Bala Murali Shingade
- Locations
- Auckland
- Ethnicity
- Indian
- Age Range
- 24 - 34
- Height
- 178cm / 5ft 10in
- Bust/Chest
- 108cm / 43in
- Waist
- 96cm / 38in
- Hips
- 104cm / 41in
Bio
Bala Murali Shingade is a prolific actor, writer, and director based in Auckland. His screen credits include Miles from Nowhere starring Arlo Green and Roxie Mohebbi,Homebound 3.0 alongside Michelle Ang, Sam Wang, and Kimberly Crossman, Shortland Street, and award-winning comedian Pax Assadi’s Raised by Refugees.
His work in theatre includes the Pop Up Globe’s Romeo & Juliet and Twelfth Night directed by David Lawrence, Boom Shankar which he also co-wrote and directed, and Yātrā by Amit Ohdedar for Prayas Theatre.
Bala is the director of Rocket Park Productions, an Auckland-based Film & Theatre production company that values collaboration, community, and creativity. Bala’s short film, Perianayaki premiered at the New Zealand International Film Festival, where it won the NZ’s Best Short Film Award, as well as the Emerging Talent Award, a Special Mention award for lead actor Jeyagowri Sivakumaran, and the Audience Choice Award. Perianayaki has since screened at several other international film festivals, including Melbourne International Film Festival and Show Me Shorts Film Festival.
In 2020, Bala was one of six recipients of the Arts Foundation’s inaugural Springboard award, which recognises emerging artists with outstanding potential in their fields.
Bala has advanced skills playing cricket, hockey, soccer, and riding motorcycles. He has intermediate skills speaking Hindi/Urdu and Telugu.
Film
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ogress (Profisional name) | Officer Hardie | Left Alive Ltc, dir: | Feature Film |
Television
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Shortland Street | Zahid Arshad | South Pacific Productions | Drama |
| 2024 | Miles From Nowhere | Darwish | Neon, The Gibson Group, dir: Ghazaleh Gol | Drama |
| 2023 | Raised by Refugees | David | Kevin & Co | Drama |
| 2022 | Homebound | Aidan | Kevin & Co | Drama |
| 2020 | The Gulf S2 | Shivneil | The Gulf Productions Ltd. | Drama |
Theatre
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Romeo & Juliet | Various | Dir. David Lawrence | |
| 2024 | Twelfth Night | Various | Dir. David Lawrence | |
| 2021 | Boom Shankar | Shankar | Agaram Productions, New Zealand International Comedy Festival | |
| 2020 | Yātrā | Karim | Prayas Theatre, dir. Amit Ohdedar | |
| 2019 | First World Problems 2.0 | Boom Shankar | Prayas Theatre & Agaram Productions, dir. Sananda Chatterjee | |
| 2019 | Sacrifice | George | Kahania Film & Theatre | |
| 2019 | Light vs Dark: The Adventures of Rama | Ravana | Agaram Productions, dir. Ahilan Karunaharan | |
| 2019 | A Fine Balance | Nusswan | Auckland Theatre Company & Prayas Theatre Company | |
| 2018 | Dara | Itbar | Prayas Theatre Company | |
| 2018 | Just Another Day | Deepak & AJ | Kahania Film & Theatre |
Commercial
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | KFC 'Popcorn Chicken Slab' | Hero Male | Film 360 | |
| 2021 | Watties 'Feed the Love' | Anil | Finch, dir. Abigail Greenwood | |
| 2021 | Auckland Transport "Let's Go There" | Guy | Finch |
Training
| Year | Description | Institution / Presenter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Advanced Screen Workshop | Liz Mullane & Rachel Bullock | ||
| 2019 | Acting for Screen | Liz Mullane & Rachel Bullock | ||
| 2019 | Screen Masterclass | Chum Ehelepola | ||
| 2018 | American Accent Course | Chris Stewart | ||
| 2018 | Master of Arts in Screen Production, specializing in Drama directing | University of Auckland | ||
| 2017 | Bachelor of Arts in Screen Production, specializing in Drama directing (First Class Honours) | University of Auckland | ||
| 2017 | Vocal & Acting Workshop | Margaret-Mary Hollins | ||
| 2017 | Making Theatre & Developing Performance Skills Workshop | Ahi Karunaharan |
Languages
Intermediate: Te Reo Māori
Accents
Advanced: Indian | New Zealand
Intermediate: American - General
Sports
Advanced: Cricket | Hockey | Soccer
Intermediate: Martial Arts
Driving & Flying
Advanced: Driving (general) | Motorcycle