Fahad Ali

'''Fahad Ali''' is an Indian television actor best known for portraying Keshav Desai "KD" in ''The Buddy Project'' and Vivan in ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai''. In 2018, he participated in ''MTV Splitsvilla''.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|date=2 August 2018|title=Splitsvilla 11: Meet the contestants of Sunny Leone and Rannvijay Singha's show|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/splitsvilla-11-contestants-rannvijay-singha-sunny-leone-show-5284990/}}</ref> Ali made his web series debut with ALT Balaji's ''NSA'' in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/television/yeh-hai-mohabbatein-actor-abhishek-verma-bags-role-in-altbalajis-web-series-nsa-908234|title='Yeh Hai Mohabbatein' actor Abhishek Verma bags role in ALTBalaji's web-series 'NSA'!|date=31 January 2019}}</ref>

== Career == Ali started his career in 2011 with the longest running show, ''Balika Vadhu''. Later in the same year he played Tinnu in ''Chhoti Si Zindagi''. In 2012, he acted in ''Zindagi Kahe - Smile Please'' opposite Additi Gupta.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/no-chocolate-boy-roles-for-me-says-tv-actor-fahad-ali-608028|title=No chocolate boy roles for me, says TV actor Fahad Ali|date=5 October 2012}}</ref> Ali made and episodic appearance in Ekta Kapoor's ''Gumrah: End of Innocence''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/channel-vs-gumraah-to-feature-episode-on-drugs-and-murder/articleshow/12934066.cms|title=Channel V's Gumraah to feature episode on Drugs and Murder!|newspaper=The Times of India |date=30 April 2012}}</ref>

Ali rose to success when he bagged Channel V India's ''The Buddy Project'' where he portrayed the lead role of Keshav until 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=243930&subcatg=&keyword=Television&nid=243930|title=The Buddy Project loosely based on Chak De! India|publisher=movies.ndtv.com|access-date=4 December 2012|archive-date=29 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129174322/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=243930&subcatg=&keyword=Television&nid=243930|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, he played Mayank in ''Pavitra Bandhan''. In 2014, he made and episodic appearance in ''Yeh Hai Aashiqui'' opposite Annie Gill.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/fahad-ali-s-prince-charming-avatar-for-tv-19838.html|title=Fahad Ali's Prince Charming avatar for TV|date=9 January 2015}}</ref> In 2015, he also acted in ''Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya'' as Arjun. He later played the main lead in Sony TV's ''Muh Boli Shaadi'' as Nikhil.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/photos/muh-boli-shaadi-new-tv-show-launch-2516.2500/4|title=Fahad Ali Khan, and Zalak Desai would be playing the lead couple in 'Muh Boli Shaadi'. Their show would be replacing the Humsafars.|date=20 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/muh-boli-shaadi-to-replace-humsafars/|title='Muh Boli Shaadi' to replace 'Humsafars'|work=The Indian Express|language=en-US}}</ref> The show ended on 19 June 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/karn-replaces-mooh-boli-shaadi-on-sony-tv/|title='Karn' replaces 'Mooh Boli Shaadi' on Sony TV|work=BizAsiaLive |date=12 May 2015}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/photos/photos-launch-of-the-new-tv-show-muh-boli-shaadi/8583|title=Fahad Ali and Zalak Desai|work=mid-day}}</ref> After the end of ''Muh Boli Shaadi'', Ali joined Life OK's ''Jaane Kya Hoga Rama Re'' playing the role of Sunny.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Fahad-Ali-to-enter-Jane-Kya-Hoga-Rama-Re/articleshow/51253337.cms?val=3728|title=Fahad Ali to enter 'Jane Kya Hoga Rama Re'|work=The Times of India}}</ref>

