Sharad Malhotra
{{short description|Indian film and television actor (born 1983)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sharad Malhotra
| image = Sharad_Malhotra_(cropped).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Malhotra in 2015
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|1|9|df=yes}}{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/happy-birthday-sharad-malhotra-the-king-of-television-is-now-a-star-on-social-media-5017060/|title=Happy Birthday Sharad Malhotra: The king of television is now a star on social media|date=9 January 2018|newspaper=The Indian Express|first=Sana|last=Farzeen|access-date=10 September 2019}}
| birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
| birth_name =
| other_names = Ssharad Malhotra
| alma mater = St. Xavier's College
| yearsactive = 2004–present
| occupation = Actor
| spouse = {{marriage|Ripci Bhatia|2019}}
| known for = Banoo Main Teri Dulhann
Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap
Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki
Naagin 5
}}
Sharad Malhotra (born 9 January 1983) is an Indian actor, who primarily works in Hindi television and Hindi films.{{Cite web|url= http://www.bollywoodbindass.com/sharad-malhotra/|title= Sharad Malhotra Biography|work= bollywoodbindass.com|access-date= 22 September 2016|archive-date= 23 September 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160923050203/http://www.bollywoodbindass.com/sharad-malhotra/|url-status= dead}} He made his acting debut in 2004 with the role of Prince Goldy in Princess Dollie Aur Uska Magic Bag. His first major role was the lead role of Sagarpratap Singh in Banoo Main Teri Dulhann.
Sharad had his breakthrough with the role of Maharana Pratap Singh in Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap and is noted for his portrayal of Rishi Singh Bedi in Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki and Veeranshu Singhania in Naagin 5.
He made his film debut in 2012 with ''From Sydney with Love.
Early life
Sharad Malhotra was born on 9 January 1983 in Mumbai, Maharashtra and was brought up in Kolkata, he did his B.Com from St. Xavier's College. In 2003, he won Face Of The Year in Kolkata from where his journey started.{{cite news|url =https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/bengali/now-that-i-am-getting-married-i-had-to-be-in-kolkata-ssharad-malhotra/articleshow/68344759.cms|title= Sharad Malhotra: Now i am getting married had to be in Kolkata}}
Besides modeling and acting, Sharad is also enthusiastic about kickboxing, horse riding, and swimming.
Personal life
He dated actress Divyanka Tripathi for seven years before they broke up in 2015.{{cite news|url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/television/revealed-why-did-divyanka-tripathi-and-ssharad-malhotra-break-up/article_18ad3b40-c1fd-11e4-8876-57f3edbb57c1.html|title=Revealed: Why Did Divyanka Tripathi and Ssharad Malhotra Break Up?|work=India West|access-date=3 March 2015}}
He then dated actress Pooja Bisht, for almost two years but they broke up in 2018.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/shocking-break-ups-of-tv-actors-here-the-list/ssharad-malhotra-and-girlfriend-pooja-bisht/photostory/64310163.cms
|title=Sharad Malhotra and girlfriend Pooja breaks up}}
He married Ripci Bhatia on 20 April 2019.{{cite web|date=20 April 2019|title=Ssharad Malhotra ties the knot with Ripci Bhatia. See inside pics and videos|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/top-stories/story/ssharad-malhotra-ties-the-knot-with-ripci-bhatia-see-inside-pics-and-videos-1506203-2019-04-20|website=India Today}}
Career
=2004–2013: Debut and early career=
Malhotra attending acting workshop and did modelling after he came to Mumbai. He was the first male model to do a jewellery campaign. Malhotra started his career with India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj as a Contestant in 2004. He then made his acting debut in the same year as Prince Goldy in Princess Dollie Aur Uska Magic Bag and had a cameo in Kabhie To Nazar Milao.
