Vishal Aditya Singh

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{{Short description|Indian television actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}
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| caption = Vishal Aditya Singh in 2022 on the sets of The Khatra Show
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| occupation = {{hlist| [[Actor]]|[[model (person)|model]]}}
| years_active = 2010–present
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| known_for = * ''[[Begusarai (TV series)|Begusarai]]''
* ''[[Kulfi Kumar Bajewala]]''
*''[[Nach Baliye | Nach Baliye 9]]''
*''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 13)|Bigg Boss 13]]''
*''[[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11]]''
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'''Vishal Aditya Singh''' is an Indian television actor. He is known for his roles as Lakhan Thakur/Shakti Thakur in ''[[Begusarai (TV series)|Begusarai]]'', Tevar Singh in ''[[Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala]]'', King Veerendra Pratap Singh in ''[[Chandrakanta (2017 TV series)|Chandrakanta]]'' and participation in reality shows like ''[[Nach Baliye 9]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-07-18|title=Vishal Aditya Singh on Nach Baliye 9: Have been assured my past won't be used to create drama|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/vishal-aditya-singh-on-nach-baliye-9-5836633/|access-date=2020-07-02|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> ''[[Bigg Boss 13]]''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-09|title=Bigg Boss 13: Vishal Aditya Singh to enter as wild card contestant|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/bigg-boss-13-vishal-aditya-singh-wild-card-6109969/|access-date=2020-08-23|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> and ''[[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11]]''.

==Early life and career==
===Early life and modelling (2009)===

Singh excelled in playing [[cricket]] at school and state tournaments.{{Cn|date=November 2021}} He began his career as a [[Model (person)|model]], and after doing some modelling assignments, he came to [[Mumbai]] for pursuing his acting career.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-09|title=Vishal Aditya Singh: 'I came from Bihar, so I faced a lot of rejections because of my diction, poor English and being desi'|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/vishal-aditya-singh-i-came-from-bihar-so-i-faced-a-lot-of-rejections-because-of-my-diction-poor-english-and-being-desi/story-MOeyHRRE3JOLM90nzJ5VyI.html|access-date=2020-06-28|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

===Television debut and struggles (2010–2015)===

Singh made his television acting debut in 2010 as the main lead Avdesh Thakur in [[Sagar Films]] production ''Jai Jai Shiv Shankar'', a [[Bhojpuri]] serial on [[Mahuaa TV]]. His first Hindi TV role was in the historical drama ''[[Chandragupta Maurya (2011 TV series)|Chandragupta Maurya]]'' in 2011 wherein he appeared as Shashank. From 2012 to 2013, Singh enacted the part of Veeru in Rashmi Sharma's popular series ''[[Sasural Simar Ka]]'' on [[Colors TV]]. In 2014, he played a cop in the comedy ''Bachchan Pandey ki Toli'' on [[Dhamaal Tv]]. In 2015, he essayed Devendra Singh Rana in mini series ''Time Machine'' on [[Epic TV]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=EPIC Channel launches a new action adventure show - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/trade-news/hindi/EPIC-Channel-launches-a-new-action-adventure-show/articleshow/48068485.cms|access-date=2020-09-01|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

===Television success (2015–2018)===

Singh achieved a turning point in his career, in March 2015 when he was cast the role of Lakhan Thakur/Shakti Thakur in the [[And TV|&TV]] show ''[[Begusarai (TV series)|Begusarai]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=varma|first=lipika|date=2015-04-19|title=TV's angry young man|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150418/commentary-sunday-chronicle/article/tv%E2%80%99s-angry-young-man|access-date=2020-08-09|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Vishal Aditya Singh: ‘Lakhan’ the new baddie of television - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/vishal-aditya-singh-lakhan-the-newbaddie-of-television/articleshow/47863998.cms|access-date=2021-05-18|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> He did an episodic in 2016 for [[Zing (TV channel)|Zing]]'s [[Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (TV series)|''Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya'']]. In June 2017, Singh appeared in the lead role of King Veerendra Pratap Singh in [[Ekta Kapoor]]'s fantasy TV series ''[[Chandrakanta (2017 TV series)|Chandrakanta]]'' broadcast on [[Colors TV]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/vishal-aaditya-singh-in-ekta-kapoors-chandrakanta/articleshow/58093994.cms|title=Vishal Aaditya Singh in Ekta Kapoor's Chandrakanta?|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=10 April 2017|access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref> Later in 2018, he was seen in [[Gul Khan (producer)|Gul Khan]]'s musical show ''[[Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala]]'' on [[StarPlus]] as [[Singer]] Tevar Singh.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=Filmymonkey|title='Tevar' aka Vishal Aditya Singh aka to RE-ENTER 'Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala'? Here's the TRUTH!|url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/television/kullfi-kumarr-bajewala-vishal-aditya-singh-aka-tevar-is-not-re-entering-the-show-reveals-producer-nilanjana-purkayastha-964649|access-date=2020-09-02|website=ABP Live|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Vishal Aditya Singh roped in for 'Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala' - Times of India ►|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/vishal-aditya-singh-roped-in-for-kullfi-kumarr-bajewala/articleshow/64843021.cms|access-date=2020-08-01|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

