Suhail Nayyar

Suhail Nayyar
Nayyar in 2023
Born (1989-11-24) 24 November 1989
New Delhi, India
Alma materFilms and Television Institute of India
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present

Suhail Nayyar (born 24 November 1989) is an Indian actor who works in hindi films and web series.[1][2] He started his career with the comedy series Life Sahi Hai and had a supporting role in the acclaimed crime drama film Udta Punjab (2016).[3][4] Nayyar has since starred in the romantic drama series Jee Karda, the murder mystery film Murder Mubarak (2024) and the action spy series Saare Jahan Se Accha: The Silent Guardians (2025).

Early life and career

Nayyar was born on 24 November 1989 in Delhi, India.[5] Before travelling to Mumbai to pursue a career in acting, he studied film and acting at the Film and Television Institute. He made his debut as a supporting role of Jassi in the crime drama filmUdta Punjab (2016) where his performance as the aforementioned character is "applauded". He made a cameo appearance in Vidyut Jammwal starred Commando 2. Following that, he played Abdullah in Hotel Mumbai, a 2018 American-Australian thriller directed by Anthony Maras and based on the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. About playing Abdullah in Hotel Mumbai, he said, "This is one of the difficult characters I have ever played. The amount of blood and sweat that has gone into creating ‘Abdullah’ is immeasurable". In 2022, he starred as Sandeep Sharma in the comedy drama Sharmaji Namkeen.

In 2025, Nayyar starred in the action spy thriller series Saare Jahan Se Accha: The Silent Guardians as Sukhbir/Rafiq. Writing for The Times of India Dhaval Roy commented that "The spy drama is a must-watch for its pulse-pounding tension, taut narrative, and stellar performances that leave a lasting impression."[6][7]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Udta Punjab Jassi [8][9]
2017 Commando 2 Dishank Chowdhary Cameo appearance
2019 Hotel Mumbai Abdullah [10]
2020 Ginny Weds Sunny Nishant Rathee [11]
2022 Sharmaji Namkeen Sandeep "Rinku" Sharma [12]
2023 Ishq-e-Nadaan Piyush [13]
2024 Murder Mubarak Yash Batra [14]
2025 Nikita Roy Jolly Hans [15]

Web series

Year Title Role Ref.
2016–2018 Life Sahi Hai Jasjit "Kukki" Singh [16]
2018 The Test Case Captain Manit Verma [8][9]
2020 Hasmukh Krishna "KK" Kumar [17]
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2023 Jee Karda Rishabh Rathore [20]
2025 Saare Jahan Se Accha: The Silent Guardians Sukhbir/Rafiq [21]
Single Papa Pawan [22]

See also

References

  1. ^ "For Delhi boy Suhail Nayyar, 'Udta Punjab' was a dream debut - Times of India". indiatimes.com. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  2. ^ Patra, Pratyush (27 June 2016). "For Delhi boy Suhail Nayyar, 'Udta Punjab' was a dream kdebut". www.timesofindia.com. Times Of India. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  3. ^ Nayyar, Suhail (10 June 2016). "Watch: Luv Ranjan's web series Life Sahi Hai's first episode hits the internet waves". Deccan Chronicle. Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  4. ^ "This Udta Punjab Actor Just Signed His First International Film! | MissMalini". 21 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Suhail Nayyar". Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  6. ^ Roy, Dhaval. "Saare Jahan Se Accha: The Silent Guardians Season 1 Review : A taut, tense spy thriller that delivers in every scene". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Manoj Bajpayee floored by Suhail Nayyar's performance as Rafiq in Saare Jahan Se Accha: "He's going to surprise the audience"". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  8. ^ a b "'Udta Punjab' actor Suhail Nayyar joins ALTBalaji's web series 'The Test Case'". The New Indian Express. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  9. ^ a b Correspondent, After Hrs (3 October 2017). "After Udta Punjab, Suhail Nayyar to be seen in a web series". DNA India. Retrieved 1 December 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ "Suhail Nayyar: Understanding terrorist psyche for Hotel Mumbai a challenge". Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Ginny Weds Sunny movie review: A cheesy mess of drama with little to salvage it". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  12. ^ Sharma, Shubham (30 March 2022). "Sharma Ji Namkeen movie has been leaked on websites like Tamilrockers even before its release". Khabar Satta. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Neena Gupta, Mohit Raina, Lara Dutta, and others wrap up 'Ishq-E-Nadaan'". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  14. ^ "'Murder Mubarak': Karisma Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan, Pankaj Tripathi, Vijay Varma team up for Netflix's new murder mystery". Firstpost. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  15. ^ "'Nikita Roy' trailer: Sonakshi Sinha, Arjun Rampal seek to expose Paresh Rawal's exorcist". The Telegraph. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Watch: Luv Ranjan's web series Life Sahi Hai's first episode hits the internet waves". Deccan Chronicle. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Hasmukh a tale of morality versus ambition: Nikkhil Advani". Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  18. ^ Entertainment, Quint (3 April 2020). "Vir Das Is Set to Make Everyone Laugh in 'Hasmukh', But at a Cost". TheQuint. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Hasmukh Review: Vir Das Makes The Transition To Hindi With Aplomb. Plus, The Idea Is Killer". NDTV.com. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  20. ^ "Tamannah Bhatia And Suhail Nayyar Starrer 'Jee Karda' Triumphs The Rating Charts With 8.3/10". news.abplive.com. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  21. ^ "Saare Jahan Se Accha: The Silent Guardians". Times of India. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  22. ^ "Single Papa trailer: A man-child comes of age as a father in this comedy". Cinema Express. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
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