Apinderdeep Singh is an Indian actor, model, and assistant director. In 2022, he played the role of Sukhi in Netflix’s original film ‘Jogi’ starring Diljit Dosanjh. He has worked in several Punjabi music videos.
Wiki/Biography
Apinderdeep Singh was born on Thursday, 3 March 1994 (age 28 years; as of 2020) in Amritsar, Punjab. His zodiac sign is Pisces. From 1998 to 2011, he studied at Sri Guru Harkrishan Public School on Golden Avenue in Amritsar. When he was in class 4, he started learning Gatka, which is a Sikh martial art. He did a diploma in CE from the Government Polytechnic College in Amritsar from 2011 to 2014. In 2015, he went to Amritsar College of Engineering & Technology in Amritsar from where he earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in 2018. He worked in the corporate sector for one year; later in 2021, he moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in acting.
A childhood image of Apinderdeep
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 10″
Weight (approx.): 75 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Apinderdeep Singh belongs to a Sikh family in Amritsar district, Punjab, India.
Parents & Siblings
His father’s name is Surinder Singh, and his mother’s name is Kamaljeet Kaur. He has an elder sister named Jasmeet Kaur, who lives in Ontario, Canada.
Apinderdeep with his parents and sister
Career
Model
He started his modelling career while he was studying in school. In 2011, he won a Sikh modelling pageant, Mr Turban.
Apinderdeep after winning the title of Mr Turban in 2011
In 2014, he became the grand finalist at Mr Singh and Kaur pageant.
Apinderdeep during the final stage at Mr Singh & Kaur pageant in 2014
Assistant Director
In 2019, he worked as an Intern Assistant Director to Gowtam Tinnanuri in the 2022 film ‘Jersey.’ For the 2020 short film ‘Soul Of Woman,’ he worked a one of the casting directors. He worked as a chief assistant director in the 2021 short film ‘Bali’ to raise voice against the tradition of animal sacrifice. He assisted director Ratna Sinha as 3rd Assistant Director in the making of the film ‘Middle-class Love,’ released in 2022. He worked as 3rd Assistant Director to Mayank Sharma during the shooting of the second season of Amazon Prime’s web series ‘Breathe: Into The Shadows,’ which was released in 2022.
Film
In 2016, he was supposed to make his debut by portraying the character of Gurmukh Singh in the film ’21: Battle of Saragarhi’ starring Randeep Hooda, but the film got shelved. He appeared as a supporting cast in the Punjabi film ‘Kirdar-e-Sardar,’ released in 2017. In 2021, he auditioned for the 2022 film ‘Jogi.’ After clearing the audition, he was offered to play the role of Jogi’s elder brother, Sukhi.
Apinderdeep on the poster of the 2022 film ‘Jogi’
Music Video
In 2015, he worked as a supporting actor in the music video of the song ‘Fan Jarnail Singh Da’ by Bikramjeet Singh Khajala. In the same year, he was cast in another song by Bikramjeet Singh Khajala titled ‘Books Vs AK47.’ He appeared in the song music video of the song ‘Chande’ by Manpreet Sandhu and Dr. Zeus in 2016. In 2016, he played the role of a photographer in the music video of the song ‘Blur’ by San-Dee featuring Addy. In 2016, he acted in the music video of the song ‘Dukh Daru’ by Singh Mahoon. On 1 July 2018, the music video of the song ‘Asli Sardar Ji’ by Manmeet Singh was released in which Apinderseep appeared as an actor. He was cast as a supporting character in the music video of the 2019 song ‘Kundi Muchh’ by Captain Sohi. He was cast to act in the music video of the song ‘Malook’ by Apurva Sethi, which was released on 8 march 2020.
Apinderdeep on the poster of the 2020 song ‘Malook’ by Apurva Sethi
Facts/Trivia
- Apinderdeep is skilled in Sikh martial arts Gatka, which is fought with a shield called Dhaal, and a sword called Kirpaan.