Vidyut Jammwal

Early career and recognition (2005 – 2012)

Jammwal made his Bollywood debut with the John Abraham starrer action film Force (2011), a remake of the Tamil-language film Kaakha Kaakha.^[11] He played a negative role in the film and won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. In the same year, Jammwal featured in negative roles in the Telugu-language films Shakti and Oosaravelli, both starring NTR.^[12]

In 2012, Jammwal made his debut in Tamil cinema with Billa II, as the antagonist opposite Ajith Kumar which earned him critical appreciation.^[13] He also played the antagonist in Thuppakki opposite actor Vijay, which became a blockbuster.^[14] For his performance in the film, he received a SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role.

Martial arts films (2013–present)

Jammwal later acted in Hindi-language film Commando as a protagonist and performing real-world combat-based action without the aid of stuntmen. The film was showcased internationally for the first time in July 2013 at the Fantasia Film Fest in Montreal,^[15][16] followed by a screening at the Fantastic Fest^[17][18][19] in Texas in September 2013. He received positive feedback from international media^[20] and action directors, calling him India's answer to Bruce Lee and Tony Jaa.^[21] After the success of Commando, he played a sharpshooter cop in Tigmanshu Dhulia's Bullett Raja. In 2014, he played a supporting role in the Tamil-language film Anjaan, alongside Suriya. In 2017, he starred in Commando 2, the sequel to Commando, which became a box office success. Baadshaho was his next release that year in which he played Major Seher Singh, the movie did average business worldwide.

In 2019, Jammwal starred in American director Chuck Russell's first Bollywood film Junglee and Commando 3. The latter saw him returning to the Commando series and became the most successful film in the franchise.^[22] His next project was Tigmanshu Dhulia's Yaara, an official remake of the French film Les Lyonnais.^[23][24] Yaara was one of three films Vidyut signed for – the other two being large format films by director Ram Madhvani, creating an aura similar to the Hollywood flick 300.^[25] In 2020, he appeared in an action thriller Khuda Haafiz which was inspired from real life events. The movie became his biggest opener ever^[26] and its sequel Khuda Haafiz Chapter II was announced with same leads.^[27] Hosted the show India’s Ultimate Warrior on Discovery, a series featuring Vidyut Jammwal. He also played the lead role in the movie Sanak.^[28] In 2024, Jammwal starred in the sports action film Crakk which he also produced; it emerged a major failure.^[29]

Films

• All films are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.

Television

Music videos