Harsh Mayar, Career, Age, Salary, Facts and More

Intro to Harsh Mayar

Harsh Mayar (born March 22, 1998) is an Indian actor who has appeared in Hindi Bollywood films. For his work in the 2011 film I Am Kalam, he received the National Film Award for Best Child Artist.

Harsh Mayar starred in a student film as the lead. The film’s title is “Untitled – The Words Left Unsaid,” directed by “Sachin Aggarwal.” In this 8-minute short film, Harsh plays “Nitin,” a 15-year-old teenager who is alone in his home and sends letters to his mother. The film was shot in the Makrauli village of Rohtak District.

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Career of Harsh Mayar

• Mayar began his career while he was only eight years old, in 2005.
• Because his parents couldn’t afford the cost of his acting classes, he was sent to Shri Ram Center in Delhi which was run by his uncle Sunil Kumar. He performed 5–6 stage shows throughout that time.
• Following that, he conducted 180 auditions for singing, dancing, and acting.
• He was cast in Chillar Party, but he didn’t fit the part and decided not to work on the film after breaking his right hand on set.
• He got a call for an audition after a few months, when his hand was back to normal. Mayar was initially uninterested, but his parents persuaded him to attend the audition, which he did.
• He received a call within a week and was cast in the film I Am Kalam. He teamed with emerging director Nila Madhab Panda, veteran actor Gulshan Grover, and comedic actor Pitobash Tripathy on the film, which was shot in Rajasthan in 2009.
• On August 5, 2011, I Am Kalam was released. Mayar’s performance in I Am Kalam earned him numerous international accolades.
• He was also named the best child artist at the 58th National Film Awards. Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid, his next film, was released in 2012.
• He co-starred with Soha Ali Khan in the Bollywood thriller Chaarfutiya Chhokare (1 August 2014), written and directed by Manish Harishankar.
• Harsh’s most recent film is Hichki, which stars Rani Mukerji.

Exciting Facts About Harsh Mayar

• He was born and brought up in the Indian city of Delhi.
• Harsh began performing when he was only eight years old.
• In Delhi, he enrolled in the Shri Ram Center to study acting.
• Harsh made his acting debut in the film I Am Kalam, for which he won a National Award for Best Child Artist.
• He also had roles in short films and theatre productions.
• Harsh has also appeared in the Hindi musical Paighamber.

• In DD National’s – Aadha Full as Adrak, Harsh played the key role. 
• He began his television career with the crime series Gumrah: End of Innocence on Channel V India in 2014. 
• In 2015, he appeared in an episode of the & TV crime drama Tujhse Naaraz Nahin Zindagi.
• Jim Carrey, Heath Legder, Shah Rukh Khan and Vineet Kumar Singh are among his favourite actors.
• Currently, he is portraying the role of Aman Mishra in Gullak. On January 15, 2021, Sony Liv broadcasted the series.

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Awards

• 2010: Best Child Actor for I Am Kalam
• 2011: Best Child Actor in Bhagat Singh Bravery Award
• 2011: River Rock Award Best Actor in Silent River Film Festival, California for I Am Kalam
• 2010: Best Actor in Minsk International Film Festival, Liztapadzik
• 2011: Special Mention for Best Actor in 17, International Children’s Film Festival India, Hyderabad for I Am Kalam

Salary

His net worth is estimated to be at $1.5 million.

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