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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox actor
| name = Paras Kalnawat
| image_size =
| caption =
| birth_place = [[Nagpur]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| birth_name =Paras Bhushan Kalnawat
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|11|9}}
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Actor]]<br>[[Model (person)|Model]]}}
| years active = 2017–present
| notable_works =
| parents = {{ubl|late Bhushan Kalnawat (father)|Anita Kalnawat (mother)}}
}}
'''Paras Bhushan Kalnawat''' (born 9 November 1996) is an Indian television actor and mostly known for portraying Sanjay Prince Ahlawat in ''[[Meri Durga]]'' and Samar Shah in ''[[Anupamaa]]''.

== Early life ==
Paras Kalnawat was born on 9 November 1996 to [[Nagpur]] based businessman Bhushan Kalnawat and Anita Kalnawat. He has a sister who is five years senior to him. He was born in a [[Bhandara district|Bhandara]] district near Nagpur. He completed his schooling education from a local school in Nagpur and later went to ''S.K. Somaiya College of Arts, Science and Commerce'' from where he earned Bachelor of Commerce degree. Later he moved to [[Mumbai]] to become an actor. He completed his dance diploma from [[Terence Lewis (choreographer)|Terence Lewis]] academy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/actor-paras-kalnawat-and-terence-lewis-share-a-father-son-relationship/articleshow/59866030.cms|title=Actor Paras Kalnawat and Terence Lewis share a father-son relationship - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-11-01}}</ref> He earned his acting diploma from Barry John Acting School. Paras won the title of Mr. Multimedia (most popular model of 2016) in the Elite model look 2016. He then entered the modeling industry.

Paras walked ramps for designers including Kunal Rawal, Monisha Jaisingh, [[Manish Malhotra]], and Narendra Kumar. He appeared in TV commercials and print ads. He was crowned as 'The Insta King Of The Week' by [[TellyChakkar|Tellychakkar]] several times. On 27 March 2021,while shooting for Anupamaa, he got the news of his father's sudden demise due to [[heart attack]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=MumbaiMarch 27|first1=Vishal Sharma|last2=March 27|first2=2021UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2021 18:46|title=Anupamaa actor Paras Kalnawat's father dies of massive heart attack|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/anupamaa-actor-paras-kalnawat-s-father-dies-after-a-massive-heart-attack-1784361-2021-03-27|access-date=2021-05-31|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Paras Kalnawat begun his television career in May 2017 by appearing in episodic role as Dhruv in [[Aye Zindagi]]. In July 2017 he bagged the lead role as Sanjay Prince Ahlawat in [[StarPlus]]'s ''[[Meri Durga]]'' opposite [[Srishti Jain]] until it went off air in March 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.iwmbuzz.com/television/celebrities/mariam-khans-experience-great-disappointing-paras-kalnawat/2018/09/14|title=Mariam Khan's experience was great, but disappointing too: Paras Kalnawat|date=2018-09-14|work=IWMBuzz|access-date=2018-11-01|language=en-US}}</ref> He then landed a series named ''[[Mariam Khan - Reporting Live]]'' with the same channel as Rehaan Thakur opposite [[Priyanka Kandwal]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bollywoodshaadis.com/articles/paras-kalnawat-and-urfi-javed-break-up-8621|title='Meri Durga' Actors Paras Kalnawat And Urfi Javed Break Up After Dating Each Other For 9 Months|work=BollywoodShaadis|access-date=2018-11-01}}</ref>

He next had episodic roles in ''[[Kaun Hai?]]'' and ''[[Laal Ishq (Indian TV series)|Laal Ishq]]''. In 2019, Kalnawat joined digital platform playing Shivam Noon in [[ALT Balaji]]'s ''[[Dil Hi Toh Hai]] 2''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/hindi/paras-kalnawat-pens-down-an-emotional-goodbye-post-for-his-entire-team-of-mariam-khan-reporting-live-see-pic/amp_articleshow/65820383.cms|title=Paras Kalnawat pens down an emotional goodbye post for his entire team of Mariam Khan - Reporting Live; see pic - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-11-01|language=en}}</ref> He also played Faraz Sheikh in the web series ''[[Ishq Aaj Kal]]'' and reprised his role as Shivam on ''Dil Hi Toh Hai 3'' in early 2020.

