Biography:

Nikitin Dheer is an Indian actor who works in Bollywood films. He made his debut as the primary antagonist in Ashutosh Gowariker's historical drama Jodhaa Akbar, which emerged commercially and critically successful. Thereafter, he has appeared in villainous roles in Anees Bazmee's comedy Ready, Arbaaz Khan's action film Dabangg 2 and Rohit Shetty's action comedy Chennai Express, all of which were economic successes. He is the son of actor Pankaj Dheer.

Dheer made his acting debut in 2008 with Ashutosh Gowariker's historical drama Jodhaa Akbar, in which he co-starred alongside Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, as Sarifuddin Husain, Akbar's brother-in-law. Whilst the film earned critical appreciation and box office success, Dheer received praise for his role, with noted critic Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama mentioning him as "fantastic". The same year he acted alongside Vivek Oberoi, Shriya Saran and Zayed Khan in Apoorva Lakhia's unremarkable action thriller Mission Istaanbul.

In 2011, Dheer appeared in Anees Bazmee's comedy Ready, alongside Salman Khan and Asin. The following year, he had a supporting role in Arbaaz Khan's action film Dabangg 2 alongside Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha and Prakash Raj. In 2013, he featured as the primary antagonist in Rohit Shetty's action comedy Chennai Express with Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. For his role as Tangaballi, a dreaded Tamil goon, Dheer was asked to gain more muscle and work on his accent. His physique in the film was received warmly; Mohar Basu noted that Dheer is "robust" although "hardly has a role enough to perform". Although these films earned mixed reviews from critics, they were received well financially, each earning over 1 billion (US$16 million) at the domestic box office.

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