Sonali Jaffar
Nikita Agarwal
Rukhsar Rehman
Reena Kapoor
Niketa Agrawal
Neelam Gandhi
Ashita Dhawan Gulabani
Jaanvi Sangwan
Gunjan Khare
Eva Grover
Manasi Salvi
Krystle D Souza
Kanchi Singh
Bharat Chawda
Anup Sharma
Vibha Singh
Romesh Kalra
Pradeep Gupta
Dheeraj Sarna
Waseem Mushtaq
Shailesh Gulabani
Vinay Jain
Rajeev Singh
Rajan Shahi
Rajeev Verma
Parichay Sharma
Navin Saini
Navi Bhangu
Naveen Saini
Mayur Mehta
Mishkat Varma
1. Sonali Jaffar
Sonali Jaffar is an Indian television personality who has written and produced many TV serials. Before her marriage, Sonali’s surname was Kotnis. She completed her schooling from Bombay Scottish School, Mahim in 1988 and joined the long list of the school’s notable alumni including Aamir Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Rohan Gavaskar, Uddhav Thackeray, late Neerja Bhanot, and other numerous celebrities. Sonali pursued Masters in English Literature at Mumbai University. She also studied at DG Ruparel College, Matunga. She got her first job at Magna Publishing Group’s Stardust magazine. Eventually, Sonali became the editor of this monthly publication and went on to work there for sixteen years (1993-2009).
...2. Nikita Agarwal
Nikita Agrawal is an Indian-Actress. She works in the Television Industry and the Film Industry. She was born on 28th August 1984. She is born and brought up in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Mridula Sharma is her relative. She has worked in the serial named ‘Parvarish’ in which she played the character named Firoza. In another serial of Zee TV named Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya, she played the character of Arpita.
...3. Rukhsar Rehman
Rukhsar Rehman is a popular and talented face in the arena of Indian film and television circuit. She has till date appeared in a number of Hindi films and popular Hindi television serials, in various notable and some passable roles. Rukhsar Rehman, hailing from a Muslim middle class family ,started her career in the tinsel town at the young age of 19 years, in the year 1991 with the Hindi film Yaad Rakhegi Duniya, where she was cast as the leading lady opposite Aditya Pancholi.
...4. Reena Kapoor
Reena Kapoor is best known for her early appearance in the movies like ‘Chandni Bani Chudail’ (1984), ‘Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge’ (1998) & ‘Duplicate Sholay’ (2002). She has acted in several Television commercials and Television serials. Her most noted appearances in the Television series ‘Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki’ made her a household name, in which she played the character of a rich girl who gets married into a poor household.
...5. Niketa Agrawal
Niketa Agarwal was an Indian Television Actress. She was born on August 28, 1984, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She started her career in various commercial advertisements, and she started her debut career by participating in the beauty contest which was held at Delhi, and she won that competition. She then started to an advertisement for several products. Various Medias said that her skin and her glamorous appearance had helped her to act in different products one among the product in the soap Do dil ek jaan.
...6. Neelam Gandhi
Neelam Gandhi is a Gujarati actress regularly seen in Hindi TV serials. She was first noticed in the serial Chhoti Bahu as Chanda. It was a serial telecast on Zee TV during 2008 to 2012. it had two seasons, the first one named as Chhoti Bahu-Sindoor Bina Suhagan and the second season as Chhoti Bahu-Sawar Ke Rang Rachi. It was produced by Tony Singh and Deeya Singh for DJ's Creative Unit and was an extremely popular serial. It is still being rerun on Zee Anmol in India and Zee Lamhe in the UK. The series was popular not only in India but was also popular in Mauritius, Malayasia, South Africa , Russia etc. it was dubbed in Tamil as Chhinna Marumagal and telecast on Zee Tamil. Neelam, though in a small role performed very well and her acting was highly appreciated in the show.
