Friday, September 18, 2020

Vishal Jethwaj - Television Actor

Vishal Jethwaj is a Hindi film and television actor from India. He is best known for playing Akbar in Bharat Kedar Meen Mhvam, Bhaiya in Anarkali - Bhaiya, Jaigish in Anusandhan, Chhotelal (also known as Chhotelal) in Ranbir Kapoor's Kismet and Sunny in Sunny Deol's Mardaani ki Baat. He also has had roles in many films including the Hindi film, Chitrangada and Hindi-English films, Kamal! and Anusandhan.

Vishal Jethwaj was born in Pune, Maharashtra. At the age of seven he moved to Mumbai where he attended the Mumbai Polytechnic. As a student he worked in numerous movies. He is mostly known for his roles in Anarkali - Bhaiya, Ranbir Kapoor's Kismet, Sunny Deol's Mardaani ki Baat, Kamal!

Vishal has won many awards including an Oscar award for his role in Anarkali - Bhaiya. He also received many Screen Actors Guild (SAG) nominations including the Best Male Actor award for Anarkali - Bhaiya and the Director award for Bhaiya.

Vishal is married to Deepika Padukone, a Pakistani actress. The couple have three children, Ashish, Shreyas and Lata. Their daughter Ashish was married to actor-turned-actor Shahrukh Khan. Their son Shreyas married actress Priyanka Chopra, while their son Lata married actor-turned-actress Katrina Kaif. Vishal was married to actress Nithya Menen earlier.

Jethwaj has also been nominated for the best supporting actor award for his role in the award winning movie, Anusandhan. He has also won two Emmy Awards for his role in Anusandhan. He received another nomination for Best Actor in a Drama for Anushka Shetty's film, Mardaa.

Vishal is often credited with creating the character, Akbar in Ranbir Kapoor's film, Mardaa, but it was actually Rajeshwari Jethwa who played this pivotal role. Jethwaj plays the role with such intensity that it becomes hard to believe that he has been playing a fictional character for a long time. Vishal and Jethwa's acting prowess is evident in the fact that they play this role with such emotional impact that Ranbir Kapoor and Ajay Devgan, the co-writers, describe the character as 'the most unforgettable characters'.

Vishal Jethwaj has also had a large role in the Indian TV series, The World Series Cricket. In this series, he portrays a character named Pankaj, who is one of the Indians serving in the British army during the Second World War.

The show revolves around the adventures of an Indian soldier, Jaishankar Reguwar, who is sent into battle against the Japanese in an attempt to thwart an attack on the British troops. The two episodes he appears in are 'The War Game'The Battle of Britain'.

Vishal Jethwaj, the main protagonist of The World Series Cricket series, is played by Jaishankar Reguwar. in the show, is the best friend of Lance Gokongi.

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