Gurmeet Choudhary (born 22 February 1984) is an Indian actor and

martial artist Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; and the preserv ...

. He is known for his portrayal of Rama in ''

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'', Maan Singh Khurana in ''

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'' and Yash Suraj Pratap Sindhina in ''

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''. In 2012, Gurmeet participated in ''

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'' and emerged as the winner. He also participated in ''

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'' and '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5'' and emerged as the 1st runner-up in both. He made his film debut with Fox Studio's psychological thriller and horror ''

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''.

Early life and background

Gurmeet was born in Jairampur village in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India. The Gurmeet Choudhary Foundation launched a post-Covid specialised care centre at his hometown. His elder brother is a general physician in his hometown.

Personal life

On 15 February 2011, Choudhary married actress

Debina Bonnerjee Debina Bonnerjee (born 18 April 1983) was an Indian actress who played Sita in the 2008 television soap opera '' Ramayan''. Her first television role was in the Tamil TV serial ''Mayavi'' (2005). She also appeared as Mayuri in ''Chidiya Ghar' ...

. On 4 October 2021, they married again. On 3 April 2022, they had their first child, a girl.

Career

Gurmeets first gained prominence through his portrayal of

Rama Rama (; ), Ram, Raman or Ramar, also known as Ramachandra (; , ), is a major deity in Hinduism. He is the seventh and one of the most popular '' avatars'' of Vishnu. In Rama-centric traditions of Hinduism, he is considered the Supreme Bein ...

in the 2009 television series

, opposite

who played the role of

Sita Sita (; ) also called as Janaki and Vaidehi is a Hindu goddess and the female protagonist of the Hindu epic, ''Ramayana''. She is the consort of Rama, the avatar of the god Vishnu, and is regarded as a form of Vishnu's consort, Lakshmi. She ...

. Choudhary participated in the reality show '' Pati Patni Aur Woh'' with his then fiancée,

who also played Sita in ''Ramayan''. After this show, he played the role of a business magnate Maan Singh Khurana in ''

alongside

Drashti Dhami Drashti Khemka Dhami (born 10 January 1985) is an Indian actress, model and dancer. She is one of the most popular Hindi television actresses having worked in several successful shows like ''Dill Mill Gayye'', ''Geet'', ''Madhubala'', '' Ek T ...

''. He played a lead role in the show '' Punar Vivah as Yash Sindhia, alongside Kratika Sengar''. Gurmeet participated in and won the fifth season of the popular dance contest ''

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'' with choreographer Shampa Sonthalia. He competed in the dance contest ''

'' alongside his wife

, his co-star from ''Ramayan'', whom he had married in 2011, in which he finished as the first runner up. They were choreographed by Pratik Utekar. He participated in an action reality show '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (season 5)'' where he was named the first runner-up. Gurmeet Choudhary's first foray into the Bollywood film industry was in 2015 when he was cast as the character of Jaidev in the psychological thriller Khamoshiyan, produced by Fox Studios India and

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. He is also a trained martial artist.

Filmography

Films

Television

Special appearances

Music videos

References

External links

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