Parth Samthaan

Parth Samthaan (born 11 March 1991)[1] is an Indian television actor known for playing Manik Malhotra in Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan and Anurag Basu in Kasautii Zindagii Kay.

Parth Samthaan
Born
Parth Laghate

(1991-03-11) 11 March 1991[1]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India[1]
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Model
Years active2012—present
Known forKaisi Yeh Yaariaan
Kasautii Zindagii Kay

Early life

Samthaan was the first runner-up of Pantaloons Fresh Face 2012.

Career

Samthaan started off by being a part of episodic series like Life OK's Savdhaan India, MTV India's Webbed, Bindass's Yeh Hai Aashiqui, and Zing's Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya. His first lead role was Prithvi Sanyal in Channel V India's Best Friends Forever?.

From 2014 to 2015, he portrayed Manik Malhotra in MTV India's Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan opposite Niti Taylor.[2] His character was reinstated in season two.[3]

Samthaan signed his first Bollywood debut, Googly Ho Gayi in 2016.[4] The inauguration of the film was held on his birthday, 11 March 2016 at Juhu Hotel.[5][6][7] Samthaan has also attempted playback singing for his second song Jind Meri.[8][9] In 2017, he signed to star in Nishaa, a music video opposite his KYY co-star Charlie Chauhan. In 2018, he played Manik Malhotra yet again in Voot's Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan 3. He once again starred in a music video called Tu Jo Kahe.

Since September 2018, Samthaan has been portraying the lead role, Anurag Basu opposite Erica Fernandes in a reboot of Star Plus's original series called Kasautii Zindagii Kay. The role gave him critical acclaim and made him a popular household name.

In 2019, he played Faizal Alkazi in ALT Balaji's Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain 2 opposite Pooja Banerjee. Additionally, he starred in his third music video, Aaakhri Baar, opposite Shakti Mohan. [10] In 2020, he will star in ALT Balaji's Mai Hero Boll Raha Hu.

Media

In 2015, Samthaan was placed 11th in Eastern Eye's Top 50 Sexiest Asian Men List.[11][12]

In 2018, he got 3rd spot in Times list of 25 Most Desirable men on television.[13]


Filmography

Television
Year Show Role Reference
2012 Gumrah: End of Innocence Siddharth [5]
Best Friends Forever? Prithvi Sanyal
2013 Savdhaan India Vishal
MTV Webbed Sid
Yeh Hai Aashiqui Parth
2014 Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya Gaurav
2014–2015 Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan Manik Malhotra [14]
2015 Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya Host [15]
2018–present Kasautii Zindagii Kay Anurag Basu [16]

Web
Year Title Role Platform Reference
2018 Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan 3 Manik Malhotra Voot [17]
2019 Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain 2 Faizal Alghazi ALT Balaji [18]
2020 Mai Hero Boll Raha Hu ALT Balaji [19]

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryShowResultReference
2015 Asian Viewers Television Awards Male Actor Of The Year Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan Nominated
2019 Indian Telly Awards Best Actor In Leading Role Male (Popular) Kasautii Zindagii Kay Nominated
Best Jodi Popular

(With Erica Fernandes)

 Won [20]
Gold Awards Best Actor (Male) Nominated
Best Onscreen Jodi

(With Erica Fernandes)

 Nominated
Asian Viewers Television Awards Male Actor Of The Year Nominated
2020 Kalakar Awards Best Actor (Popular) Won [21]
Lions Gold Awards Best Actor (Critics) Nominated

See also

References
  1. "Happy Birthday Parth Samthaan: 5 lesser-known facts about the actor". India Today. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. "Television heart-throb Parth Samthaan". India.com. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  3. "Breathe easy Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan fans, Parth Samthaan is back on the show!". dna. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  4. "Good news for all Parth Samthaan fans; he's signed another Bollywood film!". dna. February 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  5. "Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan actor Parth Samthaan celebrates birthday with glimpse of Bollywood debut Googly Ho Gayi". India.com. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  6. "Parth Samthaan Gears up for His Bollywood Debut in 'Googly Ho Gayi'". India West. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  7. "Parth Samthaan praises his birthday with Googly Ho Gayi group". Canindia News. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  8. "'Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan' star Parth Samthaan to sing in his debut film 'Love Loan'". International Business Times. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  9. "Parth to sing for his debut produced by Katrina's make up man Subhash Singh". Deccan Chronicle. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  10. "Kasautii Zindagii Kay's siblings Parth Samthaan and Pooja Banerjee to romance in this show". India Today.
  11. "Zayn Malik tops the sexiest Asian Men list, Hrithik Roshan comes at No. 2". The Indian Express. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  12. "Meet the Sexiest Asian Men!". Rediff. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  13. "Meet television's most desirable dudes - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  14. "Parth Samthaan confirms not quitting Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan for now". Times of India.
  15. "Smriti Kalra joins Parth Samthaan as host of Pyar Tune Kya Kiya". 14 March 2015.
  16. "Kasautii Zindagi Kay Reboot Promo: Shah Rukh Khan introduces Parth Samthaan and Erica Fernandes as the new age Anurag and Prerna". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  17. "Exclusive: Parth Samthaan talks about Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan 3". India Today. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  18. "'Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain': Best Moments From Show You Must Watch". Republic World.
  19. "Parth Samthaan looks dashing as a gangster in ALTBalaji's 'Mai Hero Boll Raha Hu' teaser!". ABP Live.
  20. "Indian Telly Awards 2019 | Winners". The Indian Express.
  21. "Kalakar Awards 2020: Parth Samthaan and Monalisa win big at the ceremony". www.bollywoodlife.com. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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