Amar Upadhyay

Amar Upadhyay is an Indian television actor and model. The role which gave Amar his major breakthrough and is well known for, is his role of Mihir Virani, from the popular serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi on Star Plus channel.[1] He was a contestant on the reality show Bigg Boss in 2011.[2] He then played the role of Dharam Suryavanshi in one of the long-running Indian soap Saath Nibhana Saathiya.

Amar Upadhyay
Amar Upadhyay at FHM 100 Sexiest Men 2011 Party
Occupation
  • Actor
  • model
Years active1990–present
Spouse(s)Hetal Upadhyay
Children2

Early life

Amar Upadhyay is a Gujarati.[3] He grew up in the 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 the 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.[4][5]

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.[6][7][8]

In October 2011 he joined the fifth season of the reality TV series Bigg Boss and finished in fifth place.[9]

In 2015, he entered Star Plus's popular long-running series Saath Nibhaana Saathiya as the parallel lead role of Dharam Suryavanshi opposite Tanya Sharma. Their Sizzling chemistry managed to grab the eyeballs of Viewers. the show's trp was on heights owing to Dharam Meera (Dheera) Unique age difference love story. He played Dharam's character till the ending of the show in 2017. He also starred as an antagonist in Ek Deewaana Tha.

Personal life

Upadhaya is married to Hetal, who is a doctor.[10] They have two children.[11]

Television
Year Show Role Notes
1993-1994 Dekh Bhai Dekh Sahil Diwan Supporting role
1994 Rajani Rajani's Brother-In-Law Supporting role
1998 Saturday Suspense Sohail (Episode 78) Episodic role
1999 Aahat - The Room Mate : Part 1 & Part 2 Episode 174 & Episode 175 Episodic role
2000 Rishtey - Number Please Rajan (Episode 125) Episodic role
2000 - 2002 Mehndi Tere Naam Ki Akshat Lead role
2000-2002 Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi Mihir Virani Lead role
2001 Kaun Banega Crorepati Guest Contestant Along with Smriti Irani
2001 Kalash Ram Lead role
2003-2005 Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand Rohit Sharma / Dev Malik (Raj) Lead role and negative role
2004-2005 Saathiya – Pyar Ka Naya Ehsaas Kshitij Singhania Lead role
2005 Kasautii Zindagii Kay Advocate Mahesh Bajaj Supporting role
2005 Kkusum Dr. Abhinav Gautam Negative role
2006 C.I.D. - Murder In The Safety Vault Inspector Rishi (Episode 412) Episodic role
2006-2007 Viraasat Kunal Kharbanda Lead role
2007 C.I.D. - Return Of The Clown Harry (Episode 478) Episodic role
2007-2008 Naaginn Vishal Supporting role
2008–2009 Chand Ke Paar Chalo Arjun Oberoi Lead role
2009 Dhoop Mein Thandi Chaav...Maa Shekhar Lead role
2009 Doli Saja Ke Samar Negative role
2009 Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai Advocate Dhananjay Singhania Cameo role
2011-2012 Bigg Boss 5 Contestant 4th Runner up
2012 Police Files Host
2013 Welcome - Baazi Mehmaan Nawaazi Ki Contestant
2013 Ek Thhi Naayka Mukesh Mehta (Episode 5 & Episode 6) Episodic role
2013 Savdhaan India Host Crime show
2015-2017 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya Dharam Suryavanshi Lead role
2017-2018 Ek Deewaana Tha Rajan Bedi Negative role
2018 Singardaan Mr. Gupta Lead role - web series
2019 Ishqbaaaz Sahil chaturvedi Negative role
2020–present Molkki Virendra Pratap Singh Lead role
2021 Bigg Boss 14 Guest Task

Filmography
Year Shows and films 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
2021 Kaagaz Vidhayak Jaganpal Singh

Sources[12]

See also

List of Indian television actors

References
  1. "AMAR UPADHYAY Even today I'm called Mihir". Screen. 16 July 2004.
  2. "Cops in Bigg Boss for Amar Upadhyay?". Hindustan Times. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. Mishra, Abhimanyu (6 February 2017). "If we make good films, we can bring back the golden era of Gujarati films". Ahmedabad: The Times of India.
  4. Sahu, Deepika (21 August 2007). "Who's the biggest superstar on TV?". The Times of India.
  5. "Dead man walking: Amar Upadhyay". The Times of India. 13 July 2001.
  6. "Mystery in the mist: 'Dhund – The Fog', a musical murder mystery." The Hindu. Chennai, India. 20 February 2003.
  7. "Playing safe with Amar Upadhyay". Rediff.com Movies. 15 March 2002.
  8. "Part Deux". The Indian Express. 9 December 2008.
  9. "Amar Upadhyay Bigg Boss Season 5". biggboss.in.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  10. Bhatnagar, Akash (5 October 2020). "Ekta Kapoor and Amar 'Mihir' Upadhyay team up to spread awareness about the age-old practice of Molkki brides". Mumbai Mirror.
  11. "Amar Upadhyay: So what if I am romancing someone much younger than me? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  12. "Filmography". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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