Shakti Arora

Career

Initial days and critical appreciation (2006–2014)

Arora made his television debut in 2006 with Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai and then played Kamran in Sony SAB's Left Right Left that year. In 2007, he signed Star Plus's medical based series Dill Mill Gaye for the supporting role of Sumit.

After a two-year break, he was back to television in 2009 as Jigar Thakkar in Baa Bahoo Aur Baby. In 2010, he joined Star Plus's Tere Liye as Taposh Banerjee. In 2011, he was roped in as Mukul in Zee TV's Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo and as Angad Purohit in Sanskaar Laxmi.

Arora gained appreciation for his performance as Onir Dutt, a doctor in one of Zee TV's soap opera, Pavitra Rishta, which he did from 2012 to 2013. In 2012, he also hosted Gyaan Guru and Gumrah: End of Innocence.

In 2013, he hosted Science With BrainCafe and acted in Yeh Hai Aashiqui as Mayank opposite Kapoor and in MTV Webbed as Kavish Mehta apart from a special cameo in Star Plus's Yeh Hai Mohabbatein. His first project of 2014 was playing Avinash opposite Charlie Chauhan in Zing's Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya.

Establishment as a leading actor (2014–present)

Arora achieved his first leading role in June 2014, as Ranveer Vaghela, a successful business tycoon in Colors TV's Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi opposite Radhika Madan and later also played Ranveer's twin brother Milan Vaghela in it. He earned several awards and nomination for the show, before it ended in February 2016. Simultaneously, he also took part in the dance reality show Nach Baliye 7 in 2015.

Arora additionally gave guest appearances in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 and Krishnadasi as his character Ranveer Vaghela from Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi. He was a guest in Comedy Nights Bachao and narrated Colors TV's Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki.

In 2016, he contested in season 2 of Box Cricket League. That year he also participated in the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8 as a contestant. He then hosted Man Mein Hai Visshwas 2.

In June 2018, Arora begun starring alongside Drashti Dhami and Aditi Dev Sharma in Colors TV's Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka as pediatrician Kunal Malhotra. He quit the show in 2019. He next appeared in Colors TV's cooking show Kitchen Champion 5.

In June 2022, he replaced Dheeraj Dhoopar as lead Karan Luthra in Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya. From June 2023 to June 2024, he portrayed Ishaan Bhosale in Star Plus's Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin opposite Bhavika Sharma. His character was written out of the show after a time leap.

Filmography

Television Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2006–2009 Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai Various 2009 Baa Bahoo Aur Baby Jigar Thakkar MTV Webbed Kavish Mehra Yeh Hai Mohabbatein Vyom Chauhan 2014 Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya Avinash 2014–2016 Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi Ranveer Vaghela/Milan Vaghela 2016Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 98th place Man Mein Hai Visshwas 2 Host 2018–2019 Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka Dr. Kunal Malhotra

Special appearances Year Title Role Ref. 2014 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7Ranveer Vaghela 2016 Box Cricket League 2 Himself Krishnadasi Ranveer Vaghela Comedy Nights Bachao Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki Narrator 2017 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai Himself 2019 Kitchen Champion 5 2024 Udne Ki Aasha Ishaan Bhosale

Films Year Title Role Language Notes 2018 Arwah Tumbal Nyai: Part Arwah Shakti Indonesian 2020 Tera Yaar Hu Main Sahil Hindi Short film

Awards and nominations