Gagan Arora is an Indian actor best known for his roles in the shows College Romance (2018-present), and the Sony Liv drama series Tabbar (2021) for which he won a Filmfare OTT Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

Gagan Arora
Arora in 2023
OccupationActor
Years active2018–present
Spouse
Muditaa
(m. 2022)

Personal life

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Arora completed his graduation in Delhi. After graduation, he moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in acting.[1][2]

In February 2022, Arora tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend Muditaa.[3][4]

Career

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Before his acting debut, Arora worked as an assistant director on Amar Kaushik's 2018 film Stree.[5] He made his acting debut with The Viral Fever's College Romance (2018), for which he received praise from critics and the audience.[6] He subsequently starred in The Viral Fever's series Girls Hostel (2018–2021), Basement Company (2020) and 4 Thieves (2020). In 2019, he starred in a short film titled Padh Le Basanti, which is directed by Sangram Naiksatam.

He made his film debut with Ujda Chaman (2019) in a supporting role, which was directed by Abhishek Pathak.[7] The film was about a balding 30-year-old bachelor who is in search of a wife and is given a deadline to find one or remain celibate forever. The film starred Sunny Singh and Maanvi Gagroo.

In 2021, Arora reprised his role of Bagga in College Romance 2. The show was well received by critics and audience. In October 2021, he appeared in Sony LIV's Tabbar, directed by Ajitpal Singh.[8] The show starred Pavan Malhotra, Supriya Pathak, Ranvir Shorey and Kanwaljeet Singh.[9][10] The show received positive reviews, from critics and audiences.[11]

In 2022, he appeared in Madhuri Dixit starrer Netflix's The Fame Game.[12]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
2018 Stree Assistant director
2019 Padh Le Basanti Dj Kabir Singh Short film
Ujda Chaman Goldy

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes
2018–2023 College Romance Bagga
2018–2021 Girls Hostel Aarav
2020 4 Thieves Vicky
Basement Company Raj Chadda
2021 Tabbar Happy
2022 The Fame Game Madhav
2023 SK Sir Ki Class Ashish Arora [13]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2022 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Series (Male): Drama Tabbar Won [14][15]
2023 Critics' Choice Awards Best Supporting Actor (Series) Nominated [16]
Filmfare OTT Awards Best Actor in a Series (Male): Comedy College Romance Nominated [17]

References

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  1. ^ "I am lucky to be in industry at this point of time: Gagan Arora | Latest News India". Hindustan Times. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Goel, Sonali (29 October 2021). "I'm A Greedy Actor, So I'll Continue To Strive Hard; Says, Gagan Arora". Woman's Era.
  3. ^ "'The Fame Game' actor Gagan Arora gets married to his longtime girlfriend; shares pictures from the ceremony - Times of India". The Times of India. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  4. ^ "The Fame Game Actor Gagan Arora Got Married Last Month. See Wedding Pics". NDTV.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  5. ^ "'Stree' to release on August 31". The Times of India.
  6. ^ "College Romance season 1 review". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  7. ^ "'Ujda Chaman' Trailer: Sunny Singh's Take on Premature Balding". The Quint. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Watch: Trailer of SonyLIV web series 'Tabbar' starring Supriya Pathak". WION. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  9. ^ Tanna, Amrita (25 October 2021). "Gagan Arora: "'Tabbar' gave me a chance to learn from the legends"". Bizasialive.com.
  10. ^ "Tabbar trailer out: SonyLIV's series heads to rural Punjab". The Indian Express. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Review | 'Tabbar' Is A Great Show About Going To Incredible Lengths For Family". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Madhuri Dixit's debut web series Finding Anamika gets a new title". the Indian Express. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  13. ^ "SK Sir Ki Class Review: दिल को छू लेती है सीरीज की कहानी, सिखाती है जिंदगी जीने का तरीका". आज तक (in Hindi). 8 March 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  14. ^ @ccssa.india (18 February 2022). "Nominations of Critics' Choice Awards - Here are your nominations for Best Supporting Actor (series)" – via Instagram.
  15. ^ "Filmfare OTT Awards 2022: Check full list of winners". India Today. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  16. ^ @ccssa.india (18 February 2022). "Nominations of Critics' Choice Awards - Here are your nominations for Best Supporting Actor (series)" – via Instagram.
  17. ^ "Nominees for Filmfare OTT Awards 2023". filmfare.com. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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