Gautam Gulati (born 27 November 1987) is an Indian

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and television actor known for his roles in '' Tujh Sang Preet Lagayi Sajna'', '' Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani'' and '' Diya Aur Baati Hum''. In 2014, he participated in the reality show '' Bigg Boss 8'' and emerged as the winner. He appeared in Rakesh Mehta's short film ''Darpok'', which was screened at the 67th

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, and in ''Siddhartha-The Buddha'' where he played the role of Devadutta. He played Indian cricketer Ravi Shastri in Mohammad Azharuddin's biopic '' Azhar''. His next project was '' Behen Hogi Teri'', where he played the role of Rahul. In 2019 he portrayed the role of a RAW Agent in ''Operation Cobra'', a

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Early life

Gulati was born on 27 November 1987 and he hails from

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Career

Gulati made his television career with auditioning for '' MTV Roadies 5'' but got rejected. Gulati started his acting career in television with the 2008 series '' Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki'' where he played

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. He later played one of the supporting roles in

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's '' Kasamh Se'' and played Varun which was by

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. Later in the same year he played Tejj in Star Plus show '' Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna''. In 2010 he was selected to play a gay character Shaurya Khanna in Star One's '' Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani''. From 2011 to 2014, he played Vikram Rathi in Star Plus' longest running show '' Diya Aur Baati Hum''. In September 2014, he participated in the reality show ''

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'' in its eighth season as a celebrity contestant. He survived for 19 weeks until he emerged as the winner. In 2015, Gulati hosted a show named '' MTV Big F''. He later made his entry in Bollywood with the film '' Azhar'' which released in April 2016. In 2023, Gautam turned tables from giving auditions to Raghu & Nikhil (Roadies season 5) to becoming the Gang leader in Roadies season 19 - Karm Ya Kand along with Prince Narula and Rhea Chakraborty on the show. 2025, saw the return of Gautam as the Gang leader in Roadies season 20 - XX Double Cross along with new leaders like Elvish Yadav &

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on the show.

Filmography

Television

Films

Web series

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

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