Meenakshi Sagar
Urvashi Pardeshi
Shanti Priya
Rashmi Singh
Priya Bathija
Gauri Harmit Kaur
Mamik Singh
Ram Awana
Kamal Pandey
Raghuvir Shekhawat
Bhushan Patel
Mukesh Kumar Singh
Amrit Sagar
Akash Chopra
Inder Bawra
Sunny Bawra
Ravindra Jain
Moti Sagar
K Rajagopal
Santosh Singh
Arun Singh
Sachin Verma
Sanjay Sharma
Nikitin Dheer
Ram Bahadur Renu
Puneet Issar
Hemant Chadha
Himanshu Soni
Karan Khanna
Gufi Paintal
Amit Pachori
Hemant Pandey
Thakur Anoop Singh
Gautam Sharma
Vishal Karwal
Deepak Malwankar
Nishant Kumar
1. Meenakshi Sagar
The Hindi producer, Meenakshi Sagar, is the granddaughter of the renowned personality, Ramanand Sagar. Talking about her love life, she has a daughter named Sakshi Chopra from her first marriage, while now she is married to Mamik Singh. Apart from being an awesome producer, she has also written the scripts for numerous TV series. She stepped into the Bollywood entertainment industry as a producer through the TV series ‘Dharti Ka Veer Prithviraj Chauhan,’ which aired from 2006 to 2008.
...2. Urvashi Pardeshi
Urvashi Pardeshi (October 1996) is an actress known for her role of Satyabhama in the television show Dwarkadheesh- Bhagwan Shree Krishna. It was based on the adult life of Hindu deity Krishna and aired on Imagine TV. Starting her career with modeling, she has walked the ramp for renowned brands like Kisna and done tons of print shoots. She moved to commercials later and had appeared in advertisements for reputed brands like Maggi, Nokia, Fair and Lovely, Nataraj, Saffola Oil and Coca-Cola, to name a few. She has also done two episodes of the serial Crime Patrol, which airs on Sony Channel. Right from her childhood, she is a very good dancer. Moreover, she is proficient in three languages that include English, Hindi, and Marathi. Her main interest lies in watching films and posing for the camera. She loves reading books and learning psychology as well.
...3. Shanti Priya
Shanti Priya is a popular and glamorous yesteryear actress who appeared in numerous Tamil movies and serials, Kannada movies, Telugu movies and Hindi Bollywood movies and a few Hindi serials. Shanti Priya is the sister of another nationally acclaimed South Indian actress Bhanu Priya. Shanti Priya is the actress’s screen name, and her original name is Nishanthi.
...4. Rashmi Singh
Rashmi Singh is a newcomer artist and acts in TV serials. She came to the Mumbai two years back and before doing any work for TV, she did many modeling assignments for print shoots. At first, she was spotted in Dwarkadhish, a Hindi TV serial that aired on NDTV Imagine. The TV serial was based on the mythological story of Hindu god Shri Krishna and narrates the meaning of Shrimad Bhagvad Gita. After Dwarkadhish, she was spotted in Jeannie Aur Juju, a family fantasy based serial that aired on SAB TV. The serial was an adaption of American show, ‘Dream of Jeanie’.
