Vedang Raina (born 2 June 2000) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He made his acting debut as Reggie Mantle in Zoya Akhtar's musical teen film The Archies (2023), and has since starred in the action thriller Jigra (2024). He has also sung four of his film songs.
Vedang Raina | |
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.jpg) Raina in 2024 | |
| Born | 2 June 2000 New Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | SVKM's NMIMS |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2023–present |
Early life
editVedang Raina was born on June 2, 2000 in New Delhi into a Kashmiri Pandit family and grew up in Mumbai.[1] He completed his schooling from Jamnabai Narsee School in Juhu and subsequently pursued his bachelor's degree from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (SVKM's NMIMS) in Vile Parle.[2] He started out small with college fests and events, enjoying the time he spent on stage.[3] Raina developed an interest in music and played the guitar years before he had thought about acting. Towards the end of his college years, he decided to venture into modelling and music.[4] He subsequently joined an acting agency to pursue it as a career.[5]
Career
editAfter modelling for several brands, Raina was scouted by Zoya Akhtar for The Archies in 2021.[6][7] Raina claimed that he had not thought about acting until that point.[8] He was officially announced to be playing the role of Reggie Mantle in May 2022.[9][10] It was released on Netflix in 2023. Udita Jhunjhunwala of Scroll.in wrote that he "brings the right amount of swag to the rakish Reggie".[11]
Raina starred alongside Alia Bhatt in Vasan Bala's action thriller Jigra (2024), in which he played the younger brother of Bhatt's character, who is imprisoned in South East Asia.[12] WION's Kriti Tulsiani thought that Raina made the most of his minimal screen time but was ultimately overshadowed by Bhatt. However, she praised the chemistry between the two.[13] It emerged as a box-office bomb.[14]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Archies | Reggie Mantle | |
| 2024 | Jigra | Ankur Anand |
Discography
edit| Year | Song | Album | Composer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | "Everything Is Politics" | The Archies | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, Aditi "Dot" Saigal | [15] |
| 2024 | "Phoolon Ka Taaro Ka" | Jigra | R. D. Burman, Achint Thakkar | [16] |
| "Jigra Title Track" | Achint Thakkar | [17] | ||
| "Jigra (Acoustic Version)" | [18] |
References
edit- ^ Pawa, Anjana (3 April 2024). "Vedang Raina on Netflix's The Archies and Becoming Bollywood's Next Big Star". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
Despite those exciting plot points, Raina insists he lives a "really regular, simple life in Mumbai," where his Kashmiri family moved from Delhi when he was a kid.
- ^ "All you need to know about Vedang Raina from The Archies". Lifestyle Asia India. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Vedang Raina Biography: Know Everything About the Actor Playing Reggie Mantle In The Archies". jagrantv. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Who is Vedang Raina? Everything you need to know about The Archies actor". Pinkvilla. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Who is Vedang Raina? All you need to know about 'The Archies' star". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "The Archies: Is Vedang Raina The New Hearthrob On the Block?". Zee News. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ Sur, Prateek (13 December 2023). "Year-Ender 2023: How 'The Archies' Star Vedang Raina Has Become This Year's Breakout Fashion Trendsetter". Outlook India.
- ^ "Zoya Akhtar On 'The Archies': We Took Themes That Matter To Gen Z And Mixed Them With Nostalgia". Outlook India. PTI. 5 December 2023.
- ^ "The Archies' Vedang Raina Looks Like Young Ranveer Singh? Internet Thinks So". TimesNow. 9 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "The Archies: 5 Reasons Vedang Raina's Reggie Mantle Is A Must-Watch". news.abplive.com. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ Jhunjhunwala, Udita (7 December 2023). "'The Archies' review: A good-looking nostalgia piece". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Suhana Khan in action-thriller, Vedang Raina films for Jigra; A look at what's next for The Archies gang". Pinkvilla. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ Tulsiani, Keith (11 October 2024). "Jigra movie review: Alia Bhatt is the real 'jigra' of Vasan Bala's film". WION. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Jigra has big drop On Monday". Box Office India. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Meet the charmer: Debutant Vedang Raina sings his first song in the[sic] The Archies". The Tribune. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Actor Vedang Raina reflects on singing Phoolon Ka Taaron Ka for Jigra". India Today. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Jigra Title Track: Vedang Raina's High-Power Vocals Remind Us To Find Courage". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Saregama (15 October 2024). Jigra - Full Album. Retrieved 22 October 2024 – via YouTube.
External links
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- Vedang Raina at IMDb