Pearl V Puri (born 10 July 1989) is an Indian actor. Puri is best known for playing Mahir Sehgal/Mihir Sippi in ''

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'' and Raghbir Malhotra in ''

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''.

Early life

Pearl V Puri was born on 10 July 1989 in

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, into a Punjabi

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family to Vipin Puri and Pummy Puri. He has an elder sister Reet Vohra aka Quety Puri. Puri started his schooling at Maharishi Vidya Mandir Public School, Chhindwara. After a few years his family moved to

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where he was enrolled at Raghendra Swarup Public School. Puri was inspired to be an actor after his ex girlfriend was a fan of

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. His father wanted him to join their family business but his mother supported his decision of becoming an actor. He began his career as a model and appeared in several commercials for various brands like Maruti Ritz, Fair One Cream, Pizza Hut. Puri's father died in October 2020 following a

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Personal life

Pearl V Puri was arrested on 4 June 2021 for an alleged molestation case of a minor girl the set of his tv serial in 2019 and was granted bail after being in Jail over 10 days on 15 June 2021.

Career

2013–2017: Initial struggles

Puri made his acting debut on television with a supporting role as Ajay Tiwari in the love-triangle ''

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'' on

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produced by

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in 2013. In 2015, he had his first leading role in Saurabh Tewari Films' musical romantic drama '' Phir Bhi Na Maane...Badtameez Dil'' on

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opposite

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as Abeer Malhotra, a successful charming rockstar. Although the show ran for just 5 months, he gained recognition for his role as Abeer that earned him a Best Fresh New Face (Male) nomination at

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. The show initially ended on 19 September, however the show came back on

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and ran until 18 November. In January 2016, Puri signed Swastik Pictures' television show ''

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'' on

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; he was cast as Satyendra Sharma opposite

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. In May 2016, he joined the cast of

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's fantasy TV series ''

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'' on

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as the simple and innocent Arjun Shastri, a garage worker opposite

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. The series ended in January 2017.

2018–present: Limited popularity

In 2018, he found his biggest break with the third season of

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's successful supernatural franchise '' Naagin''. His portrayal of Mahir Sehgal/Mihir Sippi and chemistry with co-actress

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gained a lot of attention, making him a household name. He won the Best Actor Male (Critics) category at

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and received nominations for Best Actor Male (Popular) and Best Onscreen Jodi (Popular) at

. The show achieved high TRPs and ended in May 2019 after 103 episodes, becoming the longest season of the franchise. In 2019, Puri made his discography debut with ''Peerh Meri'' co-starring

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. He participated in ''

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'' and the fifth season of ''Kitchen Champion'', both of which aired on Colors TV. He also appeared in the fourth season of ''

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''. In June 2019, Puri collaborated with Kapoor again for the romantic mystery thriller ''

'' on Colors TV starring as the depressed and alcoholic Raghbir Malhotra alongside

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and

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. The show went off air in February 2020. In 2020, he featured in the music videos ''Teri Aankhon Mein'' and ''Teri Aankhon Mein Dance Cover''.Archived a
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In September 2020, he started shooting for the second season of Zee TV supernatural show ''

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'', his third consecutive collaboration with Kapoor, playing the main lead Angad Mehra opposite Nikki Sharma. The series premiered in November 2020, but went off air within five months in April 2021 due to low TRPs.

In the media

In 2018, Puri was ranked first in ''

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''s Most Desirable Men on TV List.

Television

Special appearances

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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