Ali Merchant

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Ali Merchant
Ali Merchant graces the Moet N Chandon bash at F bar 07.jpg
Ali at ITA awards
Born (1984-12-13) 13 December 1984 (age 39)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Actor
  • DJ
  • Record Producer
Years active2006–2022
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Spouse
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    (m. 2010;div. 2011)​
    Anam Merchant
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    (m. 2016;div. 2021)​
    Andleeb Zaidi
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    (m. 2023)​

Ali Merchant is an Indian Actor, anchor, DJ and music producer.

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Merchant has appeared in over 35 Television shows including Fiction and Non-fiction on all prime channels like Colors, MTV, Star Plus, Life Ok, Sony TV, Zee TV, Channel V . He has also anchored Non-Fiction shows on Star Plus like Nachbaliye special episodes and as a Solo host for Gladrags Mega Model and Manhunt for three consecutive seasons on Channel V.

He is also a musician having various official remixes on music labels like T-series, Zee Music and Speed records .

Career

At the age of 17, Merchant won the Mr. Bombay title. He has two albums in his credits in the start of his career such as Tabaahi on Speed Records and Kadak on Ali Merchant (independent channel)

Merchant has appeared in over 35 television shows, including fiction and non-fiction on all prime channels like Colors, MTV, Star Plus, Life Ok, Sony TV, Zee TV, Channel V . He has also anchored non-fiction shows on Star Plus like Nachbaliye special episodes and as a Solo host for Gladrags Mega Model and Manhunt for three consecutive seasons on Channel V. Ali has always been loved by his fans for his cool personality and spunky look.

Personal life

Merchant grew up in a Muslim household in Mumbai. He was married to TV actress Sara Khan, in an Islamic wedding ceremony at Bigg Boss 4 in 2010, but they divorced after two months in 2011. [1] Close friends of the couple stated that the couple was paid ₹5 million (US$60,000) for the marriage. The Colors channel denied that it had paid them for the marriage and called it their personal wish. [2] Following the divorce, Khan described the marriage as a nightmare. [3] Merchant said in an episode of the reality show Sach Ka Saamna that he had married Khan for publicity and that marrying her was the biggest mistake of his life. [4] In November 2023, He ties the knot with girlfriend Andleeb Zaidi. [5] [6]

Television

YearSerialRole
2006 Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai Rahul (Episode 1)
2007Inspector (Episode 18)
Rajkumar Aditya Singh (Episode 25)
Narendra (Episode 35)
Karan (Episode 40)
Sandeep (Episode 52)
2007–2008 Amber Dhara Akshat
2008 Rubi Kunal Oberoi
Nach Baliye 4 Presenter (Along with Sara Khan)
2009 Ghar Ek Sapna Ansh Verma
Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar Rajveer
2009-2010 Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat Kunwar Angad
2009-2011 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai Rituraj
2010 Bandini Vishal Mehra
Aahat Vishal
Do Hanson Ka Jodaa Rishi
Bigg Boss 4 Guest
2011 Looteri Dulhan Ronit
2013 Hum Ne Li Hai- Shapath Anuj/Ajay
Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki Contestant
Yeh Hai Aashiqui Rudra
2014 Fear Files Vishesh
2016 Box Cricket League 2 Contestant
Sadda Haq (Season 2) Nirmaan
2018 Vikram Betaal Ki Rahasya Gatha Malkhan Singh
2022 Lock Upp (Season 1) Contestant (Entered on Day 15 and Evicted on Day 56)

[7]

Albums

He has two albums each year:

- Best trending DJ by Celeb M awards 2019

Single remixes

Events

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References

  1. ↑ "The Times of India: Latest News India, World & Business News, Cricket & Sports, Bollywood". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Sara Khan and Ali Merchant to get paid to marry on 'Bigg Boss'". India Today . 10 November 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Kadam, Prachi (16 February 2011). "My marriage turned into a nightmare: Sara Khan". Daily News and Analysis . Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Marwah, Navdeep Kaur (16 March 2012). "I married only for publicity: Ali Merchant". Hindustan Times . Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Ali Merchant ties the knot with girlfriend Andleeb Zaidi, shares dreamy picture of their wedding; check out here". Bollywood Hungama . 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Exclusive Pics! Ali Merchant ties the knot with Andleeb in Lucknow on November 2". The Times of India. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Sara Khan's ex-husband Ali Merchant enters as the 14th contestant in Kangana Ranaut's Lock Upp". The Times of India . 13 March 2022. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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