Rithvik Dhanjani

Rithvik Dhanjani (born 5 November 1988) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi television and web shows.

Dhanjani was born on 5 November 1988 in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh.

His family, who's Sindhi, moved to Dubai soon after he was born.

He has a younger sister named Heena Dhanjani.

He did his schooling in Dubai and complete his graduation from City of London College, London.

In his college days, he was into acting, modeling and hosting shows.

Later, Dhanjani got involved in theater for as long as two and a half years.

After doing theatre and events in Dubai, he decided to shift to Mumbai to become an actor.

He then did an acting course from the Kishore Namit Kapoor Institute before entering the television industry.

He made his acting debut in 2009, portraying Parth in Bandini.

Dhanjani earned wider recognition with his portrayal of Arjun Digvijay Kirloskar in Pavitra Rishta.

He is a recipient of one Indian Telly Award and Gold Award each, along with other nominations.

Dhanjani had his first success with Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani, where he was seen portraying Jay Khurana.

Dhanjani began his acting career with a cameo in Bandini in 2009, where he played Parth, a negative character.

He then portrayed supporting parts of Prithvi Pundir in Bairi Piya from 2009 to 2010 and Partho Rawal in Tere Liye in 2010.

He had his big break with Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani where he played the antagonist, Jay Khurana from 2010 to 2011, who was a werewolf and in love with Sukirti Kandpal's character.

His film debut Jo Hum Chahein (2011), failed to leave a mark.

In 2011, he made his film debut with Jo Hum Chahein, portraying Akash.

The film received mixed to negative reviews and was a box-office failure.

He also worked in the short film, Aftermath portraying Ali.

He portrayed the character from 2011 to 2014.

Dhanjani won Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance, along with various other nominations.

In June 2012 Rithvik entered Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 as wild card entry and became the second runner up.

Dhanjani's portrayal of Arjun Digvijay Kirloskar opposite Asha Negi in Balaji Telefilms's Pavitra Rishta proved as a major turning point in his career.

The year 2013, marked a turning point in his career when he turned host with Yeh Hai Aashiqui and his success there led to him hosting other shows including India's Next Superstars, Super Dancer, India's Best Dramebaaz and So You Think You Can Dance.

In 2013, he hosted India's Best Dramebaaz with Ragini Khanna.

From 2013 to 2015, he hosted two seasons of Yeh Hai Aashiqui, which gained him further praises.

In 2013, he also portrayed Kabir, opposite Mihika Verma in an episode of Yeh hai Aashiqui.

In 2014, he portrayed Vidhyut in MTV Fanaah.

In the same year, he participated in the dance reality show Dare 2 Dance and hosted the finale episode of India's Raw Star.

He hosted a variety of shows such as V Distraction and Nach Baliye 7 with Karan Patel.

Dhanjani emerged as the winner of the stunt based reality show I Can Do That.

He has also hosted India's Best Dramebaaz (Season 2) the same year.

In 2015, he and Negi recreated their love story in the final episode of Season 1.

The same year, he participated in Nach Baliye 6 with his then partner Asha Negi and they emerged as the winners.

He made his web debut with I Don't Watch TV (2016) and has been part of successful web series including XXX (2018) and Cartel (2021).

In addition to his acting career, Dhanjani has won reality shows such as Nach Baliye 6, with his then partner Asha Negi and I Can Do That.

Dhanjani hosted four shows in 2016 including Pyaar Ki Yeh Kahani Suno, So You Think You Can Dance, Man Vs. Job and Super Dancer (Chapter 1).

Dhanjani nade his web debut with I Don't Watch TV in 2016.

In 2017, he first hosted Aye Zindagi and then participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 8 and ended at 7th place.