Akashdeep Saigal is an Indian television actor known for his portrayal of ''Ansh Virani'' and ''Eklavya Virani'' in ''

Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' ( ''Because a mother-in-law was once a daughter-in-law, too'') is an Indian Hindi-language soap opera that aired from 4 July 2000 to 7 November 2008 on Star Plus. The show was co-produced by Shobha Kapoor ...

'' as well as participating in ''

Bigg Boss 5 ''Bigg Boss 5'' is the fifth season of the Indian reality TV show ''Bigg Boss'', which aired on Colors TV from 2 October 2011 to 7 January 2012 with Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan as the hosts. During the launch on 2 October, fourteen hand-picke ...

''.

Personal life

Saigal's father and older brother are lawyers. He also has a sister, Madhu Bhatia who lives in Dubai. During his modeling days he dated

Madhu Sapre Madhu Sapre (born 14 July 1971) is an Indian supermodel from Maharashtra. She won Femina Miss India pageant in 1992. Career In the 1990s, Sapre was an athlete who rose to fame when she started modeling at a very young age. As Miss India she ...

for 6 months, and

Shazahn Padamsee Shazahn Padamsee is an Indian actress and model who primarily worked in Hindi films. Daughter of noted actors Alyque Padamsee and Sharon Prabhakar, she made her first film appearance in the 2009 Hindi film '' Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year ...

for 3 years. He took the alias 'Sky' as it is how his close friends address him. He also dated

Pooja Bedi Pooja Bedi (born 11 May 1970) is an Indian actress, television talk show host and newspaper columnist. She is the daughter of Indian actors Kabir Bedi and Protima Bedi. She participated in the reality television shows ''Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'', ''N ...

for 3 years after they met on

Career

Akash won the Gladrags Manhunt Contestant, supermodel of the year in 1997. The same year he appeared on the 1998 music video for

Shweta Shetty Shweta Shetty (also known as Shwetaa in nickname) is an Indian pop singer known for her albums and for her contributions to Bollywood film soundtracks. Her most remix hit song is "Q-Funk" from the album ''Oorja'' in 1995. Life and career Shett ...

's ''Deewane to Deewane Hain''. He started his acting career with the film

Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi () is a 1999 Indian Hindi language musical romance film directed by Raj Kaushal. The film starred debutants Rinke Khanna, Dino Morea and Sanjay Suri. The film is set against the backdrop of a Performing Arts College. The ...

(1999). He made his debut on small screen with the popular serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi on Star Plus. He had participated in the first season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, a dance competition on Sony Entertainment Television channel. In 2009, he has played the role of the villain in

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nativ ...

blockbuster hit '' Ayan''.

Filmography

* 1999 ''

'' as Ronnie * 2003 '' Supari'' as Mushy * 2009 '' Ayan'' as Kamalesh (Tamil film) * 2014 ''

Sultanat ''Sultanat'' is a 1986 Bollywood film written and directed by Mukul S. Anand. The film stars Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Sridevi, Juhi Chawla, Karan Kapoor, Amrish Puri, Tom Alter and Shakti Kapoor. It was the debut movie of both Juhi Chawla (Miss ...

'' (Pakistani Film) * 2017 '' Kavan'' as Kalyan (Tamil film)

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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