She was again seen in the role of Bubli Srichand Srivastava in the serial Kairi-Rishta Khatta Meetha which was telecast on Colors channel during 2012. it was produced by Shashi Mittal and Sumeet Mittal and directed by Deepak Chauhan and others. It was the story of a girl who has to fight for her rights with her mother in law and the consequences arising out of the situation. Neelam in her supporting role performed pretty well and her performance was highly appreciated by all.
She has also acted in Vibhuti, Badalte Rishton Ki Dastan etc and presently she is performing in Aur Pyar Ho Gaya on Zee TV where she is portraying the role of Devika, the best friend of the female protagonist Avni.
...7. Ashita Dhawan Gulabani
Ashita Dhawan is an Indian Television actress born on 23rd of May. She completed her graduation from MMK college, Mumbai. She got married to Shailesh Gulabani on 20th January 2010. She started her acting career in 2005 from The TV drama Kesar in which she played the role of Neha. She got fame from Star Plus’s popular drama Sapna Babul Ka Bidai in which she played the role of Malti. She played a negative role in Sapna Babul Ka Bidai but her character was very much appreciated by the audience. In 2009 she appeared in a show Ladies Special as Bubbly Chaddha.
...8. Jaanvi Sangwan
9. Gunjan Khare
10. Eva Grover
Eva Grover is a well-known Indian film and television actress. She appeared in mostly popular television serials and put a mark in many household. Her first television appearance was from Ramsay Brothers’ Zee Horror Show which was aired on Zee TV and from the reality show, Mano Ya Na Mano on STAR One. She was also part of the comedy show, Baat Ban Jaye , followed by her appearance in the Balaji Telefilms’ television soap, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. Eva replaces Rushali Arora in donning the role of Aarti Kiran Virani. She made a cameo appearance as Sheetal in the popular drama soap, ‘Sapna Babul Ka…Bidaai’ on STAR Plus channel. Later, the actress replaces Poonam Narula and bagged the role of Radha Malhorta in the fantasy sitcom, Shararat – thodi Jadoo Thodi Nazaakat. She bags a negative role as Jaya in the Hindi series, Waqt Batayega Kaun Apna Kaun Paraya on Sony TV. Subsequently, she played the character of Sheetal, the mother of Karishma (played by Jhanak Shukla) in the series, Karishma Kaa Karishma, but later, her character was replaced by Tisca Chopra. She was also seen on STAR Plus’ comedy serial, L.O.C: Life Out of control. Prior to this, Eva is also the anchor of the show, Sangeet Safar. In 2001, she played the role of Tina in the Hindi sitcom, Office Office and later appeared as Choti Bahu in the television serial, Hum Saath Aath Hain. In 2012, She essayed the role of Niharika, the step mother of Ram (played by Ram Kapoor) in Ekta Kapoor’s Bade Achhe Lagte Hain on Sony TV. This year, Eva donned the role of Anjili, the loving mother of Raj (played by Mishkat Varma) on Zee TV’s Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya.
In 1995, Eva was also starred as Vaidehi in the Tamil drama film, Kattumarakaran by P. Vasu. Then, she has done films like Laalchi, Smuggler, Krishna, Krishna Arjun, Dharma Karma, Aunty No. 1 and the 1999 Bollywood film, Nyaydaata. Eva was also part of the Partho Ghosh’ Hindi film, Maseeha in 2002. In year 2010, she essayed the role of Gangu Tai in the animated film, My Friend Ganesha 3 by BaBa Arts Limited Productions. Then, Eva was also seen in Agni – The Fire and in the action romantic film, Ready which stars Salman Khan and Asin. In 2012, she donned the film, Mr. Money.
Eva has done many comedy and weekly shows and when she got pregnant, she took a maternity leave from the industry. She has a daughter named, Ayaana. She is also very open to let everyone knows that she is a single mother. Acting was never in her mind and it just happened to her. She took up Fashion Designing in SNDT University and subsequently, entered the world of modeling. From there, she appeared in television commercials and afterwards, she started doing soaps.