...5. Priya Bathija
Priya Bathija or Priya Ashok Bathija is a renowned Indian television actress. She was born on October 30 in Chembur, Mumbai, India. She was known for her portrayal as Afreen Hussain Khan in the soap, Khwais; a drama serial that is based on the Indian Muslim household who resides in Dubai. She also joined the dance reality shows, Nach Baliye opposite Jatin Shah on STAR Plus and Kabhi Kabhii Pyaar Kabhi Kabhii Yaar on Sony TV. The actress essayed the role of Ganga Walia on Ekta Kapoor’s Kasamh Se on Zee TV. Priya later played as Nandini Parikh on Sagar Arts’ Basera on NDTV Imagine. In the same year, she played as Mallika in the romantic drama series, Kitani Mohabbat Hai which was also aired on NDTV Imagine. Priya was seen in the drama series, Preet Se Bandhi Ye Dori Ram Milaayi Jodi on Zee TV. She made a cameo appearance as Sudha in the Hindi series, Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo on Imagine TV. In 2011, she appeared as Rukmini in Dwarkadheesh – Bhagwaan Shree Krishna, a mythological television series that is based in the life of Krishna. She was also seen on Doordarshan’s Hum Phir Milenge in 2012. Priya has done an episodic in the horror fiction show, Haunted Nights on Sahara One channel. She also made her part in the thriller television series, Fear Files… Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein on Zee TV. Priya also donned episodic in the weekly crime-based series, Hum Ne Li Hai… Shapath on Life OK. Prior to this, she was also seen in an episodic in shows like C.I.D and Aahat.
In 2014, she played as Maya in the second season of the teen sitcom, The Buddy Project on Channel V India. After a short hiatus, she bagged the role of Mannat Agnihotri in the television drama show, Ek Boond Ishq on Life OK. She has done another episodic in the television series, Yeh Hai Aashiqui on Bindass channel, where she played as a life coach opposite Karan Jotwani.
In 2013, the actress was starred as Neena, a young and attractive woman in the Hindi comedy film, Chor Chor Super Chor opposite Satbir (played by Deepak Dobriyal).
She got married to Indian actor, Jatin Shah on April 15, 2009.
...6. Gauri Harmit Kaur
Gauri Harmit Kaur is a Indian television actress who was born and brought up in Mumbai. She is engaged on the project of television serial ‘Meera’ and portrays the character of Veer Kunwari. She became popular and began to have a small fan base following her after her part in the serial ‘DwarakaDheesh’. The character she played in the serial ‘Dhwarakadheesh’ received a lot of positive reviews and critical acclamations. The role in ‘Dhwarakadheesh’ helped her to be noticed and her talent and potential were realized by other directors.
...7. Mamik Singh
Mamik Singh is a prominent Indian film and television actor. He was born on March 5, 1963, in Mumbai, India. He started his acting career in Mansoor Khan’s super hit sports drama film, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992), where he earned a Best Supporting Actor Award. Mamik played the role of Ratan, Aamir Khan’s elder brother and this is his most notable role up to this date. However, even if the film earned popularity, he failed to get any acting roles for the next five years.
...8. Ram Awana
Ram Awana was born on March 1, 1971, in the city of Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is a well renowned Indian movie, and television actor, best known for his roles in the box office hit films like Kesari, Jungle, Ansh: The Deadly Part, Battalion 609 and Mission Kashmir. He is a well-recognized face on the television screens as he appeared on prominent shows like CID, Adaalat, Balika Vadhu, Crime Patrol, Gutur Gu, Dwarkadheesh- Bhagwaan Shree Krishna and many more. He is a graduate from GDC College, Noida and obtained his post-graduation degree from Bharatendu Academy of Dramatic Arts, Lucknow, where he is a Gold Medalist in Dramatic Arts. After his Graduation, he also enrolled in Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts to deepen his roots in the field of acting.
...9. Kamal Pandey
Kamal Pandey is a well-known and renowned Indian writer, actor, and director. Kamal is popular for his works. He works diligently and believes in delivering his best shot. Kamal is known for his predominant contributions to the Hindi television and film industry. Kamal is also one of the most known names of the Bollywood industry.
...10. Raghuvir Shekhawat
Apart from the storyline, the most important feature of any Television serial is its dialogues. Raghuvir Shekhawat is one such man who is responsible for all the memorable lines mouthed by the characters of some of the most famous daily soaps aired on Indian Television. After spending more than two decades in this industry, Raghuvir very well knows what sells in the Indian market and what the Indian audience enjoys the most. His flair for writing is what drew him towards the world of entertainment, and there has been no looking back since. But Raghuvir has not limited himself to TV serials only. He has explored the film genre as well and penned the dialogues for films like “Ek Chalis Ki Last Local”, “ Jail”, “Nayi Padosan” and many others.
