Amar Upadhyay

Amar Upadhyay
Upadhyay in 2013
Born (1976-08-01) 1 August 1976 (age 47)
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
SpouseHetal Upadhyay
Children2

Amar Upadhyay (born 1 August 1976) is an Indian actor. 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 college he attended the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune.[citation needed]

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, though later he also appeared in J.P. Dutta's war movie, LOC Kargil (2003). He also done a recurring 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).[citation needed] 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 Dharam's 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 as Molkki. He plays the main lead Virendra Pratapsingh in Molkki which is being aired on Colors TV. In 2021, he appeared in the Satish Kaushik directorial Kaagaz, which stars Pankaj Tripathi in 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 an 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, the film stars Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani and Tabu in lead.

He was also set to appear in the show 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 airs on Shemaroo Umang.

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 Thapar
2008 Dharam Veer Veer Bhojpuri film
Hum Bahubali
Tu Babuaa Hamaar
2009 E Rishta Anmol Baa
13B Mohan Tamil Film
2012 Overtime
Naagin Bani Suhagan
2016 Music Meri Jaan Judge
2017 Aav Taru Kari Nakhu Dushyant Gujarati film
2020 It's My Life Shekhar Sharma
2021 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 producer
2023 Scoop Sumeet Netflix series
2023–present Dori

Awards and nominations

Year Award Show Award Work Result Ref(s)
2001 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor Popular Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi Won
2002 Nominated
Indian Telly Awards Best Television Personality Won
Kalakar Awards Best Actor Popular Won
2018 Gold Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Saath Nibhaana Saathiya Won
2021 International Iconic Awards Most Bankable Star of the Year Molkki Won
Most Popular Face of Indian Television (Male) Nominated

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