Nilanjana Purkayasstha
Hema Sharma
Nikhat Neerushaa
Kajol Srivastava
Aarti Rana
Kallirroi Tziafeta
Tunisha Sharma
Suzanne Bernert
Sonal Parihar
Prinal Oberoi
Preet Kaur Madhan
Pallavi Subhash
Yashashri Masurkar
Ila Bedi Dutta
Reem Sameer Shaikh
Ankita Sharma
Rupali Ganguly
Tapasya Nayak Srivastava
ManishKumar Makhija
Deepak Pandey
Akash Singh Bhadauriya
Anup Sharma
Deepak SV
Kristian Hedegaard Petersen
Vizin Sharma
Subrat Sinha
Shrikant Sriram
Vikash Singh Rajput
Abhiram Nain
Anand Neelakantan
Prasad Gavandi
Producer Abhimanyu Singh
Yogesh Mahajan
Ayaan Zubair Rahmani
Tej Sapru
Manoj Kolhatkar
Siddharth Nigam
Sachin Verma
Vishnu Sharma
Samar Jai Singh
Vikrant Chaturvedi
Sumit Kaul
Sumedh Mudgalkar
Rajesh Khera
Shailesh Datar
Manoj Joshi
KK Goswami
Faisal Qureshi
Amit Behl
Arhaan Behll
Ankit Arora
Mohit Raina
Dakssh Ajit Singh
Sameer Dharmadhikari
Harsh Ranjan Mishra
1. Nilanjana Purkayasstha
Nilanjana Purkayasstha is one of the most prominent and skilled directors in India who works wholeheartedly for the Bollywood theater industry. Nilanjana lives in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Nilanjana produced a serial with Gul Khan, Karishma Jain, and Herumb Khot, titled Kulfi Kumar Bajewala. The serial was liked by 89% of people, and Nilanjana’s producing skills were understood too.
...2. Hema Sharma
Hema Sharma was born and bought up in Muradnagar which is in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. Came from a very small city Hema Sharma always wanted to become an artist. She learned Bharatnatyam and Kathak and then came to Mumbai to become a choreographer because she was passionate about dance. But destiny had something else for Hema Sharma, as she got a chance through an album named, “Aaja Chhat Pe” by Veena Music. It was a Marwadi song that got Hema Sharma a bit of popularity in Rajasthan.
...3. Nikhat Neerushaa
Nikhat Mariyam Neerushaa is a Bollywood costume designer and stylist. She was born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh on, 2 November 1974. Responsible for costumes in movies like Jodhaa Akbar and Bajirao Mastani, the designer adds elegance to period dramas. The designer started her career by writing scripts for radio and doing theatre.
...4. Kajol Srivastava
Kajol Srivastava is an Indian, Hindi actress who was born on the 16th of September,1992. She comes from a home town called Panna in Madhya Pradesh, India. Kajol completed her school education at Lok Kalyan Public School in Kalyan. She went to do her tertiary education from the University of Mumbai in Mumbai and Ramnarain Ruia College in Matunga.
...5. Aarti Rana
Aarti Rana is an Indian model and actress who has worked in many Television shows, numerous Hindi movies, and in various commercials like Essel World, etc. She is a daughter of a middle-class family whose head is her father, Mr. Bhikhu G.Rana, who is a businessman, and her mother, Mrs. Jyotsana B.Rana, is a family manager. Aarti Rana had been studying Accounting and Business Management from overseas at De Montfort University in Leicester, U.K. She started her career playing the role of a theatre artist and plays, joining the Karma Kala munch theatre group in Mumbai.
...6. Kallirroi Tziafeta
"Kallirroy Tziafeta is an Indian actress who was born on the 6th of July 1989 in Athens, Greece. She is an actress who has always had a mindset of doing well in the field of acting and that does reflect from her choice of higher studies that she chose to do. As soon as she completed school, she decided to do her graduation from the University of Athens to get a B.A. degree in Theatre Studies. Once that was completed, she focussed on doing further studies and studied acting from the Contemporary Theatre of Athens Drama School under the guidance of George Kimoulis.
...7. Tunisha Sharma
Tunisha Sharma was an Indian Film and Television Actress. She worked in the Hindi Television and Film Industries. Tunisha was born on the 4th of January in the year 2002. She was born in Chandigarh, India. Tunisha started her career as an actress with the Sony TV’s Mythological Drama Bharat Ke Veer Putra-Maharana Pratap (2015) as Chand Kanwar.
...8. Suzanne Bernert
Suzanne Bernert is the only polyglot in the Indian Entertainment Industry. The languages she fluently speaks include, German, French, Italian, Spanish, English, and Hindi. The motivation behind why she got acknowledged in the business so effectively is a result of her ability to talk in distinctive dialects. Suzanne Bernert was conceived in Detmold, Germany. Both of her guardians were German and she had no association with India. When she was 16, she did a three year acting course in Germany, followed by a small course with an American performer/maker, Susan Batson, in Berlin.
After an arrangement of offers from India Suzanne Bernert chose to move to India to seek after her fantasy and turn into a performer (2005). She was first seen in the TV screen, with a role in an extremely prominent broadcast slot of that time, Kasautii Zindagii Kay (29 October 2001 – 28 February 2008), aired on Star Plus. In the television serial she played the part of a foreign bahu 'Doris Bajaj', daughter-in-law of the lead character (Mr. Bajaj). After being casted in Ekta kapoors tv serial, everyone had their eyes upon her, and soon she got casted in many Marathi TV series and movies.
