Amit Leonard

Amit Leonard is an Indian actor who is best known for his character portrayal in the 2008 hit Slumdog Millionaire Click to look into! >> Read More... . He was born on August 22, 1977, in the city of Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. He is 37 years old. He grew up in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand and studied at the Bishop Westcott Boy’s school, Ranchi. Amit’s parents were teachers, and they taught him in the same school. Right from the beginning, he was an exceptional athlete and did fairly well in academics too. He was almost a professional in Long Jump and High Jump at school and college levels.

He as an extrovert and an active child had who won Debates, Essay writing competitions, Drawing contests and Elocution. He even made a mark in team sports like Cricket, Hockey, Football and Tennis. He reached the State level championship in Tennis, and his friends and family were of the belief that he will forge a career in sports. He even had formal training for Cricket. After he had completed his High School for The Frank Anthony Public School, based in New Delhi, he joined the Act One Theater Group. He was only 18 when he started his acting career. He had the honor to be trained by NK Sharma who has been his only acting teacher.

He was introduced to intense acting workshops and had to undergo exercises of the mental and physical kind. He made his debut with the feature film “Rehman Sahab Ko Phone Karna Hain” in 2008, when he played the role of a supporting cast in the role of a notorious burglar. It had been directed by Sumeet Sachdev Sumeet Sachdev is not only an actor but a producer >> Read More... . In the same year, he also auditioned for the role of Salim in “Slumdog Millionaire”, he missed out on the part of Salim but managed to land a part in the movie as Javed’s crook that skyrocketed his fame. The part also fetched him the 15th Annual Actors Guild Awards for the portrayal of his character in “Slumdog Millionaire”.

He is called Leo by all those friends and family close to him. His height is five feet eight inches. Amit also made an appearance in the 2010-2011 comedy and drama film “ Aisha Click to look into! >> Read More... ” that starred Abhay Deol Abhay Deol is an actor and director of the TV indu >> Read More... and Sonam Kapoor Sonam Kapoor, Daughter of Anil Kapoor and model Su >> Read More... in the lead pair. He played the role of a Wedding Party host in the movie, but he has not been mentioned in the credits. In 2007, Amit was also a member of the cast in a short called “Blood Brothers” where he played the role of a college student on the boat. He currently resides in Mumbai.