Harsh Chhaya is an Indian actor. He debuted in a minor role as "Jijo" in the early 1990s

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series '' Tara'', but first came into prominence in the role of Krishnakant Trivedi (KT) in mid 1990s TV series ''

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'', where he portrayed the character of a wealthy boss who exploited his married employee (Savi) into an extramarital affair with him. Chhaya somewhat developed the on-screen image of a wealthy boss and played the similar character in the 2007

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film ''

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'', where he takes advantage of his employee, played by

Rani Mukerji Rani Mukerji (pronounced ; born 21 March 1978) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. Noted for her versatility, she is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Rani Mukerji, multiple accolades, including seven Filmf ...

Career

His first appearance was in the serial Aarohan (by

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) in 1993 as Lt.Sharma, and then his major breakthrough was the role of Karan in ''

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'', directed by

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in 1995. In 2002, Harsh acted in the serial '' Justajoo'', directed by Ajay Sinha. '' Justajoo'' was a serial on

in 2002, which also starred

and Arpita Pandey. In 2006, he was seen as the CEO Naveen Shroff in

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's ''

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''. In 2007, he played a businessman named Kapoor in

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's '' Bheja Fry''. All but two of his scenes were edited out in the final released version of this film. His performance as Vinay Khosla, a gay dress designer, was notable in

's 2008 critically acclaimed ''

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''. Harsh Chhaya also played the role of

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's '' Pradhanmantri'' on ABP News. He also worked in 24:India Season 2, as an ATU Chief Siddhant Sehgal

Personal life

Harsh was married to

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. After a divorce with Shah, Harsh married actress Sunita Sengupta. He completed his Education at Delhi's

Jamia Millia Islamia Jamia Millia Islamia () is a central university located in New Delhi, India. Originally established at Aligarh, United Provinces (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) during the British Raj in 1920, it moved to its current location in Okhla in ...

, where he pursued Mass Communication at the university's

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Discography

Filmography

Films

Writer/Director

Television

Web series

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chhaya, Harsh Living people Indian male film actors Indian male television actors Male actors from Mumbai Male actors in Hindi cinema Jamia Millia Islamia alumni 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Gujarati people 1970 births