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Arjit Taneja
Taneja in 2014
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2012–present

Arjit Taneja is an Indian television actor and model. He made his television debut with the V The Serial and then appeared in the reality shows MTV Splitsvilla 6 and Box Cricket League 1 and TV fiction dramas Kumkum Bhagya, Kaleerein and Bahu Begum.[1][2][3]

Life and career

Early life and career beginnings (1992–2014)

Arjit Taneja belongs to a Punjabi family.[4] He attended modern school, Delhi and graduated with a BA degree in computer programming at University of Delhi.

In November 2010, he joined the modelling agency Elite Model Management India Pvt. Ltd. 2 years later in mid-2012, Taneja moved from Delhi to Mumbai and began his acting career on television that year as the friend of Karan Kundra's character in Channel V India's V The Serial, produced by Ekta Kapoor.[citation needed]

In 2013 he collaborated with Ekta Kapoor on Sony TV's Bade Achhe Lagte Hain, where he had a very small role.[1] Also he contested in MTV India's MTV Splitsvilla 6 and later in Sony TV's Box Cricket League 1, the latter of which was his third with Kapoor.[5]

Breakthrough and establishment (2014–present)

Taneja's career finally saw a turning point when he signed the parallel lead role of Purab Khanna in Zee TV's popular daily soap Kumkum Bhagya, created by Kapoor.[5][6] He won the Best Supporting Actor award at the Zee Gold Awards, and exited the show in 2016. In 2017, Arjit then moved to Indonesia for a few months where he was cast as lead in the Indonesian show Nadin ANTV alongside his former co-star from Kumkum Bhagya Mrunal Thakur and Indonesia Actress Dewi Persik. [7]

Simultaneously along with Kumkum Bhagya , he was seen as Bilal Khan in another Ekta Kapoor production — Sony TV's Pyaar Ko Ho Jaane Do in 2015.[8] In 2016, he did Zing's Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya and participated in Colors TV's Box Cricket League 2 produced by Ekta Kapoor .[9]

Taneja left Indonesia and headed back to Bombay where he landed his first lead role in a tv show. In February 2018, Taneja began essaying the main character of Vivaan Kapoor in Zee TV's Kaleerein.[10] It went off air in November 2018.[11] In May 2018, Arjit also appeared as a guest in Zee TV's talk show Juzz Baatt with Sana Saeed, Adnan Khan and Karan Jotwani. Arjit was a Red Carpet host for Zee Rishtey Awards 2019.

His next TV series was Colors TV's love triangle-themed Bahu Begum which premiered in July 2019.[12] In the show Taneja was cast as Azaan Akhtar Mirza, the Nawab of Bhopal.[3] Bahu Begum culminated in January 2020. Arjit also made a special appearance at the ITA Awards in 2020. [13]

In January 2021, he bagged the cameo role of Farishta, an angel in the supernatural revenge thriller Naagin 5 and reprised the same role in February 2021 for Kuch Toh Hai: Naagin Ek Naye Rang Mein, both of which were aired on Colors TV and created by Ekta Kapoor .[2]

Arjit then landed the lead role as Shambhu Thakur on Nath Zewar Ya Zanjeer on Dangal TV. The show premiered on August 23, 2021. But after a few months inside the show, Arjit decided to quit the show because ‘he did not see his role shaping up as he wanted it to be’. Arjit’s last shoot day was March 7, 2022 and his final episode aired on March 10, 2022, Episode 172.

On March 22, 2022 it was confirmed Arjit has been roped in to be a candidate as a suitor for Parineeti Chopra alongside other television actors Vishal Aditya Singh and Shivin Narang on Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan ‘Parineeti Ka Swayamvar’ on Colors TV. Taneja was seen doing just about everything from presenting her with roses, complimenting her with his soothing words, to getting down on one knee and even cooking to impress the Hasee Toh Phasee actress. Judges Karan Johar, Mithun Chakraborty and hosts Bharti Singh and Haarsh Limbachiya were there to assist Parineeti Chopra in taking the right decision. Veteran singer Kumar Sanu also joined the panel as a special guest. When called on stage to showcase his cooking skill by making Parineeti Chopra’s favorite ‘Aloo Paratha’, Taneja was quite impressive. The actress could not resist the taste and initially she announced the winner : Best aloo paratha goes to her Punjabi munda, Arjit. Still indecisive of a suitor, Karan Johar then suggested they do a Bollywood Quiz via a Miss India format. Parineeti then chose Arjit as ‘Mr. India’ and Runner-Up Shivin Narang. After being quizzed, Taneja won with his impeccable and quick responses. Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan special episodes were aired on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 March at 9pm and 7pm on Colors TV.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 V The Serial Himself
2013 MTV Splitsvilla 6 Contestant 13th place [14]
Bade Acche Lagte Hain Special appearance
2014–2015 Box Cricket League 1 Contestant [15]
2014–2016 Kumkum Bhagya Purab Khanna [7]
2015 Pyaar Ko Ho Jaane Do Bilal Khan [8]
Bad Company Himself Guest [16]
2016 Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya Host [9]
Box Cricket League 2 Contestant [17]
2018 Kaleerein Vivaan Kapoor [11]
Juzzbaatt – Sangeen Se Namkeen Tak Himself Guest [18]
Kundali Bhagya Vivaan Dance performance
Zindagi Ki Mehek Special appearance
Guddan Tumse Na Ho Payega
2019–2020 Bahu Begum Azaan Akhtar Mirza [19]
2019 Api & Cinta Sunjoy [20]
Bepanah Pyaar Azaan
Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki
2020 Choti Sarrdaarni Dance performance
2021 Naagin 5 Farishta [21]
Kuch Toh Hai: Naagin Ek Naye Rang Mein Guest appearance
2022 Naagin 6 Guest appearance
2021–2022 Nath: Zevar Ya Zanjeer Shambhu [22]

