Rahil Azam

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Rahil Azam
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Rahil Azam
Born (1981-09-25) 25 September 1981 (age 42)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India [1]
NationalityIndian
Alma mater B.M.S. College of Engineering, B.M.S. Institute of Technology and Management
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Model
Years active1999–present
Known for Hatim

Rahil Azam (born 25 September 1981) is an Indian actor and model, who has appeared as Hatim in Hatim , as Nakul in CID , as JD in Tu Aashiqui, as DSP Anubhav Singh in Maddam Sir, and as Rahul/Ajinkya in Achanak 37 Saal Baad.

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Early life and education

Azam was born on 25 September 1981 in Bangalore, India. [2] He has one elder sister.

Azam did his schooling at Clarence High School and graduated in software engineering from B.M.S. College of Engineering. [3] In 1999, Azam came to Mumbai [4] to pursue his engineering career. He took acting classes for three months. [5]

He is also employed in his family business in Bangalore. [6]

Career

Azam had started his career as a software engineer. After shifting to Mumbai, he started his career as a model. [7] Then he made his television debut in 2001 with the role of a romantic boy Akash Kapoor in daily soap Ek Tukdaa Chaand Ka. The story revolves around a small-town girl who follows her lover into the city but is ditched by him. [8] [9] Later he appeared in episodic roles in the horror show Ssshhhh...Koi Hai on Star Plus. After that he did another horror show Achanak 37 Saal Baad . [10] Azam also played in Bhabhi as Rakesh.

In 2003, Azam played the lead in Sagar Films' adventure-fantasy drama series Hatim on Star Plus. The story starts with the birth of the emperor of Yemen's son, Hatim. [11] [12]

Later in May 2004, Azam featured as the male lead role of Ashmit Malhotra in Vipul D. Shah's drama show Ye Meri Life Hai , and he was nominated for the Best Actor in a Negative - Male at the Indian Telly Awards. [13] After he played the role of Suraj Kiran in Saarrthi . [14]

In 2005, he played an episodic role in C.I.D , where he played the negative character of ACP Pradyuman (played by Shivaji Satam)'s son, Nakul. Azam came back to C.I.D. on 2 January 2015, to take revenge on his father as a terrorist in the episode "Nakul Returns". [15] [16]

In August 2006, Azam featured as the male lead in Hats Off Productions's drama series Resham Dankh, wherein he portrayed the role of Aditya Balraj, a business tycoon, opposite Mouli Ganguly. [17] The show is based on a Gujarati magazine Chitralekha. It is a story of a successful business tycoon who has a silk business or reshama and a happy family but with a twist. Aditya gives up himself to police stating that he had committed a murder. As soon as he enters the prison he decides to write memoirs through a story. [18]

In July 2007, Azam was chosen to play the pivotal role in Contiloe Entertainment's horror television series Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai , where he played the role of Aryaamaan, a protector who saves people from the dark forces, in a special series named Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai - Aryaamaan. [19]

In 2008, Azam was approached to play the dual character of a woman and man as a split personality in Ratna Sinha's show Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na , for which he received a nomination in the Best Actor category at the Indian Television Academy Awards. [20] [21]

In March 2009, Azam was approached for the lead role of Raka in Sunil Vohra's show Seeta Aur Geeta , but he was out of the show due to Malaria. [22] Thereafter he played the lead role of Abhimanyu Mishra in Sahara One's TV show Mr. & Mrs. Mishra . The show is about a team of UNIT 9 cops who specialise in solving complicated cases. Mr. & Mrs. Mishra will explore a different aspect of crime and investigation. [23] [24]

Azam and Manasi Parekh at the launch of Gulaal Rahil Azam and Manasi Parekh Gohil.jpg
Azam and Manasi Parekh at the launch of Gulaal

In 2010, Azam featured as the male lead in Sphere Origins's drama show Gulaal, where he portrayed the role of Vasant, opposite Manasi Parekh. It is the story of a young girl, Gulaal, who is very lively and positive in life. She has a unique gift of finding water in the dry lands of a desert. A neighbouring village has been facing a harsh and long drought. Vasant learns of Gulaal's gift and takes up in his stride to find Gulaal. Eventually their love blossoms and they get married. [23] [25]

In July 2012, Azam was chosen to play the pivotal role of Dr. Yudhistir in Fireworks Productions' suspense/thriller series Hum Ne Li Hai... Shapath, opposite Sargun Mehta. The story revolved around a murder that took place at a rave party. [26]

