Vidyut Jammwal

Vidyut Jammwal
Jammwal ramp walking for a fashion show in 2012
Born	10th December, 1980 Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Occupation	Actor, martial artist
Years active	2011–present

Vidyut Jammwal (born 10 December 1980) is an Indian film actor who predominantly works in Hindi films. He is also a trained martial artist, having learned Kalaripayattu (a martial art of Kerala) since the age of three. He is popularly known as "The New Age Action Hero of Bollywood". He has also worked in Kollywood and Tollywood films.

Jammwal was born in Jammu. One of three children born in an Indian 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.