Nakuul Mehta

Nakuul Mehta (born 17 January 1983) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi television. He made his acting debut in 2012 with Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara portraying Aditya Kumar. He earned wider recognition with his portrayal of Shivaay Singh Oberoi in Ishqbaaz and Ram Kapoor in Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2.

Nakuul Mehta
Mehta in 2022
Born (1983-01-17) 17 January 1983[1]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
Known forIshqbaaz
Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2
Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara
Spouse
Jankee Parekh
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(m. 2012)​
Children1
Websitenakuulmehta.com

Mehta made his web debut in 2016 with I Don't Watch TV. He is also known for his role in the web series Never Kiss Your Best Friend, Zindagi in Short and in the short film Ved and Arya.

Early life

Nakuul Mehta's family hails from Udaipur, Rajasthan.[2][3] His father, Pratap Singh Mehta, is a veteran of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, while his great-great grandfather Laxmilal Mehta was the military commander of the Mewar region.[4]

Mehta completed his Master of Commerce from Mumbai University. He was also trained in dance forms including jazz, hip hop, break, folk, salsa and contemporary. He is a trained ballroom dancer having learned under India's foremost ballroom teacher and Bollywood choreographer Sandip Soparrkar. He represented Maharashtra in the All India Dance Sport Federation in June 2011. He was a silver medalist in the Latin Ballroom Category and is a gold medal winner in the Standard Ballroom category.[5]

Personal life
Nakuul Mehta with his wife Jankee Parekh

Mehta married singer Jankee Parekh on 28 January 2012.[6] The couple had their first child on 3 February 2021, a boy, Sufi.[7]

Health

In June 2022, Mehta was hospitalised for 2 days in Sujoy Hospital in Juhu, Mumbai, with appendicitis. [8] Mehta, underwent appendectomy, a minor surgery, and had his appendix removed.

Career

Debut and early career (2012-2015)

Mehta made his television debut in 2012 with the role of Aditya Kumar in Star Plus's Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara.[9] He received praises for his role and the show had good TRP run.

He did commercials, music videos, and was associated with theatre for a long time. After juggling this with his modelling career, he made his film debut with a Telugu film, Indian Beauty. Later he played the character of Shekhar in Haal-e-Dil opposite Amita Pathak.[10] He also appeared in the short film Avant Garde, which was showcased at film festivals across the globe.[11] In 2015, Mehta hosted India's Got Talent 6.[12]

He was then seen in the web-series I Don't Watch TV, published on the platform Arre produced by Timbuktu Films. It is a satire on the Indian television industry and also stars Bollywood film critic Rajeev Masand.[13][14][15]

Breakthrough and success (2016-Present)

Mehta had his breakthrough with the role of Shivaay Singh Oberoi in Ishqbaaaz. Mehta also appeared in the show's spin-off, Dil Boley Oberoi. Just like his previous show, it also gained high TRPs and established him as a leading actor in Indian Television Industry. It was the biggest hit of his television career.


He then appeared in short film called Ved and Arya in March 2020, where he played character Ved opposite Sanaya Irani.

He recently did an album on 12 poems named Poems For Democracy in collaboration with Ajay Singh and the same was released on Kommune, a platform for artists.

Mehta in 2019

Nakuul made his web debut with Never Kiss Your Best Friend and later played Shyam in BAE Control. He also took part in the web series named Zindagi in Short an anthology of seven stories in which he appeared on the third episode Sunny Side Upar as Vishal opposite Rima Kallingal[16] which was first released on Flipkart Video and later on Netflix.

Since August 2021, he is playing the role of Ram Virendar Kapoor in Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2, opposite his previous Co-actor Disha Parmar. Nakuul is receiving immense acclaim for his role as Ram. Mehta was also dubbed in the Hindi version of Free Guy as the Guy (Blue Shirt Guy).

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012–2014 Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara Aditya Kumar [17]
2015 India's Got Talent Host Season 6 [18]
2016–2018 Ishqbaaaz Shivaay Singh Oberoi / Maahi [19]
2018–2019 Shivaansh Singh Oberoi
2017 Dil Boley Oberoi Shivaay Singh Oberoi
2021–2023 Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2 Ram Kapoor [20]

Films
  • All films are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Indian Beauty Shekhar Telugu film [21]
2008 Haal-e-Dil Shekhar Oberoi [22]
2011 Avant Garde Pythagoras Sharma Pythagoras Sharma Short film
2020 Ved and Arya Ved [23]
2022 Tasalli Se Somesh [24]
Fairy Folk [25]

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 I Don't Watch TV Himself Also producer [26]
2020 Never Kiss Your Best Friend 1 Sumer Singh Dhillon [27]
BAE Control Shyam [28]
2021 Zindagi in Short Vishal Segment: "Sunny Side Upar" [29]
2022 Never Kiss Your Best Friend 2 Sumer Singh Dhillon [30]

Voice artist
Year Title Character Dub Language Original Language Ref.
2021 Free Guy Guy Hindi English

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2013 Indian Telly Awards Fresh New Face (Male) Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara Won
Gold Awards Debut in a Lead Role (Male) Won [31]
Big Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining TV Actor Won
2014 Indian Telly Awards Best Onscreen Couple (With Disha Parmar) Won [32]
2016 Asian Viewers Television Awards Male Actor Of The Year Ishqbaaaz Won [33]
2017 Won [34]
Gold Awards Best Actor (Critics) Won [35]
Best Onscreen Jodi(With Surbhi Chandna) Won [35]
Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor (Drama) Nominated [36]
Best Actor (Popular) Won
2018 Best Actor (Drama) Nominated
Gold Awards Best Actor in a Lead Role Won [37]
Asian Viewers Television Awards Male Actor Of The Year Nominated [38]
Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor (Popular) Won [39]
2019 Indian Telly Awards Best Actor in a Lead Role Won [40]
Global Excellence Awards Iconic Actor of the Year - Television Won [41]
2022 21st Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor (Drama) Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2 Won [42]
Best Actor (Popular) Won [43]
22nd Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor (Drama) Won [44]
Popular Actor - OTT Never Kiss Your Best Friend 2 Nominated
2023 Bollywood Hungama Style Icons Most Stylish TV Actor (Male) — Nominated [45]
2023 Gold Awards Best Actor in a Lead Role Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2 Won [46]

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