Nakuul Mehta

Nakuul Mehta
Born Nakuul Mehta
(1983-01-17) January 17, 1983
Udaipur, Rajashtan, India
Occupation Model, Actor, Dancer, Director
Years active 2007–present
Spouse(s) Jankee Parekh Mehta
Website http://www.nakuulmehta.in/

Nakuul Mehta (born January 17, 1983) [1] is an Indian actor and model, best known for his lead role as Aditya in the television series Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara.[2] He currently lives in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Early life and education

Mehta was born in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. He descends from King Prithviraj Chauhan of Rajput Chauhan dynasty of Mewar.[3] His father, Pratap Singh Mehta, is a veteran of Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, while Mehta's great great grandfather Laxmilal Mehta was the military-in-chief of the Mewar region.[4] He completed his Master of Commerce from Mumbai University. He was also trained in different dance forms like Jazz, Hip hop, break, folk, salsa and contemporary. He is a trained Ballroom dancer having learnt under the Indian foremost Ballroom teacher and Bollywood choreographer Sandip Soparrkar. He represented the state of Maharashatra in the AIDSF (All India Dance Sport Federation) championship in June 2011 and a silver medalist in the Latin Ballroom Category (rumba) and is a gold medal winner in the Standard Ballroom category (waltz). [5]

Career

Mehta rose to fame with the role of Aditya Harish Kumar in hit show "Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara". [6]

He did commercials, music videos, and was associated with theatre for a long time. After juggling with his modelling career, he made his debut in Bollywood with the movie 'Haal E Dil'. [7] He has also appeared in the short film Avant Garde, which was showcased at film festival across the globe. [8] In 2015, he hosted India's Got Talent season 6. [9]

He was last seen in the new original web-series I Don't Watch TV produced by Timbuktu Films-Nakuul Mehta's production house-along with Alekh Sangal and Anjay Sigh, who also wrote and directed the show.[10] The series showcase the day-to-day struggle of the Tv actors in a satirical manner. Besides Mehta, the web-series also features popular TV actors like Karan Patel, Rithvik Dhanjani, Kritika Kamra, Drashti Dhami, and Karan Wahi. [11]

Filmography

Film
Television

References

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