Vatsal Sheth (born 5 August 1980) is an Indian actor, model and entrepreneur. He has acted in many Indian television shows and numerous Hindi 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.[2]
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![]() Sheth with his wife Ishita Dutta at the ALT Balaji's Digital Awards in 2018 | |
Born | (1980-08-05) 5 August 1980 (age 42)[1] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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Years active | 1996–present |
Known for | Just Mohabbat Pinky Aur Pintu (A show by Dutta and Sheth on his YouTube channel) |
Spouse | |
Website | YouTube Channel |
Sheth was born on 5 August 1980 in Mumbai to Gujarati parents.[3][4] He is the elder of the two siblings.
He studied at Utpal Shanghvi Global 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.[5] He is a fitness enthusiast and follows teetotalism.[6] He is a part of the Celebrity Cricket Team Mumbai Heroes. He also plays badminton and supports Mumbai Magicians in the Indian Badminton League.
Sheth married his former co-star Ishita Dutta on 28 November 2017.[7][8]
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. [9] In 2017, he was cast as a lead character Kabir Raichand on the thriller tv series Haasil[10] On 25 January 2018, he won an award for Haasil at the Lions Gold Awards.[11] In December 2019, he appeared as Nishant Maheshwari in the StarPlus daily soap opera Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke.[12]
Vatsal Sheth was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Men at No. 36 in 2020.[13]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996—2000 | Just Mohabbat | Jai | Lead role |
2010 | Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah | Himself | To promote Toh Baat Pakki! |
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 | [12] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Taarzan: The Wonder Car | Raj Chaudhary | Debut Film |
2007 | Nanhe Jaisalmer | Vikram Singh/Older Nanhe | |
2008 | The Cheetah Girls: One World | Sunny Singh | 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! | Yuvvraaj Saxena | |
2011 | Hostel | Karan | |
2012 | Uncoupled | Shaan | Short movie |
2013 | Season's Greetings | Sam | |
2014 | Jai Ho | Wanjit | Cameo |
2016 | Final Cut of Director | Nitish Kumar | |
2020 | Malang | Victor | |
2022 | Adipurush | Indrajit | Telugu film debut; also shot in Hindi |
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