Piyush Sahdev

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Piyush Sahdev
Born (1982-03-12) 12 March 1982 (age 43)
Occupation Actor
Years active2004 – present
Spouse
Akangsha Rawat
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(m. 2012;sep. 2017)​
Relatives Gireesh Sahdev (brother)
Meher Vij (sister)

Piyush Sahdev (born 12 March 1982) is an Indian television actor. [1] He has appeared in several TV daily soaps but is known for his roles of Rama in Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev , Abhigyan in SuperCops Vs SuperVillains, Kabir Tripathi in Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke , Pawan Bakshi in Devanshi and Samay in Beyhadh. [2] [3] He is the brother of popular actors, Meher Vij and Gireesh Sahdev. [4]

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Early life

Sahdev was born on 12 March 1982 and hails from Delhi, India. [5] [6] [7] Piyush has a younger sister Vaishali aka Meher Vij. [8] [9] His brother Gireesh Sahdev is also an actor. [10]

Personal life

On 25 June 2012, he married actress and friend Akangsha Rawat. [11] In mid-2017, Sahdev and his wife Akangsha Rawat were separated. [12]

On 24 November 2017, Sahdev was arrested after a woman lodged an FIR at the Versova Police Station, Mumbai accusing him of rape. [5] [9] [10]

Career

Early days (2004–12)

Before making his official debut in Indian television, Sahdev did an episodic role in 2004 for Special Squad , a crime thriller on Star One. [6] After three years he was selected to play a supporting role from 2007 to 2009 in Ghar Ek Sapnaa on Sahara One as Sharad Chatterjee, the brother of the female lead. [7] Also he appeared as Varun Ranawat in the Zee TV series Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai from 2007 to 2008. [8]

Sahdev's first leading role as Kulwant Singh, an army officer came in 2008 came with Meet Mila De Rabba on Sony TV opposite Surilie Gautam. [4] [13] It went off air in 2009. He next did a cameo appearance for Gul Khan's first production Geet in 2010 as Arjun Singh Rathore. [1] From 2011-2012 he portrayed his first negative character of Aman Mathur in the popular hit show Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya on Star Plus. [14] [15]

Success and further works (2012–present)

In 2012, Sahdev signed Hum Ne Li Hai... Shapath , a crime detective series on Life OK in which he played the role of Senior Inspector Abhigyan Mitra. [16]

He quit Hum Ne Li Hai... Shapath in 2013. [17] Later that year Sahdev rise to prominence with his portrayal of Lord Rama opposite Rubina Dilaik in the highly acclaimed mythological drama Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev on Life OK, which marked a turning point in his career, making it his breakthrough performance. [18] [19] In an interview, he had already stated that he always wished to once play Rama in his career, which he eventually fulfilled and also won immense recognition for the same. [2] He also played the lead role of Kabir in Zee TV's Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke . [20] [3]

In December 2017, Sahdev entered Sony TV's Beyhadh as Samay, a negative role which garnered him much appreciation. [21] [22] In the same year, Sahdev joined Colors TV's Devanshi . In 2018, he played the role of Siraj in Zee TV's Ishq Subhan Allah . He also portrayed the role of Abu Fazl in Colors TV's Dastaan-E-Mohabbat: Salim Anarkali .

In September 2021, he is appearing as Inspector Piyush in &TV's Mauka-E-Vardaat . In April 2022, he was in Sony TV's show Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2 as Krish Dixit. In 2024, he playing Arya in Dangal TV's Nath after a two year television hiatus. In March 2025, he enter as Sidharth in StarPlus show Jhanak .

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2004 Special Squad Bobby
2007–2009 Ghar Ek Sapnaa Sharad Chatterjee [17]
2007–2008 Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai Varun Ranawat
2008–2009 Meet Mila De Rabba Kulwant Singh
2010 Geet Arjun Singh RathoreCameo
2010–2011 Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya Advocate Aman Mathur [23]
2012–2013 Hum Ne Li Hai... Shapath Senior Inspector Abhigyan [24]
2013 Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev Lord Rama [25]
2013–2015 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke Kabeer Tripathi [15]
2014 Encounter Inspector Anil Barve
2016 Beyhadh Rajeev Randhawa/Samay Ahuja [26]
Devanshi Pavan Bakshi [27]
2018 Ishq Subhan Allah Siraj Ahmed [28]
2018–2019 Dastaan-E-Mohabbat: Salim Anarkali Abul Fazl [29]
2019 Yeh Teri Galiyan Vikram Shekhawat [30]
2021Humkadam
Mauka-E-Vardaat Sr. Inspector Piyush Rathore [31]
2022 Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2 Krish Dixit
2024 Nath – Rishton Ki Agnipariksha Arya Pratapsingh [32]
2025 Jhanak Siddharth "Sid" Chatterjee

