Aman Verma (born 11 October 1971) is an Indian television anchor and actor. As an anchor, Verma is best known for hosting the game show ''

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'' on

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from 2001 to 2004. His other hosting duties were with

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in the first season of

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and

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's Zee Cinestars. He has also acted in

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movies. Verma was also seen in Life OK's show Hum Ne Li Hai- Shapath as ACP Diler Kumar. He also participated in the ninth season of Indian reality series ''

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''.

Career

Verma made his acting debut in the TV serial ''Pachpan Khambe Laal Deewarein'' with

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in 1993. He also played the character of Vrishaketu, son of Karna, in

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. Then he started his film career with, '' Sangharsh'' ( 1999), portraying a supporting role. He portrayed the role of Anupam Kapadia for four years in '' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi''. In 2002, Verma portrayed the lead role of SP Aditya Pratap Singh in '' Kehta Hai Dil'', for which he won the

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in 2003. In 2003, Verma starred in the film ''

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'' as the solo lead opposite

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and in the film ''Koi Hai''. In both films, he portrayed solo leads. Later that year, he portrayed a supporting role in ''

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'' ( 2003), which starred

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and

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in lead roles. Verma anchored the game show, ''

'' on

from 2001 to 2004, until he was replaced by TV actor,

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, who was his co-star in '' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi''. The two also starred together in another serial '' Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan'', which aired on

. Verma has made special appearances in films through his career as an anchor. He also portrayed a comedy role of Zubin in ''

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'' (

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). In that same year, Verma portrayed his first lead role in a TV serial on '' Viraasat'', portraying a negative role. He was in a TV serial '' Teen Bahuraniyaan'' playing the role of a man called Sumit Desai who was in a coma for the past few years whose children died but did not know it. He was also part of the first season of a reality show on

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's ''

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''. In 2012, he acted in ''

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''. In 2015, he participated in

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's '' Bigg Boss 9'' as a contestant and got evicted after six weeks. He is playing the character of an advocate in Director Shailendra Pandey's upcoming film '' JD''.

Controversies

Verma was the target of a

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sting operation which was aired on

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in March 2005. He was seen begging Suhaib Ilyasi to remove his footage from the sting operation. Verma sued India TV CEO

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, programme manager Suhaib Ilyasi and journalist Ruchi, who was involved in the operation, alleging that the channel wanted to "blackmail and extort money" from him.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Verma, Aman Indian male television actors Living people Entertainment scandals Indian male soap opera actors Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants Indian game show hosts Place of birth missing (living people) 1971 births