Rohan Gandotra

Rohan Gandotra (born 26 August 1990) is an Indian television actor who debuted with Everest and then appeared in shows like Qubool Hai, Kaala Teeka, Naagin 2, Dil Se Dil Tak, Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka and 1962: The War in the Hills

Early life Rohan Gandotra was born on 26 August 1990 in New Delhi, india into a Punjabi Hindu family to Sunil Gandotra and Meenakshi Gandotra. He has an elder brother Prateek Gandotra. Gandotra completed his schooling from DLDAV Model School, New Delhi. Gandotra completed Bachelors in Computers from Jagan Institute of Management Studies.

Rohan inspired to be an actor since his college days when he started modelling at college festivals and then he started appearing in lot of print shoots for different brands. There are over 40 plus different brands in his kitty for what he shot including Casio, Vodafone, Tata Docomo, Hyundai Eon, Hair and care etc. After doing a lot of print shoots and tvc’s he started concentrating on his acting career.

Career

Rohan made his acting debut on television with a lead role as Aakash Joshi on Ashutosh Gowariker's Everest on StarPlus produced by AGPPL in 2014. He gained recognition for his role as Akash Joshi that earned him Best Debut at the prestigious Gold Awards and a nomination as the Best Fresh New Face (Male) in Indian Telly Awards. The show is available on Hotstar to watch. In 2015, he did a cameo role in Zee TV’s Qubool Hai as Ashfaq, co-starring alongside Additi Gupta and Surbhi Jyoti. In 2016, he joined Zee TV’s show Kaala Teeka after leap in which he played a charming young businessman as Yug Chaudhary. Show successfully ran for 1.5 yrs before he quit the show.

In November 2017, he was signed as the replacement of Sidharth Shukla in Colors TV most famous show Dil Se Dil Tak opposite Jasmin Bhasin and Rashami Desai. The show was produced by Shashi Sumeet Productions. He played the character of Parth Bhanushali. The series ended in June 2018. In Feb 2019, Rohan signed a new show for Voot in Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka second season as Veer Verma opposite Tejasswi Prakash, Kunal Jaisingh and Aneri Vajani. The show was the first daily soap to run on an OTT platform. The show went on for 100 episodes and ended in June 2019.

Immediately after the show, Gandotra signed his new show for Hotstar called 1962: The War in the Hills directed by Mahesh Manjrekar, produced by Arre (brand). The show has an ensemble cast of Abhay Deol, Sumeet Vyas, Akash Thosar, Mahie Gill, Pooja Sawant. This is one of the biggest show for Hotstar and received rave reviews from the critics as well as audience. The show is based on Indo-China war of 1962. Gandotra played the character of Sepoy Karan Yadav for which he gained 7kgs to look the part of a ruthless soldier. He received amazing reviews for his performance as a soldier. In 2021, he appeared in StarPlus's show Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana as Yuvraj Singh.

Personal life In 2018, it was reported by The Times of India that Gandotra was secretly dating actress Hiba Nawab, though both of them denied the claims in media. Since 2021, Gandotra has been frequently linked with actress and business partner Chahatt Khanna, with reports suggesting they are in a relationship. Khanna has referred to him as a "special part of [her] life".

Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes Ref 2014 Everest Aakash JoshiMain role 2015 Twist Wala Love Rohan/Vishal Fear Files Kabir Episodic 2015–2016Qubool Hai Ehsaan Raza SheikhSupporting role 2016–2017 Kaala Teeka Yug ChoudharyMain role 2017 Dhhai Kilo Prem Aman Naagin 2 Anshuman 2017–2018 Dil Se Dil Tak Parth Bhanushali Replaced Sidharth Shukla/ main role 2018 Laal Ishq Ashwak Khan Episodic 2019 The Perfect Murder Kabir Short Film Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka Veer Verma 2021 Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana Yuvraj Singh An N.R.I.

Special appearance Year Title Role Ref2018 Tu AashiquiParth Bhanushali Laado 2 – Veerpur Ki Mardani Belan Wali Bahu Udaan

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