Arjit Taneja
Taneja in 2023
Born10 November 1992 (age 31)
Delhi, India
Alma materUniversity of Delhi
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Model
Years active2010–present

Arjit Taneja (born 10 November 1992) is an Indian television actor and model. He made his television debut in the reality shows MTV Splitsvilla 6 and Box Cricket League and starred in several TV fiction dramas namely Zee TV Kumkum Bhagya, Kaleerein, Colors TV Bahu Begum, Naagin 5 & Naagin 6, Dangal TV Nath – Zewar Ya Zanjeer and StarPlus Banni Chow Home Delivery. He won the Best Supporting Actor award for his role in Kumkum Bhagya at the Zee Gold Awards.

Early life and education

Arjit Taneja was born on 10 November 1992 and belongs to a Punjabi family.[1] He attended modern school, Delhi and graduated with a BA degree in computer programming at University of Delhi.

In 2012, Taneja moved from Delhi to Mumbai to began his acting career.

Career

Career beginnings (2010–2014)

In November 2010, he joined the modelling agency Elite Model Management India Pvt. Ltd. In mid-2012, Taneja moved from Delhi to Mumbai and began his acting career in television. That same year, he got a role in Channel V India's V The Serial, produced by Ekta Kapoor. In 2013, he participated in MTV India MTV Splitsvilla 6. In 2014, he participated in Sony TV's Box Cricket League, the latter of which was his third with Kapoor. He was later seen in Ekta Kapoor's Bade Achhe Lagte Hain on Sony TV.[2]

Breakthrough and establishment (2014–present)

Taneja's career finally saw a turning point in 2014, when he signed the parallel lead role of Purab Khanna opposite Mrunal Thakur in Zee TV's popular daily soap Kumkum Bhagya.[3][4] He won the Best Supporting Actor award at the Zee Gold Awards. He left the show in 2016. Simultaneously along with Kumkum Bhagya, he was seen as Bilal Khan in Sony TV's Pyaar Ko Ho Jaane Do in 2015.[5]

In 2016, he presented Zing's Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya.[6] In 2017, Arjit moved to Indonesia where he was cast as lead in the Indonesian show Nadin on ANTV alongside his former Kumkum Bhagya co-star Mrunal Thakur and Indonesian actress Dewi Persik.[7]

In February 2018, Taneja began essaying the character of Vivaan Kapoor in Zee TV's Kaleerein.[8] It went off air in November 2018.

From July 2019 to January 2020, Arjit was cast as the lead Azaan Akhtar Mirza Colors TV's love triangle-themed Bahu Begum,[9] co-starring Samiksha Jaiswal and Diana Khan.[10][11]

In January 2021, he made a cameo appearance as 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.[12] In August 2021, he was seen as Shambhu Thakur on Nath – Zewar Ya Zanjeer on Dangal TV. In March 2022, he decided to quit saying that he did not see his role shaping up as he wanted it to be.

From September to December 2022, he starred in StarPlus show Banni Chow Home Delivery as Rockstar Agastya Kapoor.

In 2023, he participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 13 and finished as the 1st runner-up.

In July 2023, he made a cameo appearance in Karan Johar's Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. Since November 2023, he is portraying Virat Singh Ahuja opposite his former Kumkum Bhagya co-actor Sriti Jha in Zee TV's Kaise Mujhe Tum Mil Gaye.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani Sunny Cameo [13]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 MTV Splitsvilla 6 Contestant 13th place [14]
2014–2016 Kumkum Bhagya Purab Khanna [7]
2015 Pyaar Ko Ho Jaane Do Bilal Khan [5]
2016 Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya Host
2017 Nadin Ishaan [15]
2018 Kaleerein Vivaan Kapoor [16]
2019–2020 Bahu Begum Azaan Akhtar Mirza [11]
2021 & 2022 Naagin 5 & Naagin 6 Farishta [17]
2021–2022 Nath – Zewar Ya Zanjeer Shambhu Thakur [18]
2022 Banni Chow Home Delivery Agastya Kapoor [19]
2023 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 13 Contestant 1st runner-up [20]
2023–present Kaise Mujhe Tum Mil Gaye Virat Singh Ahuja [21]

