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
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| Born | 26 August 1990 Delhi, India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2014–2022 |
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Early life
editRohan 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. [1]
Career
editRohan 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.[2] In 2021, he appeared in StarPlus's show Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana as Yuvraj Singh.
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Everest | Aakash Joshi | Main role | [3] |
| 2015 | Twist Wala Love | Rohan/Vishal | [4] | |
| Fear Files | Kabir | Episodic | [5] | |
| 2015–2016 | Qubool Hai | Ehsaan Raza Sheikh | Supporting role | [6] |
| 2016–2017 | Kaala Teeka | Yug Choudhary | Main role | [7] |
| 2017 | Dhhai Kilo Prem | Aman | ||
| Naagin 2 | Anshuman | [8] | ||
| 2017–2018 | Dil Se Dil Tak | Parth Bhanushali | Replaced Sidharth Shukla/ main role | [9] |
| 2018 | Laal Ishq | Ashwak Khan | Episodic | [10] |
| 2019 | The Perfect Murder | Kabir | Short Film | [11][12][13] |
| Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka | Veer Verma | [14] | ||
| 2021 | Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana | Yuvraj Singh | An N.R.I. |
Special appearance
edit| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Tu Aashiqui | Parth Bhanushali | |
| Laado 2 – Veerpur Ki Mardani | |||
| Belan Wali Bahu | |||
| Udaan |
Web series
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1962: The War in the Hills | Karan Yadav | Hotstar |
| Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat | Rohan | ALT Balaji | |
| 2022 | Aai | Short Film |
References
edit- ^ "Rohan Gandotra: 'Everest' Role is Opportunity of a Lifetime". India West. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Delhi boy Rohan Gandotra to play lead in 'Everest'". The Indian Express. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Delhi boy Rohan Gandotra to play lead in Ashutosh Gowariker's 'Everest'". Zee News. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Rohan Gandotra to take on a lover boy avatar". Deccan Chronicle. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ Tellychakkar Team (28 October 2015). "Annie and Rohan's DREADFUL 'Fear Files' experience". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
"Fear Files 2 - Episode 57 - November 7, 2015 - Full Episode". ZEE TV. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2016. - ^ "Rohan Gandotra to play Additi's third husband in Qubool Hai". The Times of India. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "TV show Kaala Teeka fast forwards 14 years". Deccan Chronicle. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Naagin 2: Kaala Teeka actor Rohan Gandotra to enter as a Naag in Mouni Roy-Karanvir Bohra's show!". 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Rohan Gandotra replaces Siddharth Shukla in Dil Se Dil Tak". The Indian Express. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Rohan Gandotra and Nalini Negi bag &TV's Laal Ishq". iwmbuzz. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "The Perfect Murder short film screening | Hiba Nawab, Rohan Gandotra, Niharica Raizada & more". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ Saas Bahu Aur Betiyaan (27 January 2019), Hiba Nawab & Rohan Gandotra UNPLUGGED!, retrieved 1 March 2019
- ^ "'Doctoring' a perfect murder!". www.afternoondc.in. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "Rohan Gandotra joins Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka 2". tellychakkar.
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