...11. Bhushan Patel
Having known for his horror films in Bollywood Bhushan Patel has various feathers to his cap comprising actor, cinematographer, director etc. He is also into camera and electrical department and this only shows his versatility. He made his entry into Bollywood with the film Junoon in 1992. He has worked in films, including Aashiqui, Dil Hain KI Manta Nahin, Sadak, Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke, Sir, Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayee amongst others.
Bhushan Patel’s forte is horror movies and he directed such films, including 1920:Evil Returns, Alone, Ragini MMS 2. He worked as an actor in Phir Teri Kahaani Yaad Aayee and Junoon. Since 1990 Bhushan has worn the cap of chief assistant cameraman for many Bollywood movies. His three horror films were a success in Bollywood.
...12. Mukesh Kumar Singh
Mukesh Kumar Singh is an Indian Television Director. He was born and brought up in Bihar. He did his post-graduation in Dramatic Art, where he was a Gold Medalist. He came to Mumbai in 2000 to become a director. He worked with Shri Adhikari Brothers when he started his career. He got his first show ‘Suraag’ which was a thriller. He has directed many famous mythological and historical Television shows like ‘Dharam Veer,’ ‘Mahabharat,’ ‘Ramayan.’ He creates magic on a small screen, and everything he directs is beyond imagination. Before his first break, he was jobless for two years. But he didn’t lose hope and kept working hard. His other great shows are ‘Shakuntala,’ ‘Meera,’ ‘Bandhan,’ ‘Hanuman,’ and ‘Razia Sultan.’
...13. Amrit Sagar
Amrit Sagar is a renowned director and producer in the Indian film industry. He is known for the famous Indo-Pak war movie 1971. Apart from films. He has directed mythological television shows too. The talent flows in the veins of the Sagar family. Amrit Sagar belongs to the family who gave us the mythological saga Ramayan at the beginning of the television industry. He is the grandson of the legendry Ramanand Sagar and son of the famous producer Moti Sagar. He studied from the Jamnabai Narsee School and went to California College of Arts for his higher studies. He opened his studio called Sagar Pictures.
...14. Akash Chopra
Akash Chopra, an acclaimed actor, composer, singer, and director was born on 14th July 1988 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is the grandson of Dr. Ramanand Sagar, the director, and creator of the TV Serial Ramayan which was the most aired TV Show. He is the son of the famous producer Moti Sagar. He comes from a background of film producers and directors. His brother Amrit Sagar is a director and his sister Meenakshi Sagar is a producer. He began his film and television career as an actor at the age of 4. At the young age of 11, Akash began working as a Music Composer for various television series. His first film as a composer was the much-acclaimed "1971". ("National Award" winner for the Best Hindi Feature Film - 2007 and winner for the Best Sound Design - 2007) At the age of 16, Akash was one of the youngest composers to have composed music for an entire feature film. During his musical exposure, Akash has trained himself in Theatre and the Performance Arts as an Actor, under the professionals from the ‘National School of Drama.’ Later, he formed a theatre company known as ‘Prasang.’ Akash worked as an actor for 3 years, touring, conducting, and participating in various workshops, improvisational sessions across multiple cities, and small towns of India and performing in various productions for the stage. His first production was a one-man show called "Sapne Chuttan Dubey Ke", an adaptation of a famous Hindi Satirical Novel called 'Baramasi', where he narrates an entire story as the protagonist and simultaneously portrays 12 characters on stage. The play was one and a half hrs. long. The play is his first earned excellent review. Akash has also directed and produced for Television (both fiction and non- fiction). Akash Chopra made his acting debut with the movie "Rabba Main Kya Karoon" under the direction of his father Amrit Chopra's. Just months after his catastrophic debut, Akash has taken us all by surprise, making a provocative, fearful, and a topical short film entitled "The Interrogation of Kartaar Singh." The shy young actor said that he had an angry Kartaar Singh inside him but he couldn't bring it out in his debut film. Since the film's content is turbulent, Akash has planned to send his short film to international film festivals. He plays Piano, Guitar, Drums, and a wide range of musical instruments.
