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Avinash Dwivedi is an Indian actor, screenwriter, dancer, and vlogger. He is the husband of the Indian dancer, actor, and vlogger Sambhavna Seth.
Wiki/Biography
Avinash Dwivedi was born on Friday, 19 August 1988 (age 35 years; as of 2023) in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. His zodiac sign is Leo. He did his schooling in Delhi at Cosmos Public School, Badarpur and Raisina Bengali Senior Secondary School.
While he was in Delhi, he worked as a dance teacher. He then joined a few theatre workshops with the fees he got as a dance teacher.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 10″
Weight (approx.): 65 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Body Measurements (approx.): Chest 42″, Waist 30″, Biceps 16″
Family
Parents & Siblings
His father, Dubey Jata Shanker, is a businessman. His mother’s name is Prem Sheela Dubey. He has two elder sisters named Nisha Dubey and Sarika Dwivedi.
Wife
In 2010, Avinash Dwivedi met the Indian actor & dancer Sambhavna Seth for the first time on the sets of the Bhojpuri reality TV dance show ‘Dance Sangram’ in which she was a judge and mentor of Avinash, who was a contestant on the show. Soon, Avinash started developing feelings for her, and after winning the show, Avinash proposed to her. However, she rejected his proposal and asked him to focus on his career. In one and a half years, he proposed to her almost 40-50 times. Later, Sambhavna got admitted to a hospital and among her friends, only Avinash visited her at the hospital. He took care of her at the hospital, and then Sambhavna decided to accept his proposal. After dating for almost five years, the couple decided to get married. However, Sambhavna’s parents were against their marriage as Avinash did not have a stable job and was eight years younger than Seth. After her parents started looking for a groom for Sambhavana through a matrimonial site, Seth, against her parents’ will, decided to exchange rings with Avinash. They got engaged on 13 February 2016.
On 14 July 2016, the couple got married in Delhi.
Later, the couple had a wedding reception in Mumbai.
Career
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Avinash started his career as a model for a TV commercial. He has been featured in various TV commercials like Quikr, Tata Sky, ITI, Yatra.com, and Videocon D2H.
Theatre Artist
Avinash has performed in the Hindi theatre play ‘The Job.’
Dancer
In 2009, he participated as one of the dancers in the online dance show ‘Ibibo i.videostar.’ In 2010, he participated in the Bhojpuri reality TV dance show ‘Dance Sangram’ in which he was declared the winner. The show was aired on Mahuaa TV.
He has performed at various stage shows and events. Avinash has also appeared in many dance videos on various YouTube channels.
Actor
TV
In 2016, he appeared in two episodes of the episodic TV series ‘Crime Patrol’ in which he played the character of Chander Sharma.
Film
Hindi
In 2015, he made his acting debut with the Hindi film ‘Ranbanka’ in which he played the role of Kantu.
Bhojpuri
Avinash made his Bhojpuri film debut with ‘Nachaniya’ (2017) in which he played the lead role.
In 2018, he appeared in the Bhojpuri film ‘Chameli.’
Short Film
He has also acted in a few short films like ‘Galani’ (2014), ‘Parwaaz Ek Udaan’ (2014), and ‘Rickshawala’ (2020).
Screenwriter
Short Film
He has worked as a screenwriter in a few Hindi short films like ‘Traash’ (2019), ‘Begum’ (2020).
Film
In 2023, he worked as a screenwriter for the Hindi film ‘Kakuda – A Horror Comedy.’
YouTuber
In 2013, Avinash started uploading comedy sketches, storytelling, and dance videos on his self-titled YouTube channel.
He has around 400k subscribers on his channel.
He has also uploaded his poetries on his channel.
In 2014, Avinash’s wife Sambhavna started a YouTube channel Sambhavna Seth Entertainment on which she uploads her family vlogs. Later, Avinash also started making videos on the channel. Their channel has around 3.47 million subscribers. Later, their YouTube vlogs were aired on the Q TV channel.
Other Work
In 2018, Avinash, along with Sambhavna, appeared as a guest in the comedy TV show ‘Comedy Nights Bachao,’ which aired on Colors.
On 8 February 2021, Avinash and Sambhavna started Sambhavi Entertainment Private Limited, a film production company. Avinash and Sambhavna have appeared in a few Hindi music videos like ‘Chand’ (2021) by Vardan Singh, ‘Supna’ (2021) by Aman Khan, and ‘Tere Bina’ (2022) by Samar Monsoon.
Awards
- 2019: Best Actor Award for the Bhojpuri short film Rickshawala at the 13th Ayodhya International Film Festival
- 2020: Best Actor (Jury) for the Bhojpuri short film Rickshawala by K Asif Chanbal International Film Festival
- 2021: Certificate of Standalone Award for Best Actor for the Bhojpuri short film Rickshawala
- 2022: Promising Debut in the Bhojpuri short film Rickshawala by Digital Awards
Car Collection
- Hyundai Creta
- Mercedes Benz
Tattoo
A tattoo of Om on his left hand.
Favourites
- Film: Paan Singh Tomar (2012)
- Holiday Destination: Leh Ladakh
- Food: Litti Chokha, Chole Bhature
Facts/Trivia
- Since childhood, he wanted to become a dancer. He used to participate in various dance competitions at his school.
- At the age of 12, he watched the Hindi film ‘Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai’ (2000). He was so impressed with the acting of Hrithik Roshan in the film that he decided to make his carer in acting.
- In an interview, he shared that initially, his parents were not happy with his decision to make his career in acting or dancing. They wanted him to become an engineer. He said,
My journey as an actor started in Delhi. I was always very passionate about dance. Initially, my family was not too supportive of my career choices. They wanted me to do engineering but I wanted to do theatre and learn more about acting. My parents said they won’t give me any money to pursue acting. I started learn dance from a teacher in Delhi. Shortly after that, I started training young students in dance.”
- He is trained in various forms of martial arts. He regularly practices martial art forms and visits a gym to maintain his fitness.
- In his leisure time, he loves to travel, read books, and do swimming.
- Avinash is a spiritual person and has a deep faith in God.
- For his mental peace, he regularly meditates for around an hour.
- He has participated in various seasons of the Celebrity Cricket League as a member of Bhojpuri Dabanggs.
- He is an avid animal lover, and he has three pet dogs named Cherry, Candy, and Chunchun. He also had a dog named Coco who died in 2023.
- For his film ‘Nachaniya’ (2017), he learnt Kathak for his role in the film.
- In 2021, he was manhandled by the Mumbai Police. The incident took place when Avinash and Sambhavna were at Oshiwara Crematorium where the last rites of the Indian actor Sidharth Shukla were performed. The Mumbai Police pushed Avinash after which Seth got very upset and landed into a brawl with the Mumbai Police.
- In 2021, he was featured on the magazine cover of Expresso.