Rithvik Dhanjani

Rithvik Dhanjani (born 5 November 1988) is an Indian television actor. He played Arjun Digvijay Kirloskar in Pavitra Rishta.[3] 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.[4] In 2012, Dhanjani participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5.[5][6] 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. Rithvik also featured in 2018 Hindi erotic drama XXX (web series), for the video on demand platform ALTBalaji.[7]

Rithvik Dhanjani
Dhanjani in 2015
Born (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988[1]
Madhya Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor, dancer
Years active2009 - present
Known forPavitra Rishta
Partner(s)Asha Negi (2013-present)[2]

Life, family and career

Rithvik was born in Madhya Pradesh.[8][9] His family, who's Sindhi,[10] moved to Dubai soon after he was born.[11] He has a sister named Heena.[12] He did his schooling in Dubai and graduation from City of London College.[11] In his college days, he was into acting, modeling and hosting shows.[11] Later, he also got involved in theater for as long as two and a half year.[11] After doing theatre and events in Dubai, he decided to shift to Mumbai to become an actor.[13] He then did an acting course from the Kishore Namit Kapoor Institute before entering the television industry.[13] Currently he stays at Lokhandwala, Andheri.[14]

Debut show and breakthrough role (2009–present)

Dhanjani began his acting career with a cameo in Bandini, where he played Parth, a negative character.[15] 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.[16] The show ended on 15 December 2011.[17] He later played the role of the parallel lead Arjun Digvijay Kirloskar in the Balaji Telefilms show Pavitra Rishta opposite Asha Negi.[18] 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.[19] He was seen in the Teen ka Tadka episode of Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 6.[20] In 2013, he started hosting the show, Yeh Hai Aashiqui which gained him popularity.[21] In 2013, he participated in Nach Baliye 6 with his partner Asha Negi.[22] In 2014, he appeared in the horror show, MTV Fanaah as Vidhyut.[23] In the same year, he participated in the dance reality show Dare 2 Dance.[24] In 2015, he hosted V Distraction and Nach Baliye 7 opposite Karan Patel.[25][26] In 2015, he also contested in the stunt based reality show I Can Do That and became the winner of the show.[27] He has also hosted India's Best Dramebaaz season 2.[28] in 2015 to 2016 and the Indian reality dance show Super Dancers.

Personal life

In 2011, he met Asha Negi from the sets of Pavitra Rishta and later they began dating each other.[2] Negi and Dhanjani have been both in a relationship ever since.[29]

Filmography

Films
Year Film Role Notes Refs
2011 Jo Hum Chahein Aakash Short film
2011 Aftermath Mumbai Ali Short film [30]

Web series
Year Web series Role Channel
2018 XXX Mayank ALTBalaji

Television
Year NameRole Ref(s)
2009 BandiniParth Shashank Mehta [31]
2010-11 Pyaar Kii Ye Ek KahaaniJay Khurana [32]
2011-14 Pavitra RishtaArjun Digvijay Kirloskar [33]
2013-15 Yeh Hai AashiquiKabir [34][35]
2012 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 52nd Runner-up [36]
2013 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6Guest Contestant [37]
India's Best DramebaazHost [38]
2013-14 Nach Baliye 6Winner [39]
2014 MTV Webbed 2Himself [40]
MTV FanaahVidhyut [41]
Dilwalon Ki DiwaliHost [42]
Dare 2 DanceContestant [43]
Box Cricket LeaguePlayer in Delhi Dragons[44]
2015 Kumkum BhagyaArjun Kirloskar [45]
India Poochega Sabse Shaana Kaun?Guest [46]
V DistractionHost [47]
Nach Baliye 7Host [48]
Deva Shree GaneshaHost [49]
Yeh Hai Aashiqui Siyappa Ishq KaHost [50]
Dussehra - Jeet Sachchai KeeHost [51]
I Can Do ThatContestant/Winner [52]
2015-16 India's Best DramebaazHost [53]
2016 I Don't Watch TVHimself [54]
Box Cricket League - Season 2Player in Chennai Swaggers [55]
Pyaar Ki Yeh Kahani SunoHost [56]
So You Think You Can Dance (India)Host [57]
Man Vs. JobHost [58]
Super Dancer: Season 1Host [59]
2017 Aye ZindagiHost [60]
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 8Contestant [61]
Super Dancer: Season 2Host [60]
Rasoi Ki Jung Mummyon Ke SungHost [62]
2018 India's Next SuperstarsHost [63]
Kaleerein Himself along with Asha Negi
India's Got Talent (season 8) Host
2019 Super Dancer: Season 3 Host

Awards

References
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  2. "Rithvik Dhanjani and Asha Negi promote 'Nach Baliye 6' - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
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  4. "TV's hit couple Rithvik and Asha Negi win 'Nach Baliye 6′". The Indian Express. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
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  6. "And the winner of Jhalak is Gurmeet Choudhary". The Times of India. Times News Network. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  7. "ALTBalaji's X.X.X: Rithvik Dhanjani and Kyra Dutt's midnight tidbits are NSFW!".
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  42. "Harshad Chopra and Rithvik Dhanjani bond during the shoot of Dilwalon Ki Diwali". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
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