Gulshan Devaiah

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Gulshan Devaiah
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Devaiah at an interview with Zoom (Indian TV channel) in 2024
Born
Kambeyanda Devaiah Gulshan

(1978-05-28) 28 May 1978 (age 46) [1]
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Occupation Actor
Years active2010–present
Notable work Hunterrr
Commando 3 , [2]
Shaitan
Hate Story Guns & Gulaabs
Spouse
Kallirroi Tziafeta
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​
(m. 2012;div. 2020)​
[3]

Gulshan Devaiah (born 28 May 1978) is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Hindi films. [4] He is known for his roles in Shaitan , Hate Story and Hunterrr . [5] [6] His performance in Shaitan was critically praised and earned him a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut.

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Early life and education

Devaiah was born on 28 May 1978 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India into a Kodava family. [7] He is a NIFT graduate. [8] He is the son of Sri Devaiah and Pushpalata who were employed by Bharat Electronics Ltd. He completed his primary education at Cluny Convent and St Joseph's Indian High School. After graduation from NIFT, he got jobs in the fashion industry where he worked for 10 years. He also taught Bangalore students, fashion, at Wigan & Leigh College. Devaiah started his Bollywood journey with minor roles in Bangalore's English theatre. After he performed in several dramas, he moved to Mumbai for bigger opportunities. [9]

Personal life

He was married to actress Kallirroi Tziafeta, from Greece, from 2012 to 2020. [10]

Career

Devaiah with Kalki Koechlin at the 59th Filmfare Awards ceremony in 2016 Kalki Koechlin and Gulshan Devaiah.jpg
Devaiah with Kalki Koechlin at the 59th Filmfare Awards ceremony in 2016

Devaiah started his career from the Anurag Kashyap's feature film That Girl in Yellow Boots , alongside Kalki Koechlin and Naseeruddin Shah in 2010. The film was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, followed by the Venice Film Festival. [11] He played the role of Chitiappa in the film. Next in 2011, he appeared in Rohan Sippy's crime thriller Dum Maaro Dum , starring Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Rana Daggubati and Prateik Babbar, where he played the role of Ricky. In the same year, Devaiah appeared in Bejoy Nambiar's Hindi thriller film Shaitan , starring Rajeev Khandelwal and Kalki Koechlin, where he portrayed the role of Karan Chaudhary "KC". Released in June 2011, [12] [13] the film was a critical and commercial success, where Devaiah's performance was acclaimed. He was nominated for the several awards including, Filmfare Awards, Screen Awards, Stardust Awards and Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards in the category of Best Male Debut and Best Actor in a Supporting Role, along with other ensemble characters.

In 2012, Devaiah appeared in Vivek Agnihotri's erotic thriller Hate Story, produced by Vikram Bhatt, co-starring Paoli Dam. This was his first lead role, where he portrayed the antagonistic role of Siddharth Dhanrajgir, a cocky son of a rich business tycoon. The film went on to become a sleeper hit, and garnered the positive reviews from the critics. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated 3/5 to the film and labelled Devaiah's performance as "excellent". [14] The same year, he played in Vasan Bala's crime thriller film Peddlers alongside Nimrat Kaur, where he portrayed the role of Ranjit D'souza, a 20-years old boy, who gets trapped in the drug trade. The film was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, which was muted by the critics. [15] In 2013, Devaiah appeared in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's romantic-tragedy drama film Ram-Leela , starring Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone, where he played the role of Bhavani, which was a 'blockbuster' in the year. After a year gap, In 2015, Devaiah appeared in Harshavardan Kulkarni's adult comedy film Hunterrr , co-starring Radhika Apte, where he portrayed the role of Mandar Ponkshe, a sex-addicted man and describing his lustful journey in life. [16] The film did well at the box-office. In 2016, he was also seen playing the role of an NRI in Vivek Agnihotri's film Junooniyat . Devaiah signed 3 films in 2017, Cabaret , A Death in the Gunj and CandyFlip . He played double role of twin brothers Karate Mani and Jimmy in action comedy film Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota for which he won Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor and was also nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. [17] [18] He played the role of Buraq Ansari in action film Commando 3 . [19] In 2020 he appeared in Amazon Prime's drama series Afsos and Netflix original film Ghost Stories . [17]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2004 Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa DJ
2010 That Girl in Yellow Boots Chittiappa Siddanna Gowda [20]
2011 Dum Maaro Dum Ricky [8]
Shaitan Karan 'KC' Chaudhary [21]
2012 Hate Story Siddharth Dhanrajgir [22]
Peddlers Ranjit D'Souza [23]
2013 Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela Bhavani [24]
2015 Hunterrr Mandar Ponkshe [25]
2016 Junooniyat Yash [26]
2017 A Death In The Gunj Nandan "Nandu" Bakshi [27]
2018 Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota Karate Mani & Jimmy Double role [28]
2019 Cabaret Gaurav [29] [30]
Commando 3 Buraq Ansari [19]
CandyFlip Altaf [31]
2020 Ghost Stories Girl's Father [17]
Unpaused Ahan
Footfairy Vivan DeshmukhReleased directly on & Pictures
2022 Badhaai Do Guru Narayan
Blurr NeelZee5 film
2023 8 A.M. Metro Preetam
2024 Ulajh Nakul Bhatia / Humayun [32] [33]
Jhansi Ka RajkumarRajkumar [34]
TBA Love Affair †TBAUnreleased [35]

Television

YearTitleRoleNetworkRef.
2018 Smoke Jairam "JJ" Jha Eros Now [36]
2020 Afsos Nakul Amazon Prime Video [17]
2022 Duranga Abhishek Banne Zee5 [37]
Shiksha Mandal Aditya Ray MX Player [38]
2023 Dahaad Devi Lal Singh Amazon Prime Video
Guns & Gulaabs 4 Cut Atmaram Netflix [39]
2024 Bad Cop Karan & Arjun Disney+ Hotstar [40]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardWorkCategoryResultRef.
2012 Filmfare Awards Dum Maaro Dum , Shaitan & That Girl in Yellow Boots Best Male Debut Nominated[ citation needed ]
Producers Guild Film Awards Shaitan Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated[ citation needed ]
Screen Awards Best Ensemble CastNominated[ citation needed ]
2020 Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota Best Supporting Actor Won [41]
Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated [42]
2023 Filmfare Awards Badhaai Do Best Supporting Actor Nominated [43]
2023 Filmfare OTT Awards Dahaad Best Supporting Actor (Drama series)Nominated [44]

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