Rithvik Dhanjani

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Rithvik Dhanjani
Rithvik Dhanjani at the premiere of Transformers
Born
Madhya Pradesh
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Actor, dancer
Years active2009 - present
PartnerAsha Negi[1]

Rithvik Dhanjani is an Indian television actor. He played Arjun Digvijay Kirloskar in Pavitra Rishta.[2] Dhanjani has hosted and participated in many reality shows like Nach Baliye, Dare 2 Dance, India's Best Dramebaaz and V Distraction. He won the dance reality show Nach Baliye 6 with his partner Asha Negi.[3] In June 2012, Dhanjani won third place in the television dance competition series Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5.[4][5] In 2015, he won the stunt based reality show, I Can Do That. He gained popularity as the host of the show, Yeh Hai Aashiqui. He has worked in two short films Jo Hum Chahein and Aftermath Mumbai.

Life and family

Rithvik was born in Madhya Pradesh.[6][7] His family moved to Dubai soon after he was born.[8] He has a sister named Heena.[9] He did his schooling in Dubai and graduation from City of London College.[8] In his college days, he was into acting, modeling and hosting shows.[8] Later, he also got involved in theater for as long as two and a half year.[8] After doing theatre and events in Dubai, he decided to shift to Mumbai to become an actor.[10] He then did an acting course from the Kishore Namit Kapoor Institute before entering the television industry.[10] Currently he stays at Lokhandwala, Andheri.[11]

Career

Dhanjani began his acting career with a cameo in Bandini, where he played Parth, a negative character.[12] However, his big break came in Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani where he played the antagonist, Jay Khurana, who was a werewolf and in love with the female protagonist.[13] The show ended on 15 December 2011.[14] He later played the role of the parallel lead Arjun Digvijay Kirloskar in the Balaji Telefilms show Pavitra Rishta opposite Asha Negi.[15] In June 2012 Rithvik entered Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 as wild card entry and came in third place. In 2013, he hosted India's Best Dramebaaz with Ragini Khanna.[16] He was seen in the Teen ka Tadka episode of Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 6.[17] In 2013, he started hosting the show, Yeh Hai Aashiqui which gained him popularity.[18] In 2013, he participated in Nach Baliye 6 with his partner Asha Negi.[19] In 2014, he appeared in the horror show, MTV Fanaah as Vidhyut.[20] In the same year, he participated in the dance reality show Dare 2 Dance.[21] In 2015, he hosted V Distraction and Nach Baliye 7 opposite Karan Patel.[22][23] In 2015, he also contested in the stunt based reality show I Can Do That and became the winner of the show.[24] He has also hosted India's Best Dramebaaz season 2.[25] in 2015 to 2016 and the Indian reality dance show Super Dancers.

Filmography

Year Film Role Refs
2011 Jo Hum Chahein Aakash
Aftermath Mumbai [26]

Television

No. Show Role Year Notes Refs
1. Nach Baliye 6 Himself 2005 Winner [27]
2. Nach Baliye 7 Himself 2005 Dance show [28]
3. Bandini Parth Shashank Mehta 2009 Debut show [29]
4. Pavitra Rishta Arjun Digvijay Kirloskar 2009 Supporting role [30]
5. Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani Jay Khurana 2010 Antangonist [31]
6. Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 Himself 2012 Reality show [32]
7. Yeh Hai Aashiqui Kabir 2013 Episodic [33]
8. Yeh Hai Aashiqui Himself 2013 With Asha Negi [34]
9. Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6 Himself 2013 Reality show [35]
10. India's Best Dramebaaz Himself 2013 Reality show [36]
11. Yeh Hai Aashiqui 2013 Fiction show [37]
12. India's Best Dramebaaz Himself 2013 Dance show [38]
13. MTV Webbed 2 Himself 2014 [39]
14. MTV Fanaah Vidhyut 2014 Thriller show [40]
15. Kumkum Bhagya Arjun Kirloskar 2014 Episodic [41]
16. Dilwalon Ki Diwali 2014 TV special [42]
17. Dare 2 Dance Himself 2014 Dance show [43]
18. I Can Do That 2015 Winner [44]
19. India Poochega Sabse Shaana Kaun? 2015 Episodic [45]
20. Deva Shree Ganesha 2015 TV special [46]
21. Yeh Hai Aashiqui Siyappa Ishq Ka 2015 [47]
22. Dussehra - Jeet Sachchai Kee 2015 TV special [48]
23. Pyaar Ki Yeh Kahani Suno 2016 TV special [49]
24. So You Think You Can Dance (India) Himself 2016 Dance show [50]
25. Man Vs. Job Himself 2016 Reality show [51]
26. I Don't Watch TV 2016 Web series [52]
27. Super Dancer Himself 2016 Dance show [53]

