Rohan Gandotra Explained

Rohan Gandotra
Birth Date:26 August 1990
Birth Place:Delhi, India
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2014–2022
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Rohan Gandotra (born 26 August 1990) is an Indian television actor who debuted with Everest and then appeared in shows like Qubool Hai, Kaala Teeka, Naagin 2, Dil Se Dil Tak, Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka and

Early life

Rohan Gandotra was born on 26 August 1990 in New Delhi, india into a punjabi hindu family to Sunil Gandotra and Meenakshi Gandotra. He has an elder brother Prateek Gandotra. Gandotra completed his schooling from DLDAV Model School, New Delhi. Gandotra completed Bachelors in Computers from Jagan Institute of Management Studies.

Rohan inspired to be an actor since his college days when he started modelling at college festivals and then he started appearing in lot of print shoots for different brands. There are over 40 plus different brands in his kitty for what he shot including Casio, Vodafone, Tata Docomo, Hyundai Eon, Hair and care etc. After doing a lot of print shoots and tvc’s he started concentrating on his acting career.[1]

Career

Rohan made his acting debut on television with a lead role as Aakash Joshi on Ashutosh Gowariker's Everest on StarPlus produced by AGPPL in 2014. He gained recognition for his role as Akash Joshi that earned him Best Debut at the prestigious Gold Awards and a nomination as the Best Fresh New Face (Male) in Indian Telly Awards. The show is available on Hotstar to watch. In 2015, he did a cameo role in Zee TV’s Qubool Hai as Ashfaq, co-starring alongside Additi Gupta and Surbhi Jyoti.In 2016, he joined Zee TV’s show Kaala Teeka after leap in which he played a charming young businessman as Yug Chaudhary. Show successfully ran for 1.5 yrs before he quit the show.

In November 2017, he was signed as the replacement of Sidharth Shukla in Colors TV most famous show Dil Se Dil Tak opposite Jasmin Bhasin and Rashami Desai. The show was produced by Shashi Sumeet Productions. He played the character of Parth Bhanushali. The series ended in June 2018.In Feb 2019, Rohan signed a new show for Voot in Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka second season as Veer Verma opposite Tejasswi Prakash, Kunal Jaisingh and Aneri Vajani. The show was the first daily soap to run on an OTT platform. The show went on for 100 episodes and ended in June 2019.

Immediately after the show, Gandotra signed his new show for Hotstar called directed by Mahesh Manjrekar, produced by Arre (brand). The show has an ensemble cast of Abhay Deol, Sumeet Vyas, Akash Thosar, Mahie Gill, Pooja Sawant. This is one of the biggest show for Hotstar and received rave reviews from the critics as well as audience. The show is based on Indo-China war of 1962. Gandotra played the character of Sepoy Karan Yadav for which he gained 7kgs to look the part of a ruthless soldier. He received amazing reviews for his performance as a soldier.[2] In 2021, he appeared in StarPlus's show Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana as Yuvraj Singh.

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2014EverestAakash JoshiMain role[3]
2015Twist Wala LoveRohan/Vishal[4]
Fear FilesKabirEpisodic[5]
2015 - 2016Qubool HaiEhsaan Raza SheikhSupporting role[6]
2016 - 2017Kaala TeekaYug ChoudharyMain role[7]
2017Dhhai Kilo PremAman
Naagin 2 Anshuman[8]
2017 - 2018Dil Se Dil TakParth BhanushaliReplaced Sidharth Shukla/ main role[9]
2018Laal IshqAshwak KhanEpisodic[10]
2019The Perfect MurderKabirShort Film[11] [12]
Silsila Badalte Rishton KaVeer Verma[13]
2021Zindagi Mere Ghar AanaYuvraj SinghAn N.R.I.

Special appearance

Year Title Role Ref
2018Tu AashiquiParth Bhanushali
Laado 2 – Veerpur Ki Mardani
Belan Wali Bahu
Udaan

Web series

Year Title Role Notes
2021Karan YadavHotstar
Karrle Tu Bhi MohabbatRohanALT Balaji
2022AaiShort Film

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rohan Gandotra: 'Everest' Role is Opportunity of a Lifetime. India West. 19 April 2016.
  2. Web site: Delhi boy Rohan Gandotra to play lead in 'Everest'. 28 October 2014. The Indian Express. 19 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Delhi boy Rohan Gandotra to play lead in Ashutosh Gowariker's 'Everest'. Zee News. 28 October 2014. 19 April 2016.
  4. Web site: Rohan Gandotra to take on a lover boy avatar. Deccan Chronicle. 4 May 2015. 19 April 2016.
  5. Web site: Annie and Rohan's DREADFUL 'Fear Files' experience. Tellychakkar Team. 28 October 2015. Tellychakkar.com. 19 April 2016.
    Web site: Fear Files 2 - Episode 57 - November 7, 2015 - Full Episode. 13 April 2015. ZEE TV. 19 April 2016.
  6. News: Rohan Gandotra to play Additi's third husband in Qubool Hai. The Times of India. 4 December 2015 . 19 April 2016.
  7. Web site: TV show Kaala Teeka fast forwards 14 years. Deccan Chronicle. 31 January 2016. 19 April 2016.
  8. Web site: Naagin 2: Kaala Teeka actor Rohan Gandotra to enter as a Naag in Mouni Roy-Karanvir Bohra's show!. 25 May 2017. 25 May 2017.
  9. News: Rohan Gandotra replaces Siddharth Shukla in Dil Se Dil Tak. The Indian Express. 7 December 2017. 12 December 2017.
  10. News: Rohan Gandotra and Nalini Negi bag &TV's Laal Ishq. iwmbuzz. 25 February 2019.
  11. Web site: The Perfect Murder short film screening Hiba Nawab, Rohan Gandotra, Niharica Raizada & more. www.timesnownews.com. 2019-03-01.
  12. Web site: 'Doctoring' a perfect murder!. www.afternoondc.in. 2019-03-01.
  13. Web site: Rohan Gandotra joins Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka 2. tellychakkar.