Manit Joura

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Manit Joura
Manit Joura at the trailer of the film Falsafa in 2018 (cropped).jpg
Joura in 2018
Born (1987-06-05) 5 June 1987 (age 37)
Delhi, India
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
Known for SuperCops Vs Super Villains
Kundali Bhagya
Baarish
Naagin 6
Spouse
Andria Panagiotopoulou
(m. 2023)

Manit Joura (born 5 June 1987) is an Indian actor. [1] He is known for his portrayal of Garv Shinde in Star Plus' Mujhse Kuchh Kehti...Yeh Khamoshiyaan , Jaywant Rane in Life OK's SuperCops Vs SuperVillains , Rishabh Luthra in Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya , and Harsh Shastri in Dangal's Prem Bandhan . [2]

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Personal life

Joura married his Greek girlfriend, Andria Panagiotopoulou, a dance teacher, in a traditional Indian wedding ceremony at a heritage resort in Udaipur on 9 July 2023. [3] [4] The couple then had a second ceremony according to Greek rituals on 21 December 2023 in Greece. [5]

Career

Joura was seen on television in the Star Plus reality show Aaja Mahi Vay. He then appeared in television shows like Zee TV's 12/24 Karol Bagh and Ram Milaayi Jodi , [6] and MTV India's Rush.

Joura made the transition from television to films with his debut in Yash Raj Films' Band Baaja Baaraat , directed by Maneesh Sharma. He also appeared in the German film The Girl With The Indian Emerald, directed by Michael Karen. [7] He played the lead in Mujhse Kuchh Kehti...Yeh Khamoshiyaan on Star Plus. [8]

From 2014 to 2016, he featured in Life OK's crime detective supernatural series SuperCops Vs SuperVillains in the role of Sub-Inspector Jaywant Rane.

In 2016, he appeared in the film Love Shagun .

In July 2017, he joined Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya as Rishabh Luthra and continued portraying the role until November 2021. He temporarily left the show but rejoined it in May 2022. However, he permanently quit the show in February 2024. [9] [10] [11]

From 2020 to 2021, he was seen as Harsh Shastri opposite Chhavi Pandey in Dangal's Prem Bandhan . [12] From 2022 to 2023 he appeared in a recurring role in Colors TV's Naagin 6 as Professor Jeet Patel. [13]

In March 2024, he joined Zee TV's Pyar Ka Pehla Naam: Radha Mohan as Yug Kohli. [14]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2010 Band Baaja Baaraat Camera man [15]
2016 Love Shagun Sandy [16]
2017 Solo Alok Malayalam/Tamil film [17]
2018 Falsafa: The Other Side Aman [18]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2009 12/24 Karol Bagh Vicky [19]
2010 Ram Milaayi Jodi Goldie [20]
2012 Adaalat Sujeet GurumurthyEpisode 99-100
2013 Mujhse Kuchh Kehti...Yeh Khamoshiyaan Garv Shinde/Vikram Gaikwad [21]
2013, 2014–2016 SuperCops Vs SuperVillains Rohit / Pranay / Dhavni Chor / Jaywant RanePlayed multiple roles [22] [23]
2017–2021, 2022–2024 Kundali Bhagya Rishabh Luthra [24] [25]
2017, 2018 Kumkum Bhagya Guest appearance [26]
2020–2021 Prem Bandhan Harsh Shastri [27]
2022–2023 Naagin 6 Professor Jeet Patel [28]
2024 Pyar Ka Pehla Naam: Radha Mohan Yug Kohli [29]

Web series

YearTitleRoleRef.
2017First Among EqualsUnknown [30]
2018 The Test Case Capt. Avinash Walia [31]
2019–2020 Baarish Lawyer Manit Joura [32]

Music videos

YearTitleSingerRef.
2021Tu Nahi Aayega Rahul Jain [33]

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