Upen Patel

Upen Patel (born 16 August 1982 ) is a British actor who worked predominantly in Hindi films. In addition to working in Hindi films, he has participated in several television reality shows including Bigg Boss 8 and Nach Baliye 7. He also hosted MTV Love School with Karishma Tanna.

Early and personal life Upen Patel was born on 16 August 1982 to a Gujarati family in London, England. He studied computer science at the University of Hertfordshire. He modelled for fashion designer JJ Valaya at the Lakmé Fashion Week in 2003.

Patel dated actress Karishma Tanna from 2014 to 2016.

Career In May 2006, Patel made his film debut with 36 China Town, directed by the duo Abbas–Mustan. His next film, Namastey London, was released in March 2007, where Patel played the character of a Pakistani Muslim living in London. In April 2007, his third film Shakalaka Boom Boom was released, which was produced and directed by Suneel Darshan. He also appeared in Money Hai Toh Honey Hai. Patel appeared in the 2008 film, One Two Three. He then appeared in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, released in November 2009. Patel made his Tamil film début with the movie, I, released in January 2015 and directed by S. Shankar.

Patel worked for the weekly cooking show Cook Na Kaho. In March 2005, he was replaced by Shayan Munshi.

Patel was a participant in the daily reality television show, Bigg Boss.

Patel has appeared in several music videos including DJ Suketu's Kya Khoob Lagti Ho in 2005. The music video, with several special effects, was directed and choreographed by Ahmed Khan. It was the most expensive music video of its time shot for a private album.

Filmography Year Title Role Language Notes 2006 36 China Town Rocky Hindi2007 Namastey London Imran Khan Shakalaka Boom Reggie Kapoor 2008 One Two Three Chandu Money Hai Toh Honey Hai Manik Khiralal 2009 Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Rahul Jalan 2015 I John Tamil 2017 Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha Sunny Hindi 2019 Boomerang Sooraj Tamil 2019 Chanakya Sohail / Body Double Telugu

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