Aman Verma (actor) explained

Aman Verma
Birth Date:1971 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Years Active:1987–present
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Aman Verma (born 11 October 1971) is an Indian television anchor and actor. As an anchor, Verma is best known for hosting the game show Khullja Sim Sim on Star Plus from 2001 to 2004. His other hosting duties were with Mini Mathur in the first season of Indian Idol on Sony TV and Zee TV's Zee Cinestars. He has also acted in Bollywood movies. Verma was also seen in Life OK's show Hum Ne Li Hai- Shapath as ACP Diler Kumar. He also participated in the ninth season of Indian reality series Bigg Boss.

Career

Verma made his acting debut in the TV serial Pachpan Khambe Laal Deewarein with Mita Vashisht in 1993. He also played the character of Vrishaketu, son of Karna, in Mahabharat Katha. Then he started his film career with, Sangharsh (1999), portraying a supporting role. He portrayed the role of Anupam Kapadia for four years in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.[1] In 2002, Verma portrayed the lead role of SP Aditya Pratap Singh in Kehta Hai Dil, for which he won the Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role - Male in 2003.

In 2003, Verma starred in the film Pran Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye as the solo lead opposite Rinke Khanna and in the film Koi Hai. In both films, he portrayed solo leads. Later that year, he portrayed a supporting role in Baghban (2003), which starred Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini in lead roles. Verma anchored the game show, Khullja Sim Sim on Star Plus from 2001 to 2004, until he was replaced by TV actor, Hussain Kuwajerwala, who was his co-star in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. The two also starred together in another serial Kumkum  – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan, which aired on Star Plus.

Verma has made special appearances in films through his career as an anchor. He also portrayed a comedy role of Zubin in Jaan-E-Mann (2006). In that same year, Verma portrayed his first lead role in a TV serial on Viraasat, portraying a negative role.

He was in a TV serial Teen Bahuraniyaan playing the role of a man called Sumit Desai who was in a coma for the past few years whose children died but did not know it. He was also part of the first season of a reality show on Sony TV Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao, which is inspired from the British reality show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! He played a lead role as Advocate Kunal Mehra in Sony TV's Bayttaab Dil Kee Tamanna Hai. In 2012, he acted in Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai. In 2015, he participated in Colors TV's Bigg Boss 9 as a contestant and got evicted after six weeks.[2] [3] [4] [5]

He is playing the character of an advocate in Director Shailendra Pandey's upcoming film JD.

Controversies

Verma was the target of a casting couch sting operation which was aired on India TV in March 2003. He was seen begging Suhaib Ilyasi to remove his footage from the sting operation.[6] [7] Verma sued India TV CEO Rajat Sharma, programme manager Suhaib Ilyasi and journalist Ruchi, who was involved in the operation, alleging that the channel wanted to "blackmail and extort money" from him.[8]

Filmography

Films

Year Movie Role Notes:
1999 Sangharsh Amit
2002 TV Host
2003 Koi Hai Raj Malhotra
Pran Jaye Par Shaan Na Jaye Aman Joshi
Andaaz Karan Singhania
Baghban Ajay Malhotra
2004 Tum - A Dangerous Obsession Yusuf Malik
2005 Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak Hitesh
Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! Magic Show Presenter
Mr. Saluja (Anjali's husband)
2006 Kachchi Sadak Raghav Mehta
Unns: Love... Forever Advocate Sameer Shah
Baabul Shobhna's Brother
Janani Tarun Awasthi
Jaan-E-Mann Zubin
2008 Superstar
Lakh Pardesi Hoiye Garry Punjabi film
EMI Prema's husband
Desh Drohi Sanjay Narayan Srivastav
2010 Ek Second... Jo Zindagi Badal De?
Mar Jawan Gur Khake Karan Punjabi film
Tees Maar Khan Chaterjee
2011 Gandhi to Hitler Balbir Singh
U R My Jaan Rahul
2012 Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai
2014 Dee Saturday Night
2017 JD Advocate Pradhan
2019 Chicken Curry Law
2023 Lakeerein Ravi Verma
2024The U P Files

