Mohit Madaan (born 7 January 1988)[1] is an Indian Hindi-film actor. He got recognition by playing the mastermind Bachchan Singh,[2] one of the main characters in the film Aksar 2, a Hindi thriller film directed by Anant Mahadevan,[3] co-starring Zareen Khan and Gautam Rode. The film is the sequel to 2006 hit film Aksar. Mohit Madaan is also credited as Mohit Madan in media.[4]

Mohit Madaan
Born (1988-01-07) 7 January 1988 (age 36)
Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
EducationUniversity of Auckland
OccupationActor
Years active2015 –

Early life and education

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Madaan[5] was born to Vijay Madaan and Renu Madaan on 7 January 1988 in suburban Delhi.[6] He moved to the UAE with his family at the age of 3 continuing his education there till the age of 13. In 2001, Mohit migrated with his family to Auckland, New Zealand[7] where he completed his high school education at Macleans College. He started building his interest towards Drama while taking part in school plays and theatre groups. Mohit got his bachelor's degree in Business and Information Management (BBIM) from the University of Auckland. Upon his graduation his family migrated back to Dubai and Mohit began his career working as an External Auditor at a reputed Accounting firm. Later, he realized this was not the profession he wanted to be in and left that and began working with his father handling the finance department in their family business [8] He moved to Mumbai and continues to reside there while working in the Hindi film industry.[9]

Career

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He debuted in the film Love Exchange[10][11] in 2015, where he played Siddharth Sathe, a Maharashtrian boy who falls in love with a Punjabi girl. He was recently seen in Aksar 2,[12] an upcoming Hindi thriller film directed by Anant Mahadevan, co-starring Zareen Khan and Gautam Rode, where he plays a character named "Bachchan Singh".[13] The film is the sequel to 2006 film Aksar.[14][15][16][17]

See also

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Filmography

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Year Title work Roles Notes
2015 Love exchange Actor Siddharth Sathe Debut film
2017 Aksar 2 Actor Bachchan Singh
2017 Ishq Tera Actor Rahul/Kabir Post Production

References

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  1. ^ Hindustan Times (29 August 2017). "Aksar 2 will give me what i deserve: Mohit madaan". www.hindustantimes.com.
  2. ^ dailyhunt. "Mohit Madaan the 'surprise factor' of 'Aksar 2' (Movie Snippets)". www.dailyhunt.in.
  3. ^ Indian Express. "Anant Mahadevan is a hard taskmaster, says Aksar 2 actor Mohit Madaan". www.indianexpress.com.
  4. ^ "Mohit Madaan has to says about his role in Aksar 2". Free Press Journal.
  5. ^ Business Standard (October 2017). "Mohit Madaan the surprise factor of Aksar 2 movie snippets". www.business-standard.com. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ Times Of India. "Mohit Madaan fan of Shah Rukh Khan since childhood". www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  7. ^ Asian Age (11 October 2017). "My friends in NZ were my support system says Mohit Madaan". www.asianage.com.
  8. ^ Free Press Journal. "'Ishq Tera' actor Mohit Madaan: Anything that is challenging, and I don't relate to excites me". www.freepressjournal.in.
  9. ^ freepressjournal. "'Ishq Tera' actor Mohit Madaan: Anything that is challenging, and I don't relate to excites me". www.freepressjournal.in.
  10. ^ "'Love Exchange' actor Mohit Madan doesn't believe in shortcuts". Times of India.
  11. ^ "Mohit Madan's boy-next-door look for 'Love Exchange'". Times of India.
  12. ^ ABP News. "Mohit Madaan and Zarin Khan will appear in Aksar 2". www.abpnews.abplive.in.
  13. ^ Zee News India (13 September 2017). "Fan of Shah Rukh Khan since childhood Mohit Madaan". www.zeenews.india.com.
  14. ^ "Open to do all types of roles: Mohit Madaan". Business Standard.
  15. ^ Times Of India. "Mohit Madaan: Zareen Khan a comfortable person to work with". www.timesofindia.com.indiatimes.com.[dead link]
  16. ^ Indian Express. "Anant Mahadevan is a hard taskmaster, says Aksar 2 actor Mohit Madaan". www.indianexpress.com.
  17. ^ News18. "Doing Aksar 2 Was a Challenge For Mohit Madaan". www.news18.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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