Manjot Singh

Manjot Singh (born 7 July 1992) is an Indian Bollywood actor, best known for his role in films like Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, Student Of The Year and Fukrey. He won Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for his performance in Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!.

Early life and education

Manjot Singh was born in New Delhi into a Punjabi Sikh family. His mother is a housewife while his father is a businessman. He completed his schooling from the Hillwoods Academy, located in New Delhi.

Career Manjot went to audition for the role of the lead character's younger self in Dibakar Banerjee's Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, though Singh had never acted before, even in school plays. After the audition, the casting director rejected Singh for the role. However, Dibakar Banerjee insisted on casting him, later saying "Even though the casting director wasn't convinced, I just put my foot down." Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! received positive critical acclaim and critics lauded Manjot for his role with Noyon Jyoti Parasara of Sanskriti Media stating, "...Special mention is deserved by Manjot Singh, who plays the younger Lucky" and Khalid Mohammad appreciating his performance as a callow teenager, among other publications.

After being selected, Singh went to Manali for a week-long acting workshop. He was asked to observe the way actor Abhay Deol walked, smiled and talked so that he could imitate that in his acting. He even wore a cheek pad so that his jaw would look as broad as Abhay Deol's. In the same year, he also starred in the film Dream Girl and made a cameo appearance reprising his role as Dimpy alongside Sahil Anand in Student of the Year 2 in 2019.

In 2024, he starred in his first lead role in the Neflix film Wild Wild Punjab, alongside Varun Sharma, Jassie Gill, Sunny Singh, Patralekha and Ishita Raj Sharma. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but also applauded the film for its humour. He continued to star in supporting roles in films like Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video and Param Sundari. He will also be starring in the 2025 film Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon 2.

Filmography

Films

Television

Year Title Role Notes 2010 Khatron Ke Khiladi Contestant Reality show 2018 What's Your Status Baljinder Singh 2018-2023 College Romance Trippy Web series 2019Made in HeavenJoginder Sethi 2020 Zindagi inShort Amrik Singh 2021 Chutzpah RishiWeb series