Nakuul Mehta
Nakuul Mehta | |
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Born |
Nakuul Mehta 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
- 2005 Abhimani (Telugu)
- 2008 Haal-e-dil (Hindi) as Shekhar
- 2011 Avant Garde Pythagoras Sharma (Hindi) as Pythagoras
- 2013 Sri Siddhartha Gauthama
- Television
- 2012 – 2014 Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara as Aditya Harish Kumar
- 2014 15th IIFA Awards (host)
- 2014 Star Parivaar Awards (host)
- 2015 India's Got Talent (host)
- 2015 Yeh Hai Aashiqui
- 2016 Love story 2020
- 2016 I Don't Watch TV
References
- ↑ http://www.tellychakkar.com/celebs/tv/nakuul-mehta
- ↑ "I don’t know why people assume that I am single: Nakuul Mehta". The Times of India. 15 September 2012.
- ↑ "Bollywood Blue!". The Times of India. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ↑ "It's genetic for me to not be flashy - The Times of India". The Times Of India.
- ↑ "Dancing is a full time job for actor Nakuul Mehta". dnaindia. 30 June 2011.
- ↑ "Nakuul Mehta and Disha Parmar back by popular demand". Bollywood Life. 18 February 2015.
- ↑ "Ajay, Kajol to do 'train song'". Hindustan Times. 11 June 2008.
- ↑ "I love being an actor, it’s what defines me: Nakuul Mehta". dnaindia. 19 May 2012.
- ↑ "Nakuul Mehta to now host India's Got Talent?". Times of India. 15 January 2015.
- ↑ "WATCH: Nakuul Mehta's new web-series 'I Don't Watch TV' (IDWT)". The Times of India. 12 February 2016.
- ↑ "Karan Patel, Rithvik Dhanjani, Disha Parmar, Nakuul Mehta and others feature on new show". International Business TIme. 12 February 2016.
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