Upen Patel

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Upen Patel
Upen Patel at the screening of ‘Shubh Mangal Saavdhan’.jpg
Patel at the screening of Shubh Mangal Savdhan
Born (1982-08-16) 16 August 1982 (age 39)[1]
United Kingdom[2]
Occupation
[3]
Years active2002–present
Known for
Partner(s)Karishma Tanna (2014-2016) [4]

Upen Patel (born 16 August 1980) is a British-Indian actor and model In addition to working in Bollywood films, he has participated in several television reality shows including Bigg Boss 8 and Nach Baliye 7. He also hosted MTV Love School with Karishma Tanna.

Personal life[]

Upen Patel is a Gujarati,[5] born on 16 August 1982,[1] in the United Kingdom.[2] He grew up in London, England.[6]

Career[]

In May 2006, Patel made his Bollywood debut with the film 36 China Town, directed by the duo Abbas–Mustan. His next Bollywood movie, Namastey London, released in March 2007, where Patel played the character of a Pakistani Muslim living in London. In April 2007, his third film Shakalaka Boom Boom was released, which was produced and directed by Suneel Darshan. He also appeared in Money Hai Toh Honey Hai. Patel appeared in the 2008 film, One Two Three. He then appeared in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, released in November 2009. Patel made his Tamil film début with the movie, I, released in January 2015 and directed by S. Shankar.

Patel worked for the weekly cooking show Cook Na Kaho.[7] In March 2005, he was replaced by Shayan Munshi.[8]

Patel was a participant in the daily reality television show, Bigg Boss.[9] NDTV stated that he participated in the show to give his career a boost.[9]

Patel was one of the contestants in Nach Baliye 7 along with Karishma Tanna which is produced by Ekta Kapoor under the banner of Balaji Telefilms. They became one of the finalists.

Patel was judged as the Model of the Year for four consecutive years at the Asia Fashion Award, and was featured among the top 10 sexiest men in Asia for five years running. MTV India awarded him as the most stylish male for two years in a row.[9]

Patel has appeared in several music videos including DJ Suketu's Kya Khoob Lagti Ho in 2005. The music video, with several special effects, was directed and choreographed by Ahmed Khan. It was the most expensive music video of its time shot for a private album.[10]

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Language Notes
2006 36 China Town Rocky Hindi Hindi Debut
2007 Namastey London Imran Khan Hindi Voiced by Damandeep Singh Baggan
Shakalaka Boom Reggie Kapoor Hindi Voiced by Ankur Javeri
2008 One Two Three Chandu Hindi
Money Hai Toh Honey Hai Manik Khiralal Hindi
2009 Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Rahul Jalan Hindi
2012 Run Bhola Run Hindi
2015 I John Tamil Tamil Debut
2017 Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha Sunny Hindi
2019 Boomerang Sooraj Tamil
2019 Chanakya Sohail / Body Double Telugu Telugu debut

Television[]

Year Name Role Notes Ref(s)
2014–2015 Bigg Boss 8 Contestant Entered Day 1, Evicted Day 101
2015 Bigg Boss Halla Bol Guest To support the contestants
Nach Baliye 7 Contestant (2nd runner-up) Along with Karishma Tanna
2015–2016 MTV Love School Host
2016 Comedy Nights Bachao Guest

References[]

  1. ^ a b Bajwa, Dimple (16 August 2016). "Upen Patel turns 34 today, some lesser known facts about him". Times of India. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Upen Patel: I celebrate Maharashtra Diwas in my own special way to show respect to the state". Mid-Day. 1 May 2018. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  3. ^ Mathur, Yashika (18 July 2017). "Upen Patel: I am single and it would be great if someone nice comes in my life". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Sometimes Two Wonderful People Are Not Meant to be Together, Says Karishma Tanna". 31 July 2016.
  5. ^ Kaur, Jasleen (9 February 2018). "Karishma Tanna Finally Reveals The Reason Behind Her Breakup With Upen Patel". Bollywood Shaadis. Retrieved 31 March 2018. One such couple that initially seemed to be much-in-love with each other has none other than Karishma Tanna and our Gujarati chokra Upen Patel.
  6. ^ Sawer, Patrick (10 April 2012). "From Brent to Bollywood". Evening Standard. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Television – Food for thought". The Tribune (5 December 2004). Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Television – Cook's corner". The Tribune. 6 March 2005. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  9. ^ a b c Goyal, Divya (22 September 2014). "Upen Patel: Trailing a Second Innings". NDTV. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  10. ^ Zeeshan Jawed (17 August 2005). "Hot sight 'n' sound" (Calcutta). The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 November 2014.

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