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{{short description|Indian television actor (born 1984)}}
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'''Amit Varma''' is an Indian television actor, best known for his role as Vishwamitra (aka Vish) Kelkar on the television show ''[[Hotel Kingston]]'' on Star One (Life Ok). He has played the role of a protagonist on four television shows and a film (''Detective Nani''). He has also acted as an antagonist in the film ''[[Kismat Konnection]]'', opposite [[Vidya Balan]].

== Early life ==
Varma was born and brought up in Mumbai. He attended [[Don Bosco High School, Matunga|Don Bosco School]] in [[Matunga]] and HMPS later in his school-life when he moved to Andheri. He has earned a B.A. degree from [[Mithibai College]] in Mumbai.

== Career ==
Varma started his career as a stage actor. He participated in famous shows like ''Tash ke Patte'', directed by [[Kader Khan]]. Later he decided to move on to modeling and [[Aditya Birla Group|Birla]] gave him his first break. After doing few more ads like [[Lifebuoy]], [[VIP]], [[Bharti Airtel|Airtel]] and Close up, he got his first break on television in the comic show ''[[Khichdi (2002 TV series)|Khichdi]]'' on [[STAR One|Star One]] for the character of Raju. However, it wasn't until a few more years that he was fully noticed, and finally got the role of Vish in Hotel Kingston, his first television show as a lead actor. This show not only brought him fame but it also created a "chocolate-boy image" of him, which is being associated with him till date. The actor made his debut in [[Bollywood|Tinsel town]] in 2008 with the movie ''[[Kismat Konnection]]'', produced by Aziz Mirza, also starring Bollywood actors [[Shahid Kapoor]], [[Vidya Balan]] and [[Juhi Chawla]]. He was last seen in a Telefilm with Star Plus, ''Teri Meri Love Stories'' in 2012, where he played a Geek for PLaytime Creations (Paresh Rawal).

== Filmography ==

===Television===

{| class="wikitable"
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! Year !! Show !! Role
|-
| 2002–2006 || ''[[Khichdi (2002 TV series)|Khichdi]]'' (Second season was known as ''[[Instant Khichdi]]'') || Raju Parekh
|-
| 2004-2005 || ''[[Hotel Kingston]]'' || Vishwamitra (Vish) Kelkar
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Kituu Sabb Jaantii Hai]]'' || Rohan
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Annu Ki Ho Gayee Waah Bhai Waah]]'' || Ashu
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Baa Bahoo Aur Baby]]'' || Birju Mehta
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Saas Bina Sasural]]'' || Jai Malhotra
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Teri Meri Love Stories]]'' || Madhav
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Badi Door Se Aaye Hain]]'' || BAIR officer
|-
| 2014–2015
| ''[[Box Cricket League|Box Cricket League 1]]''
| Contestant<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.com/showbiz/box-cricket-league-teams-bcl-2014-team-details-with-tv-actors-names-of-celebrities-221217/|title=Box Cricket League Teams: BCL 2014 Team Details With TV Actors & Names of Celebrities|work=india.com|access-date=14 December 2014}}</ref>
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Bakula Bua Ka Bhoot]]'' || Lord [[Krishna]]
|-
| rowspan = "2"| 2019 || ''[[Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran]]'' || [[Viprachitti]]
|-
| ''[[Laal Ishq (2018 TV series)|Laal Ishq]]'' || Shrey
|}

===Films===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Kismat Konnection]]'' || Karan || ''Released''
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Detective Naani]]'' || Rohan || ''Released''
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Singham Returns]]'' || Engineer Mayank Anand || ''Released''
|}

===Episodics===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Channel
|-
| || ''[[Aahat]]'' || Vikrant || [[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony TV]]
|-
| || ''[[Son Pari (sitcom)|Son Pari]]'' || Prince Charming || [[Star Plus]]
|-
| || ''[[Shararat (TV series)|Shararat]]'' || Rocky || [[Star Plus]]
|-
| || ''[[Mano Ya Na Mano (2006 TV series)|Mano Ya Na Mano]]'' || Ravikant || [[STAR One]]
|-
| ||''[[Savdhaan India]]'' || Dev (Episode No 1594)|| [[Star Bharat]]
|-
| || ''[[Man Mein Hai Visshwas]]'' || Akshat || [[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony TV]]
|-
|}

===Music videos===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title
|-
| 2006 || ''Challa (2006 music video)''
|-
| TBA || ''Haan Pehli Baar by Koffee With Kishore''
|-
| 2009 || ''Boondh by Rajshree Agarwal''
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[Rupali Bhosale]]
*[[Surjit Saha]]
*[[Sumeet Raghavan]]
*[[Vinay Rohrra]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=2490379|name=Amit Varma}}

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[[Category:Male actors from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Indian male stage actors]]
[[Category:Indian male television actors]]
[[Category:Indian male soap opera actors]]
[[Category:Indian male models]]
[[Category:Don Bosco schools alumni]]
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