Aryan Vaid (born 4 July 1976) is an Indian model, who won the Graviera
Mister India World modelling pageant in the year 2000.
He also went on to win the
Mister International Award in 2000. He was a contestant in the reality show ''
Bigg Boss
''Bigg Boss'' is an Indian reality show franchise based on the Dutch reality show '' Big Brother''. It is produced by Endemol Shine India through JioStar Network. Subsequently, the various versions of the show are made internationally availabl ...
'' in 2006.
Career
Vaid is a qualified
chef
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and a
lifestyle columnist
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with ''
The Hindustan Times
''Hindustan Times'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper based in Delhi. It is the flagship publication of HT Media Limited, an entity controlled by the Birla family, and is owned by Shobhana Bhartia, the daughter of K. K. Birla. ...
''. He has been actively involved with
theatre
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and has done a few street plays at the Prithvi theatre in Mumbai. It was during one of these plays that he was offered a role in the television serial, ''Campus''. He has acted in a number of
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...
movies. He started out his career in a small budget movie ''
Market
Market is a term used to describe concepts such as:
*Market (economics), system in which parties engage in transactions according to supply and demand
*Market economy
*Marketplace, a physical marketplace or public market
*Marketing, the act of sat ...
''.
Subsequently, he had a series of small budget movies that did well at the box-office. His first big budget movie was ''
Apne''. Even though the movie had an average run, Vaid received decent reviews for his acting and physique. He then moved to the United States.
In 2006, Vaid was a housemate in the
first season of ''
Bigg Boss
''Bigg Boss'' is an Indian reality show franchise based on the Dutch reality show '' Big Brother''. It is produced by Endemol Shine India through JioStar Network. Subsequently, the various versions of the show are made internationally availabl ...
'', the Indian version of ''
Celebrity Big Brother
''Celebrity Big Brother'' or ''Big Brother VIP'' is an adaptation of the '' Big Brother'' reality television series. It is the celebrity version of its parent franchise ''Big Brother'', the celebrity version airs in several countries, however, t ...
'', produced by
Endemol
Endemol B.V. (stylized in all lowercase) was a Dutch-based media company that produced and distributed multiplatform entertainment content. The company annually produced more than 15,000 hours of programming across scripted and non-scripted gen ...
India for
Sony Entertainment Television
Sony Entertainment Television (abbreviated as SET) is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel that was launched in 1995 and is owned by Culver Max Entertainment, a division of Sony Pictures.
History
This chann ...
. Vaid also appeared on Zee TV's show, ''Rab Se Sonha Ishq'' as Harry, a cab driver in London.
Filmography
* ''
Market
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*Market (economics), system in which parties engage in transactions according to supply and demand
*Market economy
*Marketplace, a physical marketplace or public market
*Marketing, the act of sat ...
'' (2003) – Babloo
* ''Film Star'' (2005) – Abhishek Sharma
* ''
Chaahat – Ek Nasha'' (2005) – Rahul Kapoor
* ''
Dubai Babu'' (2009) – Don (Kannada film)
* ''
Fun – Can Be Dangerous Sometimes'' (2005) – Raj Solanki
* ''White Noise'' (2005)
* ''Naam Gum Jayega'' (2005) – Aryan Srivastav
* ''Sauda – The Deal'' (2005) – Sameer
* ''
Ek Jind Ek Jaan'' (2006) (Punjabi) – Karamveer Singh
* ''Manoranjan'' (2006) – Rahul
* ''
Aisa Kyon Hota Hai?'' (2006) – Raj
* ''
Mr 100% – The Real Player'' (2006) – Rajesh
* ''
Ghutan'' (2007) – Ravi Kapoor
* ''
Apne'' (2007) – Gaurav Ghera
* ''
Deshdrohi'' (2008) – Special Appearance
* ''Ssimran'' (2009) (post-production)
* ''
Right Yaaa Wrong'' (2009)
* ''
Pratigya'' (2009) (in production)
* ''
Kisme Kitna Hai Dum'' (2009) (in production)
* ''Reejhan'' (2009) (in production)
* ''
Veer
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'' (2010)
* ''Ek Ka Do Aur Dhoka Ek'' (2011) (in production)
* ''
Diary of a Butterfly'' (2012) – Ravi Bajaj
* ''
Love U Crazy Girl'' (2014) – Akash Rathod (Police Inspector)
* ''
Raja
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T ...
'' (2019) – Munna Singh (Bhojpuri film)
Footpath
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Young Aryan Vaid Soorat pe teri
Television
*2006: ''
Bigg Boss 1 ''Bigg Boss 1'' is the first season of various versions of ''Bigg Boss'' (an Indian adaptation of the reality game show ''Big Brother''):
* Bigg Boss (Bangla season 1), ''Bigg Boss'' (Bangla season 1)
* Bigg Boss (Hindi season 1), ''Bigg Boss'' (Hi ...
''
*2008: ''
Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki'' as
Duryodhana
Duryodhana (, Help:IPA/Sanskrit, ̪ʊɾjoːd̪ʱən̪ᵊ ), also known as Suyodhana, is the primary antagonist in the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata.'' He is the eldest of the Kaurava, Kauravas, the hundred sons of King Dhritarashtra and Queen Gan ...
*2013: ''
Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan-Nawaazi Ki''
*2013: ''
Rab Se Sohna Isshq'' as Harvinder
*2014: ''
Udaan'' as Kabir
*2016-2017: ''
Santoshi Maa'' as
Indra
Indra (; ) is the Hindu god of weather, considered the king of the Deva (Hinduism), Devas and Svarga in Hinduism. He is associated with the sky, lightning, weather, thunder, storms, rains, river flows, and war. volumes
Indra is the m ...
Dev
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Male beauty pageant winners
1976 births
Indian male film actors
Indian male models
Living people
Mister International (Philippines)