Shivam Patil
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| Born | Mumbai |
| Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor and dancer |
| Years active | 2012 – Present |
Shivam Patil is an Indian actor and dancer. He lives in Mumbai, India, and made his Bollywood debut in 2013, playing the male lead in the coming of age film, Nasha. Patil is currently playing a lead role in Sunny Deol's film, Ghayal Once Again. He is also known for his appearances on episodic TV shows such as MTV Webbed, Yeh Hai Aashiqui and MTV Rush.
Patil is also part of a dance crew called Street Soul Dance Crew, under the nicknames 'Evolution' and 'Bboy Evolution'. He took an acting course under Barry John.
Patil was cast in a thirteen episode fiction show on MTV India, called MTV Rush, a show based on a fictional college festival called Rush, which was directed by filmmaker Bejoy Nambiar and slated to be aired in 2012. In 2013, he played the protagonist in the 6th episode of MTV Webbed called "Even Family is Fair Play", where he portrayed the character of a sexually confused teenager. In 2014, he played the lead in the 42nd episode of Yeh Hai Aashiqui. In this episode, he portrayed the role of an aspiring writer suffering from depression, who falls in love with a girl he meets in an accident. Following this, he appeared in the 68th episode of Yeh Hai Aashiqui.
In 2012, Patil was cast as the male lead in the coming of age film Nasha, where he played the role of Sahil, a teenage student who falls in love with his drama teacher Anita played by Poonam Pandey. He was called the "surprise packet of the film" by Taran Adarsh, who noted his ease in front of the camera.Khalid Mohamed, reviewing for the Deccan Chronicle, called his performance in the film "particularly impressive, confident and nuanced, without ever going over the top". Mohamed also stated, "surely, he deserved a better first film". The Mumbai Mirror stated that "Shivam plays it stiff and not terribly expressive. This ultimately works for his character Sahil, and is completely intentional."
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