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Popularly known by his character name, Mukundilal Gupta in Sab TV’s show Lapataganj, Rohitash Gaud is another senior actor of the television industry.  He has received several awards for his role of Mukundilal including Indian television academy award, Sab TV award and Zee Gold Awards.

As of now he is portraying the role of Vishnu in Sony Pal’s show Khushyon Ki Gullakh Ashi. Beside television industry, he has additionally worked in various Bollywood movies. He marked his debut with the biopic film Veer Savarkar in 2001. Though he has worked on several Bollywood movies, the majority of them has been just cameo appearances. He worked with actor Irfan Khan in the movie Pratha.  He played the role of Manoj Vajpai’s brother in the 2003 movie Pinjar. He has acted in both the installments of Munnabhai series. In the first installment he played the role of “nariyal pani waala” whereas in the second installment, he played the part of Cuckoo, Boman Irani’s secretary.

Some of his other notable films are One Two Three, Matrubhoomi, Sun Zara and the latest being A Wednesday. In the movie A Wednesday, he played the part of a Muslim terrorist Ikhlaque Ahmad. He also made cameo appearances in movies like 3 Idiots and Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge. He played the role of Javed Jaffrey’s servant in the former, whereas a bank manager in the latter.

Dilip Joshi, who is a film cum television actor was born on 26th May, 1965 in Porbandar. Dilip is a stern believer of Swaminarayan BAPS. He is well-known to make his appearances in lead comedy roles. He has appeared in a number of Gujarati dramas. Most famous among them is ‘Shubh Mangal Savadhan’. He has made his appearances in many other Gujarati plays like ‘Bapu Tamey Kamal Kari’ in which he acted with his serial co-artists and ‘Jalsa Karo Jayantilal’, which is a serial about estate agent.

Saif Ali Khan is a film celebrity born to actress  Sharmila Tagore and cricketer 'Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi'. He has two sisters, Soba, and Soha. Soha is a well-known actress in Hindi cinema. He was born in New Delhi on August 16, 1970. This actor made his debut with director Yash Chopra’s film Parampara, but the film did not do well in box office. He then acted with Akshay and Kajol in Yeh Dillagi, which majored him. 

Bhupesh Singh is a talented Bollywood actor. He prominently works in Hindi language film industry. He was born in Jharkhand, India. He has appeared on screen in movies naming ‘Prarambh’, ‘Hum Tum’, ‘Gulaal’, ‘Masaan’, ‘Badmaash Company’ and ‘Dil Dosti’ Etc. His latest movie released is ‘Kadvi Hawa’. He has also acted in web series naming ‘I Font Watch TV’. He has also worked as a singer in the movie ‘Gangs Of Wasseypur’ and in its sequel ‘Gangs Of Wasseypur-2’. He has sung two songs ‘Aabroo Ki Kasam’ and ‘Bhoos Ke Dher Mein Raai Ka’.

Vivian Dsena is a charming, young and talented television actor and model, who got his fame when he played the role of Abhay in the supernatural TV series, Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani, on Star One, and as Rishabh Kundra in the drama comedy series, Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon. His portrayal as Abhay Raichand, the lead character in Pyaar Ki Yeh Ek Kahani, won him a lot of recognition and acclaim. He also caused a lot of buzz in Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon, a show that pays homage to 100 years of Indian Cinema. Barely two months after he opted out of the show, the show took a 20 year jump ahead and he returned to play the role of Raja Khushwaha.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui was born in Budhana in Muzaffarpur district of Western UP on May 19, 1974. He grew up with seven brothers and two sisters in his native village. He is a science graduate from Gurukul Kangri University Haridwar and after completion of his graduation, he worked as a chemist in a factory for a short while. He did not like the job and hence leaving it proceeded to Delhi to find some other job which might interest him. As he could not find a suitable job in Delhi, he even worked as a watchman for his survival. Within a short while, he watched theatres and felt interested in it. He joined a theatre group and started studying the art of acting. He graduated in acting from National School of Drama in 1996 and relocated to Mumbai to pursue his career in acting.

On arrival in Mumbai, sustenance and survival became a serious issue for him and he started doing minor and few minute roles in the television which was simply not enough either for his survival or to showcase his acting talent. At one point of time having been fed up with minor roles in TV, he decided to try his luck in Bollywood film industry where though the roles were minor and nondescript, the money paid was higher than that of TV serials.

After a very long story of struggle, he got the lead role in Pipli Live, Kahani, gangs of Wasseypur and gangs of Wasseypur-2 which turned the tables in his favour. He won a National special jury award for his performance in Pipli Live.

