Shivam Patil


Shivam Patil is an Indian actor, dancer and socio-political activist. He made his Bollywood debut in 2013, playing the male lead in Nasha. He subsequently played the lead role of 'Rohan' in Sunny Deol's Ghayal Once Again in 2016. Patil's next film was Akshat Verma's Kaalakaandi, which released on 12 January 2018. In 2019, he performed the role of Toto, for ZEE5's football based sports drama web series, Bombers. In 2020, Shivam played the lead role of Manav in MTV Nishedh, a fictional series created by MTV Staying Alive, that deals with stigma around subjects like women's sexual health and illness. Shivam personally champions for mental health, feminism and the climate crisis. He has also appeared in over 50 TV commercials for brands such as Nescafe, Coke, Nokia, Head & Shoulders, Lay’s, Parachute, Close-Up, and McDonald’s.
He has appeared on episodic TV shows such as MTV Webbed, Yeh Hai Aashiqui and MTV Rush.

Early life

Patil is also part of a dance crew called Street Soul Dance Crew, under the nicknames "Evolution" and "Bboy Evolution". He took an acting course under Barry John.

Acting career

Television

Patil was cast in a thirteen episode fiction show on MTV India, called MTV Rush, a show based on a fictional college festival called Rush, which was directed by filmmaker Bejoy Nambiar and slated to be aired in 2012.
In 2013, he played the protagonist in the 6th episode of MTV Webbed called "Even Family is Fair Play", where he portrayed the character of a sexually confused teenager.
In 2014, he also played lead roles in two episodes of Yeh Hai Aashiqui.
In 2020, Shivam played the lead role of Manav in MTV Nishedh, a fictional series created by MTV Staying Alive, that deals with stigma around subjects like women's sexual health and illness.
He has also appeared in over 50 TV commercials for brands such as Nescafe, Coke, Nokia, Head & Shoulders, Lay’s, Parachute, Close-Up, and McDonald’s.

Bollywood

In 2012, Patil was cast as the male lead in Nasha, where he played the role of Saahil, a teenage student who falls in love with his drama teacher Anita played by Poonam Pandey. He was called the "surprise packet of the film" by Taran Adarsh, who noted his ease in front of the camera. Khalid Mohamed, reviewing for the Deccan Chronicle, called his performance in the film "particularly impressive, confident and nuanced, without ever going over the top". Mohamed also stated, "surely, he deserved a better first film". The Mumbai Mirror stated that "Shivam plays it stiff and not terribly expressive. This ultimately works for his character Sahil, and is completely intentional."
Patil had also acted in Sunny Deol's Ghayal Once Again, the sequel to Deol's 1990 film Ghayal. In Ghayal, Patil plays Rohan, a lawyer's son who stands up against injustice. Upon release, Patil's performance in the film was appreciated by critics. Ritika Handoo, reviewing for Zee News, called his performance "a job worthy of mention". Anna MM for the Firstpost said that "Aanchal Munjal and Shivam Patil - Anushka and Rohan here – are worth watching out for" Screenwriter and director Khalid Mohamed called his performance "impressive".
Patil's recent film is Kaalakaandi, which is directed by Akshat Verma, who last wrote Delhi Belly. He plays the character of 'Jehangir Jehangir' as part of the ensemble cast. The movie's release date was 12 January 2018.

Television

Filmography

Web Series