# Hiten Kumar > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hiten_Kumar > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hiten_Kumar.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiten_Kumar > Source revision: 1345465926 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Indian film actor of Gujarati cinema}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}} '''Hiten Kumar''', born '''Hiten Mehta''',{{cite web | title=ઢોલીવુડના કલાકારોએ ગોવિંદ પટેલને અશ્રુ અંજલી અર્પણ કરી | website=m.newshunt.com | date=18 April 2015 | url=http://m.newshunt.com/india/gujarati-newspapers/gujarat-samachar/vadodara/dholivudana-kalakaroe-govind-patelane-ashru-anjali-arpan-kari_38563089/993/c-in-l-gujarati-n-gsamacha-ncat-vadodara | language=gu | accessdate=9 August 2015}} is an Indian actor in [Gujarati cinema](/source/Gujarati_cinema).{{cite book|author1=K. Moti Gokulsing|author2=[Wimal Dissanayake](/source/Wimal_Dissanayake)|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=djUFmlFbzFkC&pg=PA99|date=17 April 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-77284-9|pages=95}} ==Career== He started in the Gujarati film industry with a role in ''Unchi Medina Uncha Mol'' (1998). His 1998 film ''[Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya](/source/Desh_Re_Joya_Dada_Pardesh_Joya)'' was a commercial superhit.{{cite web | title=Gujarati tearjerker Des Re Joya Dada becomes a big grosser| website=India Today | date=22 June 1998 | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/films/story/19980622-gujarati-tearjerker-des-re-joya-dada-becomes-a-big-grosser-825345-1998-06-21 | access-date=9 August 2015}}
- {{cite web | title=ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મોમાં મેકિંગથી રિલીઝ સુધી મેકઓવર જરૂરી: હિતેન કુમાર | website=Khabarchhe.com | date=5 May 2015 | url=http://www.khabarchhe.com/news/gujarati-films-need-change-hiten-kumar/ | language=gu | accessdate=9 August 2015}} He acted in several Gujarati films in his long career.{{cite web | title=કોણ છે ઢોલીવૂડના સલમાન, શાહરૂખ અને આમીર ? | website=[Divya Bhaskar](/source/Divya_Bhaskar) | date=8 August 2015 | url=http://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/madhya_gujarat/latest_news/ahmedabad/city-blogger/blog/100462 | language=gu | accessdate=9 August 2015}} The film won 11 of the Gujarat State Film Awards of the year, Film [Maiyar Ma Mandu Nathi Lagtu](/source/Maiyar_Ma_Mandu_Nathi_Lagtu) Lagtu in 2001{{clarify|date=March 2026}}{{cite web |title=Will never do a film that I can't watch with my family: Hiten Kumar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/will-never-do-a-film-that-i-cant-watch-with-my-family-hiten-kumar/articleshow/111425442.cms |website=The Times of India |date=2 July 2024}} He hosted a crime show, ''Crime Time... Fight Against Crime'', on VTV Gujarati in 2014–2015.{{cite web | last= Malini | first=Navya | title=Hiten Kumar ready with Crime Time episodes | website=The Times of India | date=24 December 2014 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/trade-news/gujarati/Hiten-Kumar-hosting-Crime-Time/articleshow/45626812.cms | accessdate=9 August 2015}}{{cite web | last=Malini | first=Navya | title=Super star Hiten Kumar's telly stint | website=The Times of India | date=22 December 2014 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/Hiten-Kumar-made-his-Gujarati-TV-debut-recently/articleshow/45600252.cms | accessdate=9 August 2015}} ==Personal life== He lives in [Mumbai](/source/Mumbai) and married Sonal in 1989.