Randeep Rai is an actor working in various TV serials. He is popularly known for his modelling stint with a famous actor of the industry. He is originally from Jhansi and always dreamt of becoming a successful actor and model. His stunning looks and dynamic personality helps him in the process. Jhansi is not much known for producing actors, but Randeep is a cute exception. He started modelling early in his career and has starred along with Ranveer Singh. He has also featured with beautiful Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra. He made full use of the opportunities and earned himself huge fame. He is a popular face in the industry and is loved by all. He started his television career with Channel V’s show, ‘O’Gujariya – Badlein Chal Duniya’. The show was an average hit but introduced Randeep in the television field. The show helped various other new faces as Randeep was cast along with Apoorv Singh, Snehal Pandey, Neha Luthra and Sanvi Talwar. He portrayed the role of a flirt master in the first year of college. He was somewhat a Casanova named Rahul Khan. The show was produced by 4 Lion Films. He got a lot of attention for his innocent cute looks in the serial and received many offers. He later also got a chance to replace the role of Chotu in Diya Aur Bati Hum.

Karan Jotwani is a young charming serial actor, who performs in Hindi serials. Yeh Hai Aashiqui, Laut Aao Trisha and Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan are the popular shows that made him very popular. He has got lots and lots of female fans all around India. He is born and brought up in Mumbai. After completing his graduation, he was working in the digital printing sector. The tiresome job made him to resign from his company and he searched for the job to act in the ad films. He preferred modeling rather than acting. He heard about an audition for channel V.

He participated in the audition and found out that there is an actor inside him. Then he got opportunities to act in the serials. But still his passion is not acting. If he was not an actor, he could have become a sports person. He is also interested in writing and if he did not come to act, he could have become a journalist too. He loves his character Aryaman in the serial Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan. He says that it reflects him, as he is cool and energetic in the real life. Karan has done lots of roles that are not categorized within a limit.

He has acted as a charming lover boy, a drug addicted person, cocky youngster and even a normal innocent guy. All these characters were performed by him in a casual way. Karan wants to do the challenging roles that are criticized. He wants to act as a mentally challenged person and a person who have lots of issues in his life. He feels that these roles could bring out more facial expression than any other roles. Karan Jotwani has huge followers in Facebook and Twitter. He responds to the fans in a friendly manner. Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan in MTV has brought many fans to this charming guy.

Jotwani Family Tree (Infographic Family Tree)

However his wife, Aditi Shirwaikar, also an actress, understood his plight and helped him through it. They met on the sets of 'Miilee' and participated as a jodi on 'Nach Baliy'e on STAR Plus. They married on the 1st of December 2010. Aditi, Mohit says that she is his best friend, and “She is very understanding despite my hectic work schedules”. He has also been using his character of Samrat as a tool to raise awareness about domestic violence in homes, and to raise a voice for the plight of women.

Mohit Raina is an Indian television actor, famous for his portrayal of Lord Shiva in Life OK’s 'Devon Ke Dev…Mahadev'. Born on 14th August 1982 in the UK, he was brought up in Jammu and Kashmir. Having graduated in commerce, he was planning to pursue a career as a Chartered Accountant, when he moved to Mumbai to take up modeling and acting. He came in the top 5 of all contestants in the Grasim Mister India 2005 contest.

He had his television debut as Vikrant in Antariksh – Ek Amar Katha, and appeared as Shubham in Star Plus’s Bhabhi, before debuting on the big screen as Jai Kishan in Don Muthu Swami, which starred Mithun Chakraborty. He then played roles of Garv Rai in Chehra, Rishabh Mahiyavanshi in Bandini, and Agantuk in Ganga Kii Dheej, before rising in popularity for his role as Lord Shiva in Devon Ke Dev…Mahadev, for which he won the Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role. He also appeared as Mahadev in Mahabharat and Katha Mahadev Putra Bal Ganesh Ki.

Mohit Raina would like to work behind the camera, if he wasn’t an actor. He goes to the gym very regularly, but can’t resist a samosa. He’s very close to his mother and loves Rajma chawal that she prepares for him. He is rumored to be one of the most highly paid actors in the industry, and was rated 9th on a list of the 50 sexiest Asian men in the world, by Eastern Eye newspaper.

Harshad Chopra is an Indian Bollywood actor and model who has acted in several serials and appeared in several reality shows. He is from the Gondia district in Maharashtra. Due to pressure from his parents, Harshad was forced to study engineering after moving to Pune after his schooling. He has reportedly said that he always wanted to become an actor and acting was a passion since his childhood. After his engineering, he went out to Mumbai to audition for Zee TV’s serial Mamta and landed the role of Karan Shrivastav.

