Sharad Malhotra (born 9 January 1983) is an Indian actor, who primarily works in
Hindi
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television and
Hindi
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films. He made his acting debut in 2004 with the role of Prince Goldy in ''
Princess Dollie Aur Uska Magic Bag
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''. His first major role was the lead role of Sagarpratap Singh in ''
Banoo Main Teri Dulhann''.
Sharad had his breakthrough with the role of Maharana Pratap Singh in ''
Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap'' and is noted for his portrayal of Rishi Singh Bedi in ''
Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki'' and Veeranshu Singhania in ''
Naagin 5''.
He made his film debut in 2012 with ''
From Sydney with Love.
Early life
Sharad Malhotra was born on 9 January 1983 in
Mumbai
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,
Maharashtra
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and was brought up in
Kolkata
Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...
, he did his
B.Com from St. Xavier's College. In 2003, he won ''Face Of The Year'' in Kolkata from where his journey started.
Besides modeling and acting, Sharad is also enthusiastic about kickboxing, horse riding, and swimming.
Personal life
He dated actress
Divyanka Tripathi for seven years before they broke up in 2015.
He then dated actress Pooja Bisht, for almost two years but they broke up in 2018.
He married Ripci Bhatia on 20 April 2019.
Career
2004–2013: Debut and early career
Malhotra attending acting workshop and did modelling after he came to Mumbai. He was the first male model to do a jewellery campaign. Malhotra started his career with ''
India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj'' as a Contestant in 2004. He then made his acting debut in the same year as Prince Goldy in ''
Princess Dollie Aur Uska Magic Bag
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'' and had a cameo in ''
Kabhie To Nazar Milao''.
He had his first major role in 2006 with ''
Banoo Main Teri Dulhan'' where he played the lead role of Sagar opposite
Divyanka Tripathi and was later seen as Amar Upadhyay also. The show was successful.
The show ended in mid-2009. In 2008, he was also a part of a dance reality show named Yeh hai Jalwa, which had various popular television celebrities, including
Ronit Roy,
Shweta Tiwari
Shweta Tiwari (born 4 October 1980) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. One of the highest paid television actress, Tiwari is widely known for her portrayal of Prerna Sharma in '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay''. In 2010, she ...
and
Rakhi Sawant.
Post Banu main Teri Dulhan, he took a break from his TV career and went on to attend
New York Film Academy
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in the year 2009. In 2010, he appeared as a contestant on ''
Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan''. In 2012, He made his film debut with the role of Rohit Khurana in ''
From Sydney with Love''.
2014–2020: Breakthrough and success

Sharad returned to acting in 2014 and had his breakthrough with the role of
Maharana Pratap
Pratap Singh I (9 May 1540 – 19 January 1597), popularly known as Maharana Pratap (), was king of the Kingdom of Mewar, in north-western India in the present-day state of Rajasthan, from 1572 until his death in 1597. He is notable for leadi ...
in
Sony TV's ''
Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap'' opposite
Rachana Parulkar. The show ended in 2015, it was successful and received praises, also winning awards. He later participated in ''Box Cricket League'' and was the Captain of ''Kolkata Baabu Moshayes'' in season 2.
In 2016, Malhotra played the lead role of Rishi in the show ''
Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki''. He also played the role of Ranbir Kapoor on the same show. It was also broadcast in the UK due to its popularity.
Malhotra also appeared in two Hindi films in 2016, ''
My Father Godfather'' playing Prakash and ''
Ek Tera Saath'' playing Kuwar Aditya Pratap Singh. In 2017, he appeared in his first music video ''Paas Baitho Na''.
He also appeared as a guest on ''
Comedy Nights Bachao
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''. He next portrayed Raunak Singh in
Star Bharat
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's ''
Muskaan'' from 2018-2020.
2021–present: Acclaim and further career

In August 2020, he joined the cast of ''
Naagin 5'', portraying the prince of shape-shifting named Veeranshu Singhania.Malhotra played the role as the Grey Shaded hero.
In March 2021, his music video ''Bepanah Pyar'' with Vyrl Originals was released, followed by ''Beypanah Ishq'' in August 2021. In the same year he appeared with
Helly Shah in a peppy song ''Halo Re Halo'' and with
Adaa Khan
Adaa Khan (born 12 May 1989) is an Indian people, Indian television actress and model. She is known for portraying Akashi in ''Behenein'', Amrit in ''Amrit Manthan'' and Shesha in ''Naagin (2015 TV series), Naagin''. In 2020, she participated i ...
in a romantic song ''Door Ho Gaya''.
In October 2021, he started portraying the role of
Bakshi Jagabandhu in
StarPlus
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's historical drama ''
Vidrohi''. It was his second historic character. The show went off-air after 5 month in March 2022. In February 2022, he appeared in a short film ''Not Out'' along with
Karan Wahi
Karan Wahi (born 9 June 1986) is an Indian actor, model and television host. He is known for his roles as Ranveer Sisodia in teen drama series ''Remix'' and Dr. Siddhant Modi in the medical youth show '' Dill Mill Gayye'' (2009–10). He has al ...
, where they both played the role of two best friends.
In the media
In 2021, he won the Iwmbuzz Award for Trendsetter of the Year.
He was also ranked number 7 in
The Times Most Desirable Men on TV 2020.
In 2023, he was awarded the Best Foreign Actor at the Blue star Awards, Vietnam for Naagin 5.
Filmography
Television
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Short film
Web series
Music videos
Awards and nominations
References
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Living people
1983 births