Draft:Ujjwal Gauraha (actor)

Ujjwal Gauraha
Born (1985-08-09) 9 August 1985 (age 38)
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Model
Years active2012–present

Ujjwal Gauraha (born 9 August 1985) is an Indian actor, who works in Hindi films and Hindi television. He is also known for his roles in Indian web series. He is known for his role in ZEE5's thriller film Silence... Can You Hear It? (2021) and Vighnaharta Ganesh (2017), an Indian television series based on Hindu scriptures. He has also appeared in well known titles like MX Player's romance mystery Roohaniyat (2022),[1] Indori Ishq (2021), The Great Indian Murder (TV series) (2022), which was released on Disney+ Hotstar, and many more.

Gauraha made his television debut with Epic TV's Adrishya. His first film debut was with Rohit Shetty's Singham Returns, in the role of a news reporter.

Early Life edit

Ujjwal Gauraha was born on 9 August 1985 in Korba, Chhattisgarh, India. He did his schooling from Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Korba and college from Chouksey Engineering College and MIT School of Business.

Career edit

Gauraha started his career with Grasim Mr. India, in which he won the title of Most Stylish Model in 2012, followed by a TV mini series Gladrags Megamodel & Manhunt. He participated in the reality show in 2013.[2][3] In 2014, he appeared in Epic TV's non-fiction series Adrishya based on some of the greatest spies in Indian history. He played the role of Qasim Khan, a Mughal spy.[4] Later that year, Gauraha appeared in another folktale television show Sinhasan Battisi, playing the role of Lobh Devta.[5] He also featured in the movie Singham Returns as a news reporter. This marked as his debut in the Indian Film Industry.

In 2015, Gauraha featured in the satirical drama film Shamitabh alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Dhanush and Akshara Haasan. He played the role of a superstar in the film.[6] The audience descibed it as a promising film.[7] Following the release of the film, Gauraha appeared in multiple television series. In March 2015, he entered Essel Vision Productions' Maharakshak: Devi, playing the role of Jalandhar Asur.[8] The show aired on Zee TV. He also played the role of Visheshan in Suryaputra Karn (Swastik Productions Pvt. Ltd)[9] in addition to potraying Hanuman in Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik (Epic TV) in October.[10]

On 22 August 2017, Vighnaharta Ganesh, an ancient Hindu TV series aired on Sony Entertainment Television. Gauraha appeared as Baba Bhaironath in the Hindu Mythology based show.[11] In 2018, Gauraha starred as Karan Kapoor in the Thriller film Ishq Tera.[12] In 2019, he played Surya Putr Karn in a historical TV Series Surajya Sanhita.[13]

In 2020, Gauraha returned to the Indian Film Industry with a comedy film, Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari, potraying DJ Chetas under the production of Zee Studios.[14] The following year, he appeared as Saneshwar "Sunny" in another Zee Studios Thriller Film Silence... Can You Hear It?[15] which also starred Manoj Bajpayee, Prachi Desai and Arjun Mathur. He appeared in the romantic drama web series Indori Ishq playing the role of a weapon supplier.[16] Gauraha's final appearance in 2021 was in Tere Bina Jiya Jaye Na.

In the beginning on 2022, Gauraha played a celebrity reporter in a crime television series The Great Indian Murder for Disney+ Hotstar. The series based on the novel Six Suspects by Vikas Swarup received good ratings by the viewers. Later in June, Gauraha potrayed Praveen in Cyber Vaar, a crime thriller web series streaming on Voot.[17] The same year, he appeared in another romance thriller web series Roohaniyat, streaming on MX Player, as John, a photographer.[18] The Web series emerged as one of the highest rated Indian series.

Filmography edit

Films edit

Year Title Role
2014 Singham Returns News Reporter
2015 Shamitabh Superstar
2016 Bankster David
2018 Ishq Tera Karan Kapoor
2020 Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari DJ Chetas
2021 Silence... Can You Hear It? Saneshwar (Sunny)
Shershaah Pakistani Soldier

Television edit

Year Title Role
2013 Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel Contest Contestant
2014 Adrishya Qasim Khan
Sinhasan Battisi (TV series) Lobh Devta
2015 Maharakshak: Devi Jalandhar Asur
Suryaputra Karn Visheshan
Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik Hanuman
2017 Cheekh... Ek Khauffnaak Sach Gaurav
Vighnaharta Ganesh Baba Bhaironath
2019 Surajya Sanhita Surya Putra Karn
2021 Puncch Beat Coach
Tere Bina Jiya Jaye Na Mr. Diwan
2022 The Great Indian Murder (TV series) Celebrity Reporter
2023 The Freelancer (TV series) Janitor

Web series edit

Year Title Role
2021 LSD - Love, Scandal and Doctors Lawyer
Indori Ishq Weapon Supplier
Call My Agent: Bollywood Assistant Director
2022 Cyber Vaar – Har Screen Crime Scene Praveen
Roohaniyat John

References edit

  1. ^ "MX Player dominates COTT's Top 10 OTT shows of 2022 in India with three shows Shiksha Mandal, Dharavi Bank, and Roohaniyat Season 2". The Times of India. 2023-03-08. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  2. ^ Gladrags Megamodel & Manhunt (TV Mini Series 2013) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-11-30
  3. ^ "Ujjwal Gauraha | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  4. ^ "Adrishya" Bahirji Naik - The Shivaji's Chief Intelligence Officer (TV Episode 2014) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-11-30
  5. ^ Sinhasan Battisi (TV Series 2014– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-11-30
  6. ^ Shamitabh (2015) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-11-30
  7. ^ "Shamitabh movie review: Amitabh Bachchan's voice is the best feature of an excellent film | India.com". www.india.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  8. ^ Maharakshak Devi (TV Series 2015) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-11-30
  9. ^ Suryaputra Karn (TV Series 2015–2016) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-11-30
  10. ^ Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik (TV Series 2015– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-11-30
  11. ^ Vighnaharta Ganesha (TV Series 2017–2021) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-11-30
  12. ^ Ishq Tera (2018) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-11-30
  13. ^ Surajya Sanhita (TV Series 2019–2022) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-11-30
  14. ^ Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari (2020) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-11-30
  15. ^ Silence: Can You Hear It (2021) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-11-30
  16. ^ Indori Ishq (TV Series 2021– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-11-30
  17. ^ Cyber Vaar (TV Series 2022– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-11-30
  18. ^ Roohaniyat (TV Series 2022– ) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-11-30

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