Hindi Tv Serial Karma - Cast & Crew

Melissa Pais, born on August 11 1983 in Goa, India, has contributed immensely in the growth of the Hindi TV industry as an actress. She is Mumbai-based actress that completed her schooling from St Louis Convent High School and graduated from Wallia College of Mumbai. She is popular for the roles that she has played in the Hindi TV soaps -‘Maha Sangram’ (2010) and ‘Comedy Circus Ke Superstar (2010). 

Stunning Indian model-actress, Amita Chandekar is quite famous among an audience of the small screen. This elegant and stylish woman started off with modeling and was popular among fashion circle. As a student, she used to participate in fashion shows at a college level. As soon as her capabilities were noticed, she got many modeling offers. During one of her fashion shows, the judge was director of a TV show “Kutumb”. He asked her to go for auditions of “Kamal.” They were being held on the sets of “Kutumb”, and luckily she got a role in both of the shows.

Riva Bubber is an Indian television actress and former model, who is best known for her role in the recent Indian soap opera ‘Ram Milaayi Jodi’ (2010) & ‘Beintehaa’ (2013). Riva once was a model, who appeared in several television advertisements during the initial period of the evolution of the Indian television industry. During her decade long association with the world of entertainment, she modeled for a range of brands. Her appearance in the famous Cadbury’s advertisement and an act in the music video opposite ‘John Abraham’ are still fresh in the memories of the viewers.

Shobha Kapoor is a film and television producer from India and the Managing Director of the much acclaimed Balaji Telefilms, a serial production house based in Mumbai. It is now run by her talented daughter Ekta Kapoor. Shobha mainly takes care of the production and administration activities of the company. She has co-produced many cult Hindi serials such as ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ from 2000 to 2008, ‘Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii’ also from 2000 to 2008, ‘Kasautii Zindagii Kay’ from 2001 to 2008 and ‘Kaahin Kissii Roz’ from 2001 to 2004. She is married to veteran actor Jeetendra, and they have two kids, Tusshar Kapoor, and Ekta Kapoor. Shobha and Jeetendra were dating each other for 13 years before their wedding, and former was working as an air-hostess then.

Ekta Kapoor; a legendry producer in Indian TV and film industry was born on 7 June 1975 in India. She is basically the creative director and Joint Managing Director of her production company Balaji Telefilms. She is the daughter of Shobha Kapoor and actor Jeetendra. Tusshar Kapoor, his brother is also working in Bollywood movies. She completed her early studies from Bombay Scottish School Mahim and went to college Mithibai.

Ms. Kapoor has produced many wonderful soap opera, unforgettable movies and long remembered tv series. Kasturi, Kabhii sautan Kabhi Sahelii, Hum Paanch, Kasautii Zindagii Ki, Kahiin to Hoga, Miya Fauj mein Biwi Mauj Mein, Kkavyanjali, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Kkusum, Kitani Mohabbat Hai, Kutumb, Tere Liye, Bandini, Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil, Zindagi Kay Sapno Ka and Kya Hua Tera Vaada are some of her most likeable soap operas. Presently, she is working on Bade Achhe Lagte Hain, Pavitra Bandha, Pavitra Rishta and Ye Hai Mohabbatein.

Ekta began her Bollywood career as producer in 2001 started with Kyo Kii Main Jhuth Nahi Bolta and Kucch to hai. Her one of the very famous movie Krishna Cottage broke many records and still remains most favorite. She is also known by her block buster movies Once Upon a time in Mumbai, Dirty Picture, Shootout at Wadala, Once Upon a time in Mumbai dobara, Eik Villan, C Kkompany and Ek Thi Daayan.

Sonia Kapoor is a very famous TV Actress. She was born on 12 January, 1980 . She is a graduate and has done B com. Her native place is Mumbai. She has been in the industry since 2002. She performed magnificently in Jugni Chali Jalandhar and Yes Boss. She also worked with very famous and experienced actors, Mithun Chakraborty and Shakti Kapoor in Don Muthu Swami. She was seen with the Bollywood Beauty, Shilpa Shetty in Fareb which was produced by Sanjeev Jaiswal.

Here is a girl who met with a major accident while she was travelling near Trichy in Tamil Nadu, lost one of her legs but never gave that as an excuse to stop her dancing rather attached a prosthetic Jaipur leg and came back with a josh and acted as dancer in a film called Mayuri. Isn’t that a wonderful story which boosts one’s confidence level. That’s Sudha Chandran, a sysnonym for WILL POWER.

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Naseer Abdullah is an Indian actor who has appeared in many movies. His first appearance was in 1992’s Dil Aashna Hai as Akram Allahabadi Baig. He then played Keshav Malhotra in the TV show ‘Swabhimaan’ which aired in 1995. 2002’s Mitr: My Friend and 2003’s ‘Sssshhh...’ were his next two appearances.