{{cite web | last=Malini | first=Navya | title=Hiten Kumar's silver jubilee celebrations | website=The Times of India | date=2 December 2014 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/Hiten-Kumar-celebrates-marriage-anniversary-in-Pune/articleshow/45348060.cms | accessdate=9 August 2015}} ==Filmography== * ''[Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya](/source/Desh_Re_Joya_Dada_Pardesh_Joya)'' (1998) *''Daldu Chorayu Dhire Dhire'' (2000), directed by Jiten Purohit *''[Maiyar Ma Mandu Nathi Lagtu](/source/Maiyar_Ma_Mandu_Nathi_Lagtu)'' (2001) *''Me to Palavde Bandhi Preet'' (2005) *''Preet Jhuke Nahi Saath Chhute Nahi'' (2006) *''[Ek Var Piyu Ne Malva Aavje](/source/Ek_Var_Piyu_Ne_Malva_Aavje)'' (2006) *''Mota Ghar Ni Vahu'' (2007), written by Jiten Purohit *''Unchi Medina Uncha Mol'' *''Halo Manvyune Mele'' (2007) *''Mandavda Ropavo Manaraj'' *''Chundadi Odhado Ho Raj'' *''Panddu Leelu ne Rang Raato'' *''Dikro Maro Ladakvayo'' *''Chaar'' (2011) *''Preet Jhuke Nahi Saath Chhute Nahi'' (2011) *''Premi Zukya Nathi ne Zukshe Nahi'' (2011) *''[Kon Halave Limdi Ne Kon Zulave Pipli](/source/Kon_Halave_Limdi_Ne_Kon_Zulave_Pipli)'' (2014) *''Lohi No Nahi E Koi No Nahi'' (2014) *''Padkar.. The Challenge'' (2014) *''Dikri Ne Na Desho Koi Pardesh'' (2015) *''Taro Sur Mara Geet: Ek Sangeetmay Prem Katha'' (2015) *''Prem Rang'' (2016) *''[Simran](/source/Simran_(film)) (2017)'' *''[Hameer](/source/Hameer_(film))'' (2017) *''Chitkar'' (2018) *''[Dhuandhaar](/source/Dhuandhaar)'' (2021) *''[Raado](/source/Raado)'' (2022){{Cite AV media |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movie-details/raado/movieshow/92202521.cms |title=Raado Movie: Showtimes, Review, Songs, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos {{!}} eTimes |access-date=2026-01-22 |via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}} *''[Vash](/source/Vash_(film))'' (2023) *''[Aagantuk](/source/Aagantuk)'' (2023) *''Welcome Purnima'' (2023) *''Chupp'' (2024) *''[Trisha On The Rocks](/source/Trisha_On_The_Rocks)'' (2024){{Cite web |title=Trisha on the Rocks (2024) - Movie {{!}} Reviews, Cast & Release Date in Mumbai |url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/mumbai/trisha-on-the-rocks/ET00397769?utm_source=FBLIKE&fbrefresh=1 |access-date=2026-01-22 |website=BookMyShow |language=en-IN}} *''[The Great Gujarati Matrimony](/source/The_Great_Gujarati_Matrimony)'' (2024) *''[Taaro Thayo](/source/Taaro_Thayo)'' (2025) *''[Mithada Maheman](/source/Mithada_Maheman)'' (2025){{Cite web |title=Mithada Maheman (2025) - Movie {{!}} Reviews, Cast & Release Date in Mumbai |url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/mumbai/mithada-maheman/ET00438460?utm_source=FBLIKE&fbrefresh=1 |access-date=2026-01-22 |website=BookMyShow |language=en-IN}} *''[Vash Level 2](/source/Vash_Level_2)'' (2025){{Cite web |title=Vash Level 2 (2025) - Movie {{!}} Reviews, Cast & Release Date in Mumbai |url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/mumbai/vash-level-2/ET00430860?utm_source=FBLIKE&fbrefresh=1 |access-date=2026-01-22 |website=BookMyShow |language=en-IN}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, Hiten}} Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Indian male film actors Category:21st-century Indian male actors Category:Male actors in Gujarati-language films Category:Male actors from Gujarat --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hiten Kumar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiten_Kumar) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiten_Kumar?action=history)). 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