Awards

References

  1. ^ (11 October 2013 married)Pavitra Rishta Pair Rithvik, Asha Are Now A Real Life Couple | TV | www.indiatimes.com India Times, accessed 12 October 2013
  2. ^ "Soapbox's new screen jodis are amping the romance quotient". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  3. ^ "TV's hit couple Rithvik and Asha Negi win 'Nach Baliye 6′". The Indian Express. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Rithvik Dhanjani, Karan Wahi and Rashmi Desai are the wild card entries in 'Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa'". daily.bhaskar.com. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  5. ^ "And the winner of Jhalak is Gurmeet Choudhary". The Times of India. Times News Network. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Rithvik Dhanjani lists 12 things that we didn't know about him". dna. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Rithvik Dhanjani, this middle-class boy from Madhya Pradesh has showcased his talent in all the given platform". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  8. ^ a b c d "Things you didn't know about Rithvik Dhanjani". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Take inspiration from TV stars on gift ideas this Raksha Bandhan". dna. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Things you didn't know about Rithvik Dhanjani". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  11. ^ "10 things I love about my neighbourhood - Rithvik Dhanjani". dna. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  12. ^ "Popularity matters a lot on `Nach Baliye`: Rithvik Dhanjani". Zee News. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  13. ^ "Rithvik Dhanjani wants new season of `Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani`". Zee News. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  14. ^ "Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani to end?". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  15. ^ "Asha-Rithvik to quit Pavitra Rishta?". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  16. ^ S. M. AAMIR. "Back with drama". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  17. ^ "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6: Rithvik Dhanjani, Lauren Gottlieb, Punit Pathak turn judges". IBNLive. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  18. ^ "'Yeh Hai Aashiqui' returns with a new name". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  19. ^ "TV's hit couple Rithvik and Asha Negi win 'Nach Baliye 6'". The Indian Express. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  20. ^ "The supernatural series Fanaah". ABP Live. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  21. ^ Tribune News Service. "They can do all that". The Tribune India. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  22. ^ "V Distraction's funniest moments". The Indian Express. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  23. ^ "Rithvik Dhanjani, Karan Patel to host Nach Baliye 7". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  24. ^ "Rithvik Dhanjani declared winner of 'I Can Do That'". The Indian Express. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  25. ^ "Rithvik Dhanjani's surprise performance on India's Best Dramebaaz". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  26. ^ "All set to conquer fear!". thehansindia.com. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  27. ^ "TV's hit couple Rithvik and Asha Negi win 'Nach Baliye 6′". The Indian Express. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  28. ^ "Rithvik, Karan 'excited' to co-host 'Nach Baliye 7'". The Indian Express. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  29. ^ "Rithvik, who has earlier been part of TV soaps like "Bandini" and "Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani", is currently seen as Arjun Kirloskar in "Pavitra Rishta"". indiatimes.com.
  30. ^ "Soapbox's new screen jodis are amping the romance quotient". Times of India. Retrieved 3 August 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  31. ^ "Rithvik Dhanjani: Love is everything for me". The Times of India.
  32. ^ "Rashmi is tough competition: Rithvik Dhanjani". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  33. ^ "Mihika Verma bags Yeh Hai Aashiqui". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  34. ^ "Rithvik-Asha's love story recreated on TV". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  35. ^ "I hope to win Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa: Rithvik Dhanjani". Hindustan Times.
  36. ^ "Rithvik Dhanjani, Ragini Khanna get 'dramebaaz'". dna. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  37. ^ S. M. Aamir. "Rithvik Dhanjani hosts a new show on Bindass". The Hindu.
  38. ^ "In & Out: TV celebs onboard, quit or kicked out". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  39. ^ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140416/entertainment-tvmusic/article/it’s-important-fans-follow-only-verified-accounts-actors
  40. ^ "Rithvik Dhanjani turns werewolf for his TV show". The Times of India.
  41. ^ "Rithvik Dhanjani & Asha Negi to be seen together in Kumkum Bhagya". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  42. ^ "Harshad Chopra and Rithvik Dhanjani bond during the shoot of Dilwalon Ki Diwali". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  43. ^ "Rithvik Dhanjani, Sayantani Ghosh shoot for 'Dare 2 Dance' - Entertainment". mid-day.com.
  44. ^ "Rithvik Dhanjani ready for Farhan Akhtar's show". The Asian Age.
  45. ^ "Karan Wahi and Rithvik forced to watch Saas Bahu shows!". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  46. ^ "Rithvik, Asha to host TV show together for first time". ABP Live. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  47. ^ "'Siyappa Ishq Ka' to explore 'craziness in love'". The Indian Express. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  48. ^ "Rithvik, Jennifer to co-host 'Dussehra - Jeet Sachchai Kee'". Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  49. ^ "Rithvik and Asha to host ZEE TV's Valentine's Day Special – 'Pyaar Ki Yeh Kahani Suno'". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  50. ^ "So You Think You Can Dance". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  51. ^ "Rithvik takes up wrestling for his new show 'Man VS Job' - Times of India". Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  52. ^ "Karan Patel, Rithvik Dhanjani, Disha Parmar, Nakuul Mehta and others feature on new show [VIDEO]". International Business Times, India Edition. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  53. ^ "Rithvik Dhanjani to host Super Dancer - Times of India". Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  54. ^ "The Twelfth Indian Telly Awards - Nominate your Favourites - Login". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  55. ^ "22nd Lions Gold Awards: Naagin's Adaa Khan, Gautam Rode, Asha-Rithvik, Mona-Iqbal Bag Awards - PICS". www.filmibeat.com. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

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