...15. Inder Bawra
Inderjeet Singh Bawra popularly known as Inder Bawra. Inder Bawra came into fame after his composing for Hate Story 2 & Hate Story 3. He was born in Bathinda, a city of Punjab. His father & grandfather guided his learning & passion toward music. Inder Bawra & younger brother Sunny Bawra are third generation musicians from the Bawra family. Their father Major Singh Bawra and grandfather Mohinder Singh Bawra were well known for their musical talents but were not able to make into Bollywood.
...16. Sunny Bawra
Paramjeet Singh Bawra or Sunny Bawra (that is how he is more commonly known as) is one half of the famous Indian music composer duo. They are the sons of Major Singh Bawra and belong to the city of Bhatinda. Sunny Bawra and Inder Bawra have composed songs for more than thirty popular television shows such as Maharana Pratap, Jhaansi ki rani, Veer Shivaji and the list goes on. This composer duo is the face behind these jingles we listen to everyday. Sunny Bawra is the younger brother and he has had a knack for composing music since childhood. His father Major Singh Bawra and his grandfather Mohinder Singh Bawra are his biggest inspirations.
...17. Ravindra Jain
Ravindra Jain was an Indian lyricist and music director. He was born on 28th February 1944 in Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh and died on 9th October 2015 in Mumbai. Despite being blind from birth, played the harmonium and composed many pieces and inspired many people. Ravindra was the third child of a Sanskrit and Ayurvedic scholar named Pandit Indramani Jain and Kiran Jain. He had six brothers and a sister. He married Divya Jain with whom they had a son named Aayushman Jain. He died in a hospital due to multiple organ failure. Since a very young age, Ravindra started singing devotional songs and hymns at Jain temples. His parents then decided to send him to learn music under Pandit Janardhan Sharma, Pandit Nathu Ram and Pandit G. L. Jain.
...18. Moti Sagar
He is an Indian writer and actor born in 1927, in India. He is prominently known for his work in ‘Lalkar (the challenge)’ (1972) and ‘Ram bharose’. He has written stories for movies such as Charas in (1976), Badal. He has also written and produced ‘Ram bharose’ in 1985. An engineer by qualification, Moti Sagar also had a penchant for writing since his childhood. He proved himself at the age of 23, when his film Humrahi, starring Randhir Kapoor was a silver jubilee hit. He explored his other passion for acting, directing and producing.
...19. K Rajagopal
K. Rajagopal is an Indian editor, Singaporean film director, and screenplay writer.He has edited around 50 Malayalam films and some Malayalam and Hindi TV shows. He was born on 21 September 1965 in Kerala. He has won 3 International Film Festival Awards. He is well known as the director and Screenplay writer of the critically acclaimed social film A Yellow Bird which released in three languages which are English, Mandarin, and Tamil. K. Rajagopal started his career as an Editor in 1985 through Malayalam language movie AdhyayamOnnuMutthal starring Madhavi and Mohanlal in lead roles. Till 1995 he was involved in the Editing work of Malayalam films. Till then he had edited almost 20 Malayalam movies. In 1995 he left India and went to Singapore to try his luck in Directing Films.
...20. Santosh Singh
This well-known editor of the Bollywood industry has worked in many big Hindi Daily Soaps as a video editor. He earned a good name in his field by his work in videography, photography, and mainly the editorial department. Santosh Singh has taken over big projects like Balika Vadhu, Choti Bahu, and Santosh Singh edited Sanjeevani on colors Tv, even the famous Ramayana on Zee Tv. He started his career-long back with Doordarshan, and the first show that he was an editor for was 'Noorjahan.' His work doesn't only end with all the fictional serials of Indian Television, but also some reality shows added to the list,, including Swayambar (2009-2011) on colors Tv.