...11. Manasi Salvi
Manasi Salvi is a well known actress in a Marathi Television industry and Film Industry. Also, she played a variety of shows in Hindi television channels.
Manasi Salvi was born on January 19th, 1980. She did her schooling from the Holy Cross High School located in Mumbai. She completed her graduation from Vaze Kelkar College of Commerce. Afterwards, she completed her PG from University of Mumbai.
She got married with Hemant Prabhu who is a director of serials on Star One channel. Manasi also acted in one of the TV show "Sati...Satya Ki Shakti" directed by him. They blessed with a daughter named "Omisha Prabhu".
She played many roles in many TV shows, serials and also few movies. She played the role of Khushi in Zee TV serial "Kohi Apna Sa" during 2001-03. After that, during 2004-08 she acted as Manasvi in "Saarthi". In 2006, she acted in the role of Gargi Devki Desai in a Marathi movie named "Aai Shappath!". Also, she played the role of Sati in one of the Hindi serial called 'Sati...Satya Ki Shakti" which is directed by Hemant Prabhu. Afterwards, she acted in few more serials "Pavitra Rishta", "Hum Ne Li Hai- Shapath", "Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke", "Ekach Ya Janmi Janu" and "Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara" and become very famous actress. During 2011 she also acted in a Marathi film "Sadarakshanaay".
Serial Acted: Kohi Apna Sa (as Khushi), Saarrthi (as Manasvi),Sati...Satya Ki Shakti (as Sati), Pavitra Rishta (as Aashna Digvijay Kirloskar), Hum Ne Li Hai- Shapath (as Advocate Tanisha), Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke (as Sneha), Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara (as Avantika Harish Kumar) and Ekach Ya Janmi Janu (as Hero's ex-wife)
DOB: January 19th, 1980
Movies acted: Aai Shappath..! (as Gargi Devki Desai) and Sadarakshanaay (as ACP Vidya Pandit)
12. Krystle D Souza
13. Kanchi Singh
14. Bharat Chawda
Bharat Chawda is an India actor born on 20 August 1983 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Bharat is a very famous and acclaimed Television actor appreciated for his roles. He made his debut in the TV serial with the Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki aired on Star Plus in 2007 as Ishaan and received quite an admiration for his debut role. Bharat also grabbed a role in movie Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela directed by the ace director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and played the role of Manga. Bharat is a versatile actor known for his roles in Bandini, Meri Bhabhi, Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya and Humsafar. Bharat also made his appearance in the Savdhaan India and Crime Patrol and Fear Files. Bharat was initially indulged with the theatres before making his debut in the television industry.
...15. Anup Sharma
The Hindi TV serial Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya, which has been on air since January 2014, features actor Anup Sharma as Jashan Singh Arora. It is a minor role in a plot that follows the trails of a couple negotiating their way through two different notions of love. The show gained popularity primarily among the youth.
...16. Vibha Singh
Vibha Singh is an Indian writer who worked for the Hindi film industry. She is a famous and multi-talented writer and producer who shared her work continuously in the Bollywood film industry. As a writer, she worked in movies like Mardaani in 2014, Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne in 2003, The Test Case in 2018, Via Darjeeling in 2008, Lahore Confidential in 2021, Mystery Man in 2017, and Housefull in 2010.
...17. Romesh Kalra
Working for over 21 years, Romesh Kalra is a highly experienced man in the Film and Television Industry. His will to bring a positive change in the society blended well with his knack for creativity and allowed him to deliver great tv shows including ‘Amrit Manthan,’ ‘Jabb Love Hua,’ ‘Mere Rang Me Rangnewali,’ ‘Ghar Ek Lakshmi Betiyaan’ ‘Bidaai,’ Betiyaan,’ ‘Maayka,’ ‘Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin,’ ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai,’ etc. which rose to fame quickly and became a daily part of the viewer’s life.
