Upen Patel Explained

Upen Patel
Birth Date:1982 8, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:London, England
Years Active:2002–2019
Nationality:British
Occupation:Actor
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Upen Patel (born 16 August 1982) is a British actor working predominantly in Hindi films.[2] In addition to working in Hindi films, he has participated in several television reality shows including Bigg Boss 8 and Nach Baliye 7. He also hosted MTV Love School with Karishma Tanna.

Personal life

Upen Patel is a Gujarati,[3] born on 16 August 1982[1] in the United Kingdom.[4] He grew up in London, England.[5]

Patel dated actress Karishma Tanna from 2014 to 2016.[6]

Career

In May 2006, Patel made his Bollywood debut with the film 36 China Town, directed by the duo Abbas–Mustan. His next Bollywood movie, Namastey London, released in March 2007, where Patel played the character of a Pakistani Muslim living in London. In April 2007, his third film Shakalaka Boom Boom was released, which was produced and directed by Suneel Darshan. He also appeared in Money Hai Toh Honey Hai. Patel appeared in the 2008 film, One Two Three. He then appeared in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, released in November 2009. Patel made his Tamil film début with the movie, I, released in January 2015 and directed by S. Shankar.

Patel worked for the weekly cooking show Cook Na Kaho.[7] In March 2005, he was replaced by Shayan Munshi.[8]

Patel was a participant in the daily reality television show, Bigg Boss. NDTV stated that he participated in the show to give his career a boost.

Patel was one of the contestants in Nach Baliye 7 along with Karishma Tanna which is produced by Ekta Kapoor under the banner of Balaji Telefilms. They became one of the finalists.

Patel was judged as the Model of the Year for four consecutive years at the Asia Fashion Award, and was featured among the top 10 sexiest men in Asia for five years running. MTV India awarded him as the most stylish male for two years in a row.[9]

Patel has appeared in several music videos including DJ Suketu's Kya Khoob Lagti Ho in 2005. The music video, with several special effects, was directed and choreographed by Ahmed Khan. It was the most expensive music video of its time shot for a private album.[10]

Filmography

Year Title Role Language Notes
2006 36 China Town Rocky Hindi Hindi debut
2007 Namastey London Imran Khan Hindi
Shakalaka Boom Reggie Kapoor Hindi
2008 One Two Three Chandu Hindi
Money Hai Toh Honey Hai Manik Khiralal Hindi
2009 Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Rahul Jalan Hindi
2012 Run Bhola Run Hindi
2015 I John TamilTamil debut
2017 Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha Sunny Hindi
2019 Boomerang Sooraj Tamil
2019 Chanakya Sohail / Body Double TeluguTelugu debut

Television

Year Name Role Notes Ref(s)
2005Cook Na Kaho Host[11]
2014–2015 Bigg Boss 8 Contestant Entered Day 1, Evicted Day 101[12]
2015Nach Baliye 7 Contestant 2nd runner-up[13]
2015–2016 MTV Love School Host [14]

Notes and References

  1. News: Upen Patel turns 34 today, some lesser known facts about him . Times of India. Dimple. Bajwa . 16 August 2016 . 22 February 2018.
  2. News: Mathur . Yashika . 18 July 2017 . Upen Patel: I am single and it would be great if someone nice comes in my life . . 22 February 2018.
  3. News: Karishma Tanna Finally Reveals The Reason Behind Her Breakup With Upen Patel. Jasleen. Kaur. 9 February 2018. 31 March 2018. One such couple that initially seemed to be much-in-love with each other has none other than Karishma Tanna and our Gujarati chokra Upen Patel.. Bollywood Shaadis.
  4. News: Upen Patel: I celebrate Maharashtra Diwas in my own special way to show respect to the state . https://web.archive.org/web/20190328005334/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/upen-patel-i-celebrate-maharashtra-diwas-in-my-own-special-way-to-show-respect-to-the-state/19376167 . 28 March 2019 . . 1 May 2018 . 4 February 2021.
  5. News: Sawer . Patrick . From Brent to Bollywood . 27 February 2021 . . 10 April 2012 . en.
  6. Web site: Sometimes Two Wonderful People Are Not Meant to be Together, Says Karishma Tanna. 31 July 2016.
  7. News: Television – Food for thought. 30 November 2014. The Tribune. 5 December 2004.
  8. News: Television – Cook's corner. 30 November 2014. The Tribune. 6 March 2005.
  9. Web site: Goyal. Divya. Upen Patel: Trailing a Second Innings. NDTV. 22 September 2014. 31 March 2018.
  10. News: Zeeshan Jawed. Hot sight 'n' sound. https://web.archive.org/web/20051126063036/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050817/asp/calcutta/story_5111660.asp. dead. 26 November 2005. 30 November 2014. Calcutta. The Telegraph. 17 August 2005.
  11. Web site: The Tribune - Magazine section - Saturday Extra - Sight & Sound.
  12. News: Upen Patel evicted from Bigg Boss house in mid-week surprise. 2 January 2015. Hindustan Times. 3 June 2023.
  13. Nach Baliye 7: After engagement, get ready for Upen & Karishma's sangeet . 3 June 2023 . India Today . 2 June 2015 . en.
  14. Upen Patel and Karishma Tanna to turn judges of Love School . 3 June 2023 . India Today . 9 October 2015 . en.