Rithvik Dhanjani

Rithvik Dhanjani

Rithvik Dhanjani at the premiere of Transformers
Born (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988
Madhya Pradesh
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actor, dancer
Years active 2009 - present
Partner(s) Asha Negi[1]

Rithvik Dhanjani is an Indian television actor. He played Arjun Digvijay Kirloskar in Pavitra Rishta.[2] He won the Indian dance reality show Nach Baliye 6 with his partner Asha Negi.[3] In June 2012, Dhanjani entered Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 as Wild Card entry and came in third place.[4][5] In 2015, he won the stunt based reality show, I Can Do That. Dhanjani has hosted many reality shows like Nach Baliye, Dare 2 Dance, India's Best Dramebaaz and V Distraction. He gained popularity as the host of the show, Yeh Hai Aashiqui. He has worked in two short films Jo Hum Chahein and Aftermath Mumbai.

Life and family

Rithvik was born on 5 November 1988 in Madhya Pradesh.[6][7] His family moved to Dubai soon after he was born.[8] He has a sister named Heena.[9] He did his schooling in Dubai and graduation from City of London College.[8] In his college days, he was into acting, modeling and hosting shows.[8] Later, he also got involved in theater for as long as two and a half year.[8] After doing theatre and events in Dubai, Dhanjani decided to shift to Mumbai to become an actor.[10] He then did an acting course from the Kishore Namit Kapoor Institute before entering the television industry.[10] Currently he stays at Lokhandwala, Andheri.[11]

Career

Dhanjani began his acting career with a cameo in Bandini, where he played Parth, a negative character.[12] However, his big break came in Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani where he played the antagonist, Jay Khurana, who was a werewolf and in love with the female protagonist.[13] The show ended on 15 December 2011.[14] He later played the role of the parallel lead Arjun Digvijay Kirloskar in the Balaji Telefilms showPavitra Rishta opposite Asha Negi.[15] In June 2012 Rithvik entered Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 as wild card entry and came in third place. In 2013, he hosted India's Best Dramebaaz with Ragini Khanna.[16] He was seen in the Teen ka Tadka episode of Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 6.[17] In 2013, he started hosting the show, Yeh Hai Aashiqui which gained him popularity.[18] In 2013, he participated in Nach Baliye 6 with his partner Asha Negi.[19] In 2014, he appeared in the horror show, MTV Fanaah as Vidhyut.[20] In the same year, he participated in the dance reality show Dare 2 Dance.[21] In 2015, he hosted V Distraction and Nach Baliye 7 opposite Karan Patel.[22][23] In 2015, he also contested in the stunt based reality show I Can Do That and became the winner of the show.[24] Currently, he is hosting India's Best Dramebaaz.[25]

