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 three seasons of Breathe (2018, 2020, 2022) streaming on Amazon Prime Video. 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

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 and web series. In 2013, He worked in Kai Po Che! playing the role of a priest's son alongside Amrita Puri, Sushant Singh Rajput and Rajkummar Rao. After in 2015, He appeared in a Comedy Flim Guddu Rangeela, alongside Arshad Warsi and Aditi Rao Hydari. In Sultan (2016), he played the role of a businessman alongside Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma. In 2017, He appeared in Sarkar 3 alongside Amitabh Bachchan. in the same year, he appeared in a Romantic Comedy Film Running Shaadi, alongside Taapsee Pannu. In 2018, Sadh worked in the next film Jack and Dil alongside Arbaaz Khan, Sonal Chauhan and Evelyn Sharma. In the same year, He appeared in Gold as Raghubir Pratap Singh, based on the real life character of K. D. Singh Babu alongside Akshay Kumar. In 2019, Sadh appeared in Barot House alongside Manjari Fadnis and Aaryan Menghji. In 2020, he played the role of Shakuntala Devi's son-in-law alongside Vidya Balan and Sanya Malhotra in Shakuntala Devi. In the same year, Sadh appeared in Operation Parindey (A '1 hour film') alongside Rahul Dev. Again in the same year, his next film was Yaara alongside Vidyut Jammwal, Vijay Varma and Shruthi Hassan. In 2023, Sadh appeared in Sukhee alongside Shilpa Shetty and Kusha Kapila.

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 along with Abhishek Bachchan and Nithya Menen in 2020. In the same year, 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, along with Darshan Kumaar and Madhurima Tuli. In 2021, He donned the role of retired Indian Army special forces officer Major Deependra Singh Sengar in Jeet Ki Zid alongside Sushant Singh and reunited with Amrita Puri (after Kai Po Che!). In 2022, He Reunited for Breathe: Into the Shadows Season 2 as the role of Kabir Sawant. In the same year, He appeared in Duranga (It is a remake of South Korean drama Flower of Evil) alongside Gulshan Devaiah and Drashti Dhami. In 2023, he reunited for Duranga Season 2 as the role of Sammit Patel.

In 2018, he made his short film debut Baarish Mein Chowmein alongside Taapsee Pannu. In 2023, he appeared in Ghuspaith Between Borders alongside Pamela Bhutoria.

Filmography Films Year Title RoleNotes Ref. 2010 Phoonk 2 Ronnie 2012 Maximum 2013 Kai Po Che! Omi Shastri 2015 Guddu Rangeela Guddu2016 Sultan Aakash Oberoi Akira Sidharth2017 Running Shaadi Ram Bharose Sarkar 3 Shivaji Nagre Raag Desh Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon2018 Baarish Aur ChowmeinSirajShort film Gold Raghubir Pratap SinghJack and DilJack2019Super 30RaghunathBarot House Amit Barot2020Operation Parindey Abhinav MathurYaara Mohammad "Mitwa" ShehriyaShakuntala Devi Ajay Abhaya Kumar2023SukheeVikram VermaGhuspaithManavShort film2025Pune HighwayKhandustyle="background:#ffc;" Filming

Television Year Title RoleNotes 2002–2003 Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr Aditya Bhargav 2003 Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat Rohan 2003–2004 Awaz - Dil Se Dil Tak Bhaskar 2004 Kkoi Dil Mein Hai Arjun Punj Miss India Sahil Saaksshi Deepak 2004–2005 Guns & Roses Parshuram Bardez 2005 Kohinoor Karan Saxena Nach Baliye 1 Contestant7th place 2006–2007 Bigg Boss 15th place 2007 Fear Factor India 2024 MTV Dark Scroll Host

Web series Year Title Role Ref.2018BreatheKabir Sawant 2020–2022Breathe: Into the ShadowsKabir Sawant2020Avrodh: The Siege WithinMajor Videep Singh2021Jeet Ki ZidDeependra Singh SengarSaat KadamRavi Pal2022-2023DurangaSammit Patel

Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef(s) 2020 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Supporting Actor (Male) (Drama Series) Breathe: Into the Shadows 2022Indian Television Academy AwardsPopular Actor - WebAvrodh: The Siege WithinJeet Ki Zid7 Kadam

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