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Hiten Kumar, born Hiten Mehta, [1] is an Indian actor in Gujarati cinema. [2]

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Career

He started in the Gujarati film industry with a role in Unchi Medina Uncha Mol (1998). His 1998 film Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya was a commercial superhit. [3] He acted in several Gujarati films in his long career. [4] The film won 11 of the Gujarat State Film Awards of the year, Film Maiyar Ma Mandu Nathi Lagtu Lagtu in 2001

He hosted a crime show, Crime Time... Fight Against Crime, on VTV Gujarati in 2014-2015. [5] [6]

Personal life

He lives in Mumbai and married Sonal in 1989. [7]

Filmography

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