Nakuul Mehta

Nakul Mehta
Nakuul Mehta at special screening of Hamari Adhuri Kahani
Born	Nakuul Mehta 17 January 1983 Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Occupation	Model, Actor, Dancer, Director
Years active	2007–present
Spouse(s)	Jankee Parekh Mehta
Website	http://www.nakuulmehta.in/

Nakul Mehta (born 17 January 1983)^[1] is an Indian actor and model, best known for his lead role as Aditya in the television series Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara.^[2] Mehta is currently playing the role of Shivaay Singh Oberoi in the show Ishqbaaaz.

Life and family

Mehta was born in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. He descends from King Prithviraj Chauhan of Rajput Chauhan dynasty of Mewar.^[3] His father, Pratap Singh Mehta, is a veteran of Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, while Mehta's great great grandfather Laxmilal Mehta was the military-in-chief of the Mewar region.^[4] He completed his Master of Commerce from Mumbai University. He was also trained in different dance forms like Jazz, Hip hop, break, folk, salsa and contemporary. He is a trained Ballroom dancer having learnt under the Indian foremost Ballroom teacher and Bollywood choreographer Sandip Soparrkar. He represented the state of Maharashatra in the AIDSF (All India Dance Sport Federation) championship in June 2011 and a silver medalist in the Latin Ballroom Category (rumba) and is a gold medal winner in the Standard Ballroom category (waltz). ^[5] He got married with Jankee Parekh in 2012. He had 32 Films in industry. ^[6]

Career

Mehta rose to fame with the role of Aditya Harish Kumar in hit show Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara.^[7]

He did commercials, music videos, and was associated with theatre for a long time. After juggling with his modelling career, he made his debut in Bollywood with the movie 'Haal E Dil'. ^[8] He has also appeared in the short film Avant Garde, which was showcased at film festival across the globe. ^[9] In 2015, he hosted India's Got Talent season 6. ^[10]

He was last seen in the new original web-series I Don't Watch TV. The show was published on the online content platform, Arre. Produced by Timbuktu Films, it is a satire on the Indian TV industry and also stars Bollywood film critic Rajeev Masand.^[11][12][13] The series showcase the day-to-day struggle of the Tv actors in a satirical manner. Besides Mehta, the web-series also features popular TV actors like Karan Patel, Rithvik Dhanjani, Kritika Kamra, Drashti Dhami, and Karan Wahi. ^[14]

Filmography

2002 Seshu

2003 Arimpara

2003 Anyar

2004 Mystery

2004 Vidyardhi

2005 Abhimaani

2006 Maayajaalam

2006 Indian Beauty

2007 Sunny

2008 Haal-e-Dil as Shekhar

2011 Avant Garde Pythagoras Sharma as Pythagoras

2012 Pyaar ka dard hai meetha meetha pyaara pyaara

2013 Sri Siddhartha Gauthama

2015 India's Got Talent

2016 Don't Watch TV

2016 Ishqbaaaz

2017 Flamenco in Bollywood as Sahil Sharma

Television

Year	Title	Role	Ref(s)
2012–2014	Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara	Aditya Harish Kumar	[15]
2015	India's Got Talent	Host	[16]
2016	I Don't Watch TV	Himself	[17]
2016–present	Ishqbaaaz	Shivaay Singh Oberoi	[18]

References

1. Team, Tellychakkar. "Nakuul Mehta". Retrieved 1 July 2016.
2. "I don't know why people assume that I am single: Nakuul Mehta". The Times of India. 15 September 2012.
3. "Bollywood Blue!". The Times of India. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
4. "It's genetic for me to not be flashy – The Times of India". The Times Of India.
5. "Dancing is a full time job for actor Nakuul Mehta". dnaindia. 30 June 2011.
6. "My wife is extremely messy: Nakuul Mehta – Times of India". Retrieved 1 July 2016.
7. "Nakuul invited fans to lunch with him in Melbourne – Times of India". Retrieved 1 July 2016.
8. "Ajay, Kajol to do 'train song'". Hindustan Times. 11 June 2008.
9. "I love being an actor, it's what defines me: Nakuul Mehta". dnaindia. 19 May 2012.
10. "Nakuul Mehta to now host India's Got Talent?". Times of India. 15 January 2015.
11. "WATCH: Nakuul Mehta's new web-series 'I Don't Watch TV' (IDWT)". The Times of India. 12 February 2016.
12. "Arre launches its first sitcom series- I DON'T WATCH TV (IDWT)", Exchange4media.com, 20 January 2016, retrieved 10 May 2016
13. Choudhury, Nila (21 April 2016), "Nakuul Mehta's Hilarious, Must-Watch New Web Series 'I Don't Watch TV' Sheds Light on the Real Life of Indian Television Actors", India.com, retrieved 10 May 2016
14. "Karan Patel, Rithvik Dhanjani, Disha Parmar, Nakuul Mehta and others feature on new show". International Business TIme. 12 February 2016.
15. "The blue-eyed boy". 14 March 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2016 – via The Hindu.
16. "Nakuul Mehta to host India's Got Talent – Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". 15 January 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
17. "Nakuul Mehta brings the truth behind TV actors' life in 'I Don't Watch TV' web-series, watch trailer". 11 February 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
18. "Nakuul Mehta back on small screen as Shivaay in Ishqbaaz – Times of India". Retrieved 1 July 2016.

External links

• Nakuul Mehta at the Internet Movie Database
• Nakuul Mehta on Twitter