Here’s Veer Singh, a cook by accident, an actor by choice

When Veer Singh isn’t frying puris, he’s honing his acting skills. The 44-year-old runs a fast-food shop in Ghaziabad’s Sanjay Nagar, selling puris, parathas, chole bhature and even burgers. But those who know him since childhood are aware that cooking may be his profession, but acting is his passion.

He’s known for his role as a cop in local plays and hopes to hit the silver screen someday. Singh claimed he has got offers for two web-series, where, too, he plays a small role of an honest cop. But times have been testing for Singh.

During Covid, he lost his job in a transport company and was forced to take loans from friends and relatives to set up his business.

A father to four daughters and a son, Singh works at his shop for almost 12 hours every day. And when he returns home, he can’t help but look in the mirror and utter a few dialogues of Amitabh Bachchan – his favourite actor.
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