===Reality shows (2019–present)===

In July 2019, Singh joined as a celebrity contestant in the [[Nach Baliye|9th season]] of dance drama ''[[Nach Baliye]]'' with [[Madhurima Tuli]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-07-18|title=Vishal Aditya Singh on Nach Baliye 9: Have been assured my past won't be used to create drama|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/vishal-aditya-singh-on-nach-baliye-9-5836633/|access-date=2020-07-02|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> The two became the second runner-up in the show. Just after the finale of [[Nach Baliye]], he entered as a wild card participant in the [[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 13)|13th season]] of game reality TV show ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series)|Bigg Boss]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/bigg-boss-13-vishal-aditya-singh-to-enter-as-the-next-wild-card/articleshow/71890606.cms|title=Bigg Boss 13: Vishal Aditya Singh to enter as the next wild card - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-12}}</ref> He was evicted on Day 127.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/bigg-boss-13-vishal-aditya-singh-gets-evicted-from-the-house/amp_articleshow/73913821.cms|title=Bigg Boss 13: Vishal Aditya Singh gets evicted from the house|work=[[Times of India]]}}</ref> In 2020, Singh also featured in two music videos— ''Dil Mein Hindustan'' (related to [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]]) and ''Khwabeeda'' (along with [[Madhurima Tuli]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title=After a public real-life spat, exes Madhurima Tuli and Vishal Aditya Singh romance each other on screen again - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/after-a-public-real-life-spat-exes-madhurima-tuli-and-vishal-aditya-singh-romance-each-other-on-screen-again/articleshow/79764523.cms|access-date=2020-12-22|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> In May 2021, he headed to [[Cape Town]] for shooting of his next reality show, the [[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11|11th season]] of stunt based adventure series ''[[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-20 |title=Vishal Aditya Singh on Khatron Ke Khiladi 11: ‘Every guy dreams of doing such stunts since childhood’ |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/vishal-aditya-singh-on-khatron-ke-khiladi-11-every-guy-dreams-of-doing-such-stunts-since-childhood-7321412/ |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Singh met actress [[Madhurima Tuli]] on the sets of [[Chandrakanta (2017 TV series)|''Chandrakanta'']] in 2017 and later dated her.<ref name="love">{{cite news |title=Vishal Aditya Singh-Madhurima Tuli are DATING and it's CONFIRMED |url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/television/vishal-aditya-singh-madhurima-tuli-are-dating-and-its-confirmed-863150 |access-date=7 February 2020 |work=news.abplive.com |date=29 March 2018 |language=en}}</ref> They broke up after a year of dating in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=ABP News |date=2018-10-03 |title='Chandrakanta' co-actors Madhurima Tuli and Vishal Aditya Singh BREAK UP! |url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/television/chandrakanta-co-actors-madhurima-tuli-and-vishal-aditya-singh-break-up-794072 |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-10 |title=Nach Baliye’s Vishal Aditya Singh on breakup with Madhurima Tuli: ‘She was abusive, was ashamed to be seen with me in public’ |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/nach-baliye-s-vishal-aditya-singh-on-breakup-with-madhurima-tuli-she-was-abusive-was-ashamed-to-be-seen-with-me-in-public/story-SYBSLcotCVhHNCad37wS7I.html |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