He had his first major role in 2006 with Banoo Main Teri Dulhan where he played the lead role of Sagar opposite Divyanka Tripathi and was later seen as Amar Upadhyay also. The show was successful.{{Cite web|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k7/winners-list.htm|title=Telly awards 2007 Popular Awards winners|access-date=24 April 2019|archive-date=22 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722173647/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k7/winners-list.htm|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k7/popular07.htm|title=Telly awards 2007 Popular Awards nominees|access-date=24 April 2019|archive-date=11 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911073650/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k7/popular07.htm|url-status=dead}} The show ended in mid-2009.{{cite web|date=2 May 2009|title=Dulhann gets an extension on Zee TV|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/dulhann-gets-an-extension-on-zee-tv/story-yyGmPHTeiPc2IO5RTWXJHN.html|website=Hindustan Times}} In 2008, he was also a part of a dance reality show named Yeh hai Jalwa, which had various popular television celebrities, including Ronit Roy, Shweta Tiwari and Rakhi Sawant.{{cite web|url = https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/sharad-malhotra-evicted-jalwa|date=2008|title=Sharad Malhotra evicted from Jalwa}}
Post Banu main Teri Dulhan, he took a break from his TV career and went on to attend New York Film Academy in the year 2009.{{cite web | url=https://www.nyfa.edu/nyfa-news/alumni/sharad-malhotra.html | title=NYFA Academy Blog }} In 2010, he appeared as a contestant on Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan. In 2012, He made his film debut with the role of Rohit Khurana in From Sydney with Love.
=2014–2020: Breakthrough and success=
Sharad returned to acting in 2014 and had his breakthrough with the role of Maharana Pratap in Sony TV's Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap opposite Rachana Parulkar.{{cite web|date=7 October 2014|title=Never thought I'd get to play Maharana Pratap: Ssharad Malhotra|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/never-thought-id-get-to-play-maharana-pratap-ssharad-malhotra/|website=The Indian Express}} The show ended in 2015, it was successful and received praises, also winning awards.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/bharat-ka-veer-putra-maharana-pratap-bags-best-historical-show-award/articleshow/42188843.cms|title=Bharat Ka Veer Putra Maharana Pratap bags best historical show award|website=The Times of India |date=December 2014}} He later participated in Box Cricket League and was the Captain of Kolkata Baabu Moshayes in season 2.{{cite web|date=29 November 2015|title=Check out the pictures of last day shoot of 'Maharana Pratap'|url=https://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-TV-in-pics-historical-drama-maharana-pratap-to-go-off-air-ssharad-malhotra-gets-emo-5180954-PHO.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424154852/https://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-TV-in-pics-historical-drama-maharana-pratap-to-go-off-air-ssharad-malhotra-gets-emo-5180954-PHO.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 April 2019|website=Daily Bhaskar}}
In 2016, Malhotra played the lead role of Rishi in the show Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki.{{cite news|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/colors-kasam-tere-pyaar-ki-completes-2-years-200730%3famp|title=Colors popular show Kasam completes two years|date=July 2020}} He also played the role of Ranbir Kapoor on the same show. It was also broadcast in the UK due to its popularity.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/ssharad-malhotra-ecstatic-kasam-tere-pyaar-ki-will-air-colors-uk-tv-200727%3famp|title=Ssharad Malhotra ecstatic as Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki will air on colors UK tv|date=27 July 2020}}
Malhotra also appeared in two Hindi films in 2016, My Father Godfather playing Prakash and Ek Tera Saath playing Kuwar Aditya Pratap Singh. In 2017, he appeared in his first music video Paas Baitho Na.
He also appeared as a guest on Comedy Nights Bachao. He next portrayed Raunak Singh in Star Bharat's Muskaan from 2018-2020.
=2021–present: Acclaim and further career=
File:Sharad_Malhotra_at_Holi_Invasion_party.jpg
In August 2020, he joined the cast of Naagin 5, portraying the prince of shape-shifting {{lang|hi|cheels}} named Veeranshu Singhania.Malhotra played the role as the Grey Shaded hero.{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/naagin-5-sharad-malhotra-mohit-sehgal-join-cast-surbhi-chandna-hina-khan-6551490/lite/|title= Naagin 5: Sharad Malhotra and Mohit Sehgal join Surbhi ...|website=The Indian Express|date= 12 August 2020}}
In March 2021, his music video Bepanah Pyar with Vyrl Originals was released, followed by Beypanah Ishq in August 2021.{{cite web|url = https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/bepanah-ishq-music-video-out-surbhi-chandna-sharad-malhotra-song-have-an-unhappy-ending-1844663-2021-08-24.html|title=Surbhi Chandna and Sharad Malhotra song has an unhappy ending|date=24 August 2021 }} In the same year he appeared with Helly Shah in a peppy song Halo Re Halo and with Adaa Khan in a romantic song Door Ho Gaya.
