Gaurav Chopra (born 4 April 1979) is an Indian television actor. He is best known for starring on Uttaran and Sadda Haq as Raghuvendra Pratap Rathore and Prof Abhay Singh Ranawat respectively. He has appeared as a contestant on Bigg Boss 10. He has also acted in the Oscar nominated Hollywood movie Blood Diamond, and appeared on the Georgian edition of international dance reality show Dancing with the Stars. He was last seen in ALT Balaji's web series titled Fourplay & Viu's Love Lust & Confusion. He is currently working on a theatrical adaptation of Devdas with Ashvin Gidwani Productions (AGP World). Early life Chopra studied at St. Columba's School and graduated from National Institute of Fashion Technology in 2000. Career In 2003, Chopra appeared in the Tamil film Ottran, and in 2004 he had an appearance in the TV serial Saara Akaash and Karma on Star Plus. In 2006, he was a contestant in the reality TV dance show Nach Baliye 2, and in 2008 he participated in the first season of another dance show, Zara Nachke Dikha. In 2006, he also acted in the Hollywood movie Blood Diamond, and played Samay Khurana on Aisa Des Hai Mera. He played the grey character of Raghuvendra Pratap Rathore on the Colors TV soap opera Uttaran, and won the Colors Golden Petal Awards-Most Dumdar Personality in the year 2012 for this role. He was seen in the gangster film Rangdari, which was released in April 2013. In April 2016, he participated in the Georgian edition of international dance reality show Dancing with the Stars, where he was chosen as a cultural ambassador. After a sudden exit after 6 weeks, it was revealed that he left the show because of a prior commitment. Later in 2016 he participated in the 10th season of Bigg Boss and was evicted on 1 January 2017. In 2018, he played the role of a casanova in ALT Balaji's web series, Fourplay. Personal life Chopra married his longtime girlfriend, Hitisha Cheranda, on 19 February 2018 in a private ceremony. They became parents of a boy in 2020. Television Reality Shows Nach Baliye 2 - Contestant(evicted in 2nd week) Pati Patni Aur Woh (TV series) - Contestant with Mouni Roy Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout - Contestant (Evicted in 7th week) Dancing with the Stars - Georgia Contestant (Evicted in 3rd week) Bigg Boss 10(2016-2017) - Contestant (Evicted