Madhur Mittal
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Madhur Mittal
Madhur Mittal (Hindi: मधुर मित्तल; Urdu: مدھر دوستتل; born 1987) is an Indian actor, best known for his performance as Salim Malik in the film Slumdog Millionaire, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture of 2008 and for which he won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
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Early life and career
Madhur was born in Agra, a city in North India well known for the Taj Mahal in civil court compound near khandari. Today he lives in a flat at Mira Road.[1] Madhur has attended Abhinav Degree College and as of February 2011 is 24 years old.[2] Currently he is a theatre student at the University of Mumbai.[3]
In 1997, Madhur won Boogie Woogie a popular reality-based dance show on Indian television. Shortly after, his family moved to Mumbai where he joined Abhinav Vidya Mandir at Bhayander East for his schooling and Madhur forayed into acting and dancing on stage in charity shows, cultural events and film-award ceremonies. He traveled the world performing in over 950 stage shows. As a child actor he worked in well known Hindi films like One Two Ka Four, Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye, and more recently Say Salaam India. He has also acted in several TV shows including Shaka Laka Boom Boom, Kasauti Zindagi Ki, Jalwa, Chamatkar and Dastak.[1]
Madhur Mittal's role in Slumdog Millionaire has helped him to gain worldwide attention. To prepare himself for the role of Salim in Slumdog Millionaire after being cast he hung out with some of the ‘gangsters’ in Mira Road “to get into their heads". Director Danny Boyle gave him a series of the Godfather to watch as that had a crazy brother in it. Also, he had an accident which led him getting 12 stitches which helped with the rough look, he said. He had to grow his hair long, increase his skin tan and lose weight to act as Salim.[3]
Though Mittal gave a powerful performance in Slumdog Millionaire as Salim, he has kept away from the spotlight firmly on the lead couple of the film. When asked about his absence from the studio-generated hype, and he shrugs: “The studio wanted to promote it as a love story.”[4]
In 2008 he was nominated for the Black Reel Awards of 2008 for Best Ensemble and in 2009, along with the entire cast of Slumdog Millionaire he won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards. He was also set to be present for the 66th Golden Globe Awards[5] and the 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards.[4]
Mittal plays Anwar Razdan in the second series of Kidnap and Ransom due to air on ITV1 from 23 February 2012.[6]
Awards and honours
Won
- 2009: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Slumdog Millionaire[7]
Nominated
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye | Hindi | ||
| 2001 | One 2 Ka 4 | Hindi | ||
| 2007 | Say Salaam India | Shakeel | Hindi | |
| 2008 | Slumdog Millionaire | Salim | English, Hindi and Tamil | Slumdog Crorepati in Hindi and Naanum Kodeswaran in Tamil |
Television
| Year | Series | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jalwa | |||
| 1992 | Chamatkar | ||
| 1996 | Dastak | ||
| 1997 | Boogie Woogie | himself | winner of Boogie Woogie |
| 2001 | Kasauti Zindagi Ki | ||
| 2002 | Shaka Laka Boom Boom | Tito | |
| 2012 | Kidnap and Ransom Series 2 | Anwar Razdan |
References
- ^ a b "Madhur Mittal on Slumdog Millionaire and more - Part 1". Rediff.com NEWS". 2009-01-20. http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/jan/20video4-slumdogs-salim-speaks-up.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
- ^ "Slumdog gang in Hollywood". The Telegraph Calcutta, India. 2009-02-24. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090222/jsp/frontpage/story_10573807.jsp. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
- ^ a b Madhur didnt look like hiself in the movieSlumdog Millionaire playing as Salim. For more info go to Actor gets offers from Hollywood and Bollywood, Hindustan Times 13 January 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
- ^ a b Little big winners, India Today 20 February 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
- ^ {{cite .In the movie Slumdog Millionaire Madhur in the casting as Salim he didnt look like hiself. For more news go to news|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/jan/20slide5-slumdogs-salim-speaks-up.htm%7Ctitle=Madhur Mittal on Slumdog Millionaire and more - Part 5|publisher= Rediff.com NEWS" |date=2009-01-20|accessdate=2009-03-17}}
- ^ "Kidnap and Ransom". TV Pixie. http://tvpixie.com/tv-listings/23-feb-2012-2100/itv1-%28london%29/kidnap-and-ransom. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "15th Annual SAG Awards, Recipients Announced!". 2009-01-25. http://www.sagawards.org/PR_090125. Retrieved 2009-02-25.[dead link]
- ^ "Cadillac, Slumdog & Bees are Triple Threats Black Reel Awards". Daily Express. 2008-12-15. http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/75882/Cadillac,-Slumdog-&-Bees-are-triple-threats-at-Black-Reel-Awards/. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
External links
- Slumdog Millionaire, official site
- Madhur Mittal's Internet Movie Database page
- Freida Pinto and Madhur Mittal Interview - Filmicafe.com
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