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Harshad Chopda (born 17 May 1983) is an Indian television actor known for his portrayal of Captain Aditya Hooda in ''
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'' and Dr. Abhimanyu Birla in ''
Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai'' (), popularly known as ''YRKKH'' is an Indian Hindi-language romantic family drama television series that airs on StarPlus and streams on Disney+ Hotstar. It premiered on 12 January 2009 and is the longest run ...
''. He is the recipient of four
Indian Television Academy Awards The Indian Television Academy Awards, also known as the ''ITA Awards'', is an annual award ceremony organised by the Indian Television Academy to honour excellence in Hindi-language television. Ceremonies Categories Popular Awards * ITA Aw ...
, one
Indian Telly Award The Indian Telly Awards is an annual award for excellence both on-screen and behind-the-scenes of Hindi-language television. Conceptualised and created by Anil Wanvari, the founder, CEO of media and services group, indiantelevision.com, they a ...
and two
Asian Viewers Television Awards Asian Viewers Television Awards, also known as AVTA, is an annual award show event held in London which honours the best of Asian Television. Helmed by Rajan Singh, it was first awarded in 2014. History First held in 2014, the event is helmed by ...
.


Early life

Chopda was born on 17 May 1983, in
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,
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. He completed his schooling from Rabindranath Tagore School, Gondia. He then graduated in
computer engineering Computer engineering (CoE or CpE) is a branch of electrical engineering and computer science that integrates several fields of computer science and electronic engineering required to develop computer hardware and software. Computer engineers ...
from Modern College of Engineering,
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.


Career

Chopda started his television career in 2006 with
Zee TV Zee TV (stylised as ZEE TV) is a Hindi general entertainment pay television channel in India. It was launched on 2 October 1992, as the first privately owned TV channel in the country. It is owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Zee TV also ...
's '' Mamta'' where he played Karan Srivastav. From 2006 to 2007, he portrayed Cadet Ali Baig in
SAB TV Sony SAB (formerly SAB TV) is an Indian pay television channel owned by Culver Max Entertainment. History Sony SAB was launched as SAB TV by Gautam Adhikari and Markand Adhikari under their company Sri Adhikari Brothers (thus the acronym) on ...
's '' Left Right Left''. Next, he joined
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's ''
Amber Dhara ''Amber Dhara'' is an Indian Hindi language television series that aired on Sony Entertainment Television from 24 September 2007 until 24 April 2008, based on the lives of conjoined twins, Amber and Dhara. Plot The story revolves around the li ...
'' as Akshat Mehra opposite
Kashmira Irani Kashmira Irani is an Indian film, television and theatre actress known for playing Amber in ''Amber Dhara'', Draupadi in ''Dharmakshetra'' and Samaira Khanna in '' Dosti... Yaariyan... Manmarziyan ,Princess Sonali in the musical Zangoora-The Gy ...
. From 2008 to 2010, he portrayed Prem Juneja in
Star Plus StarPlus is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, ...
's ''
Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil ''Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil'' (''In Which Country Does My Heart Live'') is an Indian drama television series that aired on Star Plus. It starred Additi Gupta, Harshad Chopda, Sushant Singh Rajput and Meher Vij as Prem, Heer, Preet and Meher. ...
'' opposite
Additi Gupta Additi Gupta (born 21 April 1988) is an Indian television actress, best known for playing Heer in '' Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil'' and Khan Begum in '' Qubool Hai''. Early life Gupta was born on 21 April 1988 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh to Ved P ...
. From 2010 to 2011, Chopda played Anurag Ganguly in
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's '' Tere Liye'' opposite
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. From 2011 to 2012, he played Mohan Gala in
NDTV Imagine Imagine TV was a Hindi general entertainment channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System, and based in New Delhi. The channel was known for shows such as '' Ramayan (2008), Chandragupta Maurya, '' Swayamvar'', ''Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo'', ''M ...
's ''
Dharampatni ''Dharampatni'' (English: Dutiful Wife) is an Indian drama television series that aired on Imagine TV. It was jointly produced by DJ's a Creative Unit and Endemol India. It premiered on 16 August 2011 and starred Harshad Chopda and Aasiya Kazi. ...
'' opposite
Aasiya Kazi Aasiya Kazi (born 12 December 1991) is an Indian television actress best known for her role of Santu Dharamraj Mahiyavanshi in the television soap opera '' Bandini'' on Imagine TV. She also played the role of Saudamini in Colors TV and ...
. In 2012, Chopda portrayed Raghavendra Pratap Singh in
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's '' Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava?'' opposite
Sriti Jha Sriti Jha (born 26 February 1986) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. She made her acting debut in 2007 with ''Dhoom Machaao Dhoom'' playing Malini Sharma. Jha earned wider recognition with her portrayal of Pragya Aror ...
and
Karanvir Bohra Manoj Bohra (born 28 August 1982) known by his stage name Karanvir Bohra, is an Indian people, Indian actor, producer and designer. He starred in the TV shows ''Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001 TV series), Kasautii Zindagii Kay'', ''Dil Se Di Dua... ...
. From 2014 to 2015, he played Sahir Azeem Chaudhary in
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's '' Humsafars'' opposite
Shivya Pathania Shivya Pathania is an Indian model and television actress known for playing Sita in the Indian mythological TV series'' Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush'' and Radha in ''RadhaKrishn''. Early life Her father, Subhash Pathania, was a law officer in the ...
. In 2017, Chopda made his film debut as Rahul in ''
2016 The End ''2016 The End'' is a 2017 apocalyptic Hindi comedy film written, produced and directed by Jaideep Chopra that stars Harshad Chopda, Priya Banerjee, Divyendu Sharma and Kiku Sharda. Plot Four friends living in Moradabad face different proble ...
'' co-starring
Priya Banerjee Priya Banerjee is an Indian actress who works mainly in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil films. Banerjee's first film was ''Kiss'' in Telugu in 2013, opposite Adivi Sesh. She then appeared in her second Telugu film, Joru, with Sundeep Kishan and Raash ...
,
Divyendu Sharma Divyendu Sharma (born 19 June 1983), better known as Divyenndu, is an Indian actor and model best known for his roles of Nishant aka Liquid in ''Pyar Ka Punchnama'', Narayan Sharma in '' Toilet: Ek Prem Katha'', Sundar Tripathi in the film ''Ba ...
and
Kiku Sharda Kiku Sharda (born Raghavendra Sharda; 14 February 1976) is an Indian comedian as well as film and television actor. He was born on 14 February 1976 in Jodhpur district, Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Kiku completed his schooling in Mumbai where he also co ...
. In 2018, he portrayed Captain Aditya Hooda in
Colors TV Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment broadcast network owned by Viacom18. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime and television films. History It was launched on 2 ...
's ''
Bepannah ''Bepannah'' ( Endless) is a romantic drama television series that aired from 19 March to 30 November 2018 on Colors TV. Produced under Cinevistaas Limited, it starred Harshad Chopda and Jennifer Winget. ''Timeslot'': The Show was Launched at ...
'' opposite
Jennifer Winget Jennifer Winget (born 30 May 1985) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television along with Hindi films. She started her career as a child actor with the 1995 film ''Akele Hum Akele Tum'' and made her TV debut with ''Shaka Laka ...
. Bepannaah made a successful debut, entering the list of top five shows in its very first week. ''
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'' wrote "Harshad Chopda is a complete natural and plays his part effortlessly." ''
India Today ''India Today'' is a weekly Indian English-language news magazine published by Living Media India Limited. It is the most widely circulated magazine in India, with a readership of close to 8 million. In 2014, ''India Today'' launched a new onl ...
'' stated "Harshad nails his character of Aditya with some black humour and hard-hitting one-liners." In 2020, he starred in Desi Music Factory's music video ''Juda Kar Diya'' opposite
Erica Fernandes Erica Jennifer Fernandes is an Indian actress and model, who works in Indian television and films. She got her breakthrough with her television debut, portraying Dr. Sonakshi Bose in ''Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi''. Erica has also acted in many ...
. Since October 2021, Chopda has been starring as Dr. Abhimanyu Birla in
Star Plus StarPlus is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, ...
's ''
Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai'' (), popularly known as ''YRKKH'' is an Indian Hindi-language romantic family drama television series that airs on StarPlus and streams on Disney+ Hotstar. It premiered on 12 January 2009 and is the longest run ...
'' opposite Pranali Rathod. Chopda also starred in the musical series ''Aakhiri Mulaqaat'' spanning four songs opposite
Smriti Kalra Smriti Kalra is an Indian actress and model. She first appeared as a lead in ''12/24 Karol Bagh'' as Simmi on Zee TV. She got fame with the title role in Channel V's show '' Suvreen Guggal – Topper of The Year''. She was also seen in show '' ...
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Media image

