Vatsal Sheth

Vatsal Sheth (born 5 August 1980) is an Indian film and television actor, model and entrepreneur. He has acted in many Indian television shows and many Bollywood films, and is known for his portrayal of Raj Chaudhary in the 2004 film Taarzan: The Wonder Car, Shaurya Goenka in the 2014 thriller series Ek Hasina Thi, and Kabir Raichand in the 2017 love-saga series Haasil.[1]

Vatsal Sheth
Vatsal Seth with his wife, Ishita, at Alt Balaji's digital awards ceremony
Born (1980-08-05) 5 August 1980
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Years active2004-Present
Spouse(s)
Ishita Dutta (m. 2017)

Life and family

Sheth was born on 5 August 1980 in Mumbai to Gujarati parents.[2][3] He is the elder of the two siblings.

He studied at Utpal Shanghvi School, did his Junior College at Gokalibai Punamchand Pitambar High School, Vile Parle and received his degree in Mathematics from Mithibai College, Vile Parle. He also wrote a few games in GW-BASIC and Pascal. He intended to become a software engineer which he later dropped after receiving his first significant role as Jai in Just Mohabbat.

Sheth is a vegetarian.[4] He is a fitness enthusiast and follows teetotalism.[5] He is a part of the Celebrity Cricket Team Mumbai Heroes. He also plays badminton and supports Mumbai Magicians in the Indian Badminton League.

Personal life

Sheth married his former co-star Ishita Dutta on November 28, 2017.[6][7]

Career

In Just Mohabbat, Sheth portrayed the role of Jai through his teenage years. In 2003, director duo Abbas-Mustan announced their film Taarzan: The Wonder Car with Sheth playing the character Raj Choudary. In 2007, Sheth appeared as Vikram Singh/ Older Jaisalmer in Nanhe Jaisalmer. A year later he starred in Heroes as Ali . In the same year he appeared in a cameo for Disney’s The Cheetah Girls: One World. In 2009, he was part of the star-cast in Paying Guests produced by Subhash Ghai. In 2011, Vatsal played Karan in Hostel. He had a cameo role in Jai Ho. In 2014 Vatsal returned to television in a grey role of Shaurya Goenka in Ek Hasina Thi. [8] In 2017, he was cast as a lead character Kabir Raichand on the thriller tv series Haasil[9] On January 25, 2018, he won an award for Haasil at the Lions Gold Awards.[10] In December 2019, he appeared as Nishant Maheshwari in the StarPlus daily soap opera Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke.[11]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1996—2000 Just Mohabbat Jai Lead role
2010 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah Special Appearance
2013 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Contestant
2014 Ek Hasina Thi Shaurya Goenka Lead role
2015 Naach Meri Jaan Judge
2016 Rishton Ka Saudagar - Baazigar Aarav Trivedi Lead role
2017 Gehraiyaan Sahil Arora Lead role
2017—2018 Haasil Kabir Raichand Lead role
2018 Kaun Hai? Yatin Choudhary Lead role
Bepannah Himself as Aditya's friend Special Appearance
2019–2020 Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke Nishant "Nannu" Maheshwari [11]

Films
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2004 Taarzan: The Wonder Car Raj Chaudhary First movie
2007 Nanhe Jaisalmer Vikram Singh/Older Nanhe
2008 Boomalattam Nitish Kumar Tamil film
The Cheetah Girls: One World Playdoh First English film
Heroes Ali Khan/Nawab Sahab Nominated. Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance – Male
Sorry bhai Producer
U Me Aur Hum Executive Producer
2009 Paying Guests Jayesh Takhur
2010 Toh Baat Pakki Yuvraaj Saxena
2011 Hostel Karan
2012 Uncoupled Shaan Short movie
2013 Season's Greetings Sam
2014 Jai Ho Wanjit Cameo
2020 Malang Victor
The Girl On The Train Rajeev Arya

Awards
Year Function Award Show Result
2018 Lions Gold Awards Favourite Actor—Critics Haasil Won
Digital Awards Best Supporting Role (Male) Gehraiyaan Won

References
  1. "Wild card entrants on Jhalak 6". photogallery.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  2. Awaasthi, Kavita (16 August 2014). "I was scared to tell mom that I play a rapist in Ek Thi Hasina: Vatsal Seth". Hindustan Times.
  3. "Our Goodwill Ambassador - Mr. Vatsal Sheth".
  4. "I don't follow any diet to stay fit: Vatsal Sheth". Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  5. "Vatsal Sheth is healthy, wealthy and wise - Times of India". Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  6. "Ishita Dutta And Vatsal Sheth are now married. See Pics". ndtv.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  7. "Vatsal Sheth & Ishita Dutta Shoot For An Upcoming Romantic Music Video At Home, Deets Inside".
  8. "Vatsal Seth has minor accident on 'Ek Hasina Thi' set - Times of India". Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  9. "Zayed Khan's debut TV show with Nikita Dutta and Vatsal Seth to replace Beyhadh". Bollywood Life. 30 July 2017.
  10. "Vatsal Sheth gets emotional after winning an award for Haasil at the Lions Gold Award". Pinkvilla. 26 January 2018.
  11. "Vatsal Sheth turns positive on TV". Times Of India.
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