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Viineet Kumar Singh on Betaal: ‘I have been experimenting and will continue doing so’

Actor Viineet Kumar Singh, who plays the lead role in zombie horror show Betaal, has said he was experimenting with the new Red Chillies’ web series and added that he will not choose project in fear of what people will say. Viineet Kumar Singh plays an army officer in Betaal. If people can see Wasseypur in Sirohi’s character or Mukkabaaz …

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I am sensitive yet strong which is why I could survive: Viineet Kumar

After doing small roles, playing the duplicate of a hero, a dead body, and several fleeting appearances in films, actor Viineet Kumar’s 20-year-long struggle bore fruit when he bagged the lead role in Anurag Kashyap’s Mukkabaaz. I am using all my experiences in my performances,” says the Saand Ki Aankh actor, who was appreciated for his performance in the recent …

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Betaal Cast: Viineet Kumar Singh, Ahana Kumra, Jitendra Joshi Directors: Patrick Graham, Nikhil Mahajan “What is dead may never die." This majestic line from Game of Thrones sums up the new Netflix series, presented by Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment, that is oscillating in between a jump-scare zombie show and a profound comment on corporate greed and neo-colonialism. Initially, …

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Betaal Creator - Patrick Graham Cast - Viineet Kumar, Aahana Kumra, Jitendra Joshi, Suchitra Pillai Betaal review: Viineet Kumar leads Netflix’s zombie horror series, co-produced by Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment. Whether or not there was one here, Netflix should’ve prayed harder, because its latest Indian offering, Betaal, is yet another high-profile misfire from a streaming service in desperate …

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'Betaal is different; it gave me opportunity to work with two new directors': Viineet Kumar on upcoming Netflix horror series

It is often believed that the first break opens all doors. Viineet Kumar got his first break with Manjrekar’s Pitaah, but the doors opened only in 2012. I knew then that I was on the right path.” ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ became the calling card Kumar needed, but the parts he was hungry for were eluding him still. That’s what prompted …

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Betaal first look: Viineet Kumar, Aahana Kumra prep up to take on zombies in Shah Rukh-produced Netflix series

Netflix and Red Chillies Entertainment have released the first look of Betaal, an upcoming horror series. The first look of Shah Rukh Khan-produced Indian original series, Betaal, has been released by Netflix. Billed as a zombie-thriller series, the feature stars Mukkabaaz fame actor Viineet Kumar, Aahana Kumra Suchitra Pillai, Jitendra Joshi, Manjiri Pupala, and Syna Anand. Check out the first …

Bard of Blood's Vineet Kumar on playing an undercover agent in Balochistan, and how he trained for the role

I keep looking for Viineet Kumar before realising the Mukkabaaz actor is already seated in front of me, ready for our interview on the sets of Netflix’s India Original Bard of Blood. In the seven-episode spy drama based on Bilal Siddiqui’s 2015 book of the same name, Viineet plays Veer, a RAW intelligence officer who was sent on a covert …

Even after playing lead in ‘Mukkabaaz’ and a prominent role in Akshay Kumar starrer ‘Gold’, nothing has changed for actor Viineet Kumar. I wouldn’t have got chance to experiment,” says the actor on his visit to Lucknow for the shoot of Jhanvi Kapoor starrer ‘Kargil Girl’. If required for another project, I will again build body and maybe go a …