...21. Arun Singh
Arun Singh is a politician who belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was born on 4th April 1965 in Baidha, Mirzapur, UP. Vijaynarayan Singh is his father. He was a teacher cum farmer. Arun completed his schooling in Mirzapur and graduated with Commerce from Allahabad University. After completing his graduation, he moved to Delhi to study the CA course. He came out with getting his name on the All India Ranking list and became an author. He joined Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and worked with Sampark Pramukh. Later, he joined BJP’s youth wing. Although he is involved in politics, he continued his profession as a Charted Accountant.
...22. 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.
...23. Sanjay Sharma
Sanjay Sharma is a director who is propelling the entertainment milieu to greatness. Sharma’s expertise is exciting to watch. Sanjay Sharma is making waves in the film industry due to his contribution to the splendor of blockbusters. Sanjay always ensures the entertainment of the viewers. Sanjay Sharma’s activities in cinema are catapulting it to higher heights of glory. Sanjay Sharma makes his debut in the entertainment industry, through the movie titled “Military Raaj.” “Military Raaj” release occurred on the 27th of February 1998. “Military Raaj” is in the Hindi Language, and Director Sanjay Sharma ensures the supervision of this work of art. Sanjay Sharma gains experience, as he collaborates with superstars like Prem Chopra, Aditya Pancholi, Pooja Bedi, and Mithun Chakraborty. Producer Anil Trehan is instrumental to the success of “Military Raaj.” Bappi Lahiri is responsible for the music of “Military Raaj.”
...24. Nikitin Dheer
Nikitin Dheer is the sharp and sleek city boy who has played many rustic characters in Bollywood movies. He is son of TV actor Pankaj Dheer, who played the role of Karna in B R Chopra’s Mahabharata. The actor is also known as Mr. Tangabali of the super hit movie Chennai Express. The actor is totally amazing and given a mesmerizing performance in films like Dabangg-2, Ready and Jodha Akbar.
...25. Ram Bahadur Renu
Ram Bahadur Renu is a Maithili- Hindi Actor, who has worked in many notable films of mainstream Hindi cinema. He has been active since last 10 years in the Hindi entertainment industry. He worked in some popular movies like ‘Armaan’ (2003), ‘Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi’ (2003) & most recently ‘Hello! Hum Lallan Bol Rahe Hain’ (2010).
...26. Puneet Issar
Puneet Issar is a prominent Indian actor and brilliant director. He was born on November 6, 1959 to film director, Sudesh Issar. He was married to Deepali, sister of popular actor, Satyajeet Puri. They have two children namely, Nivriti and Siddhant. Besides being a trained actor, he is also a professor of speech, method acting and diction. He also learnt mixed martial arts and he was skilled in wrestling, kung-fu, karate and boxing.
Puneet was first seen in the Bollywood action comedy film, Coolie which stars Amitabh Bachchan in 1983. One of the action scene in this film requires him to punch Amitabh Bachchan and the punch accidentally falls into his abdomen which injures him severely. Although Amitabh understand that things like that can happen while on shoot, many people blamed Puneet for the incident and he admitted that he encounter some difficulties in bagging roles in films because of the notoriety of the said incident. Moving on, the actor was usually acted as a villain in most of his films during the 80s and 90s including the Prem Shakti, Zakhmi Aurat, Teja, Jagruti, Palay Khan, Kal Ki Aawaz and more. He was also part of the Mohanlal starrer films, Pingami and Yodha and also in Salman Khan’s films like Chandramukhi, suriyavanshi and Sanam Bewafa. He played as a villain in the film Aashant which stars Akshay Kumar and also in Ram Jaane with Shahrukh Khan. He also played as Subedar Ratan Singh in the box-office Bollywood war film, Border. He bagged the role of Anand in the Hindi feature film, Purana Mandir in 1984 and in 1987, he appeared in the Bollywood version of Superman. During the 80’s, Puneet has done various Horror films including Tehkhana. In 1997, he got the opportunity to act in the mythological film, Suryaputra Shanidev. He was also starred in films like Krrish, Bachna Ae Haseeno, Aryan, Partner and a lot more in year 2000s. In 2008, he essayed the role of Anguli Mala in the multilingual feature film, Gautama Buddha; a film based on the life of the Buddha. Puneett also acted in various Punjabi films including the Rab Ne Banayian Jodiyan. Puneet has donned more than 150 Hindi films and a hundred regional films.
