Angad Bedi

• Name — Angad Bedi • Birth Name — Angad Singh Bedi • Born — 6 February 1983 • Birthplace — Delhi, India • Education — St. Stephen's College • Occupation — * Actor • model • Years Active — 2004–present • Parents — Bishan Singh Bedi (father) • Children — 2

Bedi was born to former Indian cricket captain Bishan Singh Bedi. He has one elder sister, Neha, and two older half-siblings from his father's previous marriage – a half-sister named Gillinder and a half-brother named Gavasinder. He played cricket up to Under-19 level for Delhi. He studied at Gyan Bharati School, Saket, New Delhi and graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. Subsequently, he began a career in modelling, and ventured into acting.

Bedi started his career with the film Kaya Taran, directed by Sashi Kumar in 2004. The film was set against the backdrop of 2002 Gujarat riots and 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The film won the Aravindan Puraskaram, given to the best maiden film-maker, for 2004 and Bedi's performance in the film was appreciated. In 2005, he appeared in a cooking show called Cook Na Kaho on Star One as a host. He hosted Extraaa Innings T20 in 2010, a show telecasted in between the match sessions during the Indian Premier League (IPL) along with Ayushmann Khurrana. He appeared as a contestant in Season 3 of Colors' show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi. He also hosted the first season of the reality television show Emotional Atyachar on UTV Bindass before being replaced by Pravesh Rana. He returned to Bollywood in 2011 with the film F.A.L.T.U, directed by Remo D'Souza. Bedi is best known for his performances in works such as Ungli (2014) and PINK (2016). He was also seen In Tiger Zinda Hai with Salman Khan. In 2017 he starred as the lead in Amazon's original series Inside Edge. He was also a part of Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl, the biopic of the Indian Air Force pilot Gunjan Saxena, in which he played the role of her brother. He was also part of Soorma, the biopic of Sandeep Singh, the former captain of the Indian hockey team, where he played the role of his brother as well. The actor has been the part of The Zoya Factor.

In 2012, Bedi was arrested after allegedly consuming drugs at a rave party at a Suburban Juhu Hotel. He tested positive along with 85 others for the consumption of cannabis and ecstasy, and was later released on bail. Bedi married Neha Dhupia in a private ceremony at a Gurdwara on 10 May 2018. The couple have a daughter, born on 18 November 2018, and a son, born on 3 October 2021.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. • 2005 — Cook Na Kaho — Host • 2010 — Extraaa Innings T20 — Host • Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi — Contestant — Season 3 • 2011 — Emotional Atyachar — Host — Season 1 • 2016 — 24 — Dhruv Awasthi

• Year — Title — Role — Platform — Ref. • 2017 — Inside Edge — Arvind Vashishth — Amazon Prime Video • 2019 — The Verdict - State vs. Nanavati — Karl Jamshed Khandalavala — ALTBalaji, ZEE5 • Inside Edge (Season 2) — Arvind Vashishth — Amazon Prime Video • 2020 — Mum Bhai — Bhaskar Shetty — ALTBalaji, ZEE5

• Year — Title — Singer(s) — Label — Ref. • 2021 — "Baithe Baithe" — Stebin Ben, Danish Sabri, Aishwarya Pandit — Zee Music Company • "Main Bhi Barbaad" — Yasser Desai — Saregama