Special appearances

Year Title Role Ref.
2012 V The Serial Himself
2013 Bade Acche Lagte Hain
2014–2015 Box Cricket League 1 [22]
2015 Bad Company [23]
2016 Box Cricket League 2 [24]
2018 Juzzbaatt – Sangeen Se Namkeen Tak [25]
Kundali Bhagya Vivaan
Zindagi Ki Mehek
Guddan Tumse Na Ho Payega
2019 Api & Cinta Sunjoy [26]
Bepanah Pyaar Azaan
Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki
2020 Choti Sarrdaarni
2021 Kuch Toh Hai: Naagin Ek Naye Rang Mein Farishta
2022 Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan Himself
Naagin 6 Farishta
2023 Bekaboo Vansh Raichand
Entertainment Ki Raat Housefull Himself
Kundali Bhagya Virat Singh Ahuja

Music videos

YearTitleSinger(s) Ref.
2018Main JaandiyaanMeet Bros, Neha Bhasin, Piyush Mehroliyaa [27]
2019NaseebaShaan [28]
FarishtaArko Pravo Mukherjee, Asees Kaur [29]
2020Ik Dafa To MilOye Kunaal [30]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2015Indian Telly AwardsActor in a Supporting Role (Drama) Kumkum BhagyaNominated [31]
2016Gold AwardsBest Actor in a Supporting RoleWon [32]
2022 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor (Popular) Nath Zewar Ya Zanjeer Nominated [33]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Arjit Taneja reveals why he left TV for a short while". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Arjit Taneja bids an emotional goodbye to Kumkum Bhagya". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  5. 1 2 Arielle. "Is Arjit Taneja Blaming the Channel for the End of 'Pyaar Ko Ho Jaane Do'?". India West. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Arjit Taneja replaced by Aly Goni in 'Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya'". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Arjit Taneja quits 'Kumkum Bhagya'". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Arjit Taneja and Aditi Sharma starrer Kaleerein hits 100 episodes milestone". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "Kumkum Bhagya's Arjit Taneja spills the beans on his relationship status". India Today. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. 1 2 "Arjit Taneja: Not promoting polygamy through Bahu Begum". The Indian Express. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "Arjit Taneja worked with Kaleerein team to lock the perfect look for his character". mid-day. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  13. ↑ "Karan Johar ropes in Arjun Bijlani, Shraddha Arya, Sriti Jha and Arjit Taneja for Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani". Bollywood Hungama. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "10 Splitsvilla alumni who made it big". The Indian Express. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  15. ↑ "Kumkum Bhagya's original Purab and Bulbul in Indonesian show 'Naadin'". TOI. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ "Arjit Taneja joins the cast of 'Naagin 5' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  18. ↑ "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.
  19. ↑ Trivedi, Tanvi (13 September 2022). "Exclusive! I will make a grand entry as a rockstar in Banni Chow Home Delivery: Arjit Taneja". TOI. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  20. ↑ "Arjit Taneja Joins Fear Factor : Khatron Ke Khiladi-Season 13". Times Of India. 25 April 2023.
  21. ↑ "Arjit Taneja: I believe in marriage and relationships". Outlook India. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  22. ↑ "Launch of Sara Khan's team 'Soorma Bhopali' for Box Cricket League - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  23. ↑ "Bad Company | 2015 | ZEE5". ZEE5. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  24. ↑ "Launch party of Box Cricket League - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  25. ↑ "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.
  26. ↑ "Arjit Taneja Bermain di Sinetron Api & Cinta". antvklik (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  27. ↑ "Neha Bhasin's song, backpacking inspo on this week's Brunch WTF". Hindustan Times. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  28. ↑ "Latest Hindi Song Naseeba Sung By Shaan". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  29. ↑ "Latest Hindi Song 'Farishta' Sung By Arko and Asees Kaur". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  30. ↑ Ik Dafa To Mil Song on Gaana, retrieved 29 November 2021
  31. ↑ "Nominations for Indian Telly Awards 2015 out; see who all have made the cut". India Today. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  32. ↑ "Gold Awards 2016 Winners: Complete list of winners". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  33. ↑ "The 21st ITA Awards". www.theita2021.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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