In 1988, he played as Duryodhana in the epic series, Mahabharat under the direction of Ravi Chopra. His performance in the show gained him more fame and popularity. He, along with other casts toured around India to perform live shows about the epic during the 90s. He was also starred in television serials like Sahil, Vikram Aur Betaal, Junoon and more. Puneet appeared in more than 1800 episodes in television. Puneet was also part of SAB TV’s Left Right Left. He also played as Lord Parshurama in the latest mythological drama series, Mahabharat in 2013. Recently, he joined the reality show, Bigg Boss on Colors TV.
In 2004, he directed the action film, Garv: Pride and Honour which stars Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty. The film was Above Average in the box-office. In 2011, he also directed the Bollywood film, I Am Singh which is based on the stories about the Sikh immigrants in U.S. after the September 11 attack.
Puneet signed as the Brand Ambassador of the Paras Lubricants Ltd in 2013.
...27. Hemant Chadha
Hemant Chadha is well known name in Indian television industry. He has been working in the industry for more than 10 years. According to him his acting career started by chance, he never had any plans for it. His journey started when he declared the Best Male Model in Jaipur and then he came to Mumbai.
Hemant Chadha first appeared in BR Chopra’s Aap Beeti in which he played lead roles in the thirty different stories. After this he never look behind and then he played so many positive in good characters in the serials like Kasauti, Anamika, Ambar Dhara.In Kamini Damini he has played a negative role for the first time. Hemant Chadha also appeared in CID and Surya –The super Cop. He has also done mythological serial Dwarkadheesh – Bhagwaan Shree Krishna as Blaram. The Major breakthrough for Hemant was Ambar Dhara in which he played a musician role, the role played by him was appreciated by the audience. For Ambar Dhara he experimented with his looks also, in this serial he appeared with long hair.
Hemant Chadha also got a role in the film 'Jaane Hoga Kya' directed by Glen-Ankush, he played the role of Bipasha's brother. Despite the fact that he is addressed as chocolaty boy in the industry, he has played various characters and his favorite role is the negative character of Kamini-Damini in which he played the role of Roshan, The serial was produced by Hema Malini. Hemanta Chadha has played so many roles but he still feels that his dream role yet to be come.
...28. Himanshu Soni
Himanshu Soni is an Indian television actor best known for the leading role in Indian television show ‘Buddha’. Buddha is a television serial based on the life story of spiritual leader Gautam Buddha. Himanshu Soni had previously appeared in television series like Parvarish and Dwarkadeesh. Himanshu Soni says he is very lucky to get an opportunity to portray this role of Siddhartha Gautam. Himanshu has enrolled in martial arts lessons and have studied several historical and religious texts to get a proper grip of his character. In this popular television series Buddha, Himanshu Soni is portraying the role of Prince Siddhartha and Kajal Jain is portraying the role of Yashodhara. Himanshu is also slated to appear in a serial Neeli Chatri Wale. In the serial he is portraying the role of Lord Shiva who comes down on earth to help one of his followers. The concept is said to be very familiar to the storyline and concept of Akshya Kumar, Paresh Rawal starrer movie Oh My God. Himansu Soni may be just starting out in the industry, but he has won the hearts of audience and minds of critics by his impeccable acting in the popular television series.