Filmography

Films

Television

Year Show Role Notes Ref(s)
2010 Bandini Parth Shashank Mehta Debut show [26]
2010-11 Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani Jay Khurana Antangonist [27]
2011-14 Pavitra Rishta Arjun Digvijay Kirloskar Supporting role [28]
2012 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 Contestant Reality show
2013 India's Best Dramebaaz Host Reality show [29]
2013 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6 Contestant Reality show [30]
2013 Yeh Hai Aashiqui Kabir Episodic [31]
2013-14 Nach Baliye 6 Contestant Winner [32]
2014 MTV Fanaah Vidhyut Thriller show [33]
2014 Dare 2 Dance Contestant Dance show [34]
2013 - 15 Yeh Hai Aashiqui Host Fiction show [35]
2015 Kumkum Bhagya Arjun Kirloskar Episodic [36]
2015 India Poochega Sabse Shaana Kaun? Contestant Episodic [37]
2015 Yeh Hai Aashiqui Rithvik Dhanjani with Asha Negi [38]
2015 V Distraction Host Talk show [39]
2015 Nach Baliye 7 Host Co-host Karan Patel [40]
2015 Deva Shree Ganesha Host TV special [41]
2015 I Can Do That Contestant Winner [42]
2015 – present Yeh Hai Aashiqui Siyappa Ishq Ka Host [43]
2015 – present India's Best Dramebaaz Host Co-host Ravi Dubey [44]
2016 I Don't Watch TV Web series [45]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ (11 October 2013 married)Pavitra Rishta Pair Rithvik, Asha Are Now A Real Life Couple | TV | www.indiatimes.com India Times, accessed 12 October 2013
  2. ↑ "Soapbox’s new screen jodis are amping the romance quotient". The Times of India. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  3. ↑ "TV’s hit couple Rithvik and Asha Negi win ‘Nach Baliye 6′". The Indian Express. 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  4. ↑ "Rithvik Dhanjani, Karan Wahi and Rashmi Desai are the wild card entries in 'Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa'". daily.bhaskar.com. 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  5. ↑ "And the winner of Jhalak is Gurmeet Choudhary". The Times of India. Times News Network. 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
  6. ↑ "Rithvik Dhanjani lists 12 things that we didn't know about him". dna. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Rithvik Dhanjani, this middle-class boy from Madhya Pradesh has showcased his talent in all the given platform". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Things you didn’t know about Rithvik Dhanjani". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Take inspiration from TV stars on gift ideas this Raksha Bandhan". dna. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Things you didn’t know about Rithvik Dhanjani". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "10 things I love about my neighbourhood - Rithvik Dhanjani". dna. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "Popularity matters a lot on `Nach Baliye`: Rithvik Dhanjani". Zee News. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "Rithvik Dhanjani wants new season of `Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani`". Zee News. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  14. ↑ "Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani to end?". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  15. ↑ "Asha-Rithvik to quit Pavitra Rishta?". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  16. ↑ S. M. AAMIR. "Back with drama". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  17. ↑ "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6: Rithvik Dhanjani, Lauren Gottlieb, Punit Pathak turn judges". IBNLive. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  18. ↑ "'Yeh Hai Aashiqui' returns with a new name". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  19. ↑ "TV’s hit couple Rithvik and Asha Negi win ‘Nach Baliye 6’". The Indian Express. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  20. ↑ "The supernatural series Fanaah". ABP Live. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  21. ↑ Tribune News Service. "They can do all that". The Tribune India. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  22. ↑ "V Distraction's funniest moments". The Indian Express. 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2015-03-16.
  23. ↑ "Rithvik Dhanjani, Karan Patel to host Nach Baliye 7". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  24. ↑ "Rithvik Dhanjani declared winner of ‘I Can Do That’". The Indian Express. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  25. ↑ "Rithvik Dhanjani's surprise performance on India's Best Dramebaaz". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  26. ↑ "Rithvik, who has earlier been part of TV soaps like "Bandini" and "Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani", is currently seen as Arjun Kirloskar in "Pavitra Rishta"". indiatimes.com.
  27. ↑ "Rithvik Dhanjani: Love is everything for me". The Times of India.
  28. ↑ "Soapbox’s new screen jodis are amping the romance quotient". Times of India. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  29. ↑ "Rithvik Dhanjani, Ragini Khanna get 'dramebaaz'". dna. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  30. ↑ "I hope to win Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa: Rithvik Dhanjani". Hindustan Times.
  31. ↑ "Mihika Verma bags Yeh Hai Aashiqui". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  32. ↑ "TV’s hit couple Rithvik and Asha Negi win ‘Nach Baliye 6′". The Indian Express. 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  33. ↑ "Rithvik Dhanjani turns werewolf for his TV show". The Times of India.
  34. ↑ "Rithvik Dhanjani, Sayantani Ghosh shoot for 'Dare 2 Dance' - Entertainment". mid-day.com.
  35. ↑ S. M. Aamir. "Rithvik Dhanjani hosts a new show on Bindass". The Hindu.
  36. ↑ "Rithvik Dhanjani & Asha Negi to be seen together in Kumkum Bhagya". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  37. ↑ "Karan Wahi and Rithvik forced to watch Saas Bahu shows!". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  38. ↑ "Rithvik-Asha’s love story recreated on TV". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  39. ↑ "Rithvik Dhanjani steps into Jimmy Carr’s shoes". The Times of India.
  40. ↑ "Rithvik, Karan 'excited' to co-host 'Nach Baliye 7'". The Indian Express. 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
  41. ↑ "Rithvik, Asha to host TV show together for first time". ABP Live. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  42. ↑ "Rithvik Dhanjani ready for Farhan Akhtar’s show". The Asian Age.
  43. ↑ "‘Siyappa Ishq Ka’ to explore ‘craziness in love’". The Indian Express. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  44. ↑ "In & Out: TV celebs onboard, quit or kicked out". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  45. ↑ "Karan Patel, Rithvik Dhanjani, Disha Parmar, Nakuul Mehta and others feature on new show [VIDEO]". International Business Times, India Edition. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  46. ↑ "The Twelfth Indian Telly Awards - Nominate your Favourites - Login". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  47. ↑ "22nd Lions Gold Awards: Naagin’s Adaa Khan, Gautam Rode, Asha-Rithvik, Mona-Iqbal Bag Awards - PICS". www.filmibeat.com. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

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