Piyush Sahdev (born 12 March 1982) is an Indian television actor. He has appeared in several TV daily soaps but is known for his roles of Rama in '' Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev'', Kabir Tripathi in ''

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'', Pawan Bakshi in'' Devanshi'' and Samay in ''

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.'' He is the brother of popular actors,

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and

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Early life

Sahdev was born on 12 March 1982 and hails from

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. Piyush has a younger sister Vaishali aka

.TV actor Piyush arrested for rape; sister Meher Vij of Secret Superstar fame clueless

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26 November 2017 His brother

is also an actor.

Personal life and career

Early days (2004–12)

Before making his official debut in

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, Sahdev did an episodic role in 2004 for '' Special Squad'', a

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. After three years he was selected to play a supporting role from 2007 to 2009 in ''

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'' on

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as Sharad Chatterjee, the brother of the female lead. Also he appeared as Varun Ranawat in the

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series ''

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'' from 2007 to 2008. Sahdev's first leading role as Kulwant Singh, an

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came in 2008 came with ''

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'' on

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opposite

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. It went off air in 2009. He next did a cameo appearance for Gul Khan's first production ''

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'' in 2010 as Arjun Singh Rathore. From 2011-2012 he portrayed his first negative character of Aman Mathur in the popular hit show ''

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'' on

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Marriage and huge popularity (2012–17)

In 2012, Sahdev signed '' Hum Ne Li Hai... Shapath'', a

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series on

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in which he played the role of Senior Inspector Abhigyan Mitra. That year on 25 June, he married actress and friend Akangsha Rawat. He quit ''Hum Ne Li Hai... Shapath'' in 2013. Later that year Sahdev rise to prominence with his portrayal of

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opposite

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in the highly acclaimed mythological drama '' Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev'' on Life OK, which marked a turning point in his career, making it his breakthrough performance. In an interview, he had already stated that he always wished to once play Rama in his career, which he eventually fulfilled and also won immense recognition for the same. He also played the lead role of Kabir in

's ''

''.

Divorce, controversy and further work (2017–present)

In mid-2017, Sahdev and his wife Akangsha Rawat were separated. On 24 November 2017, Sahdev was arrested after a woman lodged an FIR at the Versova Police Station,

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accusing him of rape. In December 2017, Sahdev entered

's ''

'' as Samay, a negative role which garnered him much appreciation. In the same year, Sahdev joined

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's '' Devanshi''. In 2018, he played the role of Siraj in

's ''

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''. He also portrayed the role of Abu Fazl in

's '' Dastaan-E-Mohabbat: Salim Anarkali''. In September 2021, he is appearing as Inspector Piyush in &TV's ''

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''. Since April 2022, he enter as negative role in

's show ''

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'' played the role of Krish Dixit.

Filmography

Television

Music videos

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sahdev, Piyush 1982 births Living people Male actors from Delhi Indian male television actors Indian male soap opera actors 21st-century Indian male actors