series.
- His hobbies include cooking and photography. He even spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on the latest versions of camera lenses.
- In 2016, he was honored at Kala & Film Mahotsav.
Vineet Kumar wins award at Kala & Film Mahotsav Awards 2016
- In the same year, he won the Indian Television Academy Award for Best Actor in a Villain for the Hindi TV series “Jaana Na Dil Se Door”.
- Vineet Kumar follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- He was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva.
- He is an avid animal lover and often shares photos of cats and dogs on his Instagram account.
- Vineet Kumar has written several articles for his blog site Muktkanth.
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