Amit Sial was born into a middle-class family on July 1, 1975, in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Right from an early age, he was told by his mother to excel in every department and not just in studies. Courtesy of this, he tried his hand in sports, arts, and dramatics. When he was in fifth standard, he participated in a theatre play at Sheiling House School. Amit Sial loved the concept of a play and the way he rehearsed with others and finally performed on the stage. It was a magical moment for Amit to see many people clapping for him and his team, who performed brilliantly on the stage.
It was at that moment when Amit Sial had decided that he would make his career in dramatics. Years passed, and he continued to participate in school plays. After completing his schooling, Amit Sial left Kanpur and went to Delhi in order to pursue a bachelor's degree in commerce from Delhi University's Delhi College of Arts and Commerce. During his time in Delhi University, he joined the dramatics society, and it was when he indulged in auditions for some ads and performed in a series of plays.
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After graduating from Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Amit Sial's parents told him to go to Australia and study there to build a strong career. In the beginning, Amit turned down their advice as he wanted to build a career in acting, but after his parents started pressuring him, he went to Australia. Amit Sial's parents were reluctant to send him to Australia because they feared that if he remained in India, he would continue to try his luck in acting, which, in their opinion, was an unstable career.
Amit Sial took admission to Australia's Swinburne University of Technology, where he attained a master's degree in international business. While he was studying in Australia, Amit Sial did a lot of odd jobs in order to generate some money for his pocket money. The actor was studying there on an education loan and didn't want to trouble his parents for his expenses. From working as a taxi driver to washing dishes at a restaurant, Amit Sial did a series of odd jobs to survive in Australia.
As per multiple reports, Amit Sial joined a theatre group when he was in Australia with the money he used to earn, which made him realise that he was madly in love with acting. However, when he returned to India, he stopped doing theatre, and for his parents' happiness, he joined his uncle in his business. The actor was earning well, but then one day, he came across one of his old theatre friends, and he started doing theatre again. Without telling his parents about the same, Amit Sial was improving as an actor, and finally, there came a point when he realised that working as an actor gave him more happiness than earning from his job. It was when the 29-year-old actor left his job and became a full-time actor, leaving his parents worried about his career.
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In 2006, Amit Sial caught the attention of Tanuja Chandra, who cast him as a supporting character named, 'Ali Siddiqui' in her film, Hope and a Little Sugar. After this, he worked in John Owen's film, Peter Gaya Kaam Se. But it was Dibakar Banerjee's 2010 film, Love Sex aur Dhokha, that introduced him to the film industry. He played the character, 'Prabhat' in the film and started getting a series of roles afterwards. In 2017, when Amit Sial was frustrated by doing small roles, Inside Edge came his way, and his character, 'Devender Mishra' caught everyone's attention.
After the success of Inside Edge, Amit Sial was seen in a series of renowned web series, Mirzapur, Damaged, Smoke, Hostages, Rangbaaz Phirse, Jamtara - Sabka Number Ayega, Maharani, Kathmandu Connection, and Inspector Avinash. Courtesy of his incredible fan-following due to his work on the OTT, he featured in many Bollywood films, including Titli, Guddu Rangeela, Raid, Bombairiya, Sonchiriya, Aafat-E-Ishq, Qala, Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, and Tikdam.
For the uninitiated, there came a point in Amit Sial's career when he got a bit frustrated by doing supporting roles and wanted to become a hero. Despite his best efforts, he wasn't getting any solo film and out of arrogance, he started turning down the supporting roles. In his thirst to do a solo film, he declined a series of supporting roles and after a time, there were no projects in his hands. It was when he decided to work as a supporting actor in the industry. His arrogance was broken, and he once again started picking projects and impressed critics with his work once again. As time passed, he naturally got the chance to play the solo lead in a film, Tikdam, in 2024.
Fast forward to 2024, and Amit Sial is hands-down one of the finest actors in the OTT space, who has made people fall in love with his acting. With a massive fan-following of 65.5K followers on his Instagram handle, Amit Sial is riding high on the professional front, as his latest film as a solo lead, Tikdam is winning hearts across India. We hope he continues to bag more projects like this and keeps on building the aura he has created in the OTT space with his character, 'Navin Kumar' from Maharani.
What are your thoughts on Amit Sial's journey from washing dishes at a restaurant in Australia to being one of the stars of the OTT platform in India? Let us know.
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