Vivan Bhatena Explained

Vivan Bhatena (born 28 October 1978) is an Indian model and actor who appears predominantly in Hindi films. His notable films include Dangal (2016), Judwaa 2 (2017) and Raja the Great (2017).^[3] Vivan won Mister India World title in 2001. In 2016, he was a contestant on .

Early life and education

Bhatena was born to a Parsi father and a Maharasthrian mother, and grew up watching Hollywood, Hindi as well Marathi movies, earning an MBA before entering the entertainment industry as a fashion model.^[4]

Career

Bhatena moved from modelling to acting with his first television role as Tulsi Virani's son-in-law Abhishek in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. He later appeared in Maayka, Kumkum - Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan and Pyaar Ka Bandhan. Bhatena, the 2001 "Mr. India" title holder,^[5] was also seen on the stage in Sandiip Sikcand's Champagne On The House.^[6] He was also seen in Falguni Pathak's video Maine Payal Hain Chankaayi.

Filmography

• All films and series are in Hindi, unless mentioned otherwise.

Feature Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Chak De! India	Abhimanyu Singh	Debut film
2008	Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
2010	Karthik Calling Karthik	Ashish
2012	Talaash	Armaan Kapoor
2015	Hero	Ranvijay Shekhawat
	Katti Batti	Ricky
2016	Dangal	Harkinder[7]
2017	Raja the Great	Devaraj	Telugu film
	Judwaa 2	Alex
2018	Hate Story 4	Aryan[8]
2019	Amavas	Sameer
2021	Sooryavanshi	Inspector Vivaan Singh
2022	Bimbisara	Subhramanya Shastri	Telugu film
2023	Bloody Daddy	Vicky	Jio Cinema film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004–2005	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi	Abhishek	Debut show
2004–2005	Kkehna Hai Kuch Mujhko
2005	Time Bomb 9/11
2006	Vaidehi	Inspector Akash Jaisingh
2006–2007	KumkumEk Pyara Sa Bandhan	Dhruv Wadhwa
2007–2008	Chhoona Hai Aasmaan	Flight Lieutenant Samrat Singh Shekhawat / Jahan Sheikh
2007–2009	Maayka	Shabd Sareen
2008–2009	Chand Ke Paar Chalo	Rahul Oberoi
2009–2010	Pyaar Ka Bandhan	Shashank Malhotra
2010	Aahat	Himself
2011	Sanskaar Laxmi	Parag Purohit
2016		Contestant	7th place

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2023	Kafas	Vikram Bajaj	SonyLIV series
2023	Bambai Meri Jaan	Abdullah	Amazon Prime Video series
2023	Raisinghani vs Raisinghani	Ishaan Talwar	SonyLIV series

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vivan Bhathena rings in his birthday with 'genuine people, great food. Mid-Day.
2. News: Vivan Bhathena and wife Nikhila blessed with a baby girl. Times of India. 11 June 2019 .
3. Web site: Judwaa actor Vivan Bhatena heads for Tollywood . 2022-03-05 . DNA India . en.
4. Web site: Rao . Milana . 24 December 2021 . Vivan Bhathena: I used to get bullied in school, and films became my escape . https://web.archive.org/web/20240825141036/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/vivan-bhathena-i-used-to-get-bullied-in-school-and-films-became-my-escape/articleshow/88465965.cms . 25 August 2024 . . I grew up in a Parsi household where my father wanted us to watch classic cinemas (...) my mother was a Maharashtrian so we used to watch a lot of comedy films of Laxmikant Berde..
5. Web site: MTV fresh. https://web.archive.org/web/20030124224203/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/03/stories/2002090300400200.htm. usurped. 24 January 2003. Syeda Farida . The Hindu. 3 September 2002.
6. Web site: Archive News. The Hindu. 19 September 2006. 25 June 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20080415013054/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2006/09/19/stories/2006091900650100.htm. 15 April 2008. usurped. dmy-all.
7. Web site: Vivan Bhatena playing negative role in Aamir Khan's 'Dangal'. 25 December 2015. indianexpress.com.
8. Web site: Nov 8, 2017 . Hate Story 4 based on a true story . 2022-03-05 . Mumbai Mirror . en.