Harsh Chhaya

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Harsh Chhaya
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Born (1966-12-02) 2 December 1966 (age 58)
Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Alma mater Jamia Millia Islamia
Occupation Actor
Years active1991–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1994;div. 2000)​

Suneeta Sengupta
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(m. 2003)​

Harsh Chhaya (born 2 December 1966) is an Indian 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. Harsh Chhaya has acted in various films and television series in various character and negative roles as available. He also starred with Rani Mukharji in the 2007 Bollywood film Laaga Chunari Mein Daag. [5]

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Career

His first appearance was in the serial Aarohan (by Pallavi Joshi) in 1993 as Ankit Malik, 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.He also worked in 24:India Season 2, as an ATU Chief Siddhant Sehgal. Also, he is well known for his role as Papaji in Undekhi a SonyLIV web series.

Personal life

Harsh was married to Shefali Shah. [10] After a divorce with Shah, Harsh married actress Sunita Sengupta. [11] [12] [13] He completed his Education at Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia, where he pursued Mass Communication at the university's A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre.

Discography

YearAlbumSongCredit
2018
"Aao Na Dekha"Lyricist
"Duniya"
"Dhokha"Lyricist; singer

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!! Ali
2002 Company Insp. Sawant
Hathyar: Face to Face with RealityGauri's first husband
2003DumSiddhant
Saaya Dr. Goenka
Janasheen Virendra Kapoor
2004Stop!Vivek Malhotra
2005Dhadkanein
Ramji Londonwaley Guru
2006CorporateCorporate
2007 Aevdhese Aabhal Dr Shirish Marathi film
Bheja Fry Kapoor
Red Swastik D.C.P. Chaudhary
It's Breaking News SP Prabhakar Gupta
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag Rani's employer
2008 Mithya Mannu Sahay
My Friend Ganesha 2Vashu's Father
Fashion Vinay Khosla
2009 Oh, My God!! Shekhar
Coffee HouseVikas
Blue Oranges Anurag Dixit
2011 Nobel Chor RajBengali film
2012 Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden Dr Shakil Afridi
2013 Club 60 Doctor
Jolly LLB Albert Pinto
Super Model
2014 A Rainy Day Marathi film
2015 Har Har Byomkesh Inspector Purandar PandeyBengali film
2016 Ghayal Once Again Aditya Rajguru
2017Umeed
Shubh AarambhGujarati film
2018 Byomkesh Gotro Inspector Purandar PandeyBengali film
2020Darbaan
2020 Satyameva Jayate 2 Chief Minister Chandra Prakash Sinha
2022 An Action Hero Roshan - Manav's assistant
2024 Kill Baldeo Singh ThakurHindi Film [14]
TBA Uma

Writer/Director

YearTitleNotes
2018 Khajoor Pe Atke

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991Khaali HaathVishwas
1993Dillagi
TaraJijo
1994 Tehkikaat Rakesh Oberoi
1995AahatRajat Saxena
SwabhimaanKaran
Aarohan (The Ascent) Lt. Rohit Sharma
1996 Hasratein Krishnakant Trivedi
Rishtey4 episodes
1998 Saaya Bhaskar Sir
1999Gubbare
NyaayAdvocate Tarun
Chhoti Si AshaGurugena
RishteyCaptain Rahul Khanna
Rishtey
2001Rishtey
2002 Justujoo Lalit Sharma
Astitva..Ek Prem Kahani Dr Manas
2003 Karishma- The Miracles of Destiny Sameer
2004 Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii Sandeep
2007 Ghar ek Sapna Dr Rishabh Choudhary
2007 Love Story Rohit Sehgal
2008 Sukh By Chance Girl's Father
2009 Comedy Circus 3 as a Contestant
Ladies Special Karan Singh
2011HumDoctor
Surya: The Super Cop Surya
2012 Hum Ne Li Hai- Shapath ACP Jairaj
2013 Pradhanmantri Sanjay Gandhi
2014 Balikha Vadhu Palash
Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh Samarth Sachdev
2016TamannaCoach
24 (Season2)ATU Chief
Karam Yudh
2020 Undekhi Papaji

Web series

YearTitleRolePlatformNotes
2019 Rangbaaz Sundar Singh Chauhan ZEE5 originals Season 2
2020–present Undekhi "Papaji" Atwal SonyLIV
2020 Forbidden Love Anamika's Husband ZEE5
2019–present Out of Love Kartik Kashyap (Alia's Dad) Hotstar
2022 Mukhbir - The Story of a Spy General Agha Khan ZEE5 Season 1
2023 P I Meena Pritam Sen Amazon Prime Video
2024 Gyaarah Gyaarah Sameer Bhatiya Zee5 Season 1

References

  1. ↑ "Harsh Chhaya interview". Indian express. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Harsh Chhaya actor". Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "This is no comedy, Harsh Chhaya". The Times of India . 24 November 2009. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Hasratein". indian express. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Rani Slapped Harsh". glamsham. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Never say die". Tribune India. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2002.
  7. ↑ "Woman on the prowl". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2002.
  8. ↑ "Hindustan Times - Archive News". Archived from the original on 15 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "From serious to a 'gay' role". The Hindu . 9 January 2008. Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  10. ↑ "Harsh Chhaya's wife Shefali to replace Seema Kapoor in Hasratein". India Today. 25 August 1997. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "The Bong brigade on sets of Paoli Dam's next". archive.mid-day.com.[ permanent dead link ]
  12. ↑ "14 fellow travellers". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  13. ↑ "Hindustan Times - Archive News". Archived from the original on 23 October 2013.
  14. ↑ "Kill Movie (2024): Cast, Trailer, OTT, Songs, Release Date | किल | Exclusive 2024 - Gheun Taak". Gheun Taak. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
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