...29. Karan Khanna
Karan Khanna is an Indian actor, dancer and assistant stunt coordinator. He was born on 6th December, 1986. He was born in the family who has their unique contribution in bollywood industry. His grandfather, “Late Mr. Ravi Khanna” was the action director of bollywood in his times. He directed many blockbuster movies like Disco Dancer, Zanjeer, Amar Akbar Anthony, Sharabi, Parvarish, etc. He was the winner of Zee Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001. Karan’s father “Mr. Babbu Khanna” is also a stunt director. Karan got the passion for stunts from his family. His father trained him in all kind of stunts. Sometimes he assists his father in his work.
Besides a good stunt man he is also a good dancer. During his college days he joined the academy of “Terence Lewis” who is a renowned choreographer of Indian cinema. By seeing his love and dedication towards dance, Terence offered him a 3 years dance scholarship. During these three years Karan did more than 140 shows for different brands like Nokia, ICICI, Toyota, etc. He also performed with many superstars like Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor and many more. He also worked in few music videos for different singers like Ali Zafar, Atif Aslam, etc. and with Terence he choreographed dance for the Zee TV show “Rock N Roll Family”. He also worked with Longinus Fernandes who is an International choreographer and one of his choreographed song is “Jai Ho” of Slum Dog Millionaire. His attitude of learning new things took him to USA to master the contemporary dance style from Martha Graham Scholl of Contemporary Dance. After this he got selected for the dance show “Just Dance” of Star Plus. He was the runner up and he was titled as an excellent dancer in all dance forms. During the show he was described as a hero, all-rounder star and one of the most attractive men on the show. He is a versatile dancer. His aim is to be the best choreographer of this world.
...30. Gufi Paintal
Gufi Paintal is a Bollywood actor who acted in some famous movies in 1980s. He also played leading roles in television serials and plays. Even His brother and his nephew are also actors. He was born near Amritsar in Punjab in a Sikh Family. In his childhood, he lived with his family members in Delhi.
He was an outsider in the film industry until the age of 20, after completing his engineering, he arrived in Mumbai. By then his younger brother was already trained in acting. In the same way in 1969 Gufi took up modeling as his field, later on he also worked in movies as an assistant director. After it, he took up direction and also directed his brother.
He was very famous for his well-known character of Shakuni Mama in the serial Mahabharat which was adapted from original Mahabharat and filmed by Mr. B. R. Chopra and his son Mr. Ravi Chopra. Gufi Paintal himself realized that it was his best role ever. He also worked for a channel Sahara Samay in which he played character of Shakuni in political discussion shows, which were also quite famous and brought fame upon him for the character.
In the year 1993, he was awarded as the best actor for his character among 13 others in the world at prestigious Cannes Film festivals. In his own words “I always feel proud of the fact that my job was appreciated”
He also took up direction recently and directed a movie named Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The Movie is the sketch regarding the life of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, a 16th-century Great devotee of Lord Sri Krishna who is also well recognized as an incarnation of the god by followers of Gaudiya Vaishnavism (followers of Lord Vishnu).
He recently took up the post of head at the well-known acting academy in 2010 known as an Abbhinnay Acting Academy in Mumbai, which is established by his friend and serial Mahabharata co-star Pankaj Dheer.
31. Amit Pachori
Amit Pachori is a small screen actor known for his Patli Kamar Lambe Baal, Ganga Dacait, Aakhri Inteqam. Amit Pachori is right now seen in colors Jai Jag Janani Durga, and very soon he will be seen in his upcoming project named Hum Ne Li Hai Shapath, which will be telecasted in Life, OK, and Firework Productions will be producing the same.
...32. Hemant Pandey
Hemant Pandey is an Indian actor known for his different roles in Indian Television serials and movies.
Hemant's major break into television was the character of Pandey in television series Office Office (2000). Hemant Pandey hails from a humble village of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. During his early days in Delhi, he was assisted by NGOs named Janmadhyam and Allaripu.