She was also casted in a number of television series such as Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai (October 3, 2011- September 13, 2013), which aired on Star Plus. And another Documentary based TV show named 7 RCR (11 January 2014 – 29 March 2014: 24 May 2014-7 June 2014), aired on ABP NEWS. 7 RCR is a show of performed histories of every one of the individuals who have the courage to make it to 7 Race Course Road, the Prime Minister's official living arrangement. The show intends to bring to the crowd previously never seen actualities of Indian history. She has also worked with, one of Bollywood's leading actor, Aamir Khan in a TV commercial.
Suzanne calls India as her new home; she likes Indian people and their culture. She said in an interview, "I was conceived German, yet Indian is what I am from within. I don't know why, but I always fancy India and I am planning on staying here in India.”
...9. Sonal Parihar
Sonal Parihar is an Indian Television actress famous for various serials and episodic shows. She is a versatile actress who made her appearance a while ago only. Though her career started recently she didn’t miss any opportunity and made an appearance in few serials and is now popular. She never misses a chance to increase her acting talent and tries to improve every time. According to her, people can’t improve much from just serials, they have to be versatile and be part of episodic too as they provide a better scope. In addition to serials, she also does episodic shows which according to her is a very good platform to improve acting talent and make yourself shine among the audience.She essayed the role of Jhanvi Kartik Sharma in the serial ‘Bade Achche Laggte Hai’.This was the most popular show of its time and received many accolades. Through this show, Sonal got recognition in the television industry. She enacted in few episodes of ‘Saavdhan India’ and also in the Sony Tv anthology series ‘Crime Patrol’.
...10. Prinal Oberoi
Prinal Oberoi is a television actress who has earned popularity through her show called Hum Ne Li Hai Shapath that airs on the channel Life Ok. This is a weekly crime based show, in which this actress is known to have done a number of short roles in a couple of episodes.
She was born on the twenty fourth of December, and is currently twenty four years old. She has an approximate height of five feet and five inches. She is married to the actor Pankaj, who she met on the same show for which she did the short roles. They met on the sets last year, following which they got engaged, and thereafter got married this year in the city of Varanasi.
She has also done cameos in CID that features in Sony. She has also featured in shows like Woh Rehne Wali Mehlon Ki. It is the story of a rich girl who gets married in a poor family and the problems she encounters, and how she adapts herself to it.
She has also been seen in Pyaar Ka Dard, produced by Rajshri Productions. It is a love story that features the mind sets of two different people, with different ideas of love. One feels the relationship of a husband and wife is the most sacred one she can think of, whereas the other finds it too much of a burden, as he has seen his parents stay separately for years. The story discovers what happens when two such different people fall in love.
...11. Preet Kaur Madhan
Preet Kaur Madhan has had a significant contribution to play in the television world as an actor and an anchor. She has played important roles in daily soaps like Ram Milaye Jodi, featuring in Zee TV where she played the character of Sweety, followed by her appearance in the Colors Show Yeh Pyar Na Hoga Kam where she played the character of Deepa. Ram Milaye Jodi is about couple love, and the show on Colors too is a romantic serial. She plays a docile timid character in both. Besides daily soaps, she has also participated in horror shows like Aahat with a lead role. She has anchored shows that inspired travel and read, as well as those that had intricate details on business leads.
She has proved her all round excellence with her appearances in the big screen as well. She has featured in a couple of Punjabi Movies. Not only in Hindi has language, but she also worked in Punjabi language.
She is known for her bright appearances on screen that has found her a huge fan club and helped her bag important and interesting roles in not just one channel but different channels, and different characters, along with the ones that she played on screen.
...12. Pallavi Subhash
Pallavi Subhash is a Marathi model turned television actress, born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Pallavi has done several Marathi films, television serials, plays and commercials. She gained her popularity after essaying the roles of Gauri Kapoor Meera in the Balaji Telefilms’ Karam Apnaa Apnaa on STAR Plus and as Meera in the Indian soap, Kasamh Se.
Pallavi studied BCom and aim to continue her studies to law, but she received an offer to do a play. She was debuted in the popular television series, Tumhari Disha on Zee TV. Ekta Kapoor spotted her in that serial and she was selected to appear in Karam Apna Apna and subsequently donned Kasamh Se. In 2008, she played as Sneha Ahuja on Sony TV’s Aathvaan Vachan – Saath Vachano Se Badkar and in 2009, the actress played the female lead role in the soap, Basera on NDTV Imagine. She played as Ketki Sanghvi together with Ram Kapoor. In 2010, she bagged the main lead role as Aastha opposite Shivam Agnihotri (played by Shakti Anand) in the drama series, Godh Bharaai on Sony Entertainment Television. But the serial was later pulled off air. From 2011 to 2012, Pallavi acted as Ananya in the television series, Guntata Hriday He on Zee Marathi. She also anchored the comedy series, Comedy Express on ETV Marathi. She also bagged the role of Rukmini in the mythological series, Mahabharat on STAR Plus, from where she gained more fame and success. Prior to this, she was also seen in the Marathi serials, Char Diwas Sasuche and Adhuri Ek Kahani.
Pallavi has donned her film debut through the Marathi film, Kunku Zale Vairi in 2005. She received nomination for Best Actress Zee Gaurav Award for her performance as Kamal Maane Patil. A year after, she acted as Nisha in the Marathi film, ‘Aaila Re!!’ under the direction of Deepak Naidu in 2006. She took a 7-year hiatus in doing films and came back with three Marathi films such as Asa Me Tashi Tu, Dhava Dhava Khun Khun and the Marathi romantic film, Premsutra opposite Sandeep Kulkarni in 2013. In the same year, she made her debut to the Kannada film industry through the film, Rascal and in 2014, she was also seen in the film, Om. Pallavi was also starred in the upcoming Tamil romantic action film, Sattendru Maaruthu Vaanilai under the direction of Gautham Menon. Recently, she played as Alice opposite Atul Kulkarni in the drama film, Happy Journey.
