Kovid Mittal
| Kovid Mittal | |
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| Born | Chandigarh, India |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 2009–present |
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Kovid Mittal is an Indian model turned actor and filmmaker, who predominantly works in Hindi cinema.[1][2] He began his career in modeling and went on to appear in advertisements and films. He has done 12 short films.[1][3] Mittal appeared in numerous music videos, notably in Meri Jannat (2020), Closed Eyes (2021), Tanha, Dill Hoon Tera and Awaara Hoon, Labon Se Baarish (2022).[4]
Early life[edit]
He was born in an army family in Chandigarh, India. His father was in the Indian Air Force. He went to Bangalore to pursue mechanical engineering and later started as a model in Bangalore.[3][5] He is also a karate black belt and national-level swimmer.[1]
Career[edit]
Mittal began working as a model in 2009. He won a modelling pageant, Mr. Youth Bangalore, after which he started getting offers for TV commercials.[3][6] In 2017, Kovid launched his own Men's wear brand, 'Demigods', at India Luxury Style Week, where Bollywood actor Ranjeet for him as a showstopper.[7][8]
He made his acting debut with a short film, Last Birthday, in March 2019.[9] The film won many accolades at film festivals. In 2020, he did a music album, Meri Jannat, in which Babbu Maan gave his voice. In the same year, he appeared in Kanke Mental Asylum, a horror documentary based on ill practices that were followed in mental asylums that are shut now.[1][10] The film won the 2021 Dada Saheb Phalke Awards.[1]
Later, he directed and produced a 90-minute documentary, 6387 Meters Black Peak (2020),[11] which won many awards including the best cinematography award at the Canadian Film Festival 2021.[1][12] While shooting the film, 6387 Meters Black Peak, Mittal set a world record for scaling the Kalanag in a minimum record time of six days, situated at 6387 meters above sea level.[13][2]
In 2021, he appeared in the film, The Unknown released on the OTT platforms including MX Player and Airtel Hungama.[14][15] He was featured in a music video of Altaaf Sayyed and Omer Inayat called Closed Eyes (2021).[13] In April 2022, he appeared in the music video, Labon Se Baarish, followed by The Kashmir Song - Khoon Ke Ansoo in June 2022.[16]
Filmography[edit]
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| Year | Title | Actor | Producer | Director | Language | Notes |
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| 2019 | Last Birthday | 
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| 2020 | Kanke Mental Asylum |
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| 2020 | 6387 Meters Black Peak |
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Hindi | Released on Amazon Prime Video |
| 2021 | The Unknown |
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Hindi | Released on OTT, MX Player, Airtel Hungama |
Music videos[edit]
| Year | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "Meri Jannat" | Babbu Maan |
| 2021 | "Closed Eyes" | Altaaf Sayyed |
| 2022 | "Awaara Hoon" | Bharat Biswa |
| "Labon Se Baarish" | Saaj Bhatt |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Saxena, Deep (September 21, 2021). "Documentary film space has a huge potential: Kovid Mittal". Hindustan Times.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Scaling new heights". New Indian Express. April 25, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "कोविद मित्तल ने बताए फिटनेस मंत्र, लाइफस्टाइल और इम्यून सिस्टम को लेकर कही ये बात" (in Hindi). News 18. August 24, 2021.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ Biswas, Saptaparna (April 21, 2022). "Kovid Mittal: Fitness is not about having six packs, but having a balanced lifestyle". The Times of India.
- ↑ M Singh, L Romal (November 21, 2013). "I think pink suits me just fine, says Kovid Mittal". DNA India.
- ↑ "I enjoy shooting for music videos, says actor Kovid Mittal". The Times of India. August 26, 2022.
- ↑ "Fashion extravaganza on Day 2 of the India Luxury Style Week". Planet Bollywood. 2017.
- ↑ "Bollywood Actor Ranjeet Walks for Kovid Mittal at India Luxury Style Week 2017". Nevanta. May 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Reason why his two short films "Last birthday" and "The dead-end" didnt get their due recognition". IWM Buzz. March 5, 2021.
- ↑ Gowalla, Reema (July 10, 2020). "Kovid Mittal's next film delves into treatments at mental health facilities". The Times of India.
- ↑ Gowalla, Reema (October 25, 2020). "Kovid Mittal's new documentary is about his expedition to Black Peak in Uttarakhand". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Kovid Mittal's film wins best international film festival award". International Business Times. October 29, 2021.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Kovid Mittal: A Stupefying Face In The Acting Community". Outlook India. February 12, 2021.
- ↑ "Kovid Mittal Shares His Excitement About His New Horror Film 'The Unknown' and Plot Behind it". Latestly. July 14, 2021.
- ↑ Vashist, Neha (October 30, 2021). "Kovid Mittal shares the nightmare that haunted the whole crew of 'The Unknown' during the shoot". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Kovid Mittal to star in music video 'The Kashmir Song - Khoon Ke Ansoo'". Daijiworld Media. June 18, 2022.
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