== Media ==
Vishal Aditya Singh was ranked in [[Times of India|The Times of India]]'s Most Desirable Men On Television list at No. 13 in 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet television's most desirable dudes - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/meet-televisions-most-desirable-dudes/articleshow/69268331.cms|access-date=2020-06-28|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> at No. 17 in 2019<ref>{{Cite web|title=THE TIMES 20 MOST DESIRABLE MEN ON TELEVISION 2019 - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/the-times-20-most-desirable-men-on-television-2019/articleshow/77917069.cms|access-date=2020-09-04|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> and at No. 18 in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet The Times 20 Most Desirable Men on Television 2020 - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/meet-the-times-20-most-desirable-men-on-television-2020/articleshow/83403113.cms|access-date=2021-06-11|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
! Title
! Role
!Notes
! Ref.
|-
|2010
|''Jai Jai Shiv Shankar''
|Avdesh Thakur
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| 2011
|[[Chandragupta Maurya (2011 TV series)|''Chandragupta Maurya'']]
|Shashank
|
|
|-
|2012–2013
|''[[Sasural Simar Ka]]''
|Veeru
|
|
|-
|2014
|''Bachchan Pandey Ki Toli''
|Bhim Singh
|
|
|-
|2015
|''Time Machine''
|Devendra Singh Rana
|
|
|-
|2015–2016
|[[Begusarai (TV series)|''Begusarai'']]
|Lakhan Thakur/Shakti Thakur
|
|<ref name="Vishal">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Vishal-Aditya-Singh-Lakhan-the-newbaddie-of-television/articleshow/47863998.cms|title=Vishal Aditya Singh: 'Lakhan' the new baddie of television|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=30 June 2015|access-date=4 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
|[[Box Cricket League|''Box Cricket League 2'']]
|Contestant
|
|
|-
|[[Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (TV series)|''Pyar Tune Kya Kiya'']]
|Rashid
|
|
|-
|2017–2018
|[[Chandrakanta (2017 TV series)|''Chandrakanta'']]
|King Veerendra "Veer" Pratap Singh
|
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/vishal-aaditya-singh-in-ekta-kapoors-chandrakanta/articleshow/58093994.cms|title=Vishal Aaditya Singh in Ekta Kapoor's Chandrakanta?|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=10 April 2017|access-date=18 July 2017}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2018
|[[Box Cricket League|''Box Cricket League 3'']]
|Contestant
|
|
|-
|''[[Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala]]''
|Tevar Singh
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vishal Aditya Singh roped in for 'Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala' - Times of India ►|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/vishal-aditya-singh-roped-in-for-kullfi-kumarr-bajewala/articleshow/64843021.cms|access-date=2020-08-01|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
|[[Box Cricket League|''Box Cricket League 4'']]
| rowspan="4" |Contestant
|
|
|-
|[[Nach Baliye#Season 9|''Nach Baliye 9'']]
|2nd runner-up
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nach Baliye 9 Contestant Vishal Aditya Singh Reveals He is Not Friends with Madhurima Tuli|url=https://www.news18.com/amp/news/movies/nach-baliye-9-contestant-vishal-aditya-singh-says-he-is-not-friends-with-madhurima-tuli-2233615.html|access-date=2020-07-02|website=www.news18.com}}</ref>
|-
|2019–2020
|[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 13)|''Bigg Boss 13'']]
|8th place
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/bigg-boss-13-vishal-aditya-singh-to-enter-as-the-next-wild-card/articleshow/71890606.cms|title=Bigg Boss 13: Vishal Aditya Singh to enter as the next wild card - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/vishal-aditya-singh-evicted-from-bigg-boss-13-6249507/lite|title=Bigg Boss 13: Vishal Aditya Singh evicted from Salman Khan's show|work=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2021
|''[[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11]]''
| 2nd runner-up
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-27|title=Khatron Ke Khiladi 11 winner Arjun Bijlani says Divyanka Tripathi, Vishal Aditya Singh won too: ‘In all honesty…’|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/khatron-ke-khiladi-11-winner-arjun-bijlani-says-divyanka-tripathi-vishal-aditya-singh-won-too-rohit-shetty-7536455/|access-date=2021-09-28|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Dance Deewane|''Dance Deewane 3'']]
|Himself
|Guest
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-16|title=KKK 11, Dance Deewane come together for 'Mahasangam' episode|url=https://www.siasat.com/kkk-11-dance-deewane-come-together-for-mahasangam-episode-2192889/|access-date=2021-09-27|website=The Siasat Daily|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Ladies vs Gentlemen|Ladies vs Gentlemen 2]]''

|Panelist
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|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
|''[[Khatra Khatra Khatra]]''
| rowspan="2" |Himself
| rowspan="2" |Guest
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=2022-03-06 |title=Photos: Jacqueline Fernandez, Farah Khan, Vishal Aditya Singh, Bharti Singh and Karan Kundrra snapped on the sets of Khatra Khatra show {{!}} Parties & Events - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/parties-and-events/photos-jacqueline-fernandez-farah-khan-vishal-aditya-singh-bharti-singh-karan-kundrra-snapped-sets-khatra-khatra-show/ |access-date=2022-03-24 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan]]''
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hunarbaaz: Parineeti Chopra gets bouquets, bridal chooda from suitors Arjit Taneja, Vishal Aditya Singh and Shivin Narang in Parineeti Ka Swayamvar - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/hunarbaaz-parineeti-chopra-gets-bouquets-bridal-chooda-from-suitors-arjit-taneja-vishal-aditya-singh-and-shivin-narang-in-parineeti-ka-swayamvar/articleshow/90437852.cms |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|''[[Parshuram]]''
|Parshuram
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|}

===Music videos===

{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Singer(s)
!Ref.
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020
|''Dil Mein Hindustan''
|Arun Dev Yadav, Anisha Saikia, Avanie Joshi
|
|-
|''Khwabeeda''
|Anurag Mohn
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|last2=|first2=|last3=|first3=|title=Vishal Aditya Singh, Madhurima Tuli come together for romantic track Khwabeeda|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/vishal-aditya-singh-madhurima-tuli-come-together-for-romantic-track-khwabeeda-1752426-2020-12-23|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-20|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
|''Dildaar''
|[[Manoj Tiwari (politician)|Manoj Tiwari]], [[Vishal Mishra (composer)|Vishal Mishra]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-22 |title=दिल को छू जाने वाला है Manoj Tiwari का भोजपुरी सॉन्ग 'Dildaar', बनारस की गलियों में दिखी विशाल की मोहब्बत |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/entertainment/bhojpuri-manoj-tiwari-romantic-bhojpuri-song-dildaar-watch-here-vishal-aditya-singh-aparna-dixit-chemistry-from-banaras-raya-4083859.html |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=News18 |language=hi}}</ref>
|-
|''Dil Toota Hi Raha''
|[[Mohammed Irfan (singer)|Mohammed Irfan]]
|
|}

== References ==
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==External links==
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