Paras Kalnawat

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Paras Kalnawat
Born
Paras Bhushan Kalnawat

9 November
Bhandara, Maharashtra, India
Occupation
  • Model
  • Actor
Years active2017–present
Notable work
Meri Durga, Anupamaa

Paras Kalnawat (born 9 November)[1] is an Indian television actor known for portraying Sanjay Singh Ahlawat in Meri Durga and Samar Shah in Anupamaa.

Early life[]

Kalnawat was born on 9 November to Nagpur based businessman Bhushan Kalnawat and Anita Kalnawat.[2] He was born in Bhandara, a district near Nagpur. He has an elder sister named Pragati Kalnawat Sharma. He completed his education from a local school in Nagpur and later went to S.K. Somaiya College of Arts, Science and Commerce from where he earned Bachelor of Commerce degree. Later he moved to Mumbai to become an actor. He completed his dance diploma from Terence Lewis academy.[3]

On 27 March 2021, while shooting for Anupamaa, he got the news of his father's sudden demise due to heart attack.[4]

Personal life[]

Kalnawat was dating his Meri Durga co-actor Urfi Javed but the duo broke up in 2018.[5]

Career[]

Kalnawat begun his television career in 2017 by appearing as Dhruv in Aye Zindagi. In July 2017 he played Sanjay Singh Ahlawat in StarPlus's Meri Durga opposite Srishti Jain.[6] He was then cast in Mariam Khan - Reporting Live by the same channel Star Plus as Rehaan Thakur opposite Priyanka Kandwal.[7]

He portrayed episodic roles in Kaun Hai? and Laal Ishq. In 2019, Kalnawat played Shivam Noon in ALT Balaji's Dil Hi Toh Hai 2. He also played Faraz Sheikh in the web series Ishq Aaj Kal and reprised his role as Shivam in Dil Hi Toh Hai 3 in early 2020.

Since March 2020, Kalnawat has been playing Samar Shah in Anupamaa opposite Anagha Bhosale.[8] Due to show's immediate hit he became a household name as Samar. Next, he was paired with Ashi Singh in June 2020 for a music video, Tere Naal Rehna sung by Jyotica Tangri and Jeet Ganguly. In January 2021, he paired with his Anupamaa co-star Anagha Bhosale for the music video Akhaa Vich sung by Sonu Kakkar days before testing positive for COVID-19 virus,[9] and the song got released in early March 2021. Post that, he paired with Himani Bairwa for the music video Ladki Star Hai which got released in early June 2021. He followed it up by pairing again with his Anupamaa co-star Anagha Bhosale in early August 2021 for the music video Dil Nu Dildaar sung by Yasser Desai which released in late October 2021. In the same month, he paired up with actress Onima Kashyap for music video Khumariyaan sung by Raj Barman and Samira Koppikar which released in November 2021. In early October 2021, he paired up opposite actress Neha Malik for music video Sun Yaara sung by singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, and the song was released in December 2021.

Filmography[]

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Aye Zindagi Dhruv
2017–2018 Meri Durga Sanjay Singh "SP/Prince" Ahlawat [10]
2018 Mariam Khan - Reporting Live Rehaan Thakur [11]
Kaun Hai? Ratan Pratap Singh Episode: "The Heir of Dhawalgarh"
2019 Laal Ishq Kabir Episode: "Khooni Wig"
Manu Episode: "Mayavi Shev" [12]
2020–present Anupamaa Samar "Bakuda/Samu" Shah [13]

Web series[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019-2020 Dil Hi Toh Hai Shivam "Shivi" Noon Season 2, 3 [14]
2019 Ishq Aaj Kal Faraz Sheikh [15]

Music videos[]

Year Title Singer(s) Platform Ref.
2020 Tere Naal Rehna Jeet Gannguli, Jyotica Tangri Zee Music Company [16]
2021 Akhaa Vich Sonu Kakkar Voila! Digi [17]
Ladki Star Hai Himani Bairwa Tune Music [18]
Dil Nu Dildaar Yasser Desai Voila! Digi [19]
Khumariyaan Raj Barman, Samira Koppikar Zee Music Company [20]
Sun Yaara Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Studio 7 Records [21]

References[]

  1. ^ Bharatvarsh, TV9 (9 November 2021). "Anupama : काव्या ने सौतेले बेटे को दी जन्मदिन की बधाई, असल जिंदगी में अच्छे दोस्त हैं पारस और मदालसा". TV9 Bharatvarsh (in Hindi). Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Rupali Ganguly to Sudhanshu Pandey: Meet Anupamaa actors' real family members; in pics". The Times of India. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Actor Paras Kalnawat and Terence Lewis share a father-son relationship - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  4. ^ MumbaiMarch 27, Vishal Sharma; March 27, 2021UPDATED; Ist, 2021 18:46. "Anupamaa actor Paras Kalnawat's father dies of massive heart attack". India Today. Retrieved 31 May 2021.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Kumar, Aakash (26 April 2018). "'Meri Durga' actors Paras Kalnawat and Urfi javed no more together!". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Model Paras Kalnawat to make his acting debut with Meri Durga - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Paras Kalnawat pens down an emotional goodbye post for his entire team of Mariam Khan - Reporting Live; see pic - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  8. ^ Sehgal, Chirag. "Anupamaa Samar Shah Aka Paras Kalnawat Denies Reports of New Casting And Sudhanshu Pandey Leaving Show Exclusive". www.india.com. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Anupamaa actor Paras Kalnawat tests positive for coronavirus, confirms producer". The Indian Express. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  10. ^ "'Meri Durga' actors Paras Kalnawat and Urfi javed no more together!". news.abplive.com. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  11. ^ "'Anupamaa' Actor Paras Kalnawat's Dad Passes Away". news.abplive.com. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  12. ^ "&TV's Laal Ishq brings forth another story that depicts a testament of time and love". Tribune India. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Paras Kalnawat playing the good son". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Paras Kalnawat roped in for Alt Balaji's Dil Hi Toh Hai 2". Mumbai Live. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Paras Kalnawat, Angad Hasija and Ankita Sharma to headline ZEE5 Original: Ishq Aaj Kal". EasternEye. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Paras Kalnawat, currently seen as Samar in Star Plus' Anupamaa, makes his debut in a music video titled Tere Naal Rehna. He talks about it & more". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Hindi Song Music Video - 'Akhaa Vich' Sung By Sonu Kakkar". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  18. ^ Ladki Star Hai - Spotify, 27 May 2021, retrieved 6 December 2021
  19. ^ "Latest Hindi Song - 'Dil Nu Dildaar' Sung By Yasser Desai". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  20. ^ "Khumariyaan song: पारस कलनावत के रोमांटिक अंदाज पर फैंस फिदा". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  21. ^ Listen to Sun Yara Song by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan on Gaana.com, retrieved 9 December 2021

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