Last December 2014, the actress confirmed in an interview that her 8-year relationship with actor, Aniket Vishwasrao has ended; however, she is not yet ready to reveal the reason.
Pallavi started her career as a model and she has done various television ads including the 3 Roses, Lifebouy, Lion Date Jam and more. She received praises for donning the Cadbury ad campaign and later, she was called as the Cadbury Girl.
...13. Yashashri Masurkar
14. Ila Bedi Dutta
Ila Bedi Dutta is an Indian writer turns producer who has been actively working on television for more than ten years now and she has gained expertise on every genre and medium. Aside from being the granddaughter of the popular writer, Rajendra Singh Bedi, she is also the daughter of the renowned director, Narendra Bedi which proves that she was born to an astounding and enormous ancestry. Her official training as a writer started when she was born and the natural talent that she possess comes from her genes since she belongs to a family that composed of creative thinkers.
Ila started writing after converting her grandfather’s short stories to a film script. Until one day, she received a call from actress and producer, Aruna Irani who knew her father and asked her to do the screenplay of the Hindi drama series, Mehndi Tere Naam Ki, then she did Saara Akaash and Milli. Since then, she started to do projects for the past years including the television serial, Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand, which she co-write with Anand Vardhan and Veer Shivaji. She also worked with Minakshi Gupta in creating the serial, Dishaein which was originally aired on DD National. This serial ranked number three on TRPs among all the serials on DD. Ila is also the co-writer of the romantic drama series, Kavyanjali in 2005, Aek Chabhi Hai Padoss Mein in 2006, Virrudh in 2007, Mere Apne, Visarat, ‘Ek Veer Stri Ki Kahaani…Jhansi Ki Rani’ in 2009 and ‘Mujhse Kuchh Kehti…Yeh Khamoshiyaan’ in 2012.
Ila also dreams to be a successful producer and since she have been writing for quite too long for other production houses, she decided to take a turn on her career and plunge into production. She, along with her brothers, Manik Bedi and Rajat Bedi along with many others started the Trilogy Krikos Ltd., and worked with their very first and successful soap opera, Hitler Didi which stars Rati Pandey and Sumit Vats.
She made her entry into the Bollywood after she donned the screenplay of the action drama film, Agneepath in 2012, along with Karan Malhorta. She also penned the upcoming biopic about the hockey player, Dhyan Chand. Ranbir Kapoor is said to play the main lead role in the forthcoming film under the direction of Rohit Vaid. She is also working for the screenplay of the upcoming Hindi film, Brothers which is set to release in 2015.
...15. Reem Sameer Shaikh
Reem Sameer Shaikh is a child actress in the Indian TV industry. She was born on September 8th, 2002. She became famous as Megha in "Me Aajji Aur Sahib" TV serial came in Imagine TV channel and also as Khushboo in the "Khelti Hai Zindagi Aankh Micholi" TV series.
...16. Ankita Sharma
Ankita Sharma is a famous Indian actress. She has been born and brought up in Delhi. Before entering into the acting career, she worked for Infosys Technology Solutions in Pune and shifted to Jaipur. She learned classical dance and Music in Delhi and received Visharad degree. She likes to become a choreographer. Also, she would like to open a dance institute to show up her talent in both dance and music. She never expected that she will become an actress. She got a call from the Sagar Pictures for "Alah Udhal" movie, which is related to 2 warriors in the early years Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. She acted as a co-star in that. Their family moved to Mumbai for an acting career. Luckily she became an actress without trying anything.
...17. Rupali Ganguly
Rupali Ganguly is a popular Indian television actress mostly seen in Hindi Tele serials and who is mostly known for her vibrant acting and screen presence. She is best remembered by the audience’s for her role of the girl next door, the bubbly and vivacious housewife Monisha Sarabhai. Rupali Ganguly belongs to a culturally affluent Bengali family and is the daughter of ace film director Anil Ganguly who gifted the audience’s some beautiful and critically acclaimed Hindi movies like Kora Kagaz and Tapasya. Rupali Ganguly was born on 5th of April, 1977 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Rupali made her acting debut at a very tender age of 7 in the film Saheb and continued it with her tremendous critically acclaimed and award winning performance in his father’s movie Balidaan. She started her television career with Sukanya. It was followed with many hit tele serials which made Rupali Ganguly a popular television actress and a household name. But it was two particular tele serials that shot her to instant stardom and popularity, Star Plus’s Sanjivani where she played the role of Dr. Simran for which she was nominated for best telly actress award and start one’s hilarious and cult comedy show Sarabhai V/S Sarabhai where she played the role of a bubbly homemaker Monisha Sarabhai. Some of the other popular tele serials in which Rupali featured in pivotal roles are- Kahani Ghar Ghar ki, Kavvyanjali, Adaalat, Parrvarrishh, Baa, bahoo aur baby , Aap ki antara, Dil hai ki manta nahin, etc. Rupali Ganguly married her long term beau businessman Ashwin K Verma in the year 2013 and this wonderful couple was blessed with a baby boy in the same year. Rupali Ganguly was also seen on some of the most successful and famous Hindi reality television shows like- Bigg Boss season 1, Khatron ke Khiladi, etc. Rupali Ganguly owns an advertisement agency and is currently seen anchoring a film related show Bioscope on National television channel Doordarshan.
