Sanjeev Jaiswal

Sanjeev Jaiswal (born 18 February 1988) is an Indian film actor. Jaiswal has acted in 2 Hindi films, a drama and an action thriller. His first movie was Shaitan in which he played a small role of a police informer, while his second movie was The Attacks of 26/11, a film based on the 2008 Mumbai attacks, in which he played lead role of Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, with Nana Patekar And Sadh Orhan.[1] He is working in Howrah Bridge directed by award winning director Lohith H., a bilingual film in Kannada and Tamil being released in 2019.

Sanjeev Jaiswal
Sanjeev Jaiswal at Mumbai March 2013
Born (1988-02-18) 18 February 1988
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm Actor
Years active2005 - present

Education

Jaiswal was born on 18 February 1988 to Hindu parents in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. His father is a businessman from Jamshedpur and his mother is a housewife. He has one elder brother and two younger brothers. Jaiswal grew up in Jamshedpur where he attended Motilal Nehru Public School, then through IGNOU, he earned his bachelor's degree in Arts. Jaiswal was also doing theater in Delhi while pursuing a graduation degree.

Career

Early in his career, he was recognised for his theatre acting in Delhi. He has done theatre in Delhi from 2005 to 2008. He was also selected in the top ten finalists in the Delhi audition of Zee TV's India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj in 2008. He then moved to Mumbai in 2008 and there he played a small role in one ad of the 2008 Indian Premier League. After that, he got many small roles in serials and played all the roles with sincerity and his acting was appreciated by the audience. In 2012, he played the role of assistant director in a TV serial Sasural Genda Phool. He also gave voice over in an animation film based on Mahabharat.

In 2013, Jaiswal got the opportunity to play lead role in the RGV-directed movie The Attacks Of 26/11.[2][3][4] After auditioning 500 applicants, RGV finally found an actor Sanjeev Jaiswal to play Ajmal Kasab, the prime accused terrorist in the 26/11 attack on Mumbai. The movie released on 1 March and the acting of Jaiswal was appreciated by audience and media both.[5] In a press conference, Jaiswal said his biggest challenge was that people shouldn't feel that he won the role just because he resembled the terrorist.[6] Talking about the response to the film, Jaiswal said that people hated the character he played, but liked him as an actor.[7][8]

The Attacks of 26/11

Reception

Amitabh Bachchan said on Twitter, "RGV shows me a rough cut of his latest 'Attacks of 26/11' ... stunned, shocked, angered .. but choked with tears when ..!"[9][10] Nana Patekar is brilliant … such restraint and maturity in his performance .. And the young actor Sanjeev Jaiswal that plays Kasab, so convincing.[10] Director Shekhar Kapur tweeted saying, "Tonight is gonna b a tough night 2 sleep. Just came out of a screening of Ram Gopal Varma's film on 26/11".[11] He further went onto add, "Everyone will have a deeply personal reaction to Ram Gopal Varma's film on 26/11, but it left me haunted by the ghosts of those fateful days."[12][13]

Ram Gopal Varma arranged a special screening of The Attacks of 26/11 for Senior BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani at the national capital. Advani was moved to tears in the climax of the film. Member of Parliament Rajeev Pratap Rudy said that he wants to arrange a show of 26/11 for all the MPs inside the parliament.[14] Others present at the screening were Shah Nawaz Hussain, Sanjay Nirupam, Naveen Jindal Balbir Punj, and Raj Babbar. Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, The Attacks of 26/11 has received a similar response from most who have watched the film till now including Shekhar Kapur, Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan.[15][16]

References
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  2. sputnik. "RGV finally zeroes in on his 'Kasab'". Tanqeed. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  3. "'My mother broke down when she saw me hanged'". Rediff.com. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  4. "Attacks of 26/11: Sanjeev Jaiswal is a believable Kasab". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  5. Sanjeev Jaiswal 'Kasab In Attacks Of 26/11' - Interview. YouTube. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  6. "Sanjeev Jaiswal, who played the role of Ajmal Kasab in the movie 'The Attacks of 26/11', during the press conference of the film, held in Andheri, Mumbai, on March 06, 2013". Times Internet. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
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  8. "I started hating myself while playing Kasab: Sanjeev Jaiswal". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  9. "Amitabh Bachchan on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  10. "Amitabh Bachchan on The Attacks of 26/11". indicine.com. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  11. "Movie on 26/11 attacks leaves Shekhar Kapur sleepless". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  12. (FINN) Frontier India News Network. "Shekhar Kapur sleepless after watching Movie The Attacks of 26/11". Frontier India. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  13. "Shekhar Kapur sleepless after watching RGV's THE ATTACKS OF 26/11 - bollywood news : glamsham.com". Glamsham. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  14. "When Ram Gopal Varma made L K Advani cry". Rediff.com. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  15. "Advani praises RGV's The Attacks of 26/11, advocates Parliament screening". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  16. Press Releases. "Ram Gopal Varma's 'The Attacks of 26/11' moves L K Advani to tears - BollySpice.com". Bolly Spice. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
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