Amar Upadhyay

Amar Upadhyay

Amar Upadhyay at FHM 100 Sexiest Men 2011 Party
Born (1976-08-01) 1 August 1976
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Occupation Actor / Model
Years active 1990–present

Amar Upadhyay is an Indian television actor and model. The role which gave Amar his major breakthrough and is well known for is of Mihir Virani from the popular serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi on Star Plus channel.[1] He is now currently playing the role as Dharam Kumar Suryavanshi in daily soap Saath Nibhana Saathiya. He was a contestant on Bigg Boss.

Early life

Amar grew in Malad suburb of Mumbai, and studied chemical engineering after completing his schooling.He is a Black belt holder in Taekwondo.

Career

In 1994, some of his photographs appeared in Stardust magazine, which led to Jaya Bachchan offering him the TV series Dekh Bhai Dekh. This was followed by numerous TV series like, Arzoo, Suhana Safar, Tulsi and Aruna Irani's Mehndi Tere Naam Ki. Eventually, he became famous in 2000 with mega TV daily soap, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2000). In fact, when his character Mihir 'died' in 2001, it was followed by protest marches, the TV channel's head office was flooded with phone-calls and letters, eventually his character came back to life, and he is still recounted amongst TV superstars.[2][3]

After his success in television he ventured into film with Dahshat 2003, followed by a big launch, Dhund – The Fog (2003), along with Aditi Govitrikar, directed by Sham Ramsay, though later he also appeared in J.P. Dutta's war movie, LOC Kargil (2003), his film career did not turn out as expected.

Subsequently he returned to television after a two-year hiatus, playing a key role in the serial Chand Ke Paar Chalo on NDTV Imagine.[4][5][6]

In October 2011 he joined the fifth season of the reality TV series Bigg Boss and finished in fifth place.[7]

He is currently playing the role of Dharam in Saathiya.

Television series

Year Show Role
1993 Dekh Bhai Dekh Sahil Diwan
2000–2002 Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi Mihir Virani
2001 Kalash Ram
2002 Mehndi Tere Naam Ki Akshat
2003–2005 Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand Rohit Sharma / Dev Malik (Raj)
2004–2005 Saathiya – Pyar Ka Naya Ehsaas Kshitij Singhania
2005 Kasautii Zindagii Kay Advocate Mahesh Bajaj
2005 Kkusum Dr. Abhinav Gautam
2006–2007 Viraasat Kunal Kharbanda
2008–2009 Chand Ke Paar Chalo Arjun Oberoi
2009 Dhoop Mein Thandi Chaav...Maa Shekhar
2009 Doli Saja Ke Samar
2009 Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai Advocate Dhananjay Singhania
2013 Ek Thhi Naayka Mukesh Mehta
2015–present Saath Nibhaana Saathiya Dharam Suryavanshi
As Contestant
Year Show Standing
2011 Bigg Boss 5 Himself
2013 Welcome - Baazi Mehmaan Nawaazi Ki Himself

Filmography

Year Show Role
1998 Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge! Ajay / Devdas
2000 Dahshat Vicky
2001 Censor Himself
2003 Dhund: The Fog Sameer
2003 Jodi Kya Banayi Wah Wah Ramji Vishal
2003 LOC Kargil Captain Vijayanth Thapar

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