...18. Tapasya Nayak Srivastava
Tapasya Nayak Srivastava is a model and TV actress based in Mumbai. She is known for her acting in Hindi TV serials like Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat, Savdhaan India- India Fights Back, etc. The 27 years old bubbly and the chirpy girl had a knack for acting. During her initial days, she did a lot of modelling assignments and also appeared in a few commercials. She debuted in 2012 as Kitti in the Hindi sitcom, Chidiya Ghar, which is still airing on SAB TV.
...19. ManishKumar Makhija
Manish Kumar Makhija is a visual effects artist. Some of his works include Pacific Rim: Uprising, an action, adventure, and fantasy film released on 23 March 2018, directed by Steven S. DeKnight, written by Steven S. DeKnight, Emily Carmichael, and Kira Snyder, and starring John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, and Cailee Spaeny. He worked in Devon ka Dev … Mahadev, an action, drama, and fantasy television series having 816 episodes that aired in 2011, starring Mohit Raina, Mouni Roy, and Saurabh Raj Jain. He worked in Brahmastra Part One: Shiva, an action, adventure, and fantasy film released on 9 September 2022, directed by Ayan Mukherji, written by Hussain Dalal and Ayan Mukherji, and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, and Alia Bhatt.
...20. Deepak Pandey
Deepak Pandey is a highly renowned cinematographer, writer, and director who has, over time, worked in about 100’s of media entertainment and has dozens of hits as his accomplishment. He is the CEO of EORTV Media Pvt Ltd, India’s first all-inclusive OTT platform showcasing stories regarding careworn communities in society. Its focus includes shows on LGBTQ audiences and other communities. The logo of EORTV contains the letter “E,” which determines the significance of EQUALITY”; O stands for Us, and R stands for Rights. The letter’ E’ is in GREEN color to highlight gender equality.
...21. Akash Singh Bhadauriya
Akash Singh Bhadauriya is an Indian executive producer, production manager, and director who predominantly works in the Bollywood film industry. He was born in the city of Lucknow which is also known as the Nawab's seat of Uttar Pradesh. He is very passionate about cinema and began working in the industry at a young age. Akash Singh Bhadauriya first began working in the film industry in 2014. He worked as a production manager for the TV series ‘Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev.’
...22. 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.
...23. Deepak SV
Deepak SV is the creative director at Accel Media Ventures Limited, who hails from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is working in the entertainment industry for a long time and is a strong media and communication professional skilled in film direction. He graduated from the University of Kerala. He is the founder of Dreamergo Sequential Imageries Pvt Lmt. It focuses on creating world-class, premium media content for conventional media as well as OTT platforms. Apart from that, it is the first Previz Design firm based in India. It provides exclusive and creative visual development facilities such as Concept art, Pre-Visualization, and Storyboard-Animatics to Theatrical features, advertising, television games, graphic novels, and other neo media. The company has acclaimed National Film Awardee Creative Director. He received the 64th National Film Award for Best Animated Film in 2017.
...24. Kristian Hedegaard Petersen
Kristian Hedegaard Petersen is an English actor. He played a role in many Bollywood films and Hollywood films. Petersen worked in the movies like Crook, Enthiran, Bus to Somewhere, and The Attack of 26/11. In Crook, he played the role of TV News Anchor, which hit the theatres on 8th October 2010. It was an action, drama, thriller movie, which was directed by MohitSuri. Emraan Hashmi, Neha Sharma, ArjanBajwa were in the lead cast of the film. Enthiran was an action and sci-fi movie, which released on 1st October 2010.
...25. Vizin Sharma
Vizin Sharma is an Indian actor who has worked in several Hindi series. In 2014 he appeared as Rohit in the series Bal Gopal Kare Dhamaal. It was a comedy series staring Ashish Dixit, Meet Mukhi, Satyajit Sharma. In the year 2016, he appeared in the TV show Crime Patrol Dial 100 in various roles such as Manoj / Abhi / Raju. It was created by Anshuman Sinha. In 2018 he played the role of Bilal in the TV series Prithvi Vallabh: Itihaas Bhi, Rahasya Bhi. In 2018 he appeared as Vizin in Patiala Babes.
...26. Subrat Sinha
Subrat Sinha is a renowned lyricist in Bollywood. Cinema was not the first option for Subrat. He finished his graduation in Mumbai and was trying hard to find a motive in life. Then he went on to do a course study on TV production and films as his friends always tell him that he writes the best lyrics in a unique style. After his course, a close friend of his offered him a job wherein he had to write short dialogues for silver screen series. Though Subrat was hesitant at first to have such a starting point, but he, later on, convinced himself that he must give it at least a try. After a few years later, the demand for Subrat increased, but he always had his eye on songwriting. As his fame reached the audience rapidly, he was identified by many music directors, and he started to live his dream as a lyricist. Subrat has collaborated with many well-known musicians like Himesh Reshammiya, Pritam, Sandesh Shandilya, etc.
...27. Shrikant Sriram
Shrikant Sriram, profoundly known with the other name Shri, is a well-known instrumentalist, music composer, and music producer. Shri was born in Mumbai, India, and in the year 1994, he moved to London. Shri is an extremely talented musician and has mastered playing multiple instruments with acute precision. He comes from a humble background of a musician family. His father is a sitar player, and his mother plays Carnatic Violin. Shrikant is a trained tabla player. He has learned and played tabla for almost fourteen years from the Pandit Nikhil Ghosh's School in Mumbai.
...28. Vikash Singh Rajput
Vikash Singh Rajput was born on 05th December 1996 in Bihar, India. He is a well-known actor in many T.V serials and also in many Bollywood films. He has been able to show his true talent in one of his serials named Ashoka on Colors TV and Maharana Pratap on Sony Channel. He has also worked in Sadda Haq on Channel V and is also a casting Director in Bollywood Film and TVC Advertisement. He is a man who never feels taken away by the pride of being the Owner of VRN Creations Celebrity management & Casting Agency. He is now a part of his ongoing television series where he has been assigned the role of young Khesari.
