Abhishek Avasthi (born 17 March 1982) is an Indian

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r and

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Biography

Abhishek Avasthi was born in

Kanpur Kanpur (Hindustani language, Hindustani: ), originally named Kanhapur and formerly anglicized as Cawnpore, is the second largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Uttar Pradesh after Lucknow. It was the primary ...

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.He came to

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

in the year 2004 as one of the 32 contestants who had won from across the country while participating in the city rounds of the

Zee TV ZEE TV also known as Z TV is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched on 1 October 1992 as the oldest privately owned television channel in India. History ...

reality show '' India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj''. He, along with Rakhi Sawant, an Indian model and actress, participated in the third season of ''

Nach Baliye ''Nach Baliye'' ( ''Dance Partner'') is an Indian Hindi-language celebrity dance reality television series that airs on Star Plus. It is loosely based on '' Dancing With The Stars''. Production Concept The show is a competition where 10 tele ...

'', a reality dance show on

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. They were among the top-two finalists and were declared the first runners-up on 22 December 2007. Soon after the show, they broke up. In 2008, he played the role of Maninder Singh in ''

Jugni Chali Jalandhar ''Jugni Chali Jalandhar'' () is an Indian television comedy series that premiered on 29 September 2008 on Sony SAB. Plot ''Jugni Chali Jalandhar'' is the story of the trials and tribulations of a girl who is madly in love with a man from her c ...

'' which aired on

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. He also appeared in ''Zara Nach Ke Dikha'' on Star Plus and '' Chintu Chinki Aur Ek Badi Si Love Story'' and ''Tu Mere Agal Bagal Hai'' on

References

1982 births Indian choreographers Indian male dancers Indian male television actors Living people Entertainers from Kanpur Male actors from Mumbai {{India-tv-actor-stub