Amar Upadhyay
Introduction '''Amar Upadhyay''' (born 1 August 1976) is an Indian actor who is best known for his work in Hindi Television. He started his career with modelling and he is best known for his collaborations with Ekta Kapoor in the television shows namely ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' (2000–2002), '' Kalash'' (2000–2002), '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' (2005), ''Kkusum'' (2005) and ''Molkki'' (2020–2022). In 2011, he participated in ''Bigg Boss'' and emergeed as a finalist.His other television shows include ''Dekh Bhai Dekh'' (1993–1994), '' Viraasat'' (2006–2007), '' Chand Ke Paar Chalo'' (2008–2009), ''Saath Nibhaana Saathiya'' (2015–2017), ''Ek Deewaana Tha'' (2017–2018), ''Ishqbaaaz'' (2019) and ''Kyunkii Tum Hi Ho'' (2022–2023). Apart from television shows, he has appeared in many films like ''Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge!'' (1998), ''Dhund: The Fog'' (2003), ''LOC Kargil'' (2003), ''13B'' (2009), ''It's My Life'' (2020), ''Kaagaz'' (2021) and ''Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2'' (2022).
Early life Amar Upadhyay was born on 1 August 1976 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat into a Gujarati family. He grew up in the Malad suburb of Mumbai, and studied chemical engineering in college. After graduation, he attended the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune.
Career In 1993, 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.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, and later he appeared in J.P. Dutta's war movie, ''LOC Kargil'' (2003). He also had a role in R Madhavan starrer ''13B'' (2009). He also appeared in some bhojpuri films like ''Dharam Veer'' (2008), ''Hum Bahubali'' (2008), ''Tu Babuaa Hamaar'' (2008), ''E Rishta Anmol Baa'' (2009). Unfortunately, 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 '' (2009) on NDTV Imagine. Then he appeared in many television serials mostly playing recurring or negative roles namely in ''Doli Saja Ke'' (2009), ''Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai'' (2009), ''Police Files'' (2012), ''Ek Thhi Naayka'' (2013) and ''Savdhaan India'' (2013). In October 2011 he joined the fifth season of the reality TV series ''Bigg Boss'' and finished in fifth place.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. He played the character till the ending of the show in 2017.For his portrayal of Dharam Suryavanshi, he won the Gold Award for best supporting actor. He also starred in Sony Entertainment Television show ''Ek Deewaana Tha'' (2017–18) as Rajan Bedi, the antagonist. His performance in the show was highly praised.In November 2020, Amar reunited with his ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' producers Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor for a television show titled ''Molkki''. He plays the main lead Virendra Pratapsingh in ''Molkki'' which is telecast on Colors TV. In 2021, he appeared in the Satish Kaushik directorial ''Kaagaz'', which stars Pankaj Tripathi in the lead. He played the role of Vidhayak Jaganpal Singh, the main antagonist. The film was released on Zee5 and produced by Salman Khan.Amar also made a small appearance in the Abhishek Bachchan starrer ''Bob Biswas'' (2021), which was directed by Sujoy Ghosh's daughter Diya Ghosh in her directorial debut. It was released on Zee5.He was also seen in Anees Bazmee directorial ''Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2'', starring Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani and Tabu in lead.He was also set to appear as a lead in ''Nima Denzongpa'', but his entry was later scrapped due to show going off-air.In 2022, he portrayed Rama in Dangal channel television show ''Jai Hanuman - Sankat Mochan Naam Tiharo''. Later that year, he announced his television show ''Kyunkii Tum Hi Ho'', as an actor and a producer. The show aired on Shemaroo Umang. From November 2023 to January 2024, he played the role of Ganga Thakur / Ganga Prasad in Colors TV's serial '' Doree''
Personal life He has been married to Hetal Upadhyay, who is an engineer. They have a son Aryaman and a daughter Chenab.He is also a black belt holder in Taekwondo.