Annu Kapoor or born as AnilKapoor, is an Indian movie actor, TV and radio presenter who were born on February 20, 1956 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. He has an almost similar name with the actor, Anil Kapoor, so in 1982 he decided to change his name to Annu Kapoor. He was trained in the National School of Drama in New Delhi, India in 1976.

In 1979, he first appeared as a stage actor and he was noted for his appearance in Ek Ruka Hua Faisla under the direction of his brother, Ranjeet, in 1982. Shyam Benegal, an Indian director who made Annu’s debut film, Mandi in 1983.

Annu was also part of the serial, DD National (DD1) in 2007 and performed in the black comedy film, 7 Khoon Maaf as Inspector Keemat Lal. The Golden Era – With Annu Kapoor is the melancholy show about the Indian cinema, specifically Bollywood Music. He was the radio presenter in the 92.7 Big FM station with his show called, Suhaana Safar with Annu Kapoor.

His career traversed for over 30 years. He has done TV serials, game shows and performed in Bollywood cinema. He also hosted the STAR One’s singing contest, Antakshari – The Great Challenge. Annu played an Obsessive-Compulsive physician in the Bollywood comedy-drama, Vicky Donor, in 2012, which became a renowned critically acclaimed film and gave him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 2013, he appeared as Sir Yograj Khanna in the Bollywood action comedy film, Yamla Pagla Deewana 2, under the direction of Sangeeth Sivan.

Annu came from a family connected with art and nationalism. He was the son of the poet, Shabnam Kapoor, who was one of the very few people that mastered Urdu, Arabic, and Persian languages. She was also articulate in languages like Punjabi, Gujarati, Marwadi, Marathi, and some other dialects. Annu has four sons and has been married twice.

He also directed various plays and films such as the Abhay (The Fearless) that received the National Film Award for Best Children’s Film and V. Shantaram Award in 1994. He was also the Aao Jhoomein Gaayen on SAB TV, a musical talent competition for kids and the Gaan Gaao Taaka Naao on Kolkata.

Annu have done several films from 1983 to 2014 and Television appearances such as Close Up Antakshari, Quile Ka Rahasya, Idea Jalsa, Junoon Kuch Kar Dikhane Ka and a lot more.
 

 He ventured into modelling for a while, mostly doing print ads. His debut in Kya Mast Hai Life won him a total of 7 different awards for his performance, which definitely helped with improving and extending his popularity. Later his role of Anant, yet another teenager in the series' Navya' won his much praise. Apart from other supporting roles, Shaheer Sheikh is currently working on Mahabharata, yet another series for which he has already received much deserved fame, and great reviews. So far this has been the most demanding role yet; For the role of Arjun, he has had to put in hours, into a very strict fitness routine to build agility, strength and endurance. 

In his personal life, Shaheer is a great fan of photography and music, having acquired the skills of the former from his early days at modelling. He is also known around his sets for his cooking abilities and sharing them with his colleagues. It is being speculated that Shaheer has fallen in love, but the mystery still remains as to whom the lucky girl may be. These speculations have arisen from some of his recent tweets that seemed like, they had a hidden message.

Nakuul Mehta is an Indian Model, Anchor and an Actor who became popular for his performance as the main lead character in Rajshri Productions television serial, “Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyara Pyara” on STAR Plus channel. He played as Aditya Harish Kumar opposite Disha Parmar who played as Pankhuri Aditya Kumar. Nakuul has done some music videos and been working on theatre for a long time. He was part of the award winning and critically acclaimed stage play, Cock by Michael Barlett in 2013.

Born on May 18, 1988, Zain Imam is an Indian television actor. He is known for his role in the TV series Tashan-e-Ishq. Zain was born and raised in Delhi. He completed his graduation from Amity International School. After completing his graduation, he went to graduate school for completing his MBA. After that, he did a nice cushy job but then moved to Mumbai to start his career as an actor. He started his career as a model, later he moved to the television industry. He started his television career with the show Kaisi Ye Yariyaan in the year 2015. The show was an Indian television series which was based on the story of five boys and their super amazing band named FAB5. Zain played the role of Abhimanyu in the show. He played the role of an antagonist who falls in love with a protagonist. After sometime his character dies of cancer. The show was aired on MTV and became a huge hit. Zain’s acting skills were recognized by everyone. His performance in the serial Kaisi Ye Yariyaan attracted the attention of many producers and directors towards him. After that, he was approached by Zee TV for the show Tashan-e-Ishq. Tashan-e-Ishq is a romantic television series produced by Essel Vision Productions. The show has achieved much success on the Indian Television Network. Zain plays the role of Yuvraaj in the serial. The show is based on the story of a Punjabi family and contains all the elements like comedy, family-drama, and love. Zain is still working with Zee TV in the shown Tashan-e-Ishq.

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