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13 Facts About Vikrant Massey, The Actor Who Got His First Role outside A Washroom

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A TV and film actor, Vikrant Massey has made his presence felt in Bollywood for a long time. He made his presentation with the rendition of Kahaan Hoo Main in the year 2004. From that point forward, the skilled star never looked back and made his quality felt in the media business and Bollywood.

1. Vikrant Massey was born on 3rd April 1987

In Nagbhid, a small town in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.

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2. His parents are Jolly Massey and Aamna Massey

His paternal side follows Christianity and his maternal side follows Sikhism. He has one elder brother named Mohsin.

3. Massey did his graduation from R.D National College of Arts &Science in Bandra

He finished his school at St. Anthony High School in Versova, Mumbai.

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4. Vikrant bagged his first role outside a washroom

During a conversation with Mashable India, Vikrant Massey recalled the time when he was at a restaurant’s washroom queue in Mumbai and was approached for a show.Vikrant said,

“I was standing in the queue of the washroom and this woman approached me. She asked, ‘Will you act?'”

The actor further added,

“I spoke to them and they asked me to come to their office. When I went, they said I will get paid ₹6000 per episode, and I will shoot 4 episodes in a month so I immediately calculated ₹24,000. I said alright. I always wanted to be an actor. It wasn’t like I heard about the money and jumped at it. I thought I might as well learn on the job.”

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5. Vikrant Massey initially showed up in TV shows

He has shown up in several short films with Un Hazaaron Ke Naam being his first in 2009. Later he did some more short films like Best Girlfriend in 2014, Local Girlfriend in 2015, 35 MM in 2016, Copy in 2018, and Detour in 2019.

6. Vikram Massey wife

Sheetal Thakur has been Vikrant Massey girlfriend since 2015 before they together starred in the web series Broken But Beautiful. Massey and Sheetal got engaged in November 2019.

Their marriage was registered on 14 February 2022 at their Versova home in an intimate ceremony. Vikrant Massey marriage was followed in a traditional Hindu way.

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7. His fame on the small screen at the age of 16

Vikrant Massey made a generally solid beginning in the television business. His first appearance on the screen was at the tender age of 16 years.

8. Vikrant is a trained modern Jazz and modern contemporary dancer trained under Shiamak Davar

9. He appeared in several TV commercials like Cadbury, Samsung Galaxy, Nescafe, Cornetto, etc

10. He started with shows like Dharam Veer and Dhoom Machado Dhoom

Nonetheless, it was his performance as Shyam in Balika Vadhu that the star stood out enough to be noticed.

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11. Vikrant Massey web series include Rise (2017), Mirzapur, Broken However Beautiful (2018), Criminal Justice, and Broken But Beautiful

He also got shows like Qubool Hai and Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo.

12. Vikrant Massey debut on the big screen

He got into Bollywood with the film Lootera in 2013. Vikrant Massey movies include Dil Dhadakne Do (2015), and Half Girlfriend (2017). He played the lead characters in A Death in the Gunj (2017) and Chhapaak (2020), Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare (2020), and the mystery thriller Haseen Dillruba (2021) with Taapsee Pannu.

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13. Vikrant Massey awards and recognitions

In Indian Television Academy Awards, Vikrant won the GR8! Face of the Year – Male. He was also nominated for Best Fresh New Face- Male and Best Actor-Critics in Indian Telly Awards and Filmfare awards respectively.

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