In October 2021, he started portraying the role of Bakshi Jagabandhu in StarPlus's historical drama Vidrohi. It was his second historic character. The show went off-air after 5 month in March 2022.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/sharad-malhotra-to-return-on-tv-in-the-role-of-freedom-fighter-buxi-jagabandhu-with-vidrohi-watch-promo/articleshow/86424980.cms|title=Sharad Malhotra to return on TV in the role of freedom fighter Buxi Jagabandhu with Vidrohi; watch promo|newspaper=Times of India|date=September 22, 2021|access-date=September 24, 2021}} In February 2022, he appeared in a short film Not Out along with Karan Wahi, where they both played the role of two best friends.{{Cite news |date=2022-02-11 |title=TTT launches Butterflies 3 with Hershey's Kisses |work=APN News |url=https://www.apnnews.com/ttt-launches-butterflies-3-with-hersheys-kisses/}}
In the media
In 2021, he won the Iwmbuzz Award for Trendsetter of the Year.
He was also ranked number 7 in
The Times Most Desirable Men on TV 2020.{{Cite news|title=Meet The Times 20 Most Desirable Men on Television 2020 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/meet-the-times-20-most-desirable-men-on-television-2020/articleshow/83403113.cms|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en}}
In 2023, he was awarded the Best Foreign Actor at the Blue star Awards, Vietnam for Naagin 5.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-07 |title=Dàn sao Việt hào hứng nhận cúp Ngôi Sao Xanh |url=https://doanhnhantrevietnam.vn/dan-sao-viet-hao-hung-nhan-cup-ngoi-sao-xanh-d18311.html |access-date= |website=doanhnhantrevietnam.vn |language=vi}}
Filmography
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |
|---|---|
| rowspan="3" | 2004
| India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj | Contestant | | |
| Princess Dollie Aur Uska Magic Bag
| Prince Goldy | | |
| Kabhie To Nazar Milao
| Unnamed |Cameo | |
| 2006–2009
| Sagar Pratap Singh/Amar Upadhyay | | |
| 2010
| Contestant | | |
| rowspan="2" | 2014–2015
| Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap | | |
| Box Cricket League 1
| rowspan="2" | Contestant | | |
| 2016 | Box Cricket League 2
| |
| 2016–2018
| Rishi Singh Bedi/Ranbir Kapoor | | |
| 2016–2017
| Himself | | |
| 2018–2020
| Muskaan | Raunak Singh | | |
| 2020–2021
| Naagin 5 | rowspan="2" | Veeranshu Singhania | | |
| 2020
| Guest | |
| 2021–2022
| Vidrohi | |
=Films=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | From Sydney with Love | Rohit Khurana | |
| rowspan="2" | 2016 | My Father Godfather | Prakash | |
| | Ek Tera Saath | Kuwar Aditya Pratap Singh |
=Short film=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" |2018
|She's D One | | | |||
| Prem, Gajra Aur Chilli Chicken
| |As director | |||
| 2020
|Pasta | | | |||
| 2022
|Butterflies: Not Out | |Season 3; Episode 5 | |||
| 2023
|Thanks Mom | | |
=Web series=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" |Notes ! class="unsortable" |Ref. |
|---|
| 2023
| Honey Trap Squad | Mirage | Season 1 |style="text-align:center;" | |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Year | Title | Singer(s)
!Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Paas Baitho Na | Ram CV |
| rowspan=4|2021 | Bepanah Pyaar | rowspan="2" |Yaseer Desai, Payal Dev |
| Bepanah Ishq | ||
| Halo Re Halo
| | ||
| Door Ho Gaya
| | ||
| rowspan="4" |2023
|Tauba Meri Tauba | ||
| Baarishon
| | ||
| Dil Nisaar Hua
| | ||
| Ghafil
|Altamash Faridi | | ||
| 2024
|Teri Aadat Ab Nahi |Altamash Faridi | |
Awards and nominations
References
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