Arav Chowdharry

{{short description|Indian actor and model|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2021}} {{Use British English|date=April 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Arav Chowdharry | image = | birth_date = {{birth_date and age|1981|11|23|df=yes}} | birth_place = Jaipur, Rajasthan, India | honours = | occupation = {{hlist| Actor|model}} | notable_works = ''Mahabharat'' | | }}

'''Arav Chowdharry''' (born 23 November 1981) is an Indian actor and model. He is best known for his role as Bhishma in the TV show ''Mahabharat.'' He is from Jaipur.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Arav-Choudhary-misses-Makar-Sankranti-and-Jaipur-winters/articleshow/45779569.cms |title=Arav Choudhary misses Makar Sankranti and Jaipur winters|newspaper=The Times of India|first=Richa |last=Shukla |date=7 January 2015|accessdate=28 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://quintdaily.com/2017/08/vivegam-tamil-movie-rating-audience-review/|title=Vivegam Tamil Movie Rating [4/5], Audience Review – QuintDaily|last=quintdaily|date=23 August 2017}}</ref> He is an Indian actor who appeared in several Bollywood movies such as ''Dhoom'' and ''Housefull 3''. He got fame for his role as Bhishma Pitamah in the 2013 edition of ''Mahabharat'' on television.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/After-Bhishma-Pitamah-Arav-Chaudhary-now-turns-business-tycoon/articleshow/45730822.cms|title=After Bhishma Pitamah, Arav Chaudhary now turns business tycoon|newspaper=The Times of India|date=3 January 2015 |accessdate=8 December 2016}}</ref> He has also acted in a television series named ''Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir''.

==Filmography== * ''Laado'' (2001) * ''Lakshya'' (2004) credited as Sanjay M Singh * ''Dhoom'' (2004) as Rahul * ''Right Yaaa Wrong'' (2010) * ''Ajith'' (2014) – Kannada film * ''Vivegam'' (2017) as Shawn (Tamil film) * ''Housefull 3'' (2016) as Rajeev * ''Bharat'' (2019) * ''Action'' (2019) as Imran Kalli (Tamil film) * ''Razakar'' (2024) Telugu film

== Television == {| class="wikitable" |- !scope="col"|Years !scope="col"|Title !scope="col"|Role |- |1997 |''Zindagi Mil Ke Bitayenge'' |Unknown |- |1998 |''Captain Vyom'' |Captain Blaze |- |2002 |''Dhadkan'' |Unknown |- |2009–2010 |'' Jhansi Ki Rani'' |Mangal Pandey |- |2010 |''Gulaal'' |Raman |- |2011–2012 |''Veer Shivaji'' |Dara Shikoh |- |rowspan="2"|2013 |''Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap'' |Rana Sanga |- |''Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? Ek Baar Phir'' |Indrajeet Sarkar |- |2013–2014 | ''Mahabharat'' |Bhishma |- |2017 |''Aarambh'' | Purohit Indramitra |- |2019 |''Jag Janani Maa Vaishno Devi – Kahani Mata Rani Ki'' | Senapathi Mahipal |- |2021–2023 |''Sasural Simar ka 2 '' |Gajendra Oswal |- |2023 |''Ali Baba'' |Iblis |- |rowspan="2"|2024 |''Shrimad Ramayan'' |Dasharatha |- |''Shiv Shakti – Tap Tyaag Tandav'' |Mahishasura |- |rowspan="2"|2025 |''Veer Hanuman'' |Kesari |- |''Dhaakad Beera'' |Dushyant |}

{| class="wikitable" |+Web series !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2021 |''Sunflower'' |Ramesh Kapoor | |- |2025 |''Zindagi Ka U-Turn'' |Jaiveer Oberoi |Microdrama |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Portal|Bollywood}} *{{IMDb name|4234608|name=Arav Chowdharry}} *{{Facebook|aravchowdharryofficial|name=Arav Chowdharry}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chowdharry, Arav}} Category:Indian male television actors Category:Indian male film actors Category:Male actors from Jaipur Category:Living people Category:1981 births Category:21st-century Indian male actors