In March 2020, he bagged the role of Samar in ''[[Anupamaa]]'' on StarPlus which proved to be his breakthrough role as it lead him in having immense popularity among audience. Later in 2020, he paired up with [[Ashi Singh]] for a music video, Tere Naal Rehna. It was filmed following the social distancing rules due to [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/amidst-rumours-of-break-up-with-rohit-purohit-sheena-bajaj-finds-support-from-co-star-paras-kalnawat/|title=Amidst rumours of break-up with Rohit Purohit, Sheena Bajaj finds support from co-star Paras Kalnawat - Bollywoodlife.com|access-date=2018-11-01|language=en-US}}</ref> Later in early 2021 he paired with his [[Anupamaa]] co-star [[Anagha Bhosale]] aka Nandini for music video Akhaa Vich(sung by [[Sonu Kakkar]]) days before he got diagnosed with [[COVID-19]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-13|title=Anupamaa actor Paras Kalnawat tests positive for coronavirus, confirms producer|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/anupamaa-actor-paras-kalnawat-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-confirms-producer-7186727/|access-date=2021-05-30|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> virus . The song got released in early March 2021 and got an instant superhit due to ongoing Samar-Nandini aka Sanan proposal sequence in [[Anupamaa]]. In mid April 2021 he paired up with [[Himani Bairwa]] for music video Ladki Star Hai(sung by Bairwa herself). The song got released in early June 2021.

==Filmography==
===Television===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" | 2017
| ''Aye Zindagi''
| Dhruv
| First TV Appearance
|-
! scope="row" | 2017-2018
| ''[[Meri Durga]]''
| Sanjay Prince "SP" Ahlawat
| Debut TV show
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2018
| ''[[Mariam Khan - Reporting Live|Mariam Khan: Reporting Live]]''
| Rehaan Thakur
|
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.iwmbuzz.com/television/celebrities/paras-kalnawat-disappointed-hopes-for-better-days-in-mariam-khan/2018/06/19|title=I am hoping that things will fall in place for me in Mariam Khan: Paras Kalnawat|date=2018-06-19|work=IWMBuzz|access-date=2018-11-01|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|
|-
| ''[[Kaun Hai?]]''
| Ratan Pratap Singh
|
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2 | 2019
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Laal Ishq (2018 TV series)|Laal Ishq]]''
| Kabir
|
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.idiva.com/news-entertainment/is-star-plus-cancelling-ye-hai-mohabbatein-and-two-other-shows/17077547|title=Is Star Plus Cancelling 'Ye Hai Mohabbatein' And Two Other Shows?|work=iDiva.com|access-date=2018-11-01}}</ref>
|-
| Manu
|
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/mariam-khan-in-trouble-after-paras-kalnawat-and-avinash-mishra-leading-lady-priyanka-kandwal-quits-the-show/|title=Mariam Khan in trouble! After Paras Kalnawat and Avinash Mishra, leading lady Priyanka Kandwal quits the show - Bollywoodlife.com|access-date=2018-11-01|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2020–present
| ''[[Anupamaa]]''
| Samar Shah
|Breakthrough role
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-29|title=Samar has given me a new identity, says paras kalnawat|url=https://bollyy.com/samar-has-given-me-a-new-identity-says-paras-kalnawat/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=Bollyy|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Platform
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2019
| ''[[Dil Hi Toh Hai|Dil Hi Toh Hai 2]]''
| Shivam "Shivi" Noon
| [[Alt Balaji]]
|-
| ''[[Ishq Aaj Kal]]''
| Faraz Sheikh
| [[Zee5]]
|-
! scope="row" | 2020
| ''[[Dil Hi Toh Hai|Dil Hi Toh Hai 3]]''
| Shivam "Shivi" Noon
| [[Alt Balaji]]
|-
|}

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Song
! scope="col" | Singers
! scope="col" | Platform
! scope="col" | Co-Star
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
|-
!scope="row" rowsoan="2" |2020
| Tere Naal Rehna
| [[Jeet Gannguli]], [[Jyotica Tangri]]
| [[Zee Music Company]]
| [[Ashi Singh]]
| Debut Music Video
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2021
| Akhaa Vich
| [[Sonu Kakkar]]
| Voila!Digi
| Anagha Bhosale
| 1st superhit music video with ongoing show co-star
|-
!scope="row" |2021
| Ladki Star Hai
| Himani Bairwa
| Tune Music
| Himani Bairwa
|
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|nm9477993}}

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