Deep Sidhu
| Deep Sidhu | |
|---|---|
| Native name | दीप सिधु |
| Born |
Deep Sidhu 2 April 1984 Muktsar, Punjab (India) |
| Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra (India) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor[1] |
| Awards |
Kingfisher Model Hunt Award President's Scout Best male debute in Punjabi Cinema |
Deep Sidhu (born April 2, 1984) [2] is an Indian actor who works in Bollywood and Pollywood.[3] Deep has started his film career with a Punjabi film Ramta Jogi which is produced by critically acclaimed actor Dharmendra under his banner Vijayta Films.
Early life
Deep Sidhu was born to a Sikh Family in Muktsar, Punjab. He did his schooling from Punjab. He also played basketball in school and college and played five National Championship. He has played for Junior India and Basketball at the National level.[4]
Career
Deep became the winner of Kingfisher Model Hunt and then he took part in Grasim Mr. India and became Grasim Mr. Personality and Grasim Mr. Talented. Deep has walked ramp in Bombay for designers like Hemant Trivedi, Rohit Gandhi and others.[5] Somehow he could not connect with Modelling World so he started practicing as a lawyer since he has studied law. His first placement was with Sahara India Pariwar as legal advisor.[6] Then he worked with British law firm called Hammonds. They managed Disney, Sony Pictures and other Hollywood Studios. Then he became legal head of Balaji Telefilms for three and half years. That’s where Ekta Kapoor told him to act but he didn’t start.[7] Then he opened his own law firm called Lex Legal and had clients like Sanjay Leela Bhansali Films, Balaji Telefilms, Vijayta Films, Red Chillies, PVR Pictures, Sony Pictures, Colours, Star Plus and others. He has worked with all senior lawyers of this country including Ram Jethmalani, Harish Salve, Rohinton Fali Nariman, Mukul Rohatgi, Arun Jaitley and others. One day at Internal awakening he got a call from inside when he felt that he wants to do what he likes doing. So he stopped successful law practise and became an actor. That’s how his journey of an actor started .[8]
Filmography
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ramta Jogi[9] | Jogi | Released |
| 2017 | Jora 10 Numbaria |
- | Post-production |
| 2017 | Sadde Aale |
- | Filming |
References
- ↑ www.punjabnewsexpress.com. "Dharam Ji identified the actor in me: Deep Sidhu". Punjab News Express.
- ↑ www.tribuneindia.com. "I fight my own case:Deep Sidhu". Tribune India.
- ↑ www.indiandownunder.com. "The new actor on the block Deep Sidhu". Indian Down Under.
- ↑ wwwtribuneindia.com. "Deep Sidhu and Ronica Singh to debute in Pollywood with Ramta Jogi". Tribune India.
- ↑ www.amarujala.com. "Latest news and updates about the new actor Deep Sidhu". Amar Ujala.
- ↑ www.sbs.com. "Bollywood actors Bobby Deol and Deep Sidhu speaks SBS about Punjabi movie Ramta Jogi". SBS.
- ↑ www.punjab200.com. "Exclusive Interview with Bollywood actors Sunny Deol and Deep Sidhu speaks SBS about Punjabi movie Ramta Jogi". Punjab 200.
- ↑ www.yespunjab.com. "Ramta Jogi actor Deep Sidhu said that Dharmendra identified the actor in him". Yes Punjab.
- ↑ wwwtribuneindia.com. "Believe it or not". Tribune India.
External links
- Deep Sidhu on IMDb