Vidyut Jammwal

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f twenty-five, he performed live-action shows which was an unexplored event then which made him popular among the masses. Jamwal then shifted base to Mumbai to try his hand at Bollywood and after a brief modelling stint went on to make his film debut in the year 2011.

Film debut and rise to prominence ( 2011-2012) Vidyut Jammwal had his very first film in Telugu with the movie historical drama flick Shakti which had him in a supporting role. Then onwards, he went on to make his official lead entry with John Abraham’s cop thriller flick Force which had him playing an outnegative character who sets out to seek vengeance against a group of officers behind his brother’s death in any way possible. The huge success of the movie gifted much fame to Jammwal in the blink of an eye with many critics citing his screen presence to be too demanding for a newcomer. The movie set out his credentials in working in action-oriented films shortly. His next releases were the Telugu outings like Shakti and Oosaravelli both of them having him in supporting roles. However Jammwal had a major turnaround in the year 2012 when he was cast as the main antagonist in Ajith’s sequel gangster thriller Billa 2: The Beginning, his role as a mafia man in the movie brought him widespread acclaim and got him noticed even in south Indian industry. Back-to-back films in Tamil ( 2012) Jammwal then went on to play the villain to actor Vijay in the Tamil vigilante thriller flick Thuppaki which saw him coming up with some classy punch lines and adding to his popularity down south. His all-guns-blazing attitude coupled with a composed charm made him an overnight success in Tamil cinema. Career turnaround and ensuing releases ( 2013-2016) Vidyut Jammwal was then roped in to play the male lead in Dilip Gosh’s action thriller film Commando- A One Man Army in the year 2013. The movie saw him playing an Indian army commando who gets trapped in China after an awry accident only to be on the run to prove his identity after a series of mishaps. The movie showcased the action freak in Jamwal to the Hindi audiences and he garnered widespread positive reviews for single-headedly pulling off the majority of action sequences which were the highlights of the movie with much panache. The success of the movie also made him a bankable hero in Bollywood in a jiffy. He was seen owning the movie from the very onset and was widely considered the strong point of the movie catapulting him to the lines of India’s newest “action hero”. Jamwal then went on to be cast by maestro filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia for two of his movies Bullet Raja along with Saif Ali Khan in 2013. He then went on to break his type-casting pattern by appearing in a positive role in Surya’s Tamil language gangster thriller film Anjaan where he played a gangster with good shades. The movie too panned out to be crucial for Jammval in cementing his place as a mainstream actor. His latest film is the sequel to his hit film Commando through Commando 2: The Black Money Trail, which rose to highly polarizing reviews yet did quite well and his upcoming film is Badshaho in 2017.