In 2016, he entered Star Plus's longest running show, ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai'' as Vivan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/television/yeh-rishta-kya-kehlata-hai-new-entry-to-spice-up-the-things-459013|title=YEH RISHTA KYA KEHLATA HAI: New ENTRY to spice up the things|date=7 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/television/yeh-rishta-kya-kehlata-hai-love-will-get-complicated-402568|title=Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai: Love will get COMPLICATED!|date=22 August 2016}}</ref> In 2018, he participated in ''MTV Splitsvilla 11'' as a celebrity contestant.<ref name=":1" /> He got eliminated in 6th place few weeks before the grand finale. In 2019, he appeared in &TV's ''Laal Ishq''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/soaps/story/belan-wali-bahu-sunayana-actress-fozdar-to-be-seen-as-a-bar-dancer-in-her-next-1450665-2019-02-07|title=Belan Wali Bahu actress Sunayana Fozdar to be seen as a bar dancer in her next|website=India Today|date=6 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He later appeared in ''Yeh Ishq Nahi Aasan'' along with Chetna Pande.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/vikas-gupta-yeh-ishq-nahi-aasaan-dangal-tv-birthday-5714963/|title=Vikas Gupta: One should love themselves before loving others|date=7 May 2019}}</ref>

In 2020, he made his Bollywood web debut with Karan Johar's ''Guilty''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/guilty-movie-review-netflix-and-dharmatic-present-a-flawed-but-important-take-on-the-metoo-movement-8125691.html|title=Guilty movie review: Netflix and Dharmatic present a flawed but important take on the #MeToo movement|date=2020-03-07|website=Firstpost|language=en|access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref> He later joined Sony TV's ''Ek Duje Ke Vaaste 2'' as Vikram.

==Television== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Year ! Show ! Role ! Notes ! Ref(s) |- | rowspan="2" | 2011 | ''Balika Vadhu'' | Shravan | | |- | ''Chhoti Si Zindagi'' | Tinnu | | |- | rowspan="2" | 2012 | ''Zindagi Kahe - Smile Please'' | Nimit Ajmera | | |- | ''Gumrah: End of Innocence'' | Honey | Episodic | |- | 2012–2014 | ''The Buddy Project'' | Keshav Desai "KD" | | |- | 2013 | ''Pavitra Bandhan'' | Mayank | | |- | 2014 | ''Yeh Hai Aashiqui'' | Sameer Bagga | rowspan="2" | Episodic | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/fahad-alis-prince-charming-avatar-for-tv/|title=Fahad Ali's Prince Charming avatar for TV|work=The Indian Express|language=en-US}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | 2015 | ''Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya'' | Arjun | |- | ''Muh Boli Shaadi'' | Nikhil | | style="text-align:center;" | |- | 2015–2016 | ''Jaane Kya Hoga Rama Re'' | Shekhar | | style="text-align:center;" | |- | 2016 | ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai'' | Vivan | | |- | 2018–2019 | ''MTV Splitsvilla 11'' | Contestant | | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/splitsvilla-11-hosts-sunny-leone-rannvijay-singha-kickstart-new-season-of-dating-reality-show-4902221.html|title=Splitsvilla 11: Hosts Sunny Leone, Rannvijay Singha kickstart new season of dating reality show|work=Firstpost|language=en-US}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3" | 2019 | ''Laal Ishq'' | Bunty | rowspan="2" | Episodic | style="text-align:center;" | |- | ''Yeh Ishq Nahi Aasan'' | | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iwmbuzz.com/television/news/fahad-ali-chetna-pande-deepak-chadha-vikas-guptas-show-yeh-ishq-nahi-asaan/2019/03/15|title=Fahad Ali, Chetna Pande and Deepak Chadha in Vikas Gupta's show, Yeh Ishq Nahi Asaan|website=IWMBuzz|date=15 March 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | ''Zindagi Ke Crossroads'' | | Episodic | |- | 2020 | ''Ek Duje Ke Vaaste 2'' | Vikram | | |- | 2023 | ''Tere Ishq Mein Ghayal'' | Mahir Damania | | |- |}

=== Web series === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Ref. |- |2019 |''NSA'' | |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Filmymonkey |date=2019-01-31 |title='Yeh Hai Mohabbatein' actor Abhishek Verma bags role in ALTBalaji's web-series 'NSA'! |url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/television/yeh-hai-mohabbatein-actor-abhishek-verma-bags-role-in-altbalajis-web-series-nsa-908234 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref> |}

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" style="width:65%;" ! Year ! Film ! Character ! Notes |- | 2020 | ''Guilty'' | Rahul Jha | Webmovie |}

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9676900/ Fahad Ali] on ''IMDb'' *[https://www.instagram.com/fahadalli/?hl=en Fahad Ali] on Instagram

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