Hiten Tejwani is an

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known for his work in several fictional shows.

Early life and family

Hiten Tejwani was born into a Sindhi Hindu family. Hiten Tejwani married his '' Kutumb'' and ''

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'' co-star Gauri Pradhan on 29 April 2004. The couple became parents to twins, son Nevaan and daughter Katya on 11 November 2009. In an interview, he revealed that he had been married once before, but went through a painful divorce in 2001.

Career

Tejwani played a role in

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's serial '' Ghar Ek Mandir'', which was aired on Sony TV. This was followed by appearances in Kapoor's soaps '' Kabhii Sautan Kabhii Sahelii'' on Metro Gold, '' Kaahin Kissii Roz'' on

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, and '' Kutumb'' on Sony TV with Gauri Pradhan. He appeared again with Pradhan in the second season of '' Kutumb'', and Kapoor took the same couple in her show ''

''. When '' Kutumb'' ended, he was offered the role of Karan Virani in Kapoor's series ''

'' on

. In 2009, he and his wife also made a short cameo in the

show '' Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan''. In 2006, Tejwani along with his wife Gauri participated in the second season of '' Nach Baliye 2'' and returned to host Season 4 in 2008. He played Anurag Basu in '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'', replacing

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in the role. In 2009 and 2010, he also played small or supporting roles in the shows '' Jasuben Jayantilaal Joshi Ki Joint Family'' and '' Kitani Mohabbat Hai'' on

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, '' Palampur Express'' on Sony TV, '' Chotti Bahu - Sindoor Bin Suhagan'' on

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and '' Rang Badalti Odhani'' on

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. In 2011 he appeared in '' Mukti Bandhan'' as Vicky Oberoi, where he played the

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. Tejwani was nominated for ''Best Actor in Lead Role'' at

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, The Global Indian Film and TV Honours, 5th Boroplus Gold Awards, 11th Indian Telly Awards and 12th Indian Television Academy Awards. He also made a cameo appearance in Kapoor's '' Kya Huaa Tera Vaada'', in the role of Jatin Chopra. He appeared in the Sri Lankan television series ''Pooja'', playing a doctor. In 2013, he appeared in '' Sanskaar - Dharohar Apno Ki'' as Murli. He later played Nitin Joshi in

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's '' Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi''. In 2015, Tejwani played the role of Dr. Anant in '' Balika Vadhu''. and also played Niranjan Chaturvedi in '' Gangaa'' from 2015 to 2017. In 2017, Tejwani was a celebrity contestant in the '' Bigg Boss 11'', the Indian version of the

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show '' Big Brother'', which premiered on 1 October. He survived for 11 weeks until he got evicted on 17 December (Day 77). In 2018, he appeared in

's show ''

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'' where he plays a role of Inspector Bharat Singh Rathore. In 2019, he portrayed Viraj Roy in &TV's '' Daayan''. As of February 2019, he was a contestant on '' Kitchen Champion 5'' with his wife Gauri Pradhan Tejwani. Tejwani will play a professor in the upcoming film ''Nobel Peace''. From 2020 to 2021, he appeared as Shiv Narayan Gupta in

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's '' Gupta Brothers''. In July 2022, he joined the cast

's show ''Swaran Ghar'' as Arjun Deol. Since April 2025, he played Nitin Jaiswal in Colors TV's ''Meri Bhavya Life''.

Filmography

Television

Web series

Music videos

Awards

References

External links

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