Vinay Virmani

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Vinay Virmani
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Vinay Virmani
Born (1985-01-24) January 24, 1985 (age 36)
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active2008–2015

Vinay Virmani (born January 24, 1985) is a Canadian actor. Virmani was born in Brampton and raised in Toronto. After graduating in business from York University,[1] Virmani studied filmmaking and theatre at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City.[2] He wrote and starred in the hockey comedy Breakaway (dubbed into Hindi as Speedy Singhs),[3] followed by Dr. Cabbie (2014),[4] where he was a writer, lead actor and producer. Dr. Cabbie broke the Canadian record for audience numbers on opening day.[5] He was next seen in The Steps,[6] which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2015. In 2018, Virmani produced and co-wrote the Canadian-American film Little Italy.[7]

Career[]

In 2011 he co-wrote and starred in Breakaway (dubbed into Hindi as Speedy Singhs).[8][9] Vinay then starred in the Hindi film, David,[10] directed by Bejoy Nambiar. Vinay’s next film was the social comedy Dr. Cabbie, produced by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan and co-starring Big Bang Theory star Kunal Nayyar. The film was released in Canada on 19 September 2014 in 55 cinemas. It earned $350,452 on its opening day at the box office and Dr. Cabbie became the second highest-grossing film in Canada. The film earned $702,000 over the weekend.[11] In the US, the film earned only $225,490.[12] Vinay's next project was The Steps,[13] with Parenthood star Jason Ritter and James Brolin. In 2021, as chief content officer of Uninterrupted Canada, produce hockey racial reckoning doc "Black Ice".[14]

Filmography[]

Year Title Credited as Role Notes
Actor Producer Writer
2011 Breakaway Yes Yes No Rajveer Singh
2013 David Yes Yes No David Hindi film
2014 Dr. Cabbie Yes Yes Yes Deepak V. Chopra
2014 Astraea No Yes No - short film
2014 Komagata Maru Yes Yes -- Hindi
2015 The Steps Yes Yes Yes Sam
2016 Two Lovers and a Bear No executive No -
2018 Little Italy No Yes Yes -
2019 Anything is Possible: A Serge Ibaka Story No Yes No - Documentary

See also[]

  • List of Indian film actors

References[]

  1. ^ "Starting Days". Archived from the original on 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  2. ^ Earlier Life
  3. ^ "Virmani's on New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  4. ^ "On Indian Express". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  5. ^ "'Dr. Cabbie' Box Office Collection: Salman's Film Shatters Opening Day Record in Canada" Archived 2015-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, International Business Times, 22 September 2014. Accessed 22 October 2014.
  6. ^ "On Hollywood Reporter". Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  7. ^ Altatis, Conan. "Indian-Canadian actor-writer Vinay Virmani's statement on 'Little Italy'". CONAN Daily. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Breakaway". Archived from the original on 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  9. ^ "Speedy Singhs Cast". Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  10. ^ "David". Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  11. ^ "'Dr. Cabbie' Box Office Collection: Salman's Film Shatters Opening Day Record in Canada" Archived 2015-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, International Business Times, 22 September 2014. Accessed 22 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2018-08-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ "Vinay along side Jason Ritter and James Brolinin in'The Steps'". Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  14. ^ Vlessing, Etan; Vlessing, Etan (2021-07-29). "LeBron James, Drake, Maverick Carter to Exec Produce Hockey Racial Reckoning Doc 'Black Ice'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-08-20.

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