Madhur Mittal Explained

Madhur Mittal
Birth Date:20 February 1991
Birth Place:Agra, India
Nationality:India
Education:Bachelors in Advertising and Master of Acting through University of Mumbai
Occupation:Actor
Known For:Slumdog Millionaire
Notable Works:Slumdog Millionaire, Million Dollar Arm,800
Awards:Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Slumdog Millionaire

Madhur Mittal (born February 20, 1991) is an Indian actor. He is known for his character 'Tito' in the TV serial Shaka Laka Boom Boom and 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.

Early life and career

Madhur was born in Agra, India.

In 1997, Madhur won Boogie Woogie a popular reality-based dance show on television. Shortly after, his family moved to Mumbai where he joined AVM High 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, Prithviraj Chauhan 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.[2]

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[3] and the 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards.[4]

Mittal plays Anwar Razdan in the second series of Kidnap and Ransom which aired on ITV1 from 23 February 2012.[5]

Most recently, he starred in the Disney film Million Dollar Arm as Dinesh Patel and received good reviews for his performance as the villain in Maatr (2017).

Mittal, in the year 2020, did a web series named High on the OTT platform MX Player and gained some good reviews for that role.[6]

Awards and honours

Won

Nominated

Filmography

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YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2000Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye MichaelHindi
2001One 2 Ka 4MichealHindi
2007Say Salaam IndiaShakeelHindi
2008Slumdog MillionaireSalimEnglish
2014Million Dollar ArmDinesh PatelEnglish
Hindi
2015Pocket GangstersVicky RanawatHindi
2017MaatrApurva MalikHindi
2023800 Muttiah MuralitharanTamil[10]
2024MaidaanFootball PlayerHindi
Vaa VaathiyaarTamil[11]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020HighJimmyOn MX Player
2021Matsya KaandRaju/Rajeshwar SinghOn MX Player

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992Chamatkar
1996Dastak
1997Boogie WoogiehimselfWinner of Boogie Woogie
2001Kasauti Zindagi Ki
2002Shaka Laka Boom BoomTito
2012Kidnap and Ransom Series 2Anwar Razdan
2012Treasure IslandDick Johnson

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Madhur Mittal on Slumdog Millionaire and more - Part 1. Rediff.com NEWS" . 2009-01-20. 2009-03-15.
  2. News: Actor gets offers from Hollywood, Bollywood. https://archive.today/20150427155826/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/actor-gets-offers-from-hollywood-bollywood/article1-366029.aspx. dead. 27 April 2015. Naomi Canton. Hindustan Times. 13 January 2009. 16 March 2009.
  3. Web site: Madhur Mittal on Slumdog Millionaire and more - Part 5. Rediff.com NEWS" . 2009-01-20. 2009-03-17.
  4. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29885&Itemid=1&issueid=94&sectionid=30&limit=1&limitstart=2 Little big winners
  5. Web site: Kidnap and Ransom. TV Pixie. 17 February 2012.
  6. Web site: MX Player High Review. scroll.in. 7 October 2020 . 13 July 2021.
  7. Web site: 15th Annual SAG Awards, Recipients Announced!. 2009-01-25. 2009-02-25.
  8. Web site: Vikatan Awards 2024 Winners List – Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards.
  9. News: Cadillac, Slumdog & Bees are Triple Threats Black Reel Awards . . 2008-12-15 . 2008-02-23.
  10. Web site: 'Slumdog Millionaire' fame Madhur to play Muralitharan in biopic '800'. 17 April 2023. DT Next. 17 April 2023 .
  11. News: 2024-06-06 . Masala movie is a very beautiful genre in Indian cinema: Nalan Kumarasamy . 2024-06-14 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.