Amit Sadh (born 5 June 1979) is an Indian actor who is known for his work in several films and television productions. He is best known for his performances in films like Kai Po Che (2013), Sultan (2016) and Gold (2018). In recent years, he has become well-known for his roles in web series. He played Inspector Kabir Sawant in the Breathe (2018, 2020, 2022) streaming on Amazon Prime Video. and people really liked his performance. He won the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.He began his acting career with the teen drama Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr and later appeared in the reality shows Nach Baliye 1 and Bigg Boss 1. He played the role of Kshitij in Shobna Desai's soap opera Durgesh Nandinii that aired on Sony Entertainment Television.In Avrodh: The Siege Within, he played an important role in a military drama about the 2016 Uri attack. Jeet Ki Zid is a series based on the life of Major Deependra Singh Sengar, an army officer.

Early life

Sadh was born on 5 June 1979 in Delhi. He completed his graduation from La Martiniere College, Lucknow. Sadh's father Ram Chandra Dogra, was a national-level hockey player. Sadh lost his father when he was only 16 years old.His family home is in Punjab. At the age of 21, he left home and moved to Mumbai to become an actor.

Career

Sadh's first major role was in Neena Gupta's production ''Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr'', where he portrayed the character of Aditya. He then starred in the series ''Kohinoor''. He appeared as a contestant on the reality show ''Bigg Boss''. Sadh participated in the original seasons of ''Nach Baliye'' and ''Fear Factor''.Sadh has played important supporting roles in several movies. He worked in ''Kai Po Che!'' playing the role of a priest's son alongside Amrita Puri, Sushant Singh Rajput and Rajkummar Rao. In ''Sultan'', he played the role of a businessman alongside Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma. He appeared in ''Sarkar 3'' alongside Amitabh Bachchan. He appeared in ''Gold'' as Raghubir Pratap Singh, based on the real life character of K. D. Singh Babu alongside Akshay Kumar and played the role of Shakuntala Devi's son-in-law alongside Vidya Balan and Sanya Malhotra in ''Shakuntala Devi''. In ''Barot House'', he played as Amit Barot in the film alongside Manjari Fadnis.In 2018, he featured as Inspector Kabir Sawant in the web series ''Breathe'' alongside R Madhavan, and reprised his role in ''Breathe: Into the Shadows'' alongside Abhishek Bachchan.Sadh has played important supporting roles in several movies. He worked in ''Kai Po Che!'' playing the role of a priest's son alongside Amrita Puri, Sushant Singh Rajput and Rajkummar Rao. In ''Sultan'', he played the role of a businessman alongside Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma. He appeared in ''Sarkar 3'' alongside Amitabh Bachchan. He appeared in ''Gold'' as Raghubir Pratap Singh, based on the real life character of K. D. Singh Babu alongside Akshay Kumar and played the role of Shakuntala Devi's son-in-law alongside Vidya Balan and Sanya Malhotra in ''Shakuntala Devi''. In ''Barot House'', he played as Amit Barot in the film alongside Manjari Fadnis.In 2018, he featured as Inspector Kabir Sawant in the web series ''Breathe'' alongside R Madhavan, and reprised his role in ''Breathe: Into the Shadows'' alongside Abhishek Bachchan. In 2020, he played the role of Major Videep Singh in ''Avrodh: The Siege Within'' which was a fictionalised retelling of the 2016 Uri attack and the following surgical strikes. In 2021, He donned the role of retired Indian Army special forces officer Major Deependra Singh Sengar in ''Jeet Ki Zid'' alongside Sushant Singh. In 2022, he appeared in the web series ''Duranga'' alongside Gulshan Devaiah and Drashti Dhami.

Television career (2002–2008)

Sadh's first major role was in Neena Gupta's production ''Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr'', where he portrayed the character of Aditya. He then starred in the series ''Kohinoor''. He appeared as a contestant on the reality show ''Bigg Boss''. Sadh participated in the original seasons of ''Nach Baliye'' and ''Fear Factor''.

Film career (2010–present)

Sadh has played important supporting roles in several movies. He worked in ''Kai Po Che!'' playing the role of a priest's son alongside Amrita Puri, Sushant Singh Rajput and Rajkummar Rao. In ''Sultan'', he played the role of a businessman alongside Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma. He appeared in ''Sarkar 3'' alongside Amitabh Bachchan. He appeared in ''Gold'' as Raghubir Pratap Singh, based on the real life character of K. D. Singh Babu alongside Akshay Kumar and played the role of Shakuntala Devi's son-in-law alongside Vidya Balan and Sanya Malhotra in ''Shakuntala Devi''. In ''Barot House'', he played as Amit Barot in the film alongside Manjari Fadnis.In 2018, he featured as Inspector Kabir Sawant in the web series ''Breathe'' alongside R Madhavan, and reprised his role in ''Breathe: Into the Shadows'' alongside Abhishek Bachchan.Sadh has played important supporting roles in several movies. He worked in ''Kai Po Che!'' playing the role of a priest's son alongside Amrita Puri, Sushant Singh Rajput and Rajkummar Rao. In ''Sultan'', he played the role of a businessman alongside Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma. He appeared in ''Sarkar 3'' alongside Amitabh Bachchan. He appeared in ''Gold'' as Raghubir Pratap Singh, based on the real life character of K. D. Singh Babu alongside Akshay Kumar and played the role of Shakuntala Devi's son-in-law alongside Vidya Balan and Sanya Malhotra in ''Shakuntala Devi''. In ''Barot House'', he played as Amit Barot in the film alongside Manjari Fadnis.In 2018, he featured as Inspector Kabir Sawant in the web series ''Breathe'' alongside R Madhavan, and reprised his role in ''Breathe: Into the Shadows'' alongside Abhishek Bachchan. In 2020, he played the role of Major Videep Singh in ''Avrodh: The Siege Within'' which was a fictionalised retelling of the 2016 Uri attack and the following surgical strikes. In 2021, He donned the role of retired Indian Army special forces officer Major Deependra Singh Sengar in ''Jeet Ki Zid'' alongside Sushant Singh. In 2022, he appeared in the web series ''Duranga'' alongside Gulshan Devaiah and Drashti Dhami.