Music videos

YearTitleSinger(s)Ref.
2019Saanwal Reewa Rathod [33]

References

  1. 1 2 Malini, Navya (7 January 2014). "It's very tough to survive in showbiz without a godfather: Piyush Sahdev". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 Tiwari, Vijaya (13 June 2013). "I always wanted to play Ram: Piyush Sahdev". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 Chatterjee, Swati (26 November 2013). "Piyush Sahdev enjoys playing fashion designer". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  4. 1 2 Bhopatkar, Tejashree (11 May 2014). "Will connect with my mother's soul in trance therapy session: Piyush Sahdev". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  5. 1 2 Namboodiri, Narayan (24 November 2017). "Piyush Sahdev: TV actor arrested for raping 23-year-old fashion designer". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Telly stars at Piyush Sahdev's b'day". The Times of India. 13 March 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  7. 1 2 Bhatia, Saloni (17 May 2014). "I miss my friends in Delhi: Piyush Sahdev". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  8. 1 2 "TV actor Piyush arrested for rape; sister Meher Vij of Secret Superstar fame clueless". Deccan Chronicle. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  9. 1 2 Maheshwari, Neha (20 August 2013). "Real-life telly Siblings celebrate rakhi". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  10. 1 2 Trivedi, Tanvi (24 November 2017). "EXCLUSIVE! TV actor Piyush Sahdev arrested on rape charges". Bombay Times. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Wedding bells for Piyush Sahdev & Akangsha Rawat!". The Times of India. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  12. ↑ Farzeen, Sana (10 August 2017). "Exclusive: Piyush Sahdev confirms separation from wife Akangsha Rawat". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  13. ↑ Tiwari, Vijaya (14 December 2013). "Looks do matter to become an actor: Piyush Sahdev". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  14. ↑ Singh, Renu (5 September 2013). "'Devon Ke Dev Mahadev' has made my career: Piyush Sahdev". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  15. 1 2 Malini, Navya (22 April 2014). "Meeting with differently abled children moves Piyush Sahdev". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  16. ↑ "Piyush Sahdev is back in action". The Times of India. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  17. 1 2 "Piyush Sachdev was stalked by a female fan". Deccan Chronicle. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  18. ↑ Unnikrishnan, Chaya (14 June 2013). "Piyush Sachdev to play Ram". DNA India.
  19. ↑ "'Devon Ke Dev Mahadev' has made my career: Piyush Sahdev - Times Of India". 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013.
  20. ↑ Maheshwri, Neha (4 December 2014). "Piyush replaces Nikkhil in 'Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke'". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  21. ↑ "Kushal Tandon on Beyhadh co-star Piyush Sahdev's rape charges: We should wait for the police to investigate and the courts to decide". The Indian Express. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  22. ↑ Mathur, Yashika; Mukherjee, Shreya (24 November 2017). "Beyhadh actor Piyush Sahdev charged with rape, arrested in Mumbai". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  23. ↑ "Piyush Sachdev toughens up for cop role". Zee News. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  24. ↑ Unnikrishnan, Chaya (14 June 2013). "Piyush Sachdev to play Ram". DNA India. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  25. ↑ "'Devon Ke Dev Mahadev' has made my career: Piyush Sahdev - Times Of India". 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  26. ↑ "Beyhadh Actor Piyush Sahdev Separates From Wife: Reports". NDTV.com. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  27. ↑ Bureau, ABP News (7 July 2017). "'Beyhadh' actor Piyush Sahdev to enter 'DEVANSHI'". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 28 October 2021.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  28. ↑ Maheshwari, Neha (20 April 2018). "Piyush Sahdev is back on television with 'Ishq Subhanallah' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  29. ↑ "Piyush Sahdev to play Abu Fazl in Daastan-E-Mohabbat Salim Anarkali". Mid Day. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  30. ↑ Maheshwari, Neha (25 August 2019). "Piyush Sahdev, Barkha Bisht, Abhishek Tewari and Aasiya Kazi bag new shows". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  31. ↑ "Piyush Sahdev is excited to play a cop in Mauka-E-Vardaat- Operation Vijay". Tribune. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  32. ↑ Maheshwri, Neha (7 September 2024). "Piyush Sahdev returns to TV after two years as the new male lead in Nath". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  33. ↑ Zee Music Company (17 January 2019). "Saanwal - Official Music Video - Reewa Rathod" . Retrieved 22 January 2019– via YouTube.
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