Vikrant Massey
Vikrant Massey (born 3 April 1987) is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Hindi films and television. Massey has received several awards including two Indian Television Academy Awards, along with nominations for two Filmfare Awards. After completing his education from R. D. National College, Massey made his acting debut with Dhoom Machaao Dhoom and established himself in television with Dharam Veer, Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo, Balika Vadhu and Qubool Hai. Massey graduated to films with Lootera (2013) and appear in supporting parts in films including Dil Dhadakne Do (2015) and Half Girlfriend (2017). Massey's career marked a turning point with the drama A Death in the Gunj (2017), which earned him the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor nomination. He subsequently appeared in the biographical drama Chhapaak (2020), romantic comedy Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare (2020), mystery thriller Haseen Dillruba (2021), family drama Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (2021), romantic thriller Love Hostel (2022) and biographical drama 12th Fail (2023). For Haseen Dillruba, he received another Best Actor Critic nomination. Massey also received praises for his portrayals in the web shows, Mirzapur (2018), Broken But Beautiful (2018–2019) and Criminal Justice (2019). In addition to his acting career, Massey is a celebrity endroser for brands and products. He is married to his co-actor Sheetal Thakur. Early life
Vikrant Massey was born to his parents Jolly and Meena. Belonging to a middle-class family, he was born and raised by his parents in Nagbhid, a small town in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. He was raised a Roman Catholic and he has one older brother Mohsin. His paternal family follows Christianity and his maternal family follows Sikhism. Massey's educational background consists of attending St. Anthony’s High School in Versova with further studies being completed from R. D. National College of Arts & Science in Bandra, Mumbai. Being a well-trained dancer, he forayed onto stage with small-time dancing and theatre performances at the age of 7. With support and guidance from his teachers and school principal, he took up performing arts as a career choice at quite a young age. During his leisure period, he enjoys traveling, playing cricket, and video games. Career

Massey is also a trained modern contemporary or modern jazz dancer and has worked with Shiamak Davar, and was a choreographer on his show Dhoom Machaao Dhoom. He played the role of Shyam Madan Singh in the television show Balika Vadhu on Colors TV which also starred Vibha Anand and was a success. He later played the lead role in Nikhil Sinha and Rakesh Paswan's Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo on NDTV Imagine as Murli, husband of Bharti. He has also acted in Disney Channel India's Dhoom Machaao Dhoom, Star Plus's Kahaan Hoon Main which did not go on air, and the role of Dharam in NDTV Imagine's Dharam Veer. Vikrant portrayed Ayaan Ahmed Khan, one of the lead roles in Zee TV's series Qubool Hai after replacing Rishabh Sinha. Massey made his Bollywood debut in Vikramaditya Motwane's Lootera (2013), along with Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha. His first lead role was in Konkana Sen Sharma's debut directorial venture A Death in the Gunj. The film as well as his performance won critical acclaim. Rajeev Masand described his performance as a heartfelt one. For this performance, he received a nomination for Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. He has been a part of various television commercials such as Zatak Deo, Cadbury, FINOLEX LED, Nescafe, Khazana Jewels, Samsung Galaxy, Cornetto, and Idea 4G. Massey has also worked in various web series that includes Mirzapur, Broken But Beautiful, Criminal Justice directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia and Vishal Furia and Made In Heaven a web series on two wedding planners in Delhi running an agency named Made in Heaven. Vikrant Massey was paired with Shweta Tripathi in a science fiction film called Cargo written and directed by Arati Kadav. Cargo premiered at the 2019 MAMI Film Festival under the spotlight section<ref>{{cite web |title=Vikrant Massey, Shweta Tripathis Cargo at Jio MAMI film fest |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/vikrant-massey-shweta-tripathis-cargo-at-jio-mami-film-fest/1636641 |website=www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref> and on Netflix on 9 September 2020. In 2020, he was seen opposite Deepika Padukone in Meghna Gulzar's Chhapaak. He appeared opposite Yami Gautam in Ginny Weds Sunny, directed by debutant Puneet Khanna, produced by Vinod Bachchan, and released on Netflix. and became a household name with his roles of Dharam in 

Personal life
Massey and actress Sheetal Thakur began dating in 2015, before they together starred in the series Broken But Beautiful (2018). Massey and Thakur got engaged in November 2019, and registered their marriage on 14 February 2022, in an intimate ceremony at their Versova home. On 18 February 2022, Massey married Thakur, in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony in Himachal Pradesh. Other work and media image 

Dipti Nagpaul D'Souza of The Indian Express stated that Massey has always played "likeable roles" in television soaps. Asianet News termed him "one of the finest actors" of his generation and added, "Throughout his prolific career, he has consistently chosen unconventional roles that have left a lasting impression on audiences." Prateek Sur of Outlook India noted, "One will find the character living the best up to his potential on the screen when Vikrant is playing it. He has always justified himself as a performer." Film Companion'' noted, "Vikrant has been consistently prolific and made a mark with every performance, regardless of the scope, nature or length of a role." Massey is a celebrity endorser for brands and products such as Lenskart, Cornetto, ICICI Bank, Longines and Nescafé. Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

Short films

Accolades

References

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1987 births
Living people
Indian male television actors
Indian choreographers
Indian Christians
Male actors in Hindi cinema