Puneet Vashist is an Indian TV and Bollywood actor. He was born on April 4, 1976 in Mumbai and is working in the industry since 1997. He has worked in many TV serials and movies. His debut movie was Aflatoon in which he worked with Khiladi Akshay Kumar. He kept on doing supporting roles and mostly his roles were negative. He has worked in Taal  based on a poor girl and rich boy’s love story as Shaukat, Josh a movie based on two street gangs as Michael as Shahrukh’s sidekick, Style a movie based on college fun and humour, Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai based on a success story of a young ambitious boy Suraj from Banaras to Mumbai played by Abhishek Bachchan, Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai based on one sided love of a boy played by Tusshar Kapoor, Gayab based on a story of a nerd that gets invisible after his wish is approved by god,  Zeher based on extra marital affairs, Fight Club based on a Fight Club where youngsters fight and take revenge and a murder mystery, Fanaa as Captain Eijaj Khan based on a cheerful guide and his wrong intentions for country played by Aamir Khan, All the Best: Fun Begins as Chris as rival band lead and recent Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone starrer blockbuster Happy New Year as Pappu. He is still active in movies due to his dedication in the roles he works in. He has a spark that keeps him going. Considering the TV serials he had worked in are Kkusum  a family drama that got very famous as Akshay, Koi Apna Sa (romantic drama) as Kabeer, Kaahin Kisii Roz (thriller drama) as Anupam, KumKum (romantic drama) as Veeru, Kahi To Milenge (romantic drama), Bhabhi (romantic drama), Kutumb (romantic family drama), Banoo Main Teri Dulhann show telecasted on Zee TV, Dhak Dhak In Dubai telecasted on 9x TV a romantic comedy show, Hamari Betiyoon Ka Vivaah a family drama, Lapataganj a comedy serial, Kya Huaa Tera Vaada a romantic love story, Jhansi Ki Rani a mythological show as Karma an integral part of the show, Hum Ne Li Hai Shapath a show based on officers and their duty,  Adaalat a show describing some cases of KD Pathak played by Ronit Roy, Fear Files and Savdhaan India serials based on real life events. In TV serials his roles are antagonist mostly.

Mithilesh Chaturvedi is a popular supporting artist in Hindi movies. One of his earliest known works is the Taal, which had Anil Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and  Akshaye Khanna in the lead roles. The movie was directed by Subhash Ghai. He did that film in 1999 and played the role of Rambhajan. He did a small role in the 2001 Amitabh Bachchan starrer Aks. He has also done a supporting role in Road in 2002 and Bunty and Babli in 2005. In 2006, he played a minor role in Rakesh Roshan’s science fiction superhero flick, Krrish. 

Ali Hassan is a popular and a prominent model-turned actor who acts in popular and hit Hindi television serials. Ali Hassan started off his career in the glamour world as a model, but after doing few modelling assignments, he auditioned with the famous Balaji Telefilms owned by media czar Ekta Kapoor and bagged an important role in the Balaji Telefilms Magnum opus - the popular family drama Kahanii Ghar Ghar Ki. Ali Hassan was roped in to play the character of Aryan. He gained popularity with this character with negative shades and was subsequently got offers to be cast in similar types of negative roles to which he happily obliged and accepted those offers which in turn proved to be extremely beneficial for his acting career. Ali Hassan was then seen appearing in a string of Hindi television serials in which he mostly essayed the role of main antagonist. Some of those famous serials were – Nagiin - a revenge story where he essayed the role of an antagonist who happened to be the killer of the main male protagonist, Akela - where Ali Hassan essays the role of black kohl eyed terrorist, etc. Ali Hassan was also seen playing the main male protagonist in Star Plus’s family drama and a love story- Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat. Apart From these serials, recently Ali Hassan was being seen in Star Plus’s hit show Mahabharat in the role of Thakshak- the serpent king, Chandragupta Maurya and in Singhasan Battisi in major character roles. Ali Hassan is married to his childhood sweetheart Sabah and the couple was blessed with a baby girl recently in the year 2013.

Kali Prasad Mukherjee is one of the experienced people who became famous for his negative roles may it be in the TV Serials or the Movies in which he either played a cameo role or played a negative role as a supporting actor. He has attempted parts in different Indian Drama Serials and is also known for his roles in ‘A Wednesday (2008),’ Agyaat (2009) and Angel (2011).In A Wednesday, he played the role of a terrorist with Rohitash Gaud, Mukesh Bhatt, and Vijay Bhatia.