Television

Year Serial Role NotesRefs
Karawas
1993 Pachpan Khambe Lal Deewarein Neel
1994–1998 Shanti Sanjay
1997 Mahabharat Katha
1997-1998Zanjeerein
1998–1999Rishtey episodic Role
episode 22
Rohit episode 55
1998 AuratKaran Pratapsingh Supporting role
1998–2006 C.I.D. Anuj episodes 15–16
Akash episodes 59–60
Johnny episode 405
1998 Saturday SuspenseVickyepisode 88
1999–2000 X Zoneepisodes 82–83
1999-2003Aangan
2000 Ghar Ek MandirPrem
C.A.T.S.episodic role
Thriller At 10A.C.P. Roop Singh Rathore episodes 56–60
Aman Verma episodes 116–120
2001SambandhMr. Kumar
2001–2003 GharanaPrakash Kothari
2001–2004 DushmanPrem Verma
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu ThiAnupam Kapadia
Do Lafzon Ki KahaniRaj
Khullja Sim SimHost
2002–2003 KalashRam
Kehta Hai DilSP Adityapratap Singh
2003 Piya Ka GharRaj
2003–2004 Arzoo Hai Tu
2004 JadooHost
DeviVasudev Kumar
India's Best Cinestars Ki KhojHost
2004–2005 Indian IdolHost
Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa BandhanAbhay Chauhan
2005 Jassi Jaissi Koi NahinAdvocate Thakral
Dial One Aur JeetoHost
Ek Ladki Anjaani Si Suryapratap Yadav
2006Piya Kay Ghar Jana Hai
2006–2007 Viraasat Rishabh Lamba
2007–2008 Amber Dhara Shanu
Say Shava Shava Contestant
Teen Bahuraaniyaan Sumeet Desai
Sujata Viresh Shah
Saas v/s Bahu Guest
2009 Namak Haraam Rohit Malhotra
Ladies Special Host of Lottery contest
Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao Contestant
2009–2010 Bayttaab Dil Kee Tamanna Hai Advocate Kunal Mehra
2010Keshav PanditAditya
Shorr Sarang
2010–2011 Na Aana Is Des Laado Bhanupratap Singh[9]
2011–2012 Chotti Bahu - Sawar Ke Rang Rachi Asur / Vishwanath[10]
Ramleela - Ajay Devgn Ke Saath Ravan
2013 Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki Contestant
Parvarrish - Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi Advocate Raghav Jaitley (RJ)[11]
2013–2015 SuperCops vs Supervillains ACP Diler Kumar
2015–2017Savdhaan India Inspector Rajendra Mishra episode 1065
Mahesh episode 2162
2015Hazir Jawab Birbal Mohanlal episode 40
Bigg Boss 9 Contestant Evicted Day 42
2016 AmmaShekeran Shetty
2017 Khaki Ek Vachan Host
2017–2018 Bahurani Host
2021Mauka-E-Vardaat: Operation VijayInspector Abhay Talwar
2022–2023Dheere Dheere SeBhanu Shastri[12]
2024MishriMishri's father (Episode 1)Episodic Role

Web series

Year Show Role NotesRefs
2019 Panchali Eldest Brother
2019–presentJulie Inspector
2023Scam 2003Police Commissioner Jagdish Puri

Awards

YearAwardCategoryTV ShowResult
2003Indian Telly AwardsBest Actor in a Lead Role - MaleKehta Hai Dil
2015Indian Television Academy AwardsBest Actor in a Negative RoleViraasat

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aman Verma: Kyunki...Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi was turning point for me - NDTV Movies. NDTVMovies.com.
  2. Web site: Aman Verma in Bigg Boss 9 Double Trouble. . 10 October 2015.
  3. Web site: Bigg Boss 9 Contestant No 5: Aman Verma, the bad son of Amitabh Bachchan in Baghban. 11 October 2015 . 11 October 2015.
  4. Web site: Aman Verma: 'Bigg Boss 9' will be my major comeback. 10 October 2015.
  5. Web site: Bigg Boss 9: Aman Verma evicted, says no male contestant strong enough to win the show. 23 November 2015 . 23 November 2015.
  6. Web site: Archive . Expressindia.com . 15 January 2014 . 13 May 2019.
  7. Web site: Aman Verma verifies in the sting case. The Times of India.
  8. Web site: Aman Verma verifies in the sting case. https://web.archive.org/web/20120923132435/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-04-26/india/27853480_1_sting-case-sting-operation-india-tv . dead . 23 September 2012 . . 28 August 2011.
  9. Web site: Bhanupratap(Aman Verma) falls in just with Jhanvi (Vaishnavi Dhanraj) in Na Aana Is Des Laado. A dream sequence is shot on Aman and Vaishnavi on the song Aa Zara from Murder 2.. The Times of India.
  10. Web site: BAD MAN! Aman Verma to play negative in Chhoti Bahu. 24 December 2011. Hindustan Times.
  11. Web site: Aman Verma enters 'Parvarish – Kuch Khati Kuch Meethi'. 13 February 2013. dailybhaskar.
  12. Web site: The cast of the upcoming show ‘Aashao Ka Savera…Dheere Dheere Se’ visits Ujjain city for their shoot - Times of India. The Times of India.