...18. Pradeep Gupta
Pradeep Gupta is a Bollywood producer. He turned himself into a producer as he was an avid watcher of Hindi movies. He had a passion to make films, and that is why he turned himself into a producer. The first movie he handled as a producer was ‘ Fuddu’ (2016) which was directed by Sunil Subramani. The film Stars Shubham and Swati Kapoor in lead roles, with Paritosh Sand, Shalini Arora, and Vikki Ahuja playing supporting roles. Sunny Leone, Ranbir Kapoor, and Katrina Kaif supported the whole cast by helping a song to get featured in the movie. But much before ‘Fuddu’ came up, Jacksons Productions was busy with a project ‘ Muavza.’ Later, Jackson Gupta was the producer of the movie ''Muavza-Zameen Ka Paisa' which released on October 7, 2016. The film stars veteran actor Annu Kapoor in lead role with a supporting cast of Akhildehra Mishra and Pankaj Beri.
...19. Dheeraj Sarna
Dheeraj Sarna is an Indian television actor, producer, and writer. His place of birth is Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. He completed his school education at Adarsh Vidya Mandir Wing, Karad. After that, he graduated from the University of Rajasthan, Rajasthan. He married Supriya Sarna in 2013, who is a television actress. He has a son named Shivansh Sarna. He is known for his acting in Kutumb in 2000, Chhanchhan in 2013 and Kis Kisko Pyaar Karu in 2015. He is very interested in acting right from childhood. He also wrote the hit show Kahani Gar Gar ki in 2000. He became famous through his writing that were very appreciated by the whole family viewers.
...20. Waseem Mushtaq
Waseem Mushtaq is a versatile Indian actor and a model who appeared in various television shows. He was born on April 21, 1984 and was hailed at Srinagar, Kashmir and Jammu.
The actor started when he auditioned in the reality show, Indian Idol but he failed to get into the theatre round. He got upset but just before he left the audition room, he was asked by one of the jury, Anu Malik to try his luck in acting. He took Anu Malik’s advice and went to Mumbai post completing his Master of Business Administration. He started to work at the town office for music channels on Zee banner until one day, he was approached by Sukesh Motwani to audition on Zee Next. When the channel shuts down, Waseem has done several auditions. He gets frustrated and unsure on what to do. He moved to Andheri Office and started to work again on daily basis. One day, he accompanied his roommate to an audition and he was selected to do the role of Anuj Sethi in the Hindi series, 12/24 Karol Bagh on Zee TV. Later, he acted in the Hindi series, Sabki Jodi Wohi Banaata Bhagyavidhaata on Colors. He appeared as Suraj Sinha, the son of Vinay (played by Vishal Karwal) and Bindiya (played by Richa Soni) after the 20-years leap in the story.
In 2012, Waseem essayed the role of Tej Malik, an army officer in the popular television soap, Amrit Manthan which was aired on Life OK. He got the role when Direktor Kut’s Productions called him for an audition in the show, Havan. But it didn’t work out and afterwards, they called him again and offered a role in Amrit Manthan. He was very thankful to the producer of the show since he received positive responses for his character as Tej.
This year, Waseem acted as Akshat Suket Khandelwal in Pradeep Gupta’s Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya which stars Mishkat Varma and Kanchi Singh on Zee TV. He played a supporting role opposite with Arpita Akshat Khandelwal (played by Niketa Agrawal).
Waseem was married to a non-showbiz girl named, Ayessha and they recently have their first baby boy named, Rayan. This actor faces a lot of issues while auditioning for various serials and fights the tight competition in the glamour industry. Luckily, because of his skills in acting, he will also be seen in the big screen very soon.