Rio Kapadia is an Indian-actor. He mainly works in the Hindi Film Industry. He acted in The Verdict: State VS Nanavati, which released in the year 2019. In this serial he is seen in some of the episodes which are named The Devil's Advocate, Find Me Guilty, In the Bedroom, and Anatomy of Murder. In City of Dreams, which released in the year 2019, he is seen in some of the episodes including, The Victor, The Mastermind, The Decision, The Shooters, and The Hunt. The Test Case released in the year 2018 and in this serial, he is seen in some of the episodes that include The Beginning. In Mahabharat, which released in the year 2013, he played Pandu. Some of the movies in which he has acted include Happy New Year, Mardaani, Pradhanmantri, Hum Hai Raahi CAR Ke, Shree, Ek Anhonee, Aakhari Decision, Mumbai Meri Jaan, Chak De! India, Dil Chahta Hai and Kkusum.  

Normally it is the trend of a son to go to his father’s profession. He tries to follow the footprint of his father. Vindu Dara Singh, has tried to emulate his father Dara Singh, who a wrestler and transformed into an actor. Vindu Dara Singh is a television and film actor was born on 6th May,1964 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He followed his father in acting, but not in the field of Wrestling. In 1994 he began his film career with his debut film ‘Karan’. And next he performed in a Punjabi film, directed by his father Dara Singh. The title of the film ‘Rab Dian Rakhan ’was released in 1996. Thereafter he played many roles in different films,but mostly played supportive roles.

Vicky Ahuja, often mistaken to be Vicky Ahuja, i.e. brother-in-law of Bobby Deol. Vicky Ahuja is an Indian actor in both Television and Film Industries. He is an avid learner and has always learned from his mistakes. He was featured in the movies namely, Gangster, Vaastu Shastra, 1920: Evil Returns, Veer-Zaara, Life In a Metro, Fox, and Paratha, etc. He made his debut in the film Mrityudand in the year 1997, with Shabana Azmi, Madhuri Dixit, and Om Puri. Acting with such famous actors gave him a breakthrough, which helped him work with many other directors in the future then. His performance had been appreciated by both the audience and the film critics’ fraternity.

Ketan Karande is an Indian actor and national level body-builder. He was born and brought up in Mumbai. He is happily married to Parinita Karande and they both are having a girl child “Megha”. He acted in many movies, TV serials and advertisements. He was passionate about theatre from his teenage days and in school he participated in several plays. He is having his own gym Ketan Muscle Fitness in Goregaon, West Mumbai. He appeared in several cameos in different movies like Race 2, Tere Mere Phere, God Tussi Great Ho, Speed, Asoka, etc. Now he is acting as a lead villain against Ajay Devgan in the movie “Action Jackson”. It is directed by Prabhudeva with the star cast Ajay Devgan, Sonakshi Sinha and Yammi Gautam. It will be releasing in November 2014.

Deepak Jethi is a television actor who has appeared in a lot of movies in small side roles. He is known for his work in the movies Ishq Qayamat, Ek Tha Raja, and Aaryaman Brahmand Ka Yoddha. He has also worked in some Indian TV series. He is a voice dubbing actor too and has dubbed many foreign movies in Hindi. Deepak Jethi has a done a lot of uncredited roles, which went unnoticed. He initially showed up on the big screen in the year 1996. He did a short role in the movie Ek Tha Raja. Though his role was not important to the movie, his work was better than the other side actors. His passion for acting was noticed by many directors in this movie. In the year 2000, he again appeared in the movie Baagi as a side hero. His role in the movie was almost negligible. He appeared on the screen for a very short time. In 2002, he played the role of Sharad in the movie Sindoor Ki Saugandh. The role was again of a side hero, but he was able to steal some spotlight. He achieved success in the year 2004 when his movie Ishq Qayamat was released.

Anuj Gupta is known for his character of Dharmesh Ramniklal Joshi in NDTV Imagine’s one of the popular shows “Jasuben Jayantilaal Joshi Ki Joint Family”.

Sikandar Kharbanda is well known for his acting on television as well as in films. He has worked in both Hindi & Bhojpuri films. He was born on 30th January, 1979 in Delhi. He got his bachelor’s degree in Arts from Venkateshwara College, Delhi. He is married to Geetanjali Tikekar, who was his co-star in the serial Kasauti Zindagi ki. He has a son named Shaurya Kharbanda (1st Dec, 2008). Shakti Kapoor is his uncle.

Gaurav Chopra is a popular, stylish Hindi Television actor and is famous for his role of Raghuvendra Pratap Rathore on Colours TV’s soap opera 'Uttaran'. Born on 4th April 1979, his first appearance was as Ballu, the ghost, in kids’ series, Ruby Duby Hub Dub, aired on Sahara One in 2004. This was followed by his portrayal as Sandy in Zee TV’s 'Lavanya' and an appearance as the assassin, Gunshot, in Karma – Koi Aa Raha Hai Waqt Badalney, a superhero drama series aired on Star Plus. 

