Cinesprint_Magazine_April_2017

TARRYEYED
He is
popularly
known as
"The New Age
Action Hero
of Bollywood".
He has also
worked in
Kollywood
and Tollywood
films.
Jammwal was one of two
children born in an army
officer's home, having lived
across various parts of
India owing to his father's
transferable job and training
in Kalaripayattu from an
ashram in Palakkad, Kerala
since he was three years old
which was run by his mother.
He has traveled the world
training with martial artists in
various forms, all of which find
their base in kalaripayat. After
earning a degree in martial
arts, Jammwal traveled to
over 25 countries, where
he performed live action
shows, something beyond
any regular showcase ever
done before. He moved to
Mumbai in 2008 to pursue
a career in films and after
pursuing a brief stint in
modeling, he landed his
debut role in Shakti,a Telugu
film. He later landed his first
role in a Bollywood movie
in Nishikant Kamat's Force
after one audition and was
chosen among thousands of
other applicants for the role of
Vishnu.
Given his elaborate expertise
in the martial arts, he has
committed himself to stunt and
action training in the world of
cinema. His first Bollywood
outing Force, a remake of
the Tamil film Kaaka Kaaka,
alongside John Abraham
gave audiences a sneak peek
into the kind of action they
can expect from Vidyut. It
earned him a clean sweep at
the awards that year with him
winning all the awards for Most
Promising Debut for 2012.
He subsequently played
supporting roles in the Telugu
films Shakti and Oosaravelli,
both starring NTR. In 2012,
Jammwal made his debut
in Tamil cinema with Billa II,
as the antagonist opposite
Ajith Kumar. For his role, he
received critical appreciation.
He worked on another Tamil
film Thuppakki, opposite
actor Vijay which became a
blockbuster. He also received
an award for the Best Actor
in a Negative Role in SIIMA
Awards for the film. He
recently played a supporting
and an important role in
another Tamil film Anjaan as a
partner of Suriya.
His second film Commando
where he showcased realistic
combat based action, all
that he performed himself.
With just the trailer launch,
Vidyut created quite a stir
and amassed over a million
hits within a week of the
trailer launch. Although
the film received a mixed
critical reception, Jammwal
and his action earned him
great reviews. By doing the
stunts without a body double
or cables, he fits into the
definition of India's Next Gen
action hero without a hitch.
He's a fine actor too, although
it's the action that takes
precedence over histrionics
here.".
After the success of
Commando, he was next seen
donning the avatar of a sharp
shooter cop in Tigmanshu
Dhulia, Bullett Raja and was
loved for his action and his
performance. Known for his
gritty and edgy cinematic
style, Tigmanshu has cast
him once again for his next
directorial venture.He and his
very own team of stunt men
who designed, choreographed
and executed all his action
sequences with him for all
his films. His recent outing
Commando 2 ended up as a
disappointment however the
actor's performance has been
widely appreciated.
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