Pulkit Samrat

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Pulkit Samrat (born 29 December 1983) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi films along with Hindi television.

Samrat was born on 29 December 1983 and brought up in a Punjabi Hindu family in Delhi, where his family has its real estate business.

He studied at Manav Sthali School, and completed his schooling from Montfort Senior Secondary School, Ashok Vihar, Delhi.

He joined an advertising course at Apeejay Institute of Design, Delhi.

However, after studying for five months, he received a modelling assignment.

Thereafter, he quit his education and shifted to Mumbai, where he joined an acting course run by Kishore Namit Kapoor.

Samrat moved to Mumbai in 2005, and made his acting debut in 2006 with the long-running television show by Balaji Telefilms, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.

He portrayed Laksh Virani opposite Mouni Roy and Tia Bajpai.

This got him his first recognition, and he won Indian Telly Award for Fresh New Face - Male for his performance.

Best known for playing "Hunny" in the Fukrey film series, Samrat made his acting debut with the series Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2006) and made his film debut with Bittoo Boss (2012).

He is a recipient of an Indian Telly Award.

Samrat quit the show in 2007.

In 2008, he appeared as a Contestant on Kaho Na Yaar Hai with Roy, marking his final television appearance.

In 2011, Samrat appeared as the lead in choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant's musical theatrical Taj Express.

The net worth of Pulkit Samrat in 2022 was estimated to be USD 4 million (INR 33 crore approx.).

In 2021, his net worth summed up to USD 3.5 million (INR 29 crore approx.).

Samrat made his film debut with romantic comedy Bitto Boss in 2012.

He played the role of a wedding videographer from Punjab, alongside Amita Pathak.

Times of India noted, "With a character sketch, screen-name and styling so reminiscent of Ranveer Singh, debutant Pulkit Samrat has little scope to create his own identity. However, he pulls off the small-town-munda act with sincerity, and a natural ease."

He next played the lead role of Hunny in the ensemble comedy film Fukrey, opposite Priya Anand.

The film emerged as a Sleeper hit.

Anupama Chopra wrote, "The characters and actors are a perfect match. Pulkit embodies the over-confident charmer Hunny."

Samrat had his first commercial success with Fukrey (2013).

His highest grossing release came with Jai Ho (2014).

In 2014, he had two releases.

He first appeared in Jai Ho in the role of a Police Inspector.

It became his highest grossing release and collected ₹195.04 crore.

He next played the lead in O Teri, opposite Sarah Jane Dias.

It met with negative reviews but Bollywood Hungama mentioned, "Pulkit Samrat is pitch-perfect in his part. He seems to be getting better with every film."

This success was followed with a string of failures including Dolly Ki Doli (2015) and Sanam Re (2016), causing a setback.

In his first release of 2015, Samrat portrayed Inspector Robin Singh in Dolly Ki Doli opposite Sonam Kapoor.

He later received praises for starring in Fukrey Returns (2017), 3 Storeys (2018) and Taish (2020).

In addition to his acting career, Samrat is a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products.

The actor’s net worth was USD 2 million (INR 16 crore approx.) in 2020 and was estimated to be USD 1.5 million (INR 12 crore approx.) in 2019.

Pulkit Samrat's projected net worth in 2023 is USD 5 million (about INR 41 crore).

Approximately USD 36,156 (INR 30 lakh) is his monthly income.

For picture assignments, Pulkit costs USD 18,078 (INR 15 lakh), while for brand endorsements, he charges USD 60,263 (INR 50 lakh).

For each film, the actor gets paid USD 72,315 (INR 60 lakh).

His yearly pay is USD 361,578 (about INR 3 crore).""