Manav Gohil

Manav Gohil
Manav Gohil
	Gohil in 2014
Born	9 November 1974 (age 50); Surendranagar, Gujarat, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Shweta Kawatra (m. 2004)
Children	Zahra Gohil (daughter)
Parents	Vijay Gohil (father); Sudha Gohil; (mother)

Manav Gohil (born 9 November 1974)^[2] is an Indian actor. He has been active in the Hindi film industry for more than a decade and is best known for his roles in Hindi television shows, including the soap opera Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, the dance reality show Nach Baliye 2, the crime drama C.I.D., the drama Shaadi Mubarak and Tenali Rama.

Career

After graduation Manav Gohil decided to join the entertainment industry. He has acted in many popular shows such as Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii, Kasautii Zindagii Kay, Kkusum, Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo and The Buddy Project. He also co-hosted the TV show Fame Gurukul with Mandira Bedi.

Besides working in television series, Gohil had a lead role in the Gujrati film Saptapadii, which also starred Swaroop Sampat.

Gohil also acted in plays including Kennedy Bridge by Khalid Mohammed and Lady from the Ocean by Illa Arun. He has made endorsements for brands including Honda (for its Amaze lineup), Volkswagen, ICICI, Mahindra etc.

Gohil has played Yamraja in Yam Hain Hum on SAB TV, King Krishnadevaraya in Tenali Rama on SAB TV and Hanumant Singh in Kesari Nandan on Colors TV.

In August 2020, Gohil started to play the male lead role of Keertan Tibrewal, a.k.a. K.T., in Star Plus's television series Shaadi Mubarak.

Personal life

He was born in Surendranagar in Gujarat, and moved to Vadodara for his education.^[1] He completed Bachelor in Commerce and then MBA from Vadodara.^[3] He is married to TV actress Shweta Kawatra.^[4]^[5] They participated in the dance competition show Nach Baliye 2 where Manav was awarded best dancer by Saroj Khan. The couple became parents to a daughter on 11 May 2012.^[6] The couple follows Nichiren Buddhism.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Filmography

Films

Chori Chori (2003)
Saptapadii (2013) – as Siddharth Sanghvi
Love Yoou Soniye (2013) – as Parminder (cameo)
Dhantya Open (2017) – as Prakash Shah
Super 30 (2019) – as Purushottam
Baaghi 3 (2020) – as Asif
Tribhanga (2021) – as Raghav
Chandalo (2023) – as Sharan^[11]

Television

Year	Serial	Role	Notes
2000	C.A.T.S.
2000–2001	Choodiyan		Recurring role
2000–2001	Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii	Vikram
2001–2002	Kkusum	Vishal Mehra
2001–2002	Kasautii Zindagii Kay	Praveen Sengupta
2003	Kahani Terrii Merrii	Dhruv
	Ssshhhh...Koi Hai	Captain Kishan	Recurring role
	Saara Akaash	Flight Lt. Jatin Gohil	Recurring role
2003–2004	Manshaa	Rohit
2004–2005	C.I.D.	Inspector Daksh	Recurring role
	Ayushmaan	Dr. Mayank
	Isse Kehte Hai Golmaal Ghar
2005	CID Special Bureau	Inspector Daksh	Recurring role
	Fame Gurukul	Host
	Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai	Angad's detective friend
	Hotel Kingston
2005–2006	Remix	Debashish Mitra	Recurring role
2006	Sarrkkar – Risshton Ki Ankahi Kahani	Laksh Pandit	Recurring role
	Fear Factor India	Contestant
	Vaidehi	Neel Agnihotri
	Nach Baliye 2	Contestant
2007	Betiyaan Apni Yaa Paraaya Dhan	Karan Bali
	Saarrthi	Advocate Shyam	Recurring role
	Lucky	Professor Mohit Nanda
2007–2008	Naaginn	Naagraj	Cameo
2008	Bura Na Mano Holi Hai	Grand Finale Performer
2010	Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo	Dr. Shailendra Kumar	Recurring role
2012–2014	The Buddy Project	Aniruddh "Junglee" Jaitley	Recurring role
2013	Lakhon Mein Ek	Mahesh / Kailash Satyarthi
	Adaalat	Abhinav Shekhawat
	Savdhaan India^[12]	Danny
	Qubool Hai	Sanjay Mehta
2013–2014	Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev	Andhaka	Negative Role
2013–2014	Khelti Hai Zindagi Aankh Micholi	Sanjay Mehta
2014–2015	Box Cricket League	Contestant
2014–2016	Yam Hain Hum	Yamraj
2015	Tujhse Naraaz Nahin Zindagi	Host
2015	Badi Door Se Aaye Hain	Yamraj	Guest^[13]
2016	Box Cricket League	Contestant
	Khidki	Aloknath Tripathi
	Chidiya Ghar	Manav	Cameo
2017–2020	Tenali Rama	Maharaj Krishnadevaraya
2019	Kesari Nandan	Hanumant Singh
2020–2021	Shaadi Mubarak	Keertan Tibrewal "KT"
2021–2022	Kaamnaa	Vaibhav Kapoor	Negative Role
2022–2023	Main Hoon Aparajita	Akshay Singh
2023–2024	Dabangii – Mulgii Aayi Re Aayi	Inspector Ankush Rajyavadhkar

References

^ ^a ^b "Manav Gohil". Gujaratnow.com. 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
^ "Happy Birthday to Manav, Shalini, Payal, Malhar, Pankaj and Tanvi". www.tellychakkar.com. 9 November 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
^ "Interview with television actor Manav Gohil". Indiantelevision.com. 10 April 2004. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
^ Kharade, Pallavi (10 December 2004). "Ek chhoti si love story". Times of India. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
^ "Nach Baliye couple in SMS scam". The Times of India. Mumbai Mirror. 27 October 2006. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
^ "Shweta Kawatra, Manav Gohil have a baby girl". Rediff. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
^ "Marriage is a lifelong commitment: Manav Gohil". The Indian Express. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
^ "Why celebrities are turning to Buddhism". DNA India. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
^ "Buddhism helped television actor Shweta Kawaatra cope with postpartum depression - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
^ "Buddhism makes for a happy celeb!". DNA India. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
^ "Chandlo". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
^ "Manav Gohil turns gangster for Savdhaan India". Indian Express Dot Com. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
^ "Yamraj visits the aliens". 16 July 2015 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.

External links

[Gujaratnow-1] "Manav Gohil". Gujaratnow.com. 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2015.

[2] "Happy Birthday to Manav, Shalini, Payal, Malhar, Pankaj and Tanvi". www.tellychakkar.com. 9 November 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.

[3] "Interview with television actor Manav Gohil". Indiantelevision.com. 10 April 2004. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

[4] Kharade, Pallavi (10 December 2004). "Ek chhoti si love story". Times of India. Retrieved 16 July 2015.

[5] "Nach Baliye couple in SMS scam". The Times of India. Mumbai Mirror. 27 October 2006. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2015.

[6] "Shweta Kawatra, Manav Gohil have a baby girl". Rediff. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.

[7] "Marriage is a lifelong commitment: Manav Gohil". The Indian Express. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

[8] "Why celebrities are turning to Buddhism". DNA India. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

[9] "Buddhism helped television actor Shweta Kawaatra cope with postpartum depression - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

[10] "Buddhism makes for a happy celeb!". DNA India. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

[11] "Chandlo". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 July 2023.

[12] "Manav Gohil turns gangster for Savdhaan India". Indian Express Dot Com. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2020.

[13] "Yamraj visits the aliens". 16 July 2015 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.

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