...30. Anand Neelakantan
Anand Neelakantan is an Indian Screenwriter and Author. Anand was born on the 5th of December in the year 1973. He was born in Thrippunithura, Kerala. He studied from Government Engineering College in Trichur, Kerala. He then worked in the Indian Oil Corporation. Later he started drawing cartoons for magazines.
...31. Prasad Gavandi
Prasad Gavandi is a highly known and talented director born on 17th December 1971. He is highly appreciated for his work in the Indian entertainment industry, especially in the Hindi film industry. Prasad began his career as an assistant director to B.P. Singh, who was the producer, director, and cinematographer of the famous shows CID and Aahat. He then worked as an associate director with Santram Verma, the director of Kahin Kissi Roz. Later, he worked on various successful shows like ‘Chakravartin Samrat Ashoka’ (a Historical drama), ‘K Street Pali Hill’ (Mega Thriller), ‘Madhubala’ (Romantic), ‘Ghar Ki Laxmi Betiyan’ (Family Drama), ‘Saubhagyavati Bhava’ (Obsessive love story), and ‘Qayamat ki Raat’ (Horror). Every show he worked on was a blockbuster. His historical drama show ‘Chakravartin Samraat Ashoka’ was a hit and earned him the Best Director Award at the Golden Petal Awards in 2018. His passion and dedication towards his work have earned him widespread recognition and popularity in the Indian Television Industry.
...32. Producer Abhimanyu Singh
Abhimanyu Singh is an Indian producer who worked for the Hindi film industry. Apart from being the producer, he is also a well-known writer, director, and actor. Abhimanyu is famous for his work in TV series which include Tenali Rama in 2017, Vighnaharta Ganesh in 2019, Jhansi Ki Rani in 2019, Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman in 2015, Bharat Ka Veer Putra: Maharana Pratap in 2014, Fear Files: Dar Ki Sacchi Tasveerein in 2012, The Great Indian Comedy Show in 2004, and many others. He worked in more than 16 TV series as a producer and more than 50 plus movies as an actor. Abhimanyu also received two awards and 4 nominations some of which include the National Film Award for Best Film, Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance, Award of the International Indian film academy, etc.
...33. Yogesh Mahajan
Yogesh Mahajan is a Marathi actor and film director whose edgy, intense style has brought him acclaim in such hits as ‘Zale Mokale Aakash’, ‘Saheb’, and ‘Hirva Kunku’.
Actor Yogesh Mahajan graduated with a master diploma in visual communication, film making and advertising in 2002 from Jamia Millia Islamia. From the moment his star first shined in Hirva Kunku, Mahajan has brought a raw, powerful edge to his roles. His TV series Ekach Maleche Mani received the Doordarshan TV award for the best comedy in 2007.
Yogesh Mahajan’s big introduction to mainstream audiences came in 1 Navra 3 Bayka, directed by Shailendra Rajput. He co-starred with famous personalities like Milind Gunaji and Shailendra Rajput himself. His follow up role in Sansarachi Maya won him equal praise from critics.
While we are yet to find out about this extravagant personalities early life, not much is known about his personal life either. He is rumored to have taken a ‘backpack trip’ after his hit ‘1 Navra 3 Bayka’ in 2009 and later married a well known Bhojpuri actress Seema Pandey on 27th of January, 2010 at Karl Residency in Andheri. In his early years, he also volunteered in The National Service Scheme, and served under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for a period of 8 months. In an interview conducted by India TV, Mahajan talks about his period of life as enriching and enigmatic. He also remarked about how the national service scheme helped him acquire the leadership qualities and instilled within him a wholesome sense of responsibility. It is with this thought, that he had a notion to revolutionize Marathi cinema.
...34. Ayaan Zubair Rahmani
Ayaan is an eight-year-old child artist. This cute kid has played the role of Salim in Balaji Telefilms’ ‘Jodha Akbar’. He is the brother of Jannat Zubair Rahmani, well known for ‘Phool Kanwar’ role in Sony TV’s historical show ‘Maharana Pratap.' This cute and adorable TV child actress made her debut with television opera ‘Phulwa’ on Colors’ channel. It is learned that Ayaan recently was shooting in Karjat, and Salman Khan was also there for ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’. Salman called Ayaan to be part of the game.
...35. Tej Sapru
He is the son of an actor and actress of Hindi films, D.K Sapru and Hemvati. We might have seen a face of an aged man mostly wearing Spectacles. He is none of them but only Sapru who worked in so many films of Indian cinema. Some of them are popular films such as Gupt, Sirf Tum, Saajan. He acted in more than 194 films. Sapru is mostly seen as in a negative role in the films as film also needs some negative characters to be more interesting.
...36. Manoj Kolhatkar
Manoj Kolhatkar is an actor and film producer born in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. He did his schooling from Phatak high school and Shirke high school. He is a commerce graduate from Gogate College and his hobbies include theater. He did his theater in Shambhuraje. His first TV Marathi debut in 2012 , was in a show named Avaghachi ha sansor, and the first Marathi film was Sane-guruji which also released in 2012. His first Hindi TV show released in 2012 Tukaram, and his first Hindi film was Hallabol which released in 2008.
...37. Siddharth Nigam
Siddharth Nigam is a child actor predominantly seen in Hindi TV serials. The child actor made his debut through ‘Dhoom 3’ as a child artist, wherein he played a dual role of young Aamir Khan. The actor portrayed the character of young Sahir Khan, and Samar Khan in ‘Dhoom-3’. Later, Aamir Khan played the grown-up Sahir and Samar Khan in the movie. After his success in ‘Dhoom-3’, the actor made his debut in mega TV serial, ‘Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat’, in which he narrated the role of young Ashoka.
