Aman Singh Dhaliwal (born 24 July 1986) is an Indian model-turned-actor, who works in Punjabi cinema, where he is known as an action hero. He is from the city of Mansa, Punjab. Best known for his changing looks with each role,[1] he has worked in Bollywood, Pollywood, Pakistani and Telugu movies including Big Brother (2007), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), Virsa (2010), Ik Kudi Punjab Di (2010) and Ajj De Ranjhe (2012).[2]

Aman Dhaliwal
Born
Amandeep Singh Dhaliwal

(1986-07-24) 24 July 1986 (age 37)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Model
Years active2003–present

Early life and background edit

Aman Dhaliwal was born to Mithu Singh Kahneke and Gurtej Kaur Dhaliwal, both teachers. The family belongs to the religion of Sikhism. He spent his young life in Mansa, a small rural town in Punjab, India, where he attended and completed his elementary and secondary education at Khalsa High School.[3] He received his Bachelors in radiology and Masters in Hospital administration from a Medical college in Delhi, India.

In March, 2023, Aman was allegedly attacked and injured outside of a gym in Corona, CA, by a man wielding a knife. The attacker was overpowered and finally arrested by the Police.[4] He had been attacked before in 2015 on his way from Ludhiana to his hometown.[5]

Acting career edit

Aman Dhaliwal was discovered by a modeling agent in a hair saloon in Delhi.[6] He started his modeling career in the songs Jaan Jaan by Balkar Sidhu and Jogiya by Romey Gill (2003). His acting career started with Jodha Akbar under the direction of Ashutosh Gowarikar. Dhaliwal has worked under a variety of directors including Gurbir Grewal, Pankaj Batra and Manmohan Singh/Manji.

Filmography edit

Year Movie Role Notes Co-stars
2007 Big Brother Home minister's son (villain) Directed by Guddu Dhanoa Sunny Deol, Priyanka Chopra
2008 Jodhaa Akbar Rajkumar Ratan Singh Directed by Ashutosh Gowarikar Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Hritik Roshan, Sonu Sood
2009 Coffee House Dinesh Directed by Gurbir Grewal Sakshi Tanwar, Ashutosh Rana, S M Zaheer
2010 Khaleja John Directed by Trivikram Srinivas Mahesh Babu, Anushka Shetty
2010 Virsa Aaman Ali Directed by Pankaj Batra Aryan Babbar, Mehreen Raheel, Gulshan Grover, Kanwaljit Singh
2010 Ik Kudi Punjab Di[7] Param Dhillon Directed by Manmohan Singh/ Manji Rana Ranbir, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Amrinder Gill
2011 Indian Police Don Directed by Vijayakanth Vijayakanth, Meenakshi Dixit
2012 Ajj De Ranjhe[8] Aambar Directed by Manmohan Singh / Manji Gurleen Chopra, Rana Ranbir, Gurpreet Ghuggi
2013 Jatt Boys - Putt Jattan De Waris Directed by Sukhbir Singh Sandhar Sippy Gill, Om Puri, Rahul Dev, Guggu Gill
2016 Saka - The Martyrs of Nankana Sahib Produced by Sukhbir Singh Sandhar Mukul Dev, Oshin Brar
2022 Anth The End Produced by K.S. Malhotra Mukul Dev, Divya Dutta

SERIAL TV edit

Year Movie Role Character Co-stars
2016 Ishq Ka Rang Safed Teman Viplap Protagonist Dakssh Ajit Singh, Eisha Singh
2017-2018 Porus Shiv Dutt Antagonist
2018 Vighnaharta Ganesh Bhandasur Antagonist

Modeling edit

Year Work Role Singer Album
2003 Jogiya ve Jogiya ve Jogiya Model Romey Gill Teri Jogan Hogayi ve
2003 Jaan Jaan Model Balkar Sidhu Laung
2006 Jatt lutiya gya[9] Model Ravinder Ravi Jatt Lutiya Gaya
2007 Tere ute mar mitti/Sohni Soorat Waliya Model Balkar Sidhu Chubare Vali Bari
2008 Gallat hai[10] Model Reenie Nayee Subah
2009 Tabahiyan Model Tajinder Mann Style
2009 Yaariyan Model Singer -Jazzy B & Sukhshinder Shinda Yaariyan

References edit

  1. ^ Sandhu, Bobby. "Aman Dhaliwal's different looks". Punjabi portal. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Aman Dhaliwal". IMDb. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Aman Dhaliwal: More About Model-turned- Punjabi Actor!". 20 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Punjabi Actor Aman Dhaliwal, Who Starred in 'Jodhaa Akbar', Stabbed with Knife in US Gym". 17 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Aman Dhaliwal: More About Model-turned- Punjabi Actor!". 20 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Who is Aman Dhaliwal? Know about the Jodhaa Akbar actor who was attacked in US". The Free Press Journal. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Ik Kudi Punjab di". IMDb. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Ajj De ranjhe". IMDb. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  9. ^ Sethi, Nitin. "Ravinder Ravi's album JATT LUTIYA GAYA released". Glamsham. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Reenie Galat hai". YouTube. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

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