Harsh Chhaya (born 2 December 1966) is an Indian actor. He debuted in a minor role as "Jijo" in the early 1990s Zee TV series Tara, but first came into prominence in the role of Krishnakant Trivedi (KT) in mid 1990s TV series Hasratein, where he portrayed the character of a wealthy boss who exploited his married employee (Savi) into an extramarital affair with him. Harsh Chhaya has acted in various films and television series in various character and negative roles as available. He also starred with Rani Mukharji in the 2007 Bollywood film Laaga Chunari Mein Daag.
Career His first appearance was in the serial Aarohan (by Pallavi Joshi) in 1993 as Ankit Malik, and then his major breakthrough was the role of Karan in Swabhimaan, directed by Mahesh Bhatt in 1995. In 2002, Harsh acted in the serial Justajoo, directed by Ajay Sinha. Justajoo was a serial on Zee TV in 2002, which also starred Pallavi Joshi and Arpita Pandey. In 2006, he was seen as the CEO Naveen Shroff in Madhur Bhandarkar's Corporate. In 2007, he played a businessman named Kapoor in Sagar Ballary's Bheja Fry. All but two of his scenes were edited out in the final released version of this film. His performance as Vinay Khosla, a gay dress designer, was notable in Madhur Bhandarkar's 2008 critically acclaimed Fashion. Harsh Chhaya also played the role of Sanjay Gandhi in Shekhar Kapur's Pradhanmantri on ABP News.He also worked in 24:India Season 2, as an ATU Chief Siddhant Sehgal. Also, he is well known for his role as Papaji in Undekhi a SonyLIV web series.
Personal life and education Harsh was married to Shefali Shah. After a divorce from Shah, Harsh married actress Sunita Sengupta. He completed his Education at Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia, where he pursued Mass Communication at the university's A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre.
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+YearAlbumSongCredit "Aao Na Dekha"Lyricist "Duniya" "Dhokha" Lyricist; singer
Filmography Films YearTitleRoleNotes2000Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!!Ali2002CompanyInsp. SawantHathyar: Face to Face with RealityGauri's first husband2003DumSiddhantSaayaDr. GoenkaJanasheenVirendra Kapoor2004Stop!Vivek Malhotra2005DhadkaneinRamji LondonwaleyGuru2006CorporateCorporate2007Aevdhese Aabhal Dr. Shirish Marathi filmBheja FryKapoorRed SwastikD.C.P. ChaudharyIt's Breaking NewsSP Prabhakar GuptaLaaga Chunari Mein DaagRani's employer2008MithyaMannu SahayMy Friend Ganesha 2Vashu's FatherFashionVinay Khosla2009Oh, My God!!ShekharCoffee HouseVikasBlue OrangesAnurag Dixit2011Nobel ChorRajBengali film2012Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin LadenDr Shakil Afridi2013Club 60DoctorJolly LLBAlbert PintoSuper Model2014A Rainy DayMarathi film2015Har Har ByomkeshInspector Purandar PandeyBengali film2016Ghayal Once AgainAditya Rajguru2017UmeedShubh AarambhGujarati film2018Byomkesh GotroInspector Purandar PandeyBengali film2020DarbaanSatyameva Jayate 2Chief Minister Chandra Prakash Sinha2022An Action HeroRoshan - Manav's assistant2024KillBaldeo Singh ThakurUma
Writer/Director YearTitleNotes2018Khajoor Pe Atke
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1991Khaali HaathVishwas1993DillagiTaraJijo1994TehkikaatRakesh Oberoi1995AahatRajat SaxenaSwabhimaanKaranAarohan (The Ascent)Lt. Rohit Sharma1996HasrateinKrishnakant TrivediRishtey4 episodes1998SaayaBhaskar Sir1999Star BestsellersEpisodic1999GubbareNyaayAdvocate TarunChhoti Si AshaGurugenaRishteyCaptain Rahul Khanna Rishtey2001Rishtey2002JustujooLalit SharmaAstitva..Ek Prem KahaniDr Manas2003Karishma- The Miracles of DestinySameer2004Kahaani Ghar Ghar KiiSandeep2007Ghar ek SapnaDr Rishabh ChoudharyLove StoryRohit Sehgal2008Sukh By ChanceGirl's Father2009Comedy Circus 3as a ContestantLadies SpecialKaran Singh2011HumDoctorSurya: The Super CopSurya2012Hum Ne Li Hai- ShapathACP Jairaj2013PradhanmantriSanjay Gandhi2014Balikha VadhuPalashAjeeb Dastaan Hai YehSamarth Sachdev2016TamannaCoach24 (Season2)ATU ChiefKaram Yudh
Web series YearTitleRolePlatformNotes2019RangbaazSundar Singh ChauhanZEE5 originalsSeason 22020–presentUndekhiSurinder Singh Atwal aka PapajiSonyLIV2020Forbidden LoveAnamika's HusbandZEE52019–presentOut of Love Kartik Kashyap (Alia's Dad) Hotstar2022Mukhbir - The Story of a Spy General Agha KhanZEE5Season 12023P I MeenaPritam SenAmazon Prime Video2024Gyaarah GyaarahSameer BhatiyaZee5Season 1
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