Amit Behl
{{short description|Indian television, film & theatre actor}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
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Amit Behl is an Indian theatre, television, and film actor.{{cite web|url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/tv/shows/buddha-show-launch/articleshow/22247029.cms |title=Amit Behl during the launch of television show Buddha, held at JW Marriott, in Mumbai |publisher=Photogallery.indiatimes.com |accessdate=2 February 2014}} Behl began his career in 1994 with a role in India's first daily soap opera Shanti. He later did almost 100 TV serials in Hindi, English, Marathi, Punjabi, and Urdu. He has degrees in engineering and management.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv-/Amit-Behls-in-trouble/articleshow/3148731.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907191912/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-06-20/tv/27766644_1_actor-bollywood-small-parts |url-status=live |archive-date=7 September 2013 |title=Amit Behl's in trouble|date=20 June 2008 |work=The Times of India |access-date=2 February 2014}} He has played roles in the Zee Marathi serial Swarajyarakshak Sambhaji, Zee TV's serial Buddha,{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Amit-Behl-Surbhi-Shukla-bags-Buddha/etarticleshow/20443486.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006162146/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-05/tv/39762980_1_buddha-small-screen-kabir-bedi |url-status=live |archive-date=6 October 2013 |title=Amit Behl & Surbhi Shukla bags Buddha|date=5 June 2013 |work=The Times of India |access-date=2 February 2014}} and the Life OK series Savitri - Ek Prem Kahani.{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/news-and-gossip/Amit-Behl-in-grief/articleshow/22745486.cms |title=Amit Behl in grief!|work=The Times of India|date=19 September 2013 |accessdate=2 February 2014}} He was seen in Channel V India's thriller series Friends Conditions Apply. He has also worked in serials like Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat and Pradhanmantri.{{cite news | url=http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31804&articlexml=Amit-to-play-Amatya-Rakshas-in-Ashoka-21022015115031#| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402134425/http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31804&articlexml=Amit-to-play-Amatya-Rakshas-in-Ashoka-21022015115031| url-status=dead| archive-date=2 April 2015|title=Amit to play Amatya Rakshas in Ashoka | date=21 February 2015 | newspaper=The Times of India | first=Tanvi | last=Trivedi | accessdate=27 August 2018 }} He was also seen in Balaji Telefilms fiction daily soap opera Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki on Colors TV. He also played the role of Ranjeetpratap Singh in Colors TV's serial Ishq Mein Marjawan.
Early life and career
Behl started acting in college theatre. This was followed by a brief stint in professional theatre in Bombay and New Delhi, after which he joined Shri Ebrahim Alkazi's Living Theatre Academy of Drama. While at the Academy, Behl studied acting. Over the last 30 years, Behl has worked in performing arts, radio, theatre, television and film.{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/actor/amitbeh.htm |title=An Interview with Amit Behl |publisher=Indiantelevision.com |date=25 August 2001 |accessdate=2 February 2014}}
Amit Behl has been featured in TV shows that have been broadcast on a variety of channels, including Doordarshan, Sony Entertainment Television, Zee TV, Zee Marathi EL TV, NEPC TV, DDMetro, Star Plus, Star One, Life Ok, Colors, Real channel, Hungamma TV, UTV Bindass, Channel V India, MTV, Viacom 18, Business India TV, Geo Pakistan, ARY Digital, Zee next, UTN, ETV Hindi and Urdu, 9x, channel 9 Gold, Mahuaa, PTC, Lashkaara, Gurjari, Life OK, BBC, and ITV worldwide.
Behl has acted in over 50 feature films in Hindi, Gujarati, and Telugu & English. He has also anchored over 100 corporate films and documentaries, acted in advertising films, and served as a voice actor in advertisements and foreign language dubbing.
He was the Hon General secretary been the senior joint secretary of CINTAA (Cine & TV artistes association) from 2015 till 2024.He is a member of the governing council of MESC (Media & Entertainment skill council), advising NSDC to integrate and recognise skills in the media and entertainment industry. He is a visiting faculty at various media and management schools, including We School Mumbai, MET, DY Patil University, etc.
