Hiten Tejwani | |
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![]() Tejwani in 2019 | |
Born | Maharashtra, India |
Nationality | Indian |
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Years active | 2000–present |
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Spouse |
Hiten Tejwani is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi television and films. Tejwani is best recognised for his portrayal of Pratham Mittal and Pratham Mann in Kutumb , Karan Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi , Anurag Basu in Kasautii Zindagii Kay and Manav Deshmukh in Pavitra Rishta . [1] [2] [3]
Tejwani was born into a Sindhi Hindu family. [4]
He married his Kutumb and Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi co-star Gauri Pradhan on 29 April 2004. [5] [6] The couple became parents to twins, son Nevaan and daughter Katya on 11 November 2009. [7]
In an interview, he revealed that he had been married once before, but went through a painful divorce in 2001. [8]
Tejwani played a role in Ekta Kapoor's serial Ghar Ek Mandir , which was aired on Sony TV. This was followed by appearances in Kapoor's soaps Kabhii Sautan Kabhii Sahelii on Metro Gold, Kaahin Kissii Roz on Star Plus, and Kutumb on Sony TV with Gauri Pradhan. [9] He appeared again with Pradhan in the second season of Kutumb , and Kapoor took the same couple in her show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi . [10] When Kutumb ended, he was offered the role of Karan Virani in Kapoor's series Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi on Star Plus. In 2009, he and his wife also made a short cameo in the Star Plus show Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan . [11] In 2006, Tejwani along with his wife Gauri participated in the second season of Nach Baliye 2 and returned to host Season 4 in 2008. [12]
He played Anurag Basu in Kasautii Zindagii Kay , replacing Cezanne Khan in the role.[ citation needed ]
In 2009 and 2010, he also played small or supporting roles in the shows Jasuben Jayantilaal Joshi Ki Joint Family and Kitani Mohabbat Hai on NDTV Imagine, Palampur Express on Sony TV, Chotti Bahu - Sindoor Bin Suhagan on Zee TV and Rang Badalti Odhani on Star One. [13]
In 2011 he appeared in Mukti Bandhan as Vicky Oberoi, where he played the antagonist. [14] Later that year, he was cast again by Kapoor as the lead actor of Pavitra Rishta on Zee TV. [15] Tejwani was nominated for Best Actor in Lead Role at Zee Rishtey Awards, The Global Indian Film and TV Honours, 5th Boroplus Gold Awards, 11th Indian Telly Awards and 12th Indian Television Academy Awards.[ citation needed ] He also made a cameo appearance in Kapoor's Kya Huaa Tera Vaada , in the role of Jatin Chopra. [16] He appeared in the Sri Lankan television series Pooja, playing a doctor.[ citation needed ]
In 2013, he appeared in Sanskaar - Dharohar Apno Ki as Murli. [17] He later played Nitin Joshi in Colors TV's Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi . [18] In 2015, Tejwani played the role of Dr. Anant in Balika Vadhu . [19] and also played Niranjan Chaturvedi in Gangaa from 2015 to 2017.
In 2017, Tejwani was a celebrity contestant in the Bigg Boss 11 , the Indian version of the reality TV show Big Brother , which premiered on 1 October. He survived for 11 weeks until he got evicted on 17 December (Day 77). [20] [21] In 2018, he appeared in Colors TV's show Tantra where he plays a role of Inspector Bharat Singh Rathore. In 2019, he portrayed Viraj Roy in &TV's Daayan . As of February 2019, he was a contestant on Kitchen Champion 5 with his wife Gauri Pradhan Tejwani. Tejwani will play a professor in the upcoming film Nobel Peace. [22] [23]
From 2020 to 2021, he appeared as Shiv Narayan Gupta in Star Bharat's Gupta Brothers . [24] In July 2022, he joined the cast Colors TV's show Swaran Ghar as Arjun Deol. [25] From April 2025 to July 2025, he played Nitin Jaiswal in Colors TV's Meri Bhavya Life. [26] Since July 2025, he returns playing Karan Virani in StarPlus's spiritual sequel of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi , entitled Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2 . [27]
Year | Film | Role |
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2003 | Joggers Park | Akash |
2004 | Krishna Cottage | Akshay |
2007 | Anwar | Udit |
2014 | Entertainment [28] | |
2015 | Thoda Lutf Thoda Ishq | Jhumroo |
2016 | Love Games | Gaurav Asthana |
Shorgul | Salim | |
Saansein | C.K. Bir | |
2019 | Kalank [29] | Ahmed |
Mudda 370 J&K | Suraj | |
2020 | Unkahee | Abhimanyu |
2021 | Nobel Peace [30] | Shlok Manhas |
2022 | Ardh | Satya |
Jogi | Inspector Lali | |
2023 | Zindagi Shatranj Hai [31] | Siddharth |
2025 | Sanghavi and Sons [32] | Asmit Sanghavi |