...21. Shailesh Gulabani
Shailesh is a TV actor very famous from the soap, “Sasural Genda Phool”. He got a unique chance of sharing screen space with his real-life wife, Ashita Dhawan Gulabani in ‘ Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya’. This serial was aired in ‘Zee Tv’. Later he was booked for a negative character, in ‘ Dil Ki Baatein Dil Hi Jaane’. This daily soap was launched on Sony Tv. Ram Kapoor and Gurdeep Kohli, take the lead roles. The series aired on all weekdays at 9.30 PM.
...22. Vinay Jain
Vinay Jain is an Indian television actor. He was born and brought up in Mumbai. He did his schooling from Campion and graduated from Sydenham. He began his television career in the serial Remix on the channel Star One in 2004. He played the role of Sumeet Ahuja, Tia’s father. This show is based on the students of the elite school “Maurya High”. They create a music group “Remix” and become a big hit.
His next show was “Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki” on the channel Sahara One in 2005. He played the role of Dr. Manav Jain. The lead character is Rani Mittal who gets married into a poor family and learns to adjust with the situation. Dr. Manav supervises Rani’s delivery. He also appeared in the television show “Kuch Toh Log Kahenge” on the channel Sony in 2011. He played the role of Sandeep Bagchi. The story pivots around a team of doctors in Lucknow. Dr. Ashutosh, the male lead has feelings for the new intern, Nidhi Verma. But they have a huge age difference. The story thus shows how they two wind up with each other.
His recent show is “Kehta Hai Dil Jee Le Zara” on the channel Sony in 2013. He played the role of Rishi, Sunil’s uncle. The story is about a thirty four year old girl Saanchi who tries to manage her father’s strawberry farm in Panchgani. She does not have marriage in her list. But the male lead, Dhruv Goel enters her life. Thus the story depicts her life.
Vinay Jain is also seen in the big screen. He was in the movie “Cheeni Kum” in 2007. He played the role of Sexy’s father. Sexy is a nine year old girl who has been diagnosed with cancer. The movie is about the romantic chemistry between Buddhadev Gupta, a sixty four year old chef and Nina Verma, a thirty four year old lady. Certainly, they face of a lot of difficulties to be together.
Therefore, Vinay Jain has become a known face in small as well as the big screen.
...23. Rajeev Singh
Rajeev Singh is a hunk Indian model turned television actor. He was born on December 28, 1974 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Initially, he was involved in their family export business and after a business trip in Europe, he started modeling for a popular clothing brand, NEXT. Later, his friends advised him to joined the Gladrags Manhunt contest and they were right because Rajeev was the first Asian model to win the Manhunt International contest in 2001 which was held in Beijing, China. Besides winning the title, Rajeev also received two minor awards in the contest such as Sharmoon Best Dresses Gentleman and the Best in National Costume Awards. After this, Rajeev established himself in the fashion world as a prominent model and he was considered as one of the best models in India. He has done several ads including Clinic All Clear, Close-Up, Moustach Jeans, Limca, London Pilsner, Vivaldi Shirts and more. He is also the India’s 1st Mister World who has done modeling in several countries. He was also one of the lucky models selected to join The Lakme India Fashion show in 2002 with popular fashion designers in India such as Aki Narula, Rohit Bal, Ritu Kumar and a lot more.
After winning the Gladrags, he decided that he wanted to pursue his acting career. He moved to Los Angeles and took an acting course and filmmaking in New York Film Academy. Subsequently, he was cast in plays by Victory Theatre and the Beverly Hills Play House. Then in year 2010, he returned to Jaipur, India and launched his own hotels and construction sites. During those times, he wanted to go back to acting; however, he is not looking for a stint in television. But when he got an offer to do a television series by Rajan Shahi, he instantly accepted the offer and enter television.
He was debuted as an actor through the Hindi mystery thriller film, Khamoshh…Khauff Ki Raat under the direction of Deepak Tijori in 2005. Rajeev acted as Aran in Vinod Mukhi’s 2012 film, Diary of a Butterfly. In 2014, he gained more fame after donning his first television stint as Suket Khandelwal, the father of Avni (played by Kanchi Singh) in the drama series, Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya on Zee TV channel.
