Harshad Chopda

Harshad Chopda
Chopda in 2018
Born	Harshad Chopda (1983-05-17) 17 May 1983 (age 41) Gondia, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006–present
Known for	Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil Tere Liye Bepannaah Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
Parent	Prakash Chopra (father)
Relatives	Harsha Chopra (sister)
Awards	See below
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Harshad Chopda (born 17 May 1983) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi television. Chopda is the recipient of several accolades including five Indian Television Academy Awards, three Indian Telly Awards and two Asian Viewers Television Awards. ^[1]

Chopda made his acting debut in 2006, with Mamta . He later received wider reach for his portrayal of Prem Juneja in Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil and Anurag Ganguly in Tere Liye , along with his roles of Raghavendra Pratap Singh in Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava? and Sahir Azeem Chaudhary in Humsafars . He established himself as a successful leading actor further by playing Captain Aditya Hooda in Bepannaah and Dr. Abhimanyu Birla in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai . His performance in both shows earned him four ITA Awards for Best Actor Popular. ^[2]

Early life

Chopda was born on 17 May 1983 in Gondia, Maharashtra. ^[3] His Marwari family has roots in the city of Balotra, which is located in the Barmer district of Rajasthan. ^[4] He finished his school education from Rabindranath Tagore School. Chopda then graduated in computer engineering from Modern College of Engineering, Pune. ^[5]

Career

Debut and breakthrough (2006–2017)

Chopda started his television career in 2006 with Zee TV's Mamta where he played Karan Srivastav. ^[6] From 2006 to 2007, he essayed the role of Cadet Ali Baig in SAB TV's Left Right Left . ^[7] This was followed by Sony TV's Amber Dhara where he portrayed Akshat Mehra opposite Kashmira Irani. ^[8]

From 2008 to 2010, he played Prem Juneja in Star Plus's Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil opposite Additi Gupta. ^[9] The show was a success amongst the TV audience. From 2010 to 2011, Chopda portrayed Anurag Ganguly in Star Plus's Tere Liye opposite Anupriya Kapoor. ^[10] For it, he won the Indian Television Academy Award for GR8! Face of the Year and the Indian Telly Award for Best Actor In Leading Role Male Popular.

From 2011 to 2012, he portrayed Mohan Gala in NDTV Imagine's Dharampatni opposite Aasiya Kazi. ^[11] He followed it up in 2012 by playing Raghavendra Pratap "Raghav" Singh in Life OK's Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava? opposite Sriti Jha. ^[12] From 2014 to 2015, he was seen portraying Sahir Azeem Chaudhary in Sony TV's Humsafars opposite Shivya Pathania. ^{[13] [14]}

In 2017, Chopda made his film debut in 2016 The End where he played Rahul. The movie co-starred Priya Banerjee, Divyendu Sharma and Kiku Sharda. ^[15]

Bepannaah and further success (2018–present)

In 2018, he portrayed Aditya Hooda in Colors TV's Bepannah opposite Jennifer Winget. ^[16] The show made a successful debut, entering the list of top five Hindi language shows in its first week. ^[17] In their review, Times of India said, "Harshad Chopda is a complete natural and plays his part effortlessly." ^[18] On the other hand, India Today felt, "Harshad nails his character of Aditya with some black humour and hard-hitting one-liners." ^[19] For his portrayal, he won the Indian Television Academy Award for Best Actor Popular. ^[20]

In 2020, he starred in Stebin Ben's song Juda Kar Diya opposite Erica Fernandes. ^[21] Chopda was also a part of the musical series Aakhiri Mulaqaat which spanned a total of four songs opposite Smriti Kalra. ^[22]

From 2021 to 2023, he played Dr. Abhimanyu Birla in Star Plus's Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai opposite Pranali Rathod. ^{[23] [24]} He won the Indian Television Academy Award for Best Actor Popular three years in a row for it. ^[25]

