in Ayurveda from Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur, Vineet began his acting career at the age of 21 with the movie Pitaah (2002).

His role in Ugly and the portrayal of the character Milan Shukla in the film Daas Dev won him appreciation.

Though Vineet wanted to join the National School of Drama, he could not pursue the same due to parental pressure and social norms.

After winning the competition, actor-director Mahesh Manjrekar, who was one of the judges gave him a role in the Sanjay Dutt starrer Pitaah.

After doing a few Bhojpuri serials and insignificant roles in films like Gori Tere Pyaar Mein and Isaaq, he got his break in the Hindi-Marathi bilingual City of Gold (2010).

He also won huge appreciation for his role of Milan Shukla in the film Daas Dev, directed by Sudhir Mishra.

He acted in Indian Air Force based biopic Gunjan Saxena co-starring Janhvi Kapoor, which was released in March 2020.