Sahil Uppal is an Indian actor who primarily works in

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television. He made his acting debut with ''P.S. I Hate You'' where he played Kabeer. Uppal is best known for his portrayal of Kunal Singh Chauhan in ''

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'', Omkar Shukla in ''

Pinjara Khubsurti Ka ''Pinjara Khubsurti Ka'' ( "Cage of Beauty") is an Indian Hindi-language television romantic drama series that aired from 24 August 2020 to 6 August 2021 on Colors TV for two seasons. Season 1 starred Riya Sharma and Sahil Uppal as Mayura Dub ...

'' and Yashodhan Pandya in '' Pandya Store''.

Early life

Sahil Uppal was born on 8 August 1990 in

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, India. He graduated from

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Personal life

On 8 December 2022, he married his girlfriend, Aakriti Atreja in Jaipur.

Career

Debut and breakthrough (2014-2018)

Uppal made his acting debut in 2014 with ''P.S. I Hate You'', where played Kabeer alongside

Chandni Bhagwanani Chandani Bhagwanani is an Indian television actress. She made her debut with ''Kohi Apna Sa'' and went on to replace Hansika Motwani in ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi''. She is best known for her roles of Amita in Sony TV's serial Amita Ka Amit ...

. He then appeared in '' Maharakshak Devi'' as Tiger in 2015. From 2015 to 2016 he played Aarav Seth in ''

Pavitra Bandhan ''Pavitra Bandhan – Do Dilon Ka'' (English:'' Sacred Bond - Of Two Hearts'') is an Indian soap opera created by Ekta Kapoor under her banner Balaji Telefilms and co-produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor. The show aired every Monday to Frid ...

''. He then portrayed Ajay Malhotra in the

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'' Brahmarakshas — Jaag Utha Shaitan'' in 2016. Uppal portrayed Kunal Singh Chauhan / Kunal Singhania opposite

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in ''

'' from 2016 to 2017. It was produced under the banner

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. In 2018, he played Virat Chopra in '' Jeet Gayi Toh Piya Morey'' alongside Yesha Rughani. The same year, he was seen as the antagonist Angraj Vyas opposite Sheen Das in ''

Piyaa Albela ''Piyaa Albela'' () is an Indian soap opera by Rajshri Productions broadcast on Zee TV. The show focuses on a modern retelling of the love story of Menaka and Vishwamitra. It was produced over about eight years by Sooraj Barjatya, while Raghven ...

''.

Further career and success (2018-present)

In 2019, he played Vedant Bansal in ''

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'' alongside

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. He was seen as Dilaik's obsessed lover. The same year the appeared in an episode of ''

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'' with Urvashi Sharma. He also appeared in the music video 'Kyun' alongside

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. Uppal portrayed Omkar "Omi" Sanyal in ''

'' opposite Riya Sharma from 2020 to 2021. The show took a reincarnation leap in 2021, he then played Omkar Vashisht. The show ended in 2021. Uppal will next appear in the film ''First Second Chance'' alongside

Devoleena Bhattacharjee Devoleena Bhattacharjee (born 22 August 1985) is an Indian television actress and trained Bharatanatyam dancer. She is known for playing Gopi Modi in StarPlus's long-running popular show ''Saath Nibhaana Saathiya''. She also participated in '' ...

and

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. He will also appear alongside

Antara Biswas Antara Biswas (born 21 November 1982), better known by her stage name Monalisa, is an Indian actress. She has done mostly Bhojpuri language films, and has also appeared in Hindi, Bengali, Odia, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu language films. She w ...

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's web series ''Challava''. In May 2023, he played the lead role Vedant Sinha in

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's '' Jyoti... Umeedon Se Sajee''. Since September 2023, Uppal is seen portraying Yashodhan "Chiku" Pandya, in

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' popular show '' Pandya Store''.

Other work

Uppal emerged as the 2nd runner-up of Pantaloons Fresh Face contest in 2012. He has been part of many TVC and print campaigns including Big Bazar, Tata and Kingfisher beer.

Filmography

Television

Special appearances

Web series

Music videos

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Uppal, Sahil 1990 births Living people Male actors in Hindi television People from Noida 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male soap opera actors