In 2017, Chopda was listed 16th in ''
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''s Top 20 Most Desirable Men on Indian Television List. In 2018, he was placed 19th in ''
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''s 50 Sexiest Asian Men List. His chemistry with
Jennifer Winget Jennifer Winget (born 30 May 1985) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television along with Hindi films. She started her career as a child actor with the 1995 film ''Akele Hum Akele Tum'' and made her TV debut with ''Shaka Laka ...
in ''
Bepannah ''Bepannah'' ( Endless) is a romantic drama television series that aired from 19 March to 30 November 2018 on Colors TV. Produced under Cinevistaas Limited, it starred Harshad Chopda and Jennifer Winget. ''Timeslot'': The Show was Launched at ...
'' won them the title of ''
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''s Most Favourite Onscreen Jodi 2018. He was also listed 8th in ''
Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English language, English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, t ...
''s Top 20 Most Desirable Men on Indian Television 2018. In 2019, he was placed 6th in ''
Eastern Eye The ''Eastern Eye'' is a British weekly newspaper. It was created in 1989 and was first published by ''The Guardian'', before becoming a standalone newspaper. History Sarwar Ahmed Sarwar Ahmed ( bn, সরয়ার আহমেদ; bor ...
''s 50 Sexiest Asian Men List. Next, he was listed 8th in ''
Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English language, English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, t ...
''s Top 20 Most Desirable Men on Indian Television 2019.


Filmography


Television


Films


Music videos


Awards and nominations

Chopda has received numerous nominations and awards, including four
Indian Television Academy Awards The Indian Television Academy Awards, also known as the ''ITA Awards'', is an annual award ceremony organised by the Indian Television Academy to honour excellence in Hindi-language television. Ceremonies Categories Popular Awards * ITA Aw ...
, one
Indian Telly Award The Indian Telly Awards is an annual award for excellence both on-screen and behind-the-scenes of Hindi-language television. Conceptualised and created by Anil Wanvari, the founder, CEO of media and services group, indiantelevision.com, they a ...
and two
Asian Viewers Television Awards Asian Viewers Television Awards, also known as AVTA, is an annual award show event held in London which honours the best of Asian Television. Helmed by Rajan Singh, it was first awarded in 2014. History First held in 2014, the event is helmed by ...
.


See also

*
List of Indian television actors This is an alphabetical list of notable male Indian television actors. * List of Hindi actors List of regional language actors ; Bengali ; Tamil ;Telugu ; Kannada ; Marathi ; Malayalam See also * List of Indian television actr ...


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chopda, Harshad 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male soap opera actors Indian male television actors Living people 1983 births Male actors from Maharashtra People from Gondia Place of birth missing (living people)