Music videos

Year Title Singer(s) Label Ref.
2018 Main Jaandiyaan Meet Bros, Neha Bhasin, Piyush Mehroliyaa MB Music [23]
2019 Naseeba Shaan Zee Music Company [24]
Farishta Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Asees Kaur [25]
2020 Ik Dafa To Mil Oye Kunaal Nexus Records [26]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2015 Indian Telly Awards Actor in a Supporting Role (Drama) Kumkum Bhagya Nominated [27]
2016 Gold Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Won [28]
2022 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor (Popular) Nath: Zewar Ya Zanjeer Nominated [29]

References

  1. ^ a b "Arjit Taneja reveals why he left TV for a short while". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Arjit Taneja worked with Kaleerein team to lock the perfect look for his character". mid-day. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Kumkum Bhagya's Arjit Taneja and Samiksha Jaiswal to be seen in Bahu Begum; share pic from the sets". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  4. ^ Divya Kaushik (14 March 2018), "Arjit Taneja: All the fun that people have in college, I had it in school", The Times of India. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Sriti Jha and Arjit Taneja get nostalgic as they share a throwback picture from Kumkum Bhagya days". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Arjit Taneja bids an emotional goodbye to Kumkum Bhagya". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Arjit Taneja quits 'Kumkum Bhagya'". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  8. ^ a b Arielle. "Is Arjit Taneja Blaming the Channel for the End of 'Pyaar Ko Ho Jaane Do'?". India West. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Arjit Taneja replaced by Aly Goni in 'Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya'". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Arjit Taneja and Aditi Sharma starrer Kaleerein hits 100 episodes milestone". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Kaleerein actor Aditi Sharma: Arjit Taneja is a sweet co-star, who keeps boosting my confidence on set". The Indian Express. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Kumkum Bhagya's Arjit Taneja spills the beans on his relationship status". India Today. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Arjit Taneja: Not promoting polygamy through Bahu Begum". The Indian Express. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  14. ^ "10 Splitsvilla alumni who made it big". The Indian Express. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "Launch of Sara Khan's team 'Soorma Bhopali' for Box Cricket League - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 29 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "Bad Company | 2015 | ZEE5". ZEE5. Retrieved 29 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "Launch party of Box Cricket League - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 29 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ "Adan Khan was a guest on Rajeev Khandelwal's chat show Juzz Baatt along with Kaleerein actor Arjit Taneja and Aap Ke Aa Jane Se's Karan Jotwani". India Today. Retrieved 29 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ "Arjit Taneja: Not promoting polygamy through Bahu Begum". The Indian Express. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  20. ^ "Arjit Taneja Bermain di Sinetron Api & Cinta". antvklik (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  21. ^ "Arjit Taneja joins the cast of 'Naagin 5' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  22. ^ "Arjit Taneja elated to be back on the sets of Nath Zevar Ya Zanjeer post-Covid-19 recovery | TV - Times of India Videos". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  23. ^ "Neha Bhasin's song, backpacking inspo on this week's Brunch WTF". Hindustan Times. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  24. ^ "Latest Hindi Song Naseeba Sung By Shaan". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  25. ^ "Latest Hindi Song 'Farishta' Sung By Arko and Asees Kaur". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  26. ^ Ik Dafa To Mil Song on Gaana, retrieved 29 November 2021
  27. ^ "Nominations for Indian Telly Awards 2015 out; see who all have made the cut". India Today. Retrieved 30 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  28. ^ "Gold Awards 2016 Winners: Complete list of winners". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  29. ^ "The 21st ITA Awards". www.theita2021.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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