Filmography
=Films=
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| Year
! Film ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2001
|Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta | Doctor | |
| rowspan="2"|2003
|Hawa | Vijay, Sanjana's husband | |
| LOC: Kargil
| Maj. Ajay Singh Jasrotia | |
| rowspan="2"| 2004
| Dr Ajay Saxena, Sapna's Fiance | |
| Lakshya
| Major Subhash Pant | |
| 2006
| Amit | |
| 2008
| Dr. Behl | |
| 2010
| Tony (Bartender) | |
| rowspan="2"| 2013
| Administrator | |
| Singh Saab the Great
|Vasiyat |
| 2019
|Sita | Baba | |
| 2020
| Jose | |
| 2022
| Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir | |
| 2023
| | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Show ! Role |
|---|
| 1994–1997
| Shanti | Vijay |
| 1995–2010
| Aahat | Episodic Roles |
| 1996–1997
| Aarohan | Flying Officer Nikhil Sachdev |
| rowspan="3"| 1997
| rowspan="4" | Saturday Suspense | Rohan (Episode 15) |
| Episode 37 |
| Inspector (Episode 39) |
| 1999
| Episode 103 |
| 1999–2001
| Rishtey | Episodic Roles |
| 2001
| Dushman | |
| rowspan="3"| 2002
| Ghar Sansaar | Advocate Aditya Shanbaug |
| Vishnu Puran
| Balram |
| Mujhe Chaand Chahiye
| |
| 2004
| Bobby Bedi |
| rowspan="3"| 2005
| rowspan="2" | Raat Hone Ko Hai | Episode 165 - Episode 168 |
| Episode 173 - Episode 176 |
| Kkusum
| Shashank Deshmukh |
| 2006
| Anirudh |
| 2008
| rowspan="2" | Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai | (Episode 146 & Episode 147) |
| rowspan="2"| 2009
| Chief Minister |
| Yeh Pyar Na Hoga Kam
| Mr. Shukla |
| rowspan="2"| 2008
| |
| Sharpe's Peril
| Barabbas |
| rowspan="2"| 2011–2012
| Maharaj Giriraj Singh |
| Veer Shivaji
| Sonopant Pingle |
| rowspan="3"| 2013
| Adaalat | Professor Gajendra Mishra |
| Savitri
| Senapati |
| Jo Biwi Se Kare Pyaar
| Mr. Batra |
| 2013–2014
| Buddha | Guru Vachaspati |
| rowspan="2"| 2014 |
| Ek Hasina Thi
| Navin Mathur |
| 2014–2015 |
| rowspan="2"| 2015
| Colonel Shadab Akhtar |
| SuperCops Vs SuperVillains
|Arvind (Ep:Witches in Search of Gold) |
| rowspan="2"| 2015–2016
| Amatya Rakshas |
| Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi...Let's Go
| Karan's Boss |
| rowspan="2"| 2016
| Dahleez | Manohar Sinha |
| Saab Ji
| Sridhar Shastri |
| rowspan="2"| 2017
| Shripadrao Pant Pratinidhi |
| Vighnaharta Ganesha
| Tarkaksh |
| 2017–2018
| Dharmesh Jindal |
| 2017–2020 |
| rowspan="2"| 2018
| Episode 10 |
| Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki
| Aayush Batra |
| 2018–2019 |
| rowspan="3"| 2019
| Tejpratap Singh |
| Ishq Mein Marjawan
| Ranjeetpratap Singh |
| Namah
| Maharaj Daksha |
| 2021
| Mangilal Kumar |
| rowspan="2" |2022
| Pandit Ji |
| Brij Ke Gopal |
| 2022–2023
| Kantilal Bharadwaj |
| 2023–Present
| Kuldeep Malhotra |
References
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Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema
Category:Indian male television actors
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