Vinay Virmani

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]

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

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.

Filmography
Year Title Credited as Role Notes
Actor Producer Writer
2011BreakawayYesYesNoRajveer Singh
2013DavidYesYesNoDavidHindi film
2014Dr. CabbieYesYesYesDeepak V. Chopra
2014AstraeaNoYesNo-short film
2014Komagata MaruYesYes--Hindi
2015The StepsYesYesYesSam
2016Two Lovers and a BearNoexecutiveNo-
2018Little ItalyNoYesYes-
2019Anything is Possible: A Serge Ibaka StoryNoYesNo-Documentary

See also

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". 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.
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