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Hiten Tejwani is an
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known for his work in several fictional shows.


Personal life

Hiten Tejwani was born into a Sindhi family. Hiten Tejwani married his '' Kutumb'' and ''
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 Kapoo ...
'' co-star Gauri Pradhan on 29 April 2004. The couple became parents to twins, son Nevaan and daughter Katya on 11 November 2009. In an interview, he revealed that he had been married once before, but went through a painful divorce in 2001.


Career

Tejwani played a role in
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's serial '' Ghar Ek Mandir'', which was aired on
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. This was followed by appearances in Kapoor's soaps '' Kabhii Sautan Kabhii Sahelii'' on Metro Gold, '' Kaahin Kissii Roz'' on
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, and '' Kutumb'' on
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with Gauri Pradhan. He appeared again with Pradhan in the second season of '' Kutumb'', and Kapoor took the same couple in her show ''
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 Kapoo ...
''. When '' Kutumb'' ended, he was offered the role of Karan Virani in Kapoor's series ''
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 Kapoo ...
'' on
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. In 2009, he and his wife also made a short cameo in the
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show '' Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan''. In 2006, Tejwani along with his wife Gauri participated in the second season of '' Nach Baliye 2'' and returned to host Season 4 in 2008. He played Anurag Basu in ''
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'', replacing Cezanne Khan in the role. In 2009 and 2010, he also played small or supporting roles in the shows '' Jasuben Jayantilaal Joshi Ki Joint Family'' and '' Kitani Mohabbat Hai'' on
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, '' Palampur Express'' on
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, '' Chotti Bahu - Sindoor Bin Suhagan'' on
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and '' Rang Badalti Odhani'' on Star One. In 2011 he appeared in '' Mukti Bandhan'' as Vicky Oberoi, where he played the antagonist. Later that year, he was cast again by Kapoor as the lead actor of '' Pavitra Rishta'' on
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. Tejwani was nominated for ''Best Actor in Lead Role'' at
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, The Global Indian Film and TV Honours, 5th Boroplus Gold Awards, 11th Indian Telly Awards and 12th Indian Television Academy Awards. He also made a cameo appearance in Kapoor's ''
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'', in the role of Jatin Chopra. He appeared in the Sri Lankan television series ''Pooja'', playing a doctor. In 2013, he appeared in '' Sanskaar - Dharohar Apno Ki'' as Murli. He later played Nitin Joshi in
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's '' Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi''. In 2015, Tejwani played the role of Dr. Anant in ''
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''. and also played Niranjan Chaturvedi in ''
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'' from 2015 to 2017. In 2017, Tejwani was a celebrity contestant in the
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of the Indian version of the
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show ''
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'', which premiered on 1 October. He survived for 11 weeks until he got evicted on 17 December (Day 77). In 2018, he appeared in
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's show ''
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'' where he plays a role of Inspector Bharat Singh Rathore. In 2019, he portrayed Viraj Roy in  &TV's ''
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''. As of February 2019, he was a contestant on '' Kitchen Champion 5'' with his wife Gauri Pradhan Tejwani. Tejwani will play a professor in the upcoming film ''Nobel Peace''. From 2020 to 2021, he appeared as Shiv Narayan Gupta in
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's ''
Gupta Brothers ''Gupta Brothers'' is an Indian comedy drama television series that aired from 5 October 2020 to 26 January 2021 on Star Bharat. Produced by Mahesh Pandey, it stars Parineeta Borthakur, Hiten Tejwani, Aakash Mukherjee, Satya Tiwari and Meet ...
''. Since July 2022, he joined the cast
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's show ''Swaran Ghar'' as Arjun Deol.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tejwani, Hiten Indian male television actors Living people Male actors in Hindi cinema Sindhi people Indian male stage actors Indian television presenters Indian male film actors Indian male models Indian male soap opera actors Male actors from Mumbai Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants Actors from Mumbai 1974 births