Amol Parashar

Amol Parashar
Parashar in 2023
Born
New Delhi, India
Alma materIndian Institute of Technology Delhi
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present

Amol Parashar is an Indian actor, best known for his versatile portrayals of popular characters across web shows and films. His most famous character is of Chitvan Sharma in the web series TVF Tripling and playing the legendary Indian Freedom Revolutionary Bhagat Singh in Shoojit Sircar's acclaimed Sardar Udham.

He has also starred in films like Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare opposite Konkona Sen Sharma, and Traffic opposite Manoj Bajpayee,[1] Hindi remake of a Malayalam thriller film. Parashar was last seen in the comedy caper Cash in his first lead role, produced by Vishesh Bhatt.

Amol also starred in It Happened in HongKong opposite Aahana Kumra.[2]

Education

Parashar graduated from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi as a Mechanical engineer and later quit his job at ZS Associates to join the arts.[3]

Reception

Parashar's performance in Babloo Happy Hai was appreciated by the critics. The Times of India stated "Amol Parashar looks promising".[4] The Sunday Indian said "Amol Parashar stands out".[5] Boxofficeindia.com said "Amol Parashar brings out the sensitivity in his character and plays his part with doggedness".[6]

Awards

1. Best Actor (Comedy) Award at News18 India's iReel Awards 2019 for TVF Tripling[7]

2. Best Actor in a Comic role Award at IWM India Awards 2019 for TVF Tripling

3. Power Performer of the year at IWM India Awards 2019.

4. Most promising actor of the year by Iconic Achievers Awards 2019 by WBM Group.

5. Perfect Versatile Actor of 2020 at Perfect Achievers Awards by Perfect Woman Magazine.

6. Iconic Rising Star Actor of the year at Iconic Gold Awards 2021.

7. Industry No.1 Award for Films in 2022 by Herald Global.

8. Most Loved Actor on OTT 2022 by 9 Planets.

9. OTT Star of the year 2022 at the Celebrity Icon Awards presented by Governor of Maharashtra, Sh. Bhagat Singh Koshiyari.

TV commercials

Throughout his acting career, Parashar has been the face of many national and international brands. Some of those brands include Pepsi, Cadbury, Tanishq, Mentos, Wild Stone amongst many others.[3]

Filmography

Year Title Role notes
2009 Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year Sai Film directed by Shimit Amin
2014 Babloo Happy Hai[8] Rohan Film directed by Nila Madhab Panda
2014 Dombivli Return Sridhar Velankar Marathi film directed by Mahendra Teredesai
2015 Mili Arun Iyyer Film directed by Rajesh Pillai
2016 Traffic Rajeev Film produced by Endemol India
2016 TVF Tripling Chitvan Web series by The Viral Fever
2017 TVF Bisht Please Soham Web series by The Viral Fever
2018 It Happened in Hong Kong Amol Web series by Viu
2018 Gabru: Hip Hop Ke Shehzaade MC Money Series directed by Anand Tiwari
2018 Home Vansh ALT Balaji series directed by Habib Faisal
2018 Ready2Mingle Nirav Web series by Zoom Studios
2019 TVF Tripling Season 2 Chitvan Web series by The Viral Fever[9]
2019 Parchhayee[10] Rahul Web series by Zee5
2020 Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare Osman Ansari Film by Balaji Motion Pictures
2020 A Viral Wedding Rishabh Sinha Miniseries by Eros Now
2021 Feels Like Ishq Jay [ep 1 "Save the da(y)te"] Netflix Original Series
2021 Sardar Udham Bhagat Singh Film directed by Shoojit Sircar
2021 Cash Armaan Gulati Film on Hotstar
2022 36 Farmhouse Harry Film on ZEE5

See also

References

  1. ^ Soman, Deepa (14 November 2013). "Kaveri to make a comeback in a Bollywood film!". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  2. ^ "It Happened In Hong Kong review: This Amol Parashar and Aahana Kumra web series is ideal for those short breaks at work". The Indian Express. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Moorjani, Manit (19 January 2013). "The unusual suspects". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Babloo Happy Hai Movie Review". The Times of India. TNN. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  5. ^ Chatterjee, Saibal (14 February 2014). "Babloo Happy Hai". The Sunday Indian. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Babloo Happy Hai". Box Office India. 8 February 2014. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Amol Parashar Gets Best Actor (Comedy) for Tripling 2".
  8. ^ Jha, Subhash. ""Babloo Happy Hai" - Strong message, gently conveyed (IANS Movie Review, Rating: ****)". Yahoo India News. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  9. ^ The Viral Fever [@TheViralFever] (9 March 2019). "Everything has changed, but some things will always be the same. Catch all episodes of Tripling Season 2 on TVFPLAY and SONYLIV on 5th April. #TVFTriplingWithDrivezy #PhirseTripling #SonyLIVgoesTripling https://t.co/Pu3uWwlK5r" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Parchhayee Episode 6 Katl-e-Aam At @Ritz: Amol Parashar Delivers Acting Brilliance". Zee Tv. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.