Taher Shabbir

Taher Shabbir
Born	Taher Shabbir Mithaiwala
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	K.C. College, Mumbai
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2014–present
Known for	Nisha Aur Uske Cousins Bepannah
Spouse	Akshita Gandhi ​ (m. 2020)​ [1]

Taher Shabbir Mithaiwala is an Indian actor who is known for his portrayal of Viraj Singh Rathore in Nisha Aur Uske Cousins and Arshad Habib in Bepannah .

Personal life

Shabbir graduated with a degree in mass media from KC College, Mumbai. Shabbir got engaged to Akshita Gandhi in August 2020. ^[2] The two married in November 2020. ^[3]

Career

Shabbir rose to prominence in 2014 by portraying Viraj Singh Rathore in Star Plus's Nisha Aur Uske Cousins opposite Aneri Vajani and Mishkat Varma. ^[4]

He made his film debut in 2016 with Fan where he played Sid Kapoor. ^[5] In 2017, he portrayed Jai in Naam Shabana . ^[6]

In 2018, Shabbir portrayed Arshad Habib in Colors TV's Bepannaah opposite Jennifer Winget and Harshad Chopda. ^[7]

In 2019, he played Sangram Singh in Manikarnika . ^[8] Next, he was seen as Jimmy in Bypass Road . In 2020, he portrayed Danish Ali Baig in Netflix India's Guilty . ^[9] Next, he played Pratyush Parashar in Iti: Can You Solve Your Own Murder . ^{[10] [11]}

Filmography

Television

Year	Show	Role
2014–2015	Nisha Aur Uske Cousins	Viraj Singh Rathore
2018	Bepannaah	Arshad Habib

Films

Year	Film	Role
2009	Kurbaan	Tahir
2016	Fan	Sid Kapoor
2017	Naam Shabana	Jai Pal
2019	Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi	Sangram Singh
	Bypass Road	Jimmy
2020	Guilty	Danish Ali Baig
TBA	Iti: Can You Solve Your Own Murder	Pratyush Parashar

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Platform	Ref
2020	Hundred	–	Disney+Hotstar	[12]
	Poison 2	Tony Sequira	ZEE5	[13]
2021	Bekaaboo 2	Kiyan Roy	ALTBalaji	[14]
2023	Kaala	Naman Arya	Disney+Hotstar

References

1. "Naam Shabana actor Taher Shabbir and Akshita Gandhi are now officially married".
2. "Guilty actor Taher Shabbir engaged; shares photos on Instagram". Mid-day.
3. "Taher Shabbir marries Akshita Gandhi: And then there was forever". India Today.
4. "Taher quits 'Nisha Aur Uske Cousins'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
5. "Acting with Shah Rukh in Fan was surreal: Taher Shabbir". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
6. "Taher Shabbir: I feel blessed to be a part of Naam Shabana". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
7. "Taher Shabbir to join the cast of Jennifer Winget-Harshad Chopda's Bepannaah". Bollywood Life. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
8. "Taher Shabbir to play Sangram Singh in Manikarnika". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
9. "Guilty first look poster of Kiara Advani out: Karan Johar asks, aap convince ho gaye ya aur bataun?". India Today. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020.
10. "Taher Shabbir always wanted to act in a mystery thriller". The Times of India.
11. "Poster out! Taher Shabbir as Pratyush Parashar in ITI: Can You Solve Your Own Murder". Mid-day.
12. "EXCLUSIVE! Taher Shabbir on Hotstar series Hundred: "Lara Dutta & Rinku Rajguru ka combination is kadak"". Koimoi. 22 April 2020.
13. "Aftab Shivdasani To Make Digital Debut With 'Poison 2'". 14 January 2020.
14. "Bekaaboo 2 Actors Taher Shabbir And Taha Shah Badussha Share Their Experiences Of Being Stalked; Priya Banerjee Adds, 'I Subconsciously Stalked Someone'- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO". 10 March 2021.