Yuvraj Thakur

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Yuvraj Thakur
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Citizenship Indian
Occupation(s)Actor, Model
Years active2011–present
Known for
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in) [1]

Yuvraj Thakur is an Indian television actor, model and writer. [2] He is best known for portraying the role of Arjun Thakur in Humse Hai Liife and as Sammy on Bade Achhe Lagte Hain . He has also appeared in shows like Gumrah: End of Innocence , Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya , and MTV Fanaah . He was last seen playing the role of Azhar Khan in the MTV show Girls on Top .

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Acting and modeling career

Thakur stepped into the modeling world by starting off as a commercial ad actor by working with an ad of Tata DoCoMo which turned out to be a big break for him. [3] After starting with Tata Docomo, he appeared in several commercials such as Hero Maestro bikes, Horlicks, Vaseline Men's face wash with Shahid Kapoor, Vicco Shaving Cream and Renault cars. [4]

Thakur started his acting career in 2011 by playing the role of Arjun Thakur in Humse Hai Liife . [5] He has also acted in the teen drama Best Friends Forever? on Channel V India and Bade Achhe Lagte Hain on Sony Entertainment Television India. [6] [7] [8] He has also worked in the MTV Show Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan as Madhyam Singania aka Maddy. [9] In 2016, he bagged a lead role of Azhar Khan on MTV Show Girls on Top . [10] Followed by appearing in an episode of MTV Big F as Zeeshan. [11] In 2019, he was cast in a short film opposite Anupriya Goenka. [12]

Personal life

Thakur is a fitness freak who spends most of his time at the gym. [13]

Television

YearShowRoleNotes
2011–2012 Humse Hai Liife Arjun ThakurLead Role Channel V
2012–2013 Best Friends Forever? Varun MittalLead Role Channel V
2013–2014 Bade Achhe Lagte Hain Samar Vikram Shergill a.k.a. SammyLead Role Sony Entertainment Television
2012 Gumrah End Of Innocence PranjalLead Role Channel V
2013 Yeh Hai Aashiqui - Season 1 (Episode 1: Tasveer)TusharLead Role Bindass
2014 Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya Amar and ShikharLead Role Zing (TV channel)
2014–2015 MTV Fanaah Anshuman/SarthakLead Role MTV India
2015 Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan Madhyam Singania a.k.a. MaddyPivotal Role MTV India
Sun Yaar Try Maar SamarEpisodic Role Bindass
2016 Girls On Top Azhar KhanLead Role MTV India
Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya TrilokLead Role Zing
2017 MTV Big F ZeeshanEpisodic role MTV India
2019Untitled FilmShort filmHamara Movies

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