Vikas Kumar is an Indian actor, producer and dialogue coach. He is known mainly for his performances as Senior Inspector Rajat in CID, ACP Khan in the Emmy Awards-nominated Aarya, Senior Inspector Damodar Deshmukh in YRF TV's Khotey Sikkey, Abhay in Hamid, Major Prem in ', Santosh in the Netflix series âÂÂKaala PaaniâÂÂ, and for his work as dialogue coach in Hindi films like Ishqiya, Shakuntala Devi and Udaan.
Kumar was born in Nalanda and his father was a doctor in Bihar.
He did his primary schooling from Hillgrange Preparatory School in Dehradun. After which he did his senior schooling from Welham Boys' School, Dehradun. He also and holds an MBA degree. He did a three-month acting workshop under the renowned theater director Barry John.
He married Raavi Sehgal, and the couple is blessed with a daughter, Rabani.
He had worked as a theatre artist in various plays, including âÂÂThe Legend of Ramâ Prince of IndiaâÂÂ, âÂÂThe Fifty Day WarâÂÂ, âÂÂKamra Number 420â and âÂÂKhamosh! Adalat Jaari Hai.â Vikas Kumar with the cast and crew of âÂÂThe Legend of Ram- Prince of Indiaâ were felicitated by the then President of India, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in 2004.
He had acted in a few TV serials, like âÂÂPowderâ (2010) in which he played the character of Umesh Jagdale and âÂÂKhotey Sikkeyâ (2011) in which he played the character of Senior Inspector Damodar Deshmukh. He is popular for playing the character of Senior Inspector Rajat in one of the longest-running TV shows, âÂÂCIDâ in 2012âÂÂ2013.
He has appeared in the Hindi films like Handover (2012), Prithipal Singh- A Story (2015), Ajji (2017), and ' (2018).
He appeared in the popular Disney+ Hotstar web-series, âÂÂAarya,â in which he played the role of ACP Younus Khan in 2020. He also produced a short film âÂÂSonsiâ (Shadow Bird), won 'Best Film' award at the Bengaluru International Short Film Festival 2021, 'Best Cinematography' (Non-Feature category) in 67th National Awards and was declared 'Best Short Film' at Lady Filmmakers Festival, Beverly Hills.
He is a well-known dialogue coach in Bollywood and his debut as a dialect coach was âÂÂGulaalâ (2009). He had worked as a dialect teacher for Vidya Balan in âÂÂIshqiyaâ (2010), Kalki Koechlin in âÂÂZindagi Na Milegi Dobaraâ (2011), Lisa Haydon in âÂÂThe Shaukeensâ (2014), and Aditya Roy Kapur in âÂÂFitoorâ (2016).