Rajeev was married to Bollywood actress turned singer, Sanober Kabir in 2010. The two met in goa in year 2007 and since then they were inseparable. They now have a baby named, Fateh Singh.
...25. Rajeev Verma
Rajeev Verma is a veteran Indian actor who works mainly in film and television. He was born on June 28 in the municipality of Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh, India. He graduated Architecture in Bhopal University and later, he took a Masters in Urban Design in Delhi’s School of Planning and Architecture. During his second year in college, he started working on theatre and subsequently ventured on films and television. He has been acting for more than 20-years and he mostly portrayed fatherly roles in his films. He started acting in television through the 1987 television series, Chunauti which was aired on DD National.
His character as the school principal received positive reviews from the audience. He was also part of Doordarshan’s Aasman Ne Jo Likha, Mujrim Hazir and Kaise Kahoon. In 2006, the actor played as Neelkanth Chandarana in the drama series, Betiyaan Apni Yaa Paraaya Dhan on STAR Plus. Rajeev also played as Shashtri in the first season of the television soap, Chotti Bahu on Zee TV. He was also cast in a cameo appearance in Rajan Shahi’s drama show, Sapna Babul Ka…Bidaai on STAR Plus in 2009. In 2011, he acted as Satyadev Kaushik on Zee TV’s Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein. Recently, he bagged the role of Bauji in the drama series, Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya on the same channel.
...26. Parichay Sharma
30. Mayur Mehta
Mayur Mehta is an actor and model. He is born on 29th July in Ghaziabad. The 21-year-old young actor is trying his level best to make his place in the television field as well as in Hindi cinema. He finished is education also in his hometown only. Mayur went to an acting school called “Swades film Institute” in Ghaziabad. He later came down to Mumbai to pursue his career in acting; in which he was interested from childhood. Mayur has an exuberant and joyful character.
He gave his debut performance through the reality show Emotional Atyachaar. He also took part in another reality show called “Dadagiri-4”. Mayur acted in many popular commercials like “Woodland shoes”, “Pepsi”, “Samsung Mobile”, “HCL”, “Compaq” and also in the commercial for Maruti Ritz car. His first Hindi movie is “Dark rainbow” where he played a major role against Sara Khan. Last year he was working on his new movie Gandhi Soup where he plays the main lead. This movie is set for release soon.
Apart from reality shows and Hindi cinema he acted in one TV serial “Aaj ki Housewife hain.. Sab Janti Hain”. The show went off air after completing 170 episodes due to low trp rates. Rajan Shahi was the producer who gave him the opportunity to act in serials. Mayur was offered to play main lead in Zee Tv’s Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya, but there is no exact information on what went wrong as Mishkant verma is the main lead of that show. Though he acted in a very few shows, he could gather quite a few fans. He has official Facebook fan club page and a few blogs that give details about him.
...31. Mishkat Varma
Another promising dude of Indian Television, Mishkat Varma is a model turned actor, who has made a special place for himself by his powerful acting performances in TV soaps. His chocolaty looks & fine acting sense has made him perfect choice for modeling & he has worked for many successful brands.
Sometimes, hard physical work changes the perspective of a person about his life & this proved true in case of Mishkat Varma. He was a lazy boy in school & was not well in his studies. He did Martial Arts & Karate and this changed his life completely. He became mentally and physically strong. This aided him in following his passion i.e. acting. He gave numerous auditions, worked on his body & then became a successful model.
It opened the path of acting for him & he got his first break in Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya. He is portraying the role of Raj Purohit in this serial & he is doing a wonderful job. Not only acting, he is also good at dancing. He has been an integral part of Shimak Dawar’s dance group also. In person, he is very conservative & shy. He loves his family very much & is very possessive about them.
His fan following is increasing day by day & is expected to increase with every passing day.
Serials & Movies: He is working in Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya & has also featured in a dance performance in Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke