Aakash Dahiya (born 20 September 1986) is a Mumbai-based actor and casting director, who is known for his work in Bollywood films.[1][2]
Aakash Dahiya | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 20 September 1986 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, casting director |
Career
editBorn in New Delhi, Dahiya started acting in the New Delhi Theater. He then started working as associate casting director[3] with his friend Mukesh Chhabra in Mumbai.[4][5]
His first role in Bollywood was as "Googly" in Chillar Party,[6][7] directed by Nitesh Tiwari and Vikas Bahl. He also got some smaller roles in Rock Star (2011), Kaminey (2009) and Trishna (2011).[8][9]
Later, in Nikhil Advani`s D-Day, he acted as "Aslam". The film got critical appreciation and so did his character.[10][11] After that, Dahiya appeared in Mastram,[12] and Bobby Jasoos.[13][14] He conducted an acting workshop for the movie Bobby Jasoos.[15][16][17][18]
He acted as Amit[19] in[20] Zeishan Quadri's Meeruthiya Gangster.[21] [2][22][23][24][25][26] In 2015 Aakash appeared in Anand L. Rai's Tanu Weds Manu Returns, in a short role as Deepak,[27][28] but he got appreciation for his dazzling appearance.[29]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Casting Associate | Actor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kaminey | Yes | ||
| 2011 | Teen Thay Bhai | Yes | ||
| 2011 | Chillar Party | Yes | Yes | |
| 2011 | Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster | Yes | ||
| 2011 | Force | Yes | ||
| 2011 | Rockstar | Yes | Yes | |
| 2011 | Trishna | Yes | ||
| 2012 | Gangs of Wasseypur | Yes | Yes | |
| 2012 | Shahid | Yes | ||
| 2012 | Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana | Yes | ||
| 2013 | Kai Po Che! | Yes | ||
| 2013 | D-Day | Yes | Yes | |
| 2013 | Siddharth | Yes | Yes | |
| 2014 | Highway | Yes | ||
| 2014 | Mastram | Yes | ||
| 2014 | Bobby Jasoos | Yes | ||
| 2014 | PK | Yes | ||
| 2015 | Tanu Weds Manu Returns | Yes | ||
| 2015 | Meeruthiya Gangsters | Yes | ||
| 2020 | Operation Parindey[30] | Yes | Released on ZEE5[31] | |
| 2023 | Permanent Roommates Season 2 | Yes | ||
| 2023 | Rafuchakkar | Yes | JioCinema |
References
edit- ^ Saumya, Bhatia (3 August 2014). "Aakash Dahiya: Casting to acting, directing..." The Asian Age. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ a b Coelho, Alisha (1 July 2014). "I'll Never Stop Casting: Aakash Dahiya". Indiatimes. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ Anjum, Shabbir. "Kai Po Che Movie Review". Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- ^ Sengupta, Saumita. "Casting hones my acting skills". Box office India. Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ "In Actor's Studio". Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ Sabnani, Pankaj. "Chillar Party Movie Review". www.glamsham.com. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ "Chillar Party famed actor finds teacher in Vidya Balan". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ^ AVINASH, PRABHAKAR. "A feel-good, hard work story". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ "Trishna". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ Shalini Langer (19 July 2013). "Movie review: D-Day is a surprising package". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ Gayatri, Sankar. "D-Day' review". zee news India. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ Soumita, Sengupta. "Mastram is a story we all have grown up reading". www.boxofficeindia.co.in/. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ Stacey, Yount. "More about the characters of Bobby Jasoos!". bollyspice.com/.
- ^ Roy, Purba. "Akash Dahiya : smitten by Acting". Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ Karishma, Upadhyay. "Bidya as Bobby!". www.abplive.in. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ UDASI, HARSHIKAA. "Bobby comes calling". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ Karishma, Upadhyay. "Bidya as Bobby!". Telegraph. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ Jamindar, Darshana. "Aakash Dahiya says"I have never seen Hard-working Producers like Dia Mirza and Saahil in my life"". Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ IANS. "Aakash Dahiya: Not violence but friendship forms core of 'Meeruthiya Gangsters'". Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "All guns blazing". epaper.absoluteindianews.com/. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ "Not violence but friendship forms core of 'Meeruthiya Gangsters': Aakash Dahiya". Business Standards. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ FPJ Bureau. "Zeishan builds team for 'Meeruthiya Gangsters'". Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ IANS. "'Meeruthiya Gangsters' release date pushed to September". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ "Meeruthiya Gangsters (2015)". IMDb.
- ^ "Meeruthiya Gangsters' to go on floors June 15". Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ IANS. "Filming for 'Meeruthiya Gangsters' to begin". Gulfnews.com. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "The genius of Kangana turns Tanu weds Manu returns into one of the best bolly sequels ever". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ "Tanu Weds Manu Returns". Box office India. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ Marty, Moody. "Miyan, captain banoge?". Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ Operation Parindey on Zee5
- ^ TUTEJA, JOGINDER. "Operation Parindey review". Rediff. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
