Paras Kalnawat
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.
Paras Kalnawat | |
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| Born | Paras Bhushan Kalnawat 9 November 1996 |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
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Early lifeEdit
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 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 academy.[1] 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 several times. On 27 March 2021,while shooting for Anupamaa, he got the news of his father's sudden demise due to heart attack.[2]
CareerEdit
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.[3] He then landed a series named Mariam Khan - Reporting Live with the same channel as Rehaan Thakur opposite Priyanka Kandwal.[4]
He next had episodic roles in Kaun Hai? and Laal Ishq. In 2019, Kalnawat joined digital platform playing Shivam Noon in ALT Balaji's Dil Hi Toh Hai 2.[5] 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.[6] 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[7] 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.
FilmographyEdit
TelevisionEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Aye Zindagi | Dhruv | First TV Appearance | |
| 2017-2018 | Meri Durga | Sanjay Prince "SP" Ahlawat | Debut TV show | [5] |
| 2018 | Mariam Khan: Reporting Live | Rehaan Thakur | [8] | |
| Kaun Hai? | Ratan Pratap Singh | |||
| 2019 | Laal Ishq | Kabir | [9] | |
| Manu | [10] | |||
| 2020–present | Anupamaa | Samar Shah | Breakthrough role | [11] |
Web seriesEdit
| Year | Title | Role | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dil Hi Toh Hai 2 | Shivam "Shivi" Noon | Alt Balaji |
| Ishq Aaj Kal | Faraz Sheikh | Zee5 | |
| 2020 | Dil Hi Toh Hai 3 | Shivam "Shivi" Noon | Alt Balaji |
Music videosEdit
| Year | Song | Singers | Platform | Co-Star | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Tere Naal Rehna | Jeet Gannguli, Jyotica Tangri | Zee Music Company | Ashi Singh | Debut Music Video |
| 2021 | Akhaa Vich | Sonu Kakkar | Voila!Digi | Anagha Bhosale | 1st superhit music video with ongoing show co-star |
| 2021 | Ladki Star Hai | Himani Bairwa | Tune Music | Himani Bairwa |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Actor Paras Kalnawat and Terence Lewis share a father-son relationship - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ↑ MumbaiMarch 27, Vishal Sharma; March 27, 2021UPDATED; Ist, 2021 18:46. "Anupamaa actor Paras Kalnawat's father dies of massive heart attack". India Today. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Mariam Khan's experience was great, but disappointing too: Paras Kalnawat". IWMBuzz. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ↑ "'Meri Durga' Actors Paras Kalnawat And Urfi Javed Break Up After Dating Each Other For 9 Months". BollywoodShaadis. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Paras Kalnawat pens down an emotional goodbye post for his entire team of Mariam Khan - Reporting Live; see pic - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ↑ "Amidst rumours of break-up with Rohit Purohit, Sheena Bajaj finds support from co-star Paras Kalnawat - Bollywoodlife.com". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ↑ "Anupamaa actor Paras Kalnawat tests positive for coronavirus, confirms producer". The Indian Express. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ↑ "I am hoping that things will fall in place for me in Mariam Khan: Paras Kalnawat". IWMBuzz. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ↑ "Is Star Plus Cancelling 'Ye Hai Mohabbatein' And Two Other Shows?". iDiva.com. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ↑ "Mariam Khan in trouble! After Paras Kalnawat and Avinash Mishra, leading lady Priyanka Kandwal quits the show - Bollywoodlife.com". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ↑ "Samar has given me a new identity, says paras kalnawat". Bollyy. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2021.