He played the roles of Prem in Piya ka Ghar, Kabeer in Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, Kapil Singhania in Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyaan, all of which aired on Zee TV. Gaurav Chopra is well-known for his performances as the antagonist, Samay Khurana, in Sony TV’s Aisa Des Hai Mera, and Captain Abhimanyu Rai Chauhan in Left Right Left, a unique military drama serial aired on SAB TV. He played a cameo on the popular crime drama, C.I.D., and was a success as Public Prosecutor Vishwajeet Ranawat on the courtroom drama 'Adaalat', both of which were telecasted on Sony TV. 

He then went on to make a name for himself on Uttaran. Gaurav showcased his dancing skills on the celebrity reality series 'Nach Baliye 2' and 'Zara Nachke Dikha' on Star One and also featured as a contestant on NDTV Imagine’s reality shows, Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout and Pati Patni Aur Woh. He currently hosts 'Saavdhan India', a crime show aired on Star Utsav.

He has acted in Hindi spoof comedy film 'Ghoom' and Tamil spy film 'Ottran', and has even had a stint in Hollywood as a French Journalist in Blood Diamond (2006). Gaurav Chopra will play the lead role, Taimur Ansaar, in Rangdari, an upcoming action movie.

Gaurav is a six footer. He was in an on-off relationship with Narayani Shastri, which broke off many years back, but the couple was recently spotted together and there are rumors that they have patched things up and are back together.

Nawab Shah is an Indian TV and film actor who started his career with small and minor roles with nondescript characters in TV serials. He was first noticed in the serial Saarathi on Star Plus during 2004. it was produced by Neela Telefilms and directed by Qayeed Kuwajerwala. The serial was a modern day Mahabharat and the story of fight between brothers and their families and resultant disaster. Nawab played the role of Mansen Goenka, the character comparable with Dhritarashtra. It was one of the main antagonist roles and the performance of Nawab was highly appreciated. He also put up a great performance in the role of Afzal Khan in the serial Veer Shivaji. 

Tinnu Anand can only be described as a multi talented human being. From being an actor to being a man having a keen acumen for directing, he has it all. Tinnu was born in the city of Mumbai before relocating to Lucknow, where he did his schooling from Mayo College. He had to fill in some big shoes given that his father was none other than the great writer Inder Raj Anand and his uncle was director Siddharth Anand.

Mohan Kapoor is a famous Indian Bollywood actor who works in television serials and shows, films, and commercials. He is also a popular voice artist, having dubbed for several Hollywood movies that have been dubbed into Hindi.

Siddharth is a well-known artist who is now in Honk Kong and has temporarily settled outside India. He is not only famous because of his art and exhibitions but also because of his appearance in Indian Television Serials.

Janak is an editor by profession, who has contributed to the Bollywood industry. He resides in the ‘city of dreams,’ Mumbai. His artworks have been featured in Hindi-language Television shows. He has been connected with the entertainment sector for a long time now. Some of his works in top-rated shows include the Indian superhero TV series “Karma,” directed by Pavan S. Kaul in 2004, “Devon ke Dev… Mahadev” in 2011, which was an 820-episode series that aired for two years, and “Gustakh Dil,” which was a remake of a Bengali series, premiered in 2013 and aired for more than a year. His recent works include a television drama series, “Laal Banarasi,” in 2023.

Prakash Barot is a renowned cinematographer in the television and film Industry. He completed his schooling from Sheth Motibhai Pachan Rashtriya School, Mumbai, Maharashtra. He has worked as Director of Photography (DoP) in companies like Cinevistas Ltd., Balaji Telefilms Ltd., and Contiloe Entertainment. He has been working with TV Tree Media as a producer, director, cinematographer, and writer since March 2009.

Santram Varma was born in 1970, and he is a film director, television director, producer, and screenwriter. He is famous for making many Television serials which happen to be at the top of the TRP Rating, which includes Jodha Akbar (2013), Naagin (2015), Kyuki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Kasauti Zindagi Kii and many more to count. He was one of the favorite directors considered by Balajii Telefilms.

Pavan S Kaul is an Indian-Director. He primarily works in the Hindi Film Industry. Some of the movies in which he had worked include The Answer which released on 31^st August 2018, Bhram which released on 04^th April 2008, Chor aur Chandd, and Sssssshhhhhh. He has worked with some of the amazing actors, and actresses of the industry including Dino Moreo, Millind Soman, Sheetal Menon, Simone Singh, Chetan Hansraj, Deepshikha Nagpal, Ananya Shukla, and Karan Singh Grover, and Vishal Watwani.