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Chopda is one of the highest-paid actors on Hindi television. ^[26] Since 2017, Chopda has been placed each year in Times of India 's Most Desirable Men on Television annual list. He was ranked 16th in 2017, 8th in 2018 and 8th in 2019. ^{[27] [28] [29]} Chopda's on-screen pairing with Jennifer Winget in Bepannah , won them the title of Times of India 's Most Favourite Onscreen Jodi 2018. ^[30] In Eastern Eye 's 50 Sexiest Asian Men list, he was placed 19th in 2018 and 6th in 2019. ^[31]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015	Bondhu Amar	Joy	Bengali film
2017	2016 The End	Rahul		[32]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Ref(s)
2006	Mamta	Karan Srivastav
2006–2007	Left Right Left	Cadet Ali Baig	[33]
2007	Amber Dhara	Akshat Mehra	[34]
2008–2010	Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil	Prem Juneja / Gaurav Sharma	[35]
2008	Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki	Arjuna	[36]
2010–2011	Tere Liye	Anurag Ganguly	[37]
2011–2012	Dharampatni	Mohan Gala	[38]
2012	Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava?	Raghavendra "Raghav" Pratap Singh
2014–2015	Humsafars	Sahir Azeem Chaudhary	[39]
2018	Bepannah	Captain Aditya "Adi" Hooda	[40] [41]
2021–2023	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai	Dr. Abhimanyu "Abhi" Birla	[42] [43]

Music videos

Year	Song	Co-star	Singer(s)	Notes	Ref(s)
2020	Juda Kar Diya	Erica Fernandes	Stebin Ben		[44] [45]
2021	Humsafar	Smriti Kalra	Suyyash Rai	Musical series: Aakhiri Mulaqaat	[46]
	Pyaar Ke Saleeqe		Lakshay Chaudhary Aakanksha Sharma		[47]
	Ghalat		Himani Kapoor		[48]
	Aakhiri Mulaqaat		Suyyash Rai		[49]

Awards and nominations

Chopda has received numerous nominations and awards, including five Indian Television Academy Awards, three Indian Telly Awards and two Asian Viewers Television Awards. ^[50]

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2008	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor In Leading Role Male Popular	Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil	Nominated
2009	9th Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actor Popular		Nominated
2010		Best Actor Jury	Tere Liye	Nominated
		GR8! Face of the Year		Won	[51]
	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor In Leading Role Male Popular		Won	[52]
2018	Gold Awards	Best Actor in a Lead Role	Bepannah	Nominated
		Best Onscreen Jodi (with Jennifer Winget)		Nominated
	18th Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actor Popular		Won	[53]
	Asian Viewers Television Awards	Male Actor of the Year		Won	[54]
2019	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor In Leading Role Male Popular		Nominated
		Best Onscreen Couple (with Jennifer Winget)		Nominated
	Gold Glam and Style Awards	Most Fit Actor	—	Nominated	[55]
		Most Stylish Actor	—	Nominated
		TV Personality of the Year (Male)	—	Nominated
	19th Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actor Popular	Bepannah	Nominated
	Asian Viewers Television Awards	Male Actor of the Year		Won	[56]
2020	Gold Glam and Style Awards	Fitness Icon Male	—	Won	[57]
		Hotstepper Male	—	Nominated
		Style Icon Male	—	Nominated
2022	21st Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actor Popular	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai	Won	[58]
	22nd Indian Television Academy Awards			Won	[59]
2023	Iconic Gold Awards	Best Actor Television		Won
	Indian Telly Awards	Fan Favorite Actor Male		Won	[60]
		TV Jodi of the Year (with Pranali Rathod)		Won	[60]
	23rd Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actor Popular		Won	[61]
		Best Actor Jury		Nominated
2024	Pinkvilla Screen and Style Icons Awards	Best Actor Male (TV)		Nominated	[62]

See also

• List of Indian television actors

References

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External links

• Harshad Chopda at IMDb
• Harshad Chopda on Instagram