Manav Gohil (born 9 November 1974) is an Indian television actor. He has been active in the

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for more than a decade and is best known for his roles in Hindi television shows, including the soap opera ''

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'', the dance reality show ''

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'', the crime drama '' C.I.D.'', the drama '' Shaadi Mubarak'', and ''

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''.

Career

After graduation Manav Gohil decided to join the entertainment industry. He has acted in many popular shows such as ''

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' The Buddy Project''. He also co-hosted the TV show '' Fame Gurukul'' with Mandira Bedi. Besides working in television series, Gohil had a lead role in the Gujrati film '' Saptapadii'', which also starred

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. Gohil also acted in plays including ''Kennedy Bridge'' by Khalid Mohammed and ''Lady from the Ocean'' by Illa Arun. He has made endorsements for brands including Honda Amaze, Volkswagen, ICICI and Mahindra etc. Gohil has played Yamraja in '' Yam Hain Hum'' on

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, King Krishnadevaraya in ''

'' on

and Hanumant Singh in ''

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'' on

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. In August 2020, Gohil started to play the male lead role of Keertan Tibrewal, a.k.a. K.T., in

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's television series '' Shaadi Mubarak''.

Personal life

He was born in

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in Gujarat, and moved to

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for his education. He completed Bachelor in Commerce and then MBA from Vadodara. He is married to TV actress Shweta Kawatra. They participated in the dance competition show

where Manav was awarded best dancer by Saroj Khan. The couple became parents to a daughter on 11 May 2012. The couple follows

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Filmography

* ''Chori Chori'' (2003) * '' Saptapadii'' (2013) – as Siddharth Sanghvi * ''

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'' (2013) – as Parminder (cameo) * ''Dhantya Open'' (2017) – as Prakash Shah * ''

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'' (2019) – as Purushottam * '' Baaghi 3'' (2020) – as Asif * ''

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'' (2021) – as Raghav

Television

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gohil, Manav 1974 births Indian male television actors Living people Nichiren Buddhists Indian Buddhists 21st-century Buddhists Participants in Indian reality television series Reality dancing competition contestants People from Surendranagar district People from Vadodara