Filmography ===Films=== Year Title Role Notes 1998 ''Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge!'' Ajay / Devdas 2000 ''Dahshat''  Vicky 2001 ''Censor''2003 ''Dhund: The Fog'' Sameer  ''Jodi Kya Banayi Wah Wah Ramji'' Vishal ''LOC Kargil''  Captain Vijayanth Thapar2008 ''Dharam Veer'' VeerBhojpuri film ''Hum Bahubali'' ''Tu Babuaa Hamaar'' 2009 ''E Rishta Anmol Baa''  ''13B''  MohanTamil Film2012 ''Overtime''  ''Naagin Bani Suhagan'' 2016''Music Meri Jaan'' Judge2017 ''Aav Taru Kari Nakhu''Dushyant Gujarati film 2020''It's My Life'' Shekhar Sharma2021''Kaagaz'' Vidhayak Jaganpal Singh ''Jayanti'' Vikas Kukreja Marathi film ''Bob Biswas'' Saubhik Das  2022''Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2'' Uday Thakur
Television  Year Serial Role  Notes 1993–1994 ''Dekh Bhai Dekh'' Sahil Diwan  1994 ''Rajani'' Rajani's Brother-In-Law  1998 ''Saturday Suspense'' Sohail (Episode 78) Episodic role  1999 ''Aahat'' Vishal Episode 174 & Episode 175 2000 ''Rishtey'' Rajan Episode 125 2000–2002 ''Mehndi Tere Naam Ki'' Akshat Lead Role  ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' Mihir Virani '' Kalash''  Ram 2001 ''Kaun Banega Crorepati'' Guest  Along with Smriti Irani 2003–2004 ''Des Mein Niklla Hoga Chand'' Dev Malik   2003; 2005 Rohit Sharma 2004–2005 ''Saathiya – Pyar Ka Naya Ehsaas'' Kshitij Singhania 2005 ''Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' Advocate Mahesh Bajaj ''Kkusum'' Dr. Abhinav Gautam 2006 '' CID'' – Murder In The Safety Vault Inspector Rishi Episodic role 2006–2007 ''Viraasat'' Kunal Kharbanda 2007 '' CID'' – Return Of The Clown Harry (Episode 478) Episodic role 2008–2009 ''Chand Ke Paar Chalo'' Arjun Oberoi  2009 ''Dhoop Mein Thandi Chaav...Maa'' Shekhar  ''Babul Ki Bitiya Chali Doli Saja Ke'' Samar  ''Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai'' Advocate Dhananjay Singhania Cameo 2011–2012 ''Bigg Boss 5'' Contestant  4th Runner up 2012 ''Crime Files'' - Producer 2012 ''Police Files'' Host   ''Sabse Bade Ladaiya'' Alha 2013 ''Welcome - Baazi Mehmaan Nawaazi Ki''  Contestant  ''Ek Thhi Naayka'' Mukesh Mehta Episodic role; Episode 5 & Episode 6 ''Savdhaan India'' Host  2015–2017 ''Saath Nibhaana Saathiya'' Dharam Suryavanshi  2017–2018 ''Ek Deewaana Tha'' Rajan Bedi   2019 Singardaan Mr. Gupta  Ullu original series  2019 ''Ishqbaaaz'' Sahil Chaturvedi  2020–2022 ''Molkki'' Veerendra Pratapsingh 2021 ''Bigg Boss 14'' Guest ''Namak Issk Ka'' Veerendra Pratapsingh For Holi Celebration ''Sirf Tum'' For New Year Celebration 2022 ''Jai Hanuman – Sankatmochan Naam Tiharo'' Rama 2022–2023 ''Kyunkii Tum Hi Ho''  Karan Pratapsingh Also producer2023 ''Scoop''  Sumeet Netflix series ''Bigg Boss 17'' Ganga Thakur / Ganga Prasad To promote his show '' Doree'' 2023–present '' Doree''
Awards and nominations YearAward ShowAwardWorkResultRef(s) 2001Indian Television Academy AwardsBest Actor Popular''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi''  2002   Indian Telly Awards Best Television Personality   Kalakar Awards Best Actor Popular   2018 Gold Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role ''Saath Nibhaana Saathiya''  2021International Iconic Awards Most Bankable Star of the Year''Molkki''  Most Popular Face of Indian Television ()
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