Following the year's end, Azam essayed the negative role of Zara's (Rati Pandey) husband, Malik Khan. He started shooting for the show on 12 September 2012, where his character had have mysterious shades to it and is said to be loosely inspired from Aamir Khan's character in Fanaa. [27] [28]

In July 2013, Azam was approached for the role of Vanraj in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's show Saraswatichandra , but he was out of the show and replaced by Anshul Trivedi. [29]

In 2015, Azam essayed the negative role of Dansh – the head of Naagvansh in Arvind Babbal's mytho-thriller show Maha Kumbh: Ek Rahasaya, Ek Kahani on Life OK. The story tells about the fight between the Garudas and Naagvansh where the Garudas got together for protecting positive Amrit, the evil Naags have arrived to take the Amrit. [30]

Following the programme's end, Azam featured as the male lead role of Chander opposite Umang Jain in life OK's mini-series Ek Tha Chander Ek Thi Sudha an adaptation of popular 1949 Hindi novel, Gunahon Ka Devta by Dharamvir Bharati. It is the story of a young and mischievous Sudha and researcher Chandar who is a protege of her father. The bond that Chandar and Sudha share is that of two good-humoured, inseparable friends, and neither understands that their relationship may have a name. [31] [32]

In 2017 to 2018, he played the role of Jayant Dhanrajgir in the  Colors TV's show  Tu Aashiqui. In February 2020, he appear in Star Plus's Dil Jaise Dhadke... Dhadakne Do as Shivraj "Devguru" Singh. [33]

In November 2020, he joined Sab TV's show Maddam Sir in the role of Anubhav Singh, DSP of Lucknow.

Currently, He was seen playing lead role of Raghav opposite Reena Kapoor in Star Bharat's Dheere Dheere Se .

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRole
2005 Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story Shahryar Mirza

Television

YearShowRoleNotes
2001Ek Tukdaa Chand KaAkash Kapoor
2001 Ssshhhh...Koi Hai Episode "Raakh"
2002–2003 Achanak 37 Saal Baad Rahul/Ajinkya
2002–2004 Bhabhi Rakesh
2003 Kaahin Kissii Roz Karan Seth
2003–2004 Hatim Hatim
2004–2005 Ye Meri Life Hai Ashmit Malhotra
2004–2006 Saarrthi Suraj Kiran
2004–2005, 2015 C.I.D. Nakul Pradyuman [34]
2005 Princess Dollie Aur Uska Magic Bag Hatim
2006–2007 Resham Dankh Aditya Balraj [35]
2007Betiyaan Apni Ya Paraya DhanVedant [36]
2007 Ssshhhh... Phir Koi Hai Aryamannfour episodes
2007ParrivaarAdhiraj "Adi" Shergill
2008–2009 Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na Swayam Ranawat [37]
2009Mr. & Mrs. MishraAbhimanyu Mishra [38]
2010–2011Zindagi Ki Har Rang... GulaalVasant [39]
2011 Mukti Bandhan Jimmy [40]
2012, 2016 SuperCops Vs Super Villains Dr. Yudhistir / Professor Vidyut
2012 Hitler Didi Malik Khan
2015 Maha Kumbh Dansh [41]
2015 Ek Tha Chander Ek Thi Sudha Chandar Kapoor [42]
2017–2018 Tu Aashiqui Jayant Dhanrajgir
2018 Laal Ishq AdarshEpisodic Role
2019 Court Room - Sachchai Hazir Ho Advocate Rashid MominEpisodic role
2020 Dil Jaise Dhadke... Dhadakne Do Devguru
2020–2022 Maddam Sir DSP Anubhav Singh
2022 Control Room Mohit Chettani
2022–2023 Dheere Dheere Se Raghav Srivastav [43]

Music videos

TitleArtist
Tere Bin Nahi Lagda Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Tum Toh Thehre Pardesi Altaf Raja
Akhiyan Lar Gaiyan Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Web series

YearShowRole
2021Games of Karma Rajat

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRoleShowResult
2004Star Parivaar AwardsFavourite Action HeroHatimHatimWon
2005 Indian Telly Awards Best Actor in a Negative - MaleAshmit Yeh Meri Life Hai Nominated [44] [45]
2008 Indian Television Academy Awards Best ActorSwayam Ranawat Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na Nominated [46] [47]
2018 Boroplus Gold Awards Best Actor in a Lead Role Male (Negative)Jayant Dhanrajgir (JD) Tu Aashiqui Nominated
Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor In A Negative Role (Popular)Nominated
2019 Indian Telly Awards Actor in Negative Role (Male)Nominated
2021Best Actor in a Lead Role Male DSP Anubhav Singh Maddam Sir Nominated

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