Dheeraj Dhoopar (born 20 December 1984) is an Indian actor and model who appears in

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television. He is best known for his portrayal of Prem Bharadwaj in ''

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'' and Karan Luthra in '' Kundali Bhagya'' for which he received several awards including Gold Awards and

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for Best Actor Male (Popular).

Personal life

Dheeraj Dhoopar with his Vinny Arora at Zee Rishtey Awards 2018

Dhoopar was born to Sushil Dhoopar on 20 December 1984. He belongs to a

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family. He married actress

Vinny Arora Vinny Arora Dhoopar ( Arora; born 28 June 1991) is an Indian television actress. She started her acting career with '' Kasturi''. She later appeared in '' Kuchh Is Tara'' and '' Aathvaan Vachan''. She went on to portray prominent roles in shows ...

on 16 November 2016 in Delhi. They first met on the sets of ''

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.'' In April 2022, they announced that they were expecting their first child. On 10 August 2022, the couple had their first child, a boy.

Career

Dhoopar started his career as a model and featured in over hundred commercials for brands like

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, Parker, Dabur Honey, Samsung Galaxy, Videocon Mobile. Before venturing in acting, Dhoopar did an advanced course in fashion designing as well as worked as an airline cabin crew member. Dhoopar made his television debut with ''

'' as Ansh. He also played Bhavesh Patel in

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's '' Behenein'', Sushant in '' Mrs. Tendulkar'' and Shikhar in ''Zindagi Kahe – Smile Please''. He also made a cameo appearance in Sony TV's ''

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''. From 2013 to 2017, he portrayed Prem Bhardwaj in

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's ''

'' opposite

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. He also hosted the grand finale of ''

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''. From 12 July 2017 to 9 June 2022, he played the lead role of Karan Luthra in

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's '' Kundali Bhagya'' opposite

Shraddha Arya Shraddha Arya (born 17 August 1987) is an Indian actress. She made her film debut as a lead role in SJ Suryah's Tamil film '' Kalvanin Kadhali'' along with Nayantara in 2006, in Hindi film '' Nishabd'' and in Telugu film '' Godava'' with V ...

for 5 years . In 2019, he also hosted '' Dance India Dance 7'' but later quit. In 2020, Dhoopar portrayed a cameo role of Cheel Akesh and Shakura respectively, opposite Hina Khan in '' Naagin 5''. In June 2022, Dhoopar quitted '' Kundali'' to take a paternity break. In July 2022, Dhoopar announced that he is participating in '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10'' but walked out of the show in Week 4 owing to health and personal issues. From September 2022 to February 2023, he was seen in

's '' Sherdil Shergill'' as Rajkumar Yadav opposite Surbhi Chandna. From September 2023 to December 2023, he portrayed Raghav, a grey character, in

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's '' Saubhagyavati Bhava: * Niyam Aur Shartein Laagu'' alongside

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and Amandeep Sidhu. From February 2024 to December 2024, he was seen in '' Rabb Se Hai Dua'' portraying the role of Subhaan Siddiqui opposite Yesha Rughani.

Media

Dhoopar was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Men On TV at No. 12 in 2019, at No. 9 in 2020. Dhoopar was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Men at No. 47 in 2019, at No. 45 in 2020.

Filmography

Television

Music videos

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dhoopar, Dheeraj 1984 births Living people Male actors in Hindi television Indian male television actors Indian male soap opera actors Male actors from Mumbai Punjabi Hindus