Besides Office Office, Hemant has appeared in television series like Hera Pheri (1999), Tamannna House (2004) and Neer Bhare Tere Naina Devi (2010).
Similarly, the list of his movie credits is much longer. Pandey's filmography includes Mujhe Kucch Kehna hai (2000), Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein (2001), Aap Mujhe Acche Lagne Lage (2002), Badhaai Ho Badhaai (2002), Detective Naani (2006), Krrish (2006), Sankat City (2006), Kaalo (2010), Chala Mussaddi....Office Office (2011), Be Careful (2011), Machhi Jal Ki Rani Hai (2012), 2 Nights in Soul Valley (2012).
Hemant is a much-loved character in Indian screens. He portrays his character with wit and grace that few can manage. The character of Pandeyji from Office Office has stayed with the audience for years. His convincing acting skills have to come from his extensive work in serials, movies and theatres.
33. Thakur Anoop Singh
Thakur Anoop, who is a pilot by profession, had a dream since childhood to pursue career in acting. He was born to an Indian family in 1989. Now he lives in Mumbai. Thakur Anoop Singh is a model-turned actor. Anoop made his acting debut with TV's premium fiction show “Mahabharat” portraing the role of blind king Dhritarashtra. Anoop is doing several modelling assignments and has appeared in a couple of shows like Jai Bajrang Bali and played 'Hanuman' in Ramayan.
...34. Gautam Sharma
Gautam Sharma is an India film star, model and Television actor. He was born on 10th June, 1980 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. He relocated to Mumbai, Maharashtra, India for his modeling career. He came to Mumbai in 2007 and started his career in modeling in 2009.
His career began when he starts doing modeling for different endorsements. He has done modeling for popular companies which include Emami fair and Handsome, Coca cola, Orbit Chewing Gum and Dabur Chyawanprash. He was quite handsome face and easily became popular because of his popular endorsements. Later he joined acting schools to advance in his career.
Then he was awarded with his first ever Bollywood appearance in movie Grihasti in 2009. He appeared as a small cameo in the movie. He was cast opposite to one of the four lead role girls of the serial. After this cameo he applied for a role in fairy tale Shakuntala in 2009. As he had some good sources so he was cast as the main lead of the show. He was portraying the role of King Dushyant. The story was a love storing describing the love of the two, Shakuntala and Dushyant. Shankuntala is a beautiful woman in love with the lead king. As her love token king is wearing a ring in his hand, which binds her with him but eventually they both get separated. Again Gautam signed another tale which was quite similar to previous one. He signed it with Dwarkadheesh-Bhagwaan Shree Krishna. He was cast an important role in the series. He was cast as Arjuna. The Arjuna character is introduced to the show in the latter half of the show. During the initial half the tale of Krishna’s younger days was shown and in later half how Arjuna is affected by the words of Krishna is shown in detail. Currently he is working with Zee TV channel in Jamai Raja show. He is playing the role of Bablu Patel. The show started in 2014.
...35. Vishal Karwal
However, it was his role of Lord Krishna in Dwarkadheesh - Bhagwaan Shree Krishn, that inspired him to continue acting. Later in 2012, he participated in Big Boss Season 6, and was linked with actress, and model Sana Khan. Vishal loves experimenting with different styles, and is always enthusiastic about taking up different roles. He is currently working on a different projects altogether, which involves starting a boarding school in his hometown in Palampur. Vishal hasn’t lost his passion for flying, and wants to continue it when possible, and is hoping that he can convert his American licence for use in India.
He is known for his kind and generous attitude and hard working personality. He learnt to cook during his stay at America, and can now make different styles. However he still relies on a cook just to be on the safer side. He also loves reading a lot. His favourites include almost all books by John Grisham, Jeffrey Archer, Dan Brown and Paulo Coelho.
37. Nishant Kumar