...38. Sachin Verma
Sachin Verma is a model turned actor. He has done many modelling assignments before his acting career. We saw him doing the commercial in his modelling days. Sachin made it slow and steady, but he surely is an established actor in Indian television Industry. He did a small role in popular Indian television series Kumkum. The series aired on Star Plus and had Juhi Parmar and Hussain Kujerwala in the lead role. He also did serial called Reth. This time, he had a prominent role. He played the character of Shekhar in the series. The series aired on Sony TV and lasted for 2years that are from 2004 to 2006. It covered whole 380 episodes and went popular among the audiences. His most popular venture was Pyar Ki Kashti Mein. The actor played the role of Avinash Mehrotra. The serial was something new as the theme was cruize and this is the main reason for deciding the name of the series. Sachin portrayed the character of a rich, handsome, and stud in the series. And he appeared flawless in the role. Later, he also tried his luck in the low budget movies, but he was not very successful in this effort.
...39. Vishnu Sharma
Vishnu Sharma is a veteran actor who has been part of some epic movies like Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), Arjun: The Warrior Prince (2012) and ‘Apaharan’ (2005). He has made many appearances in 'Adaalat' TV series. Vishnu has done many roles in the movies like Hum Pyaar Tum Hi Se Kr Bathe (2002), ‘Chamku’ (2005), ‘Sehar’ (2005), ‘Shikari’ (2000).
...40. Samar Jai Singh
Samar was born on September 26, 1966 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. He has worked in both films and serials. He is also teaching acting. He has completed his graduation from the Government Law College. He chased his career in Television and Indian Films industry from 1992. He is running his own acting school in Mumbai, Kreating Charakters acting school (since 2005).
As an actor, he has worked in many different institutes from Film & Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune to National Film Development Corporation Limited (NFDC) in Mumbai.
He has worked in the serial named Mrityunjay; soap based on the Marathi novel Shivaji Sawant. This daily soap was directed by Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi and produced by Jamshaid Ashraf. It was aired on Doordarshan in the year 1996. This serial was based on Mahabharata. It has also won several awards.
Later, he was seen in the serial Om Namah Shivay as Lord Shiva. This show was initially aired on DD National in the year 1997. This show was based on the dignity of Lord Shiva and other Gods like Parvati, Indra, Brahma, Vishnu and Narada. This serial was directed by Dheeraj Kumar. It was telecasted till 208 episodes.
He has also worked in Kahani Ghar Ghar ki on Star plus as Harpreet Gill. It was produced by Balaji Telefilms. The premiere of this show was on 16 October. 2000. It ran till 1661 episode. This serial was 2nd most watched serial in Indian Television.
...41. Vikrant Chaturvedi
Vikrant Chaturvedi is an Indian actor. He was born on August 1, 1974 in Allahabad, India. More than an actor, Chaturvedi is a voice-dubbing artist who speaks in Hindi as his mother tongue. He has given his voice for several translations. Be it for Indian animation or for Hindi dubs of Hollywood movies, he is the man for this purpose. Vikrant began his television career in 2001. He had to voice the character Kansa in the show Little Krishna on the channel Nickelodeon. “Little Krishna” is a 3D animated series. It depicts the childhood of Lord Krishna. Vikrant voices the main antagonist, Kansa who is Krishna’s maternal uncle.
After this show, Vikrant was signed up for several dubbing projects. In 2007, the dubbed version of the movie “Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer” was released in India in Hindi. Vikrant dubbed the voice of Laurence Fishburne for the character the Silver Surfer. “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” was his next work in 2007. He dubbed the voice of the character Albus Dumbledore. He dubbed the voice of Hiroyuki Sanada in the movie, “The Wolverine”. The movie was released in Hindi in 2013. Therefore, there is variety of components besides acting in the television industry. Dubbing is an important feature which happens behind the scenes. It goes by unnoticed but, it has utmost importance. Vikrant Chaturvedi has made this clear.
...42. Sumit Kaul
He is a good looking young actor. He was born and brought up in Mumbai but he basically belongs to Kashmir. His ancestral home was in Jawahar Nagar; a town in Sirinagar. He told in an interview that they used to visit their ancestral home in summer vacation but after political upsets in Kashmir his grandfather decided to sell the house. Therefore he feels great affection for Kashmir.
He has worked in ‘Haider’ and was so excited because it was shot in Kashmir. He became emotional whenever he passed through his ancestral place. He claimed that he would purchase a house in Kashmir whenever he would get a chance.
He has performed in ‘Do Dil Ek Jaan’ that was aired on Life OK TV channel. It was romance based serial. The story of serial revolves around Antara and Raghu who were killed by Satya. Satya was the son of Dayamai who brought up Raghu. In this serial Sumit Kaul has performed the role of Govind. It was a supporting character.
He is now trying to make his way to Bollywood. He is very touchy about Kashmir and his most work that he has done mostly is about Kashmir or has some link to it. He has friendly nature and always ready to help anyone.
...43. Sumedh Mudgalkar
He is a young Indian actor who is popular as hit contestant of ‘Dance India Dance.’ He was named “Beat King” by the judges because he danced with beat in excellent way. He was the only contestant in ‘Dance India Dance’ history for whom Dada demanded to repeat act.
Other than this he also has performed in another dance show Dance Maharashtra Dance. He was a runner up in this show. Other than this he has also performed in ‘Dil Dosti Dance’ on V channel. It is a dance based drama serial. The story of the serial revolves around the young college students who are passionate for dance. During the journey towards their destination they face different emotional situations like friendship, love and affection.
