Aman Verma

This article is about Aman Verma the T.V. presenter. For the footballer, see Aman Verma (footballer).

Aman Yatan Verma
Aman Verma at I am the Best Premiere
Occupation	Actor, Television presenter
Years active	1999 - present

Aman Yatan Verma is a TV show anchor and an actor. He co-hosted with Mini Mathur in the first season of Indian Idol on Sony Entertainment Television and hosted Zee TV's Zee Cinestars.

Career

Verma made his acting debut in the TV serial Pachpan Khambe laal Diwar with Meeta vashishta in 1987. Then he started his film career with , Sangharsh (1999), portraying a supporting role. He portrayed the role of Anupam Kapadia for four years in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, the longest running TV serial in Indian television history.^{[citation needed]} In 2003, Verma starred in the film Pran Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye as the solo lead opposite Rinke Khanna and in the film Koi Hai. In both films he portrayed solo leads.

Later that year, he portrayed a supporting role in Baghban (2003), which starred Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini in lead roles. Verma anchored the game show, Khullja Sim Sim on Star Plus from 2001 to 2004, until he was replaced by TV actor, Hussain Kuwajerwala, who was his co-star in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. The two also starred together in another serial Kumkum, which aired on Star Plus.

Famous for his great anchoring skills, Verma has made special appearances in many hit films through his career as an anchor. He also portrayed a comedy role of Zubin in Jaan-E-Mann (2006). In that same year, Verma portrayed his first lead role in a TV serial on Viraasat, portraying a negative role.

He was in a TV serial Teen Bahuraniyaan playing the role of a man called Sumeet who was in a coma for the past few years whose children died but did not know it. He was also part of first season of reality show on Sony TV Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao, which is inspired from the British reality show I'm a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here!. He played a lead role as Kunal Mehra in Sony TV's Bayttaab Dil Kee Tamanna Hai.

Casting couch controversy

Verma was the target of a casting couch sting operation which was aired on India TV on March 2005. Verma sued India TV CEO Rajat Sharma, programme manager Suhaib Ilyasi and journalist Ruchi, who was involved in the operation, alleging that the channel wanted to "blackmail and extort money" from him. Verma suffered a setback from the controversy, until his comeback in 2010.

Movies

• Sangharsh (1999)
• Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani (2002) as TV Host
• Pran Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye (2003) as Aman Joshi
• Andaaz (2003) as Karan Singhania
• Baghban (2003) as Ajay Malhotra
• Koi Hai (2003)
• Tum - A Dangerous Obsession (2004) as Yusuf Malik
• Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak (2005) as Hitesh
• Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! (2005) as Magic Show Presenter
• Dosti: Friends Forever (2005) as Anjali's Husband
• Kachchi Sadak (2006) as Raghav Mehta
• Unns: Love... Forever (2006) as Advocate Sameer Shah
• Jaan-E-Mann (2006) as Zubin
• Janani (2006) as Tarun Awasthi
• Baabul (2006) as Shobhna's Brother
• Superstar (2008)
• EMI (2008) as Prema's Husband
• Deshdrohi (2008) as Sanjay Narayan Srivastav
• Tees Maar Khan (2010) as Cop(Chaterjee) (Role with Murli Sharma)

Serials

• Gharana - Prakash
• Sujata - Viresh Shah
• Indian Idol - Host (Seasons 1 & 2)
• Viraasat - Rishabh Lamba
• Teen Bahuraaniyaan - Sumit Desai
• Kumkum - Abhay Chauhan
• Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi - Anupam Kapadia
• Kehta Hai Dil - Adityapratap Singh
• Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin - Prosecuting Lawyer
• Devi - Vasu
• Idea Zee Cinestars - Host (2005)
• Shanti - Ramesh
• Paas Ho Tum Door Bhi
• Kaun Banega Crorepati - Himself (1 episode)
• Pachpan Khambe Lal Deewarein
• Do Lafzon Ki Kahani - Raj
• Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao - Contestant
• Bayttaab Dil Kee Tamanna Hai - Kunal Verma
• Na Aana Is Des Laado - Bhanu Pratap
• Khullja Sim Sim - Host
• Mahabharat Katha - Karna's Son
• Choti Bahu 2-Asur (Vishwanath)

Awards

The Indian Television Academy Awards

In 2005

• Best Actor in a Negative Role - For Viraasat