Harsh Chhaya
| Harsh Chhaya | |
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 Harsh Chhaya on the set of ONCE MORE STUDIOS.jpg Harsh Chhaya on the set of ONCE MORE STUDIOS with Deepak Bhanushali | |
| Born | 20 December 1970 Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 1992–present |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Shefali Chhaya (m. 1997; div. 2001) Sunita Sengupta (m. 2003) |
Harsh Chhaya is an Indian television and Bollywood film actor.[1][2][3] He debuted in a minor role as"Jijo" in the early 1990s Zee TV series Tara, but first came into prominence in the role of Krishnakant Trivedi (KT) in mid 1990s TV series Hasratein,[4] where he portrayed the character of a wealthy boss who exploited his married employee (Savi) into an extramarital affair with him. Chhaya somewhat developed the on-screen image of a wealthy boss and played the similar character in the 2007 Bollywood film Laaga Chunari Mein Daag, where he takes advantage of his employee, played by Rani Mukerji.[5]
Career[edit]
His first appearance was in the serial Aarohan (by Pallavi Joshi) in 1993 as Lt.Sharma, and then his major breakthrough was the role of Karan in Swabhimaan, directed by Mahesh Bhatt in 1995. In 2002, Harsh acted in the serial Justajoo, directed by Ajay Sinha. Justajoo was a serial on Zee TV in 2002, which also starred Pallavi Joshi and Arpita Pandey.[6][7][8] In 2006, he was seen as the CEO Naveen Shroff in Madhur Bhandarkar's Corporate. In 2007, he played a businessman named Kapoor in Sagar Ballary's Bheja Fry. All but two of his scenes were edited out in the final released version of this film. His performance as Vinay Khosla, a gay dress designer, was notable in Madhur Bhandarkar's 2008 critically acclaimed Fashion.[9] Harsh Chhaya also played the role of Sanjay Gandhi in Shekhar Kapur's Pradhanmantri on ABP News.
Personal life[edit]
Harsh was married to Shefali Shah.[10] After a divorce with Shah, Harsh married actress Sunita Sengupta.[11][12][13] He is of Gujarati heritage.[14]. He completed his Education at Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia, where he pursued Mass Communication at the university's prestigious AJK MCRC.
Filmography[edit]
Films[edit]
- Actor
- 2020 Darbaan
- 2018 Byomkesh Gotro
- 2017 Shubh Aarambh
- 2017 Umeed
- 2016 Ghayal Once Again as Aditya Rajguru
- 2015 Har Har Byomkesh as Inspector Purandhar Pandey (Bengali film)
- 2014 A Rainy Day (Marathi Film)
- 2013 Super Model
- 2013 Jolly LLB as Albert Pinto
- 2013 Club 60 as Doctor
- 2012 Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden as Dr Shakil Afridi
- 2011 as Nobel Thief Raj
- 2009 Blue Oranges as Anurag Dixit
- 2009 Coffee House as Vikas
- 2009 Oh, My God!! as Shekhar
- 2008 Fashion as Vinay Khosla
- 2008 My Friend Ganesha 2 as Vashu's Father
- 2008 Mithya as Mannu Sahay
- 2007 Laaga Chunari Mein Daag: Journey of a Woman as Rani's employer
- 2007 It's Breaking News as SP Prabhakar Gupta
- 2007 Red Swastik as D.C.P. Chaudhary
- 2007 Bheja Fry as Kapoor
- 2006 Corporate as Naveen Shroff
- 2005 Ramji Londonwaley as Guru
- 2005 Dhadkanein
- 2004 Stop! as Vivek Malhotra
- 2003 Janasheen as Virendra Kapoor
- 2003 Saaya as Dr. Goenka
- 2003 Dum as Siddhant
- 2002 Hathyar: Face to Face with Reality as Gauri's first husband
- 2002 Company as Insp. Sawant
- 2000 Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!! as Ali
- Director
- Khajoor Pe Atke (2018)
Television[edit]
- 2016 Karam Yuddh (Doordarshan)[15][16]
- 2016 24 (Season 2) as ATU Chief
- 2016 Tamanna as Coach
- 2014 Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh as Samarth Sachdev
- 2014 Balika Vadhu as Palash
- 2013 Pradhanmantri as Sanjay Gandhi
- 2011 Surya: The Super Cop as Surya
- 2011 Hum as Doctor
- 2012 Hum Ne Li Hai- Shapath as ACP Jairaj
- 2009 Ladies Special as Karan Singh
- 2009 Comedy Circus 3 - Ka Tadka as Contestant
- 2008 Sukh By Chance as Girl's Father
- 2007 Ghar ek Sapna as Dr Rishabh Choudhary
- 2004 Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii as Sandeep
- 2003 Karishma - The Miracles of Destiny as Sameer
- 2002 Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani as Dr Manas
- 2002 Justujoo as Lalit Sharma
- 2001 Rishtey (Episode 144: Shagun)
- 1999 Rishtey (Episode 18: Gunjan)
- 1999 Rishtey (Episode 17: Tumhare Liye) as Captain Rahul Khanna
- 1999 Chhoti Si Asha as Gurugena
- 1999 Nyaay as Advocate Tarun
- 1999 Gubbare
- 1998 Saaya as Bhaskar Sir
- 1996 Rishtey 4 episodes
- 1996 Hasratein as Krishnakant Trivedi (KT)
- 1996 Aarohan (The Ascent) as Lt. Rohit Sharma
- 1995 Swabhimaan as Karan
- 1994 Tehkikaat as Rakesh Oberoi (episode 2)
- 1993 Tara as Jijo
- 1993 Dillagi
- 1991 Khali Haath as Vishwaas
References[edit]
- ↑ harsh chhaya interview, harsh chhaya interview. "harsh chhaya interview". Indian express. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ↑ harsh, chhaya. "harsh chhaya actor".
- ↑ "This is no comedy, Harsh Chhaya". The Times of India. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ↑ hasratein, hasratein. "hasratein". indian express. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ↑ harsh chhaya, harsh chhaya. "rani slapped harsh". glamsham. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ↑ "Never say die". Tribune India. Retrieved 9 June 2002.
- ↑ "Woman on the prowl". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 February 2002.
- ↑ "Hindustan Times - Archive News".
- ↑ "From serious to a 'gay' role". The Hindu. 9 January 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ↑ August 25, india today digital; August 25, 1997 ISSUE DATE; May 10, 1997UPDATED; Ist, 2013 16:20. "Harsh Chhaya's wife Shefali to replace Seema Kapoor in Hasratein". India Today.
- ↑ "The Bong brigade on sets of Paoli Dam's next". archive.mid-day.com.
- ↑ "14 fellow travellers". www.telegraphindia.com.
- ↑ "Hindustan Times - Archive News".
- ↑ "All things Bong". The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ↑ "Karam Yudh. Doordarshan National (Verified) on Twitter". Retrieved 2016-08-02.
- ↑ "Karam Yudh. Doordarshan National (Verified) on Twitter". Retrieved 2016-08-02.