Sumedh is a good addition in young male actors. He is energetic, hardworking and punctual guy. In his spare time he likes to spend his time with friends and family. He is fond of dance parties and other gatherings also. He loves to enjoy music whenever he is alone. He claims in an interview that although he is popular as ‘Beat king’ but he enjoys the classic and light music also. But during the driving he always enjoys extensive pop music. He good looking and charming that’s why he has larger girls fan group.
...44. Rajesh Khera
Rajesh Khera is a popular Indian television and voice actor. He was born on October 26, 1968. He participated in many stage plays at school and acting has been his passion. At first, he tried to study MBA, CA and Hotel Management but he ends up on what he loves the most, acting.
Rajesh was from Pune and in August 1993, he came to Mumbai to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. Initially, he did some voice over and worked in an ad agency. He also dubs for foreign movies into Hindi language like the American film, Predators from which he dubs the character of Royce (played by Adrien Brody). Rajesh has no formal training in acting so he struggle a bit on his first few years. Vinod Pandey gave him a small role on DD1’s Reporter. Later, he appeared in the television serials like Tara on Zee TV, Swaabhimaan on DD National, Raahein, Saaya and Raahat. Most of the roles he bagged were negative, so he felt he was stagnating. He shifted to films and was debuted in Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa in 1998. Later, he did the films, Josh, Hu Tu Tu, Taal, Tum Bin, Om Jai Jagadish and Samay. He was also seen in the Bollywood film, Naach by Ram Gopal Varma. He played as Bull in the crime thriller film, Karam in 2005. Then he did many films including Hate Story 2 which was released this year.
Rajesh also joined the reality show, Survivor on Star Plus channel. He gained more fame through the popular series, Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin on Sony Entertainment Television. The series was adapted from the Columbian telenovela, Yo Soy Betty, La Fea. Rajesh bagged the role of Maddy, a gay fashion designer with a frilly hairdo. Rajesh was also part of the series, Left Right Left on SAB TV where he acted as Major Bhargav. He received many praises from the viewers for his performance in this serial. He also played a cameo role in Sony TV’s Anamika, donning the avatar of Shaitaan. In 2012, Rajesh acted as Sanam, a cross-dressing judge in the Hindi series, Aasman Se Aage on Life OK. In 2013, Rajesh was back in doing stage plays. He did the play, ‘Knock, Knock!’ which was adapted in the English play entitled, Sleuth by Anthony Shaffer.
Recently, he played as Maharani, a nasty transgender in the Indian soap, Uttaran on Colors TV. Rajesh was asked is he’s not afraid of being typecast since he does similar roles; he said that he is open to all kinds of offers and that he can play any kind of characters. He also donned the character of Mahatma Gandhi in a documentary film.
...45. Shailesh Datar
Starting his career as a stage performer, and then earning his place in both movie and television industry. Shailesh Datar, in his early life, lived in Nagpur, Maharashtra and after graduating, started acting in Marathi theater and television. He is mostly known by the name of Moropant Tambe, a the role that he played in a historical TV-show named: Jhansi Ki Rani (2009-2011), aired on Zee Tv, in which he played the role of Rani Lakshmibai’s father, who was hanged by the order of East India Company.
...46. Manoj Joshi
Manoj Joshi is an Indian television, theatre and film actor. He is better known for his roles in movies than in series. He is well known for his comic roles, and has been praised for his good comedy acting. His birthday is September third. The actor was born in a village called ‘Adapodara’ which is in the northern part of Gujarat. His family is versed in the acting profession, and even his brother Rajesh Joshi was an actor. Rajesh Joshi passed away in the year 1998.
One of his first roles was in the television serial Chanakya which he played before the turn of the millennium. He is also an actor in the Gujarati play of the same name, as well as its director. He won a best actor award for his portrayal of Chanakya in the series. He also acted in soap opera ‘Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka’ on Sony TV. He has also acted in several Marathi serials.
He has also acted in several films, notably comedies. His first major role was in the movie ‘Hungama’ after which he has appeared in several movies including ‘Bhagam Bhag’, ‘Ready’ and ‘Bhool Bhulaiya’.
He was last planning to make a play on the life of Sardar Vallabhai Patel.
47. KK Goswami
KK Goswami is an Indian television actor. He was born on 3rd September, 1973 in Muzzaffarpur, Bihar, India. He did his schoolings from Muzzaffarpur and did his graduation from Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya College, Muzzaffarpur. When he was in the college everyone use to bully him. But his parents always stood by him. He is 3 ft. tall but his wife Pinku is about 5’3 ft. They have two sons. He has a photo studio of his own in Muzzaffarpur and has a flat on Mira Road in Mumbai.
KK made his debut in bollywood through the movie “Kamsin: The Untouched” in 1997 which was directed by Amit Suryavanshi. After that in 1999 he acted in the movie “Laawaris” which was directed by Shrikant Sharma. The star cast of the movie was Jackie Shroff, Akshay Khanna, Dimple Kapadia and Manisha Koirala. In the same year he acted in the movie “Benaam” which was directed by TLV Prasad with the star cast Mithun Chakraborty, Ashish Vidyarthi, Payal Malhotra, Kiran Kumar, Aditya Pancholi and Johny Lever. He acted in many movies like Zakhmi Sherni, Mein Hoon Pyassi Suhagan, Maut Ke Peeche Maut, Bhoot Unkle, Aur Pappu Pass Ho Gaya, Urf Professor, etc.
