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Harshad Arora (born 3 September 1987) is an Indian actor and
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who appears in
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television. He made his acting debut in 2013 with
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's popular ''
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'' portrayed male protagonist Zain Abdullah for which he received
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. In 2016, Arora was seen as an IAS officer Adarsh Sinha in
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's '' Dahleez''. In 2015, he participated in
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's stunt-based reality show '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6''. He was then seen in '' Thodasa Badal Thodasa Paani'' and ''
Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin ''Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin'' (), abbreviated as ''GHKKPM'', is an Indian Hindi-language television family drama series that premiered on 5 October 2020 on Star Plus and streams on Disney+ Hotstar. Produced by Cockrow Entertainment and Shai ...
.''


Early life

Arora was born on 3 September 1987 in Delhi, India. His father is a businessman. In the beginning of his career, he has worked in modeling and television commercials. He started modeling from his college days. He received his early education from
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,
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and then pursued a
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degree B.Sc. from
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Personal life

On 8 December 2024, Arora married his girlfriend, Muskaan Rajput in
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Career


Early work and success (2013–2016)

Arora made his acting debut with television as a male lead in 2013, when he played Zain Abdullah in
Colors TV Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. Its programming consists of Soap opera, family dramas, Comedy, comedies, fantasy shows, youth-oriented Rea ...
's popular romantic show ''
Beintehaa ''Beintehaa'' () is an Indian romantic television series that premiered on 30 December 2013 on Colors TV. Produced by Farhan Salaruddin under Fortune Productions. The show revolving around Muslim families where the two protagonists have a l ...
'' opposite
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. Their onscreen chemistry became an instant hit and is still loved by the masses. ''
Beintehaa ''Beintehaa'' () is an Indian romantic television series that premiered on 30 December 2013 on Colors TV. Produced by Farhan Salaruddin under Fortune Productions. The show revolving around Muslim families where the two protagonists have a l ...
'' drew praise for him and he also received several awards including the Indian Television Academy Award,
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and Kalakar Award. The show returned in the year 2016 with the same episodes but a different name, ''Salaam-E-Ishq Daastaan Mohabbat Ki'' (transl. Salame Ishq: the story of love") and was broadcast on Colors Rishtey. This series has also been dubbed in
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as Alaipayuthey on
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. The series has also been dubbed in Indonesian and aired on
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with the same name
Beintehaa ''Beintehaa'' () is an Indian romantic television series that premiered on 30 December 2013 on Colors TV. Produced by Farhan Salaruddin under Fortune Productions. The show revolving around Muslim families where the two protagonists have a l ...
. The series has also been dubbed in
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and aired on
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channel in the name Benimsin. The series has also been dubbed in
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in the name Endless Love on Glow TV. The series has also been dubbed in
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and
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and aired on OBN TV channel in the name Aaliya. The series has also been dubbed in
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in
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and aired on Azam TV(azam two) with the same name
Beintehaa ''Beintehaa'' () is an Indian romantic television series that premiered on 30 December 2013 on Colors TV. Produced by Farhan Salaruddin under Fortune Productions. The show revolving around Muslim families where the two protagonists have a l ...
. In 2017, the show was premiered in
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on Lemar (TV channel) under the title احساس. It was also aired in
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by the title صرخة قلب on Sama Dubai. It premiered in
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on Dalğa TV in 2018 with the name ƏBƏDİ SEVGİ. Due to its immense popularity among audiences, ''
Beintehaa ''Beintehaa'' () is an Indian romantic television series that premiered on 30 December 2013 on Colors TV. Produced by Farhan Salaruddin under Fortune Productions. The show revolving around Muslim families where the two protagonists have a l ...
'' was again reaired as "Pyaar Ka Fitoor" from 21 October 2021 and was broadcast on Colors Rishtey, just a month before its 7-year completion anniversary. In 2015, Arora venture into reality with participating in
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's stunt-based show '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6'' where he finished at 15th place. After a year in 2016, he starred as Adarsh Sinha, an
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in
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's legal drama '' Dahleez'' co-starring
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. The show went off air after completing 104 episodes.


Downturn fluctuations (2016–present)

From 2016 to 2017, Arora played SuperCop Jay in ''Life OKs supernatural drama ''
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'' which was not received well. A year after in 2018, he portrayed Rajkumar Angad (The Prince of Mahapuram) in
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's fantastic series ''
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'' also known as ''The Kings Daughters''. The show is a tale of finding the strength within and standing up against even the mightiest of evils. Set in a fantasy world. However, it was failed to impress the audience and after running three months it went off air. From 2019 to 2020, Arora played the role of Alok Parihar in
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's comedy series '' Tera Kya Hoga Alia''. The series was revamped and was retitled ''Carry On Alia'' for its the second season. After premiering two seasons it ended in October 2020 when the series was cancelled. From August 2021 to March 2022, he portrayed Arjun Chatterjee a grey character in
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's family drama serial '' Thodasa Badal Thodasa Paani'' co-starring Ishita Dutta and Karan Suchak. The series is loosely based on the movie '' Ek Vivaah... Aisa Bhi''. It was remade in
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as '' Sona Roder Gaan''. The show wraps up within seven months due to low ratings in March 2022. From March 2023 to June 2023, he portrayed Dr. Satya Adhikari opposite ''Ayesha Singh'' in
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's ''
Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin ''Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin'' (), abbreviated as ''GHKKPM'', is an Indian Hindi-language television family drama series that premiered on 5 October 2020 on Star Plus and streams on Disney+ Hotstar. Produced by Cockrow Entertainment and Shai ...
''. In June 2025, he playing Vivek in Dreamiyata's web series ''Haale Dil'' aired on
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Filmography


Television


Guest appearances


Web series


Awards and nominations


See also

*
List of Indian television actors This is an alphabetical list of notable male Indian Entertainment industry in India, television actors. Hindi Tamil Telugu Kannada Malayalam Marathi Bengali See also * List of Indian television actresses *List of Indian film actors ...


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arora, Harshad 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male models Indian male soap opera actors Indian male television actors Living people Male actors from Mumbai Male actors from Delhi 1987 births