Shivam Patil

Shivam Patil is an Indian actor, dancer and socio-political activist. He made his Bollywood debut in 2013, playing the male lead in Nasha. He subsequently played the lead role of 'Rohan' in Sunny Deol's Ghayal: Once Again in 2016. Patil's next films were Akshat Verma's Kaalakaandi, and the Bollywood remake of the super-hit Telugu film Chatrapathi.Patil is a domestic violence survivor, and he publicly champions for mental health, the climate crisis, and gender empowerment. He has been an active part of major civilian movements in India, such as the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest, where he was present in the 2021 Farmers' Republic Day protest parade in Delhi, and documented videos and pictures from the protests on his social media platform. He also actively amplified stories from the Citizenship Amendment Act protests, where he was present at multiple protest sites including Jamia Millia Islamia, the Shaheen Bagh protest, and he also shot and documented footage during the 2020 Delhi riots, using his social media platform to amplify live stories from the ground during these incidents. In 2020, Shivam played the lead role of Manav in MTV Nishedh, a fictional series created by MTV Staying Alive. He has also appeared in over 50 TV commercials for brands such as Nescafe, Coke, Nokia, Head & Shoulders, Lay's, Parachute, Close-Up, and McDonald's. He has appeared on episodic TV shows such as MTV Webbed, Yeh Hai Aashiqui and MTV Rush.