Beside this he also worked in television serials. He acted in the serial “Junior G” on Doordarshan in 2001. He played the role of Bona in the serial. The show was very popular among the kids. Then he got the fame through the Star Plus horror serial “Ssshhhh…Koi Hai” in 2001. He played the role of Gabroo in the show. Then he was seen in a comedy serial of SAB TV “Gutur Gu” in 2010. He played the role of Pappu Maharaj in the serial. He acted in many episodes of the famous Sony TV show “C.I.D.”. He played the role of Dhenchu in this series. He won many awards for his acting.
...48. Faisal Qureshi
Faisal Qureshi is a well-known Pakistani anchor and actor who acted in almost all types of character roles in television and films. He was born on October 26, 1974 in Lahore, Punjab. His father is Abid Qureshi and his mother is Afshan Qureshi, one of the most popular film actress in Lahore, Pakistan. Faisal was discovered after his recurrent visit to the set while his mother is on shoot. The actor got married for three times; the first time was when he is only 18-years old and got divorced with one daughter after three years of marriage. Faisal remarries to Ayesha Agha when he was 24-years old but after 18-months, they got divorced with a son. Recently, he remarries to Sana and they now lived in Karachi, Pakistan.
The actor started his career through the play, Emergency Ward on PTV, as a child actor. He is also part of the very popular Pakistani crime-based series, Andhera Ujala on the same channel in 1984. Faisal also made an appearance as a child actor in the Pakistani drama, Ab Ghar Jane Do and Hum Tum. In 1992, he made his very first major role as an adult through the film, Saza; followed by films like Nangay Paoon, Tere Ghar Ke Samnay, Bobby, Nadia, Mera Inteqam, Marvi, Panha, Gaddhar, Aaina and he is also part of the Pakistani drama film, Good Morning Karachi in 2013. He quits after four years of working on films and decided to become a full-time TV actor.
Faisal started on television doing minor roles, until he was roped in to portray the role of Boota in the Urdu-language drama serial, Boota from Toba Tek Singh which was aired on Pakistan Television Corporation. From there, he appeared in more than 50 television serials including Mirza and Sons, Masoori, Ahsaas, Aaina, Deewar, Nazrul Islam, Jaaye Kahaan Yeh Dil, The Ghost, Harjaee, Jumkaa Jaan, Main Abdul Qadir Hoon, Mann Ke Moti, Basha Momin, Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan, Yariyan, Umrao Jaan Ada, Wajood e Lariab, Ander World, Kaanch, Mera Yaqeen, Main Manto, Roag, Phir Kab Milo Gaye and a lot more. Faisal received various awards for his outstanding performances as an actor and as a host from 2010 to 2011.
Faisal also appeared as a jury in Dum Hai To Entertain Kar on ARY Digital and in Nachle. He is also the anchor of the show, Hero Banney Ki Tarang, also from ARY. In 2010, he hosted the morning show, Muskurati Morning, together with Ayesha Khalid on TVOne Global. The show earned the Best Morning Show Award in 2011. Faisal also donned telefilms from 2008 to 2010. He appeared in the episode, Qissaon Ki Chaadar on Hum TV’s Resham Si Shaam. He also played as Muzaffar in the Independence Day Special of the telefilm, Mutthi Bhar Mitti, also on Hum TV. He is also part of Babies Unlimited, Nass Baliye, Talluq (where he appeared on the first episode only), Hum Kahani Meri Zubani and Phir Kab Milo Ge.
Acting has always been his passion ever since he was a kid; and while many personalities wanted to go big in the industry, Faisal wanted to stick to what he started. He never consider being a producer or a director someday, because he believe he still need to go far in terms of acting.
...49. Amit Behl
Amit Behl started his career lately when he was of 30 years old. He works as a small screen actor, and he has also appeared in few movies. He is an amazing actor he has done serials in several languages like Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Urdu and English. He has excellent knowledge about managing industries he has degrees in Engineering and MBA.
...50. Arhaan Behll
Arhaan is an entertainer. He made his television debut as Krishna in the TV show, Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya. He has gone on to appear on the screens of his fans and well-wishers in several shows. He has won several awards to his belt, signifying his talent and stance in the motion pictures industry. Some of his awards his include Indian Telly Awards, Great Talent Awards, and STAR Parivaar Awards, among others.
He is allegedly in love with fellow actor Mansi Shrivastav. And who knows, the wedding bells might ring soon.
51. Ankit Arora
Ankit Arora is a Hindi TV actor and a model. He was born on February 23, 1984 and was hailed from Nainital and stays in Mumbai, India. Ankit starred in various TV series and because of his lovely voice, he likes to sing on his previous appearances on television.
...52. Mohit Raina
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.
53. Dakssh Ajit Singh
Dakssh Ajit Singh, who is an actor, was born on March 27th, 1980 in Punjab. He could be seen prominently in Punjabi films. He is popular for controversy in ‘Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak?’ a drama series. This was the first drama in the country for showing about homosexuality onscreen. In this serial, Dakssh acted in the homosexual character. Then, he appeared in ‘Hum Ne Li Hai … Shapath’, the drama series telecasted on Life OK channel. Subsequently, he acted in ‘Jamunia’, which is a serial on orphan girl. He has also been a part of ‘Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat’, a series that was telecasted in Star Plus. He has also acted in a comedy series called, ‘Chaldi Da Naam Gaddi’. After this, he made his appearance in ‘Bharat Ka Veer Putra’, which is a historical drama, that was premiered in Sony Entertainment.
...54. Sameer Dharmadhikari
Sameer Dharmadhikari is an Indian actor. He worked in Films and television also. Currently he is playing Shantanu in Mahabharat series.
...55. Harsh Ranjan Mishra