Nikhil Dwivedi

Nikhil Dwivedi (born 25 November 1978) is an Indian actor and producer.[1] He made his bollywood debut with the movie My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves (2008) co starring Amrita Rao and Mithun Chakraborty, for which he was nominated in the Filmfare Awards in the category of Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. Then he starred in Mani Ratnam directorial Raavan (2010) co starring Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Chiyaan Vikram in lead. He later on appeared in Shor in the City (2011), Hate Story (2012) and Tamanchey (2014).

Nikhil Dwivedi
Dwivedi at the special screening of Bol Bachchan
Born (1978-11-25) 25 November 1978
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
OccupationActor
Producer
Years active2008–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2011)​
Children1

In 2018, he co produced his first film Veere Di Wedding with Ekta Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Rhea Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor. It was followed by Dabangg 3 (2019) which was co produced by Salman Khan. In 2019, he also produced television serial named Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran on Colors TV, which stars Rajneesh Duggal and Shiny Doshi in lead.

In 2020, he made his comeback as an actor after a six year hiatus, he appeared in Sony LIV original series Scam 1992 directed by Hansal Mehta.

Early life

Nikhil Dwivedi was born in a middle-class family in Kanpur. He worked for American Express Bank and before moving on to work for a consumer electronics shop. However, he gave up all of this to pursue acting in films.[2]

Career

His first major role was as the title role in My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves in 2008, which was directed by E. Niwas and co-produced by Shahrukh Khan's Red Chillies production house. He went on to secure the role of Lakshman in Mani Ratnam's Raavan that also starred Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. His third film was Shor in the City, where he played the role of Ramesh alongside Tusshar Kapoor in the Balaji Telefilms production. Dwivedi's fourth venture "Hate Story" directed by Vivek Agnihotri has been hailed as a flop. His fifth film wasTamanchey in which he co-starred with Richa Chadha. [2][3] He went on to produce the 2018 film Veere Di Wedding. In 2019 he produced movie Dabangg 3 with Salman Khan.

Personal life
Dwivedi with his wife Gaurie

Dwivedi married model and actress Gaurie Pandit in early 2011 at a small ceremony.[4][5] The couple has a son, Shivaan.[6]

Filmography
Year Title Actor Producer Notes
2008 My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves Nominated- Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut
2010 Raavan
2011 Shor in the City
2012 Hate Story
2014 Tamanchey
2018 Veere Di Wedding
2019-2020 Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran Television Serial
2019 Dabangg 3
2020 Scam 1992 Web Series
2021 Ankahi Kahaniya Netflix Flim

Awards & Nominations
Year Award Show Award Show Result
2008 Filmfare Awards Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves Nominated

References
  1. https://www.cinetalkers.com/nikhil-dwivedi/
  2. Likhar, Jeetu (20 June 2014). "Nikhil Dwivedi".
  3. "Check out lists of Movies by #NikhilDwivedi #Filmography". FilmiBeat.
  4. "March wedding for Nikhil Dwivedi-Gowri Pandit". filmibeat.com. 2 March 2011.
  5. "News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates". News18. Archived from the original on 1 April 2011.
  6. "How Bollywood kids dressed up for Ahil Sharma's Halloween party!".
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