Year | Serial | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2000–2001 | Sukanya | Supporting Role | ||
2001 | Ghar Ek Mandir | Gautam | ||
2001–2002 | Kabhii Sautan Kabhii Sahelii | Praveen | ||
Kaahin Kissii Roz | Nakul Sikand | [33] | ||
Kutumb | Pratham Mittal | Lead Role | ||
2002–2003 | Pratham Mann | |||
2002–2008 | Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi | Karan Virani | Lead Role | |
2003 | Miit | Akash | Lead Role | |
Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat | Natesh | Episodic Role | ||
Naam Gum Jayegaa | ||||
Kkusum | Vishal Mehra | Supporting Role | ||
Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat – Kab Kyon Kahan | Pratham | Episodic Role | ||
2004 | Kahiin To Hoga | Pratham | Cameo Role | |
2004–2005 | Kkoi Dil Mein Hai | Samay Punj | Lead Role | |
2005 | Kesar | Abhinav "Abhi" Pandey | ||
2005–2006 | Kkavyanjali | Yug Mittal | Negative Role | |
2006 | Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai | Nishant Saxena | Supporting Role | |
2006–2007; 2008 | Karam Apnaa Apnaa | Anupam Bhattacharya | ||
2007 | Kasamh Se | Anupam Kapadia | Episodic Role | |
2007–2008 | Kasautii Zindagii Kay | Anurag Basu / Pratham Mittal | Lead Role | [34] |
2008 | Left Right Left | Colonel Abhay Verma | Cameo Role | |
Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki | Karna | Supporting Role | ||
2008–2009 | Jasuben Jayantilaal Joshi Ki Joint Family | Ronit | ||
2009 | Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan | Ranveer Singh | ||
Kitani Mohabbat Hai | Karan Singh | |||
Palampur Express | Dev Sisodia | |||
Kya Mast Hai Life | Mr. Singhania | |||
2010 | Chotti Bahu – Sindoor Bin Suhagan | Shantanu Purohit | Negative Role | [35] |
2011 | Rang Badalti Odhani | Anand Mittal | Supporting Role | |
Mukti Bandhan | Vicky Oberoi | |||
2011–2014 | Pavitra Rishta | Manav Deshmukh | Lead Role | [36] |
2012; 2013 | Kya Huaa Tera Vaada | Jatin Chopra | [37] | |
2013 | Sanskaar – Dharohar Apnon Ki | Krishna / Murli | Cameo Role | |
2013–2014 | Savdhaan India | Host | ||
2014 | MTV Webbed | Professor | Episodic Role | |
Hamari Sister Didi | Dr. Avinash "Avi" Kapoor | Cameo Role | ||
2014–2015 | Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi | Nitin Joshi | Supporting Role | |
2015 | Rishton Ka Mela | Rahul | ||
2015–2016 | Balika Vadhu | Dr. Anant | ||
2015–2017 | Gangaa | Judge Niranjan Chaturvedi | ||
2016 | Darr Sabko Lagta Hai – Siskiyaan | Sushant | Episode 32 | |
2018–2019 | Tantra | Inspector Bharat Singh Rathore | Supporting Role | |
2019 | Daayan | Viraj Roy | Negative Role | |
Haiwaan: The Monster | Deepak Agnihotri | Cameo Role | ||
CIF | Inspector Kesari Kumar | Episodic Role | ||
2020–2021 | Gupta Brothers | Shiv Gupta | Lead Role | |
2022 | Swaran Ghar | Arjun Deol | Supporting Role | |
2022–2023 | Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2 | Lakhan Kapoor | ||
2023–2024 | Pashminna – Dhaage Mohabbat Ke | Avinash Sharma | Negative Role | |
2025 | Meri Bhavya Life | Nitin Jaiswal | Supporting Role | |
2025–present | Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2 | Karan Virani | [38] | |
Year | Show | Role | Ref. | Co–Star |
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2006 | Jodee Kamaal Ki | Contestant | Gauri Pradhan | |
Nach Baliye 2 | ||||
2007 | Koffee With Karan 2 | Guest | ||
2008 | Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain? | Contestant | Gauri Pradhan | |
Kabhi Kabhii Pyaar Kabhi Kabhii Yaar | ||||
Nach Baliye 4 | Host | |||
2011 | Swayamvar | |||
2014–2015 | Box Cricket League | Contestant | ||
2016 | Box Cricket League 2 | |||
2017 | Bigg Boss 11 | [39] | ||
Entertainment Ki Raat | Guest | |||
2018 | Box Cricket League 3 | Contestant | ||
Bigg Boss 12 | Guest | |||
2019 | Kitchen Champion 5 | Gauri Pradhan | ||
Box Cricket League 4 | Contestant | |||
Bigg Boss 13 | Guest | |||
Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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2018–2019 | Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat | Advocate Ved Saxena | |
2019 | The Investigation | ACP Vishal Gaekwad | |
D-Code (Deewangi) | Ravi | ||
2020 | Ashuddhi | Karan Oberoi | |
2021 | Tandav | Ajay Ahluwalia | |
2021 | Games of Karma (BDSM) | Sikander Oberoi | |
2022 | Swaanng | Manohar pincha | |
2022 | The Joker: A Strange Kidnapper | Pratap | |
2023 | Kaala | Bismil |
Year | Title | Singer |
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2022 | Mera Pyara Hindustan | Romy |
Year | Awards | Category | Nominated | Results |
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2005 | Indian Television Academy Awards, India | Best Actor - Popular | Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi | Winner |