Vikas Gupta (born 7 May 1988) is an Indian television producer, creative director, screenwriter and host.
He is known for participating in Bigg Boss 11, Bigg Boss 14 and hosting MTV Ace of Space.
Gupta was born on 7 May 1988.
He hails from Dehradun.
His brother, Siddharth Gupta, is an actor as well as a model.
2017
In October 2017, Gupta participated in Colors TV's Bigg Boss 11 where he emerged as the second runner up of the season.
Due to his performance, he was given the title of “Mastermind” on the show.
In 2017, he produced Class of 2017 on ALTBalaji.
2018
In 2018, he hosted IIFA Buzz in Thailand for IIFA Awards 2018 on Voot.
Gupta also created and hosted his own reality show titled Ace of Space on MTV India.
2019
In 2019 he played Bigg Boss 13 As a proxy
In 2019, he participated in Colors TV's Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 in Argentina.
He was disqualified from the show Next, he created Puncch Beat for on ALT Balaji.
In March, he reunited with his co-contestants Bharti Singh, Aly Goni, Harsh Limbachiyaa among others to be a part of Khatra Khatra Khatra.
In May 2019, Gupta created anthology series Yeh Ishq Nahi Aasaan for Dangal TV.
In August 2019, he returned as the host of MTV India's Ace of Space 2.
2020
In June 2020, Gupta came out as bisexual in an Instagram post.
Gupta is also one of the directors of an NGO called Lost Boy Welfare Association that helps poor children.
Gupta started working at the age of 17 in Balaji Telefilms as an actor He was the creative head of Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms for shows like Mahabharat, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil and Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya.
Later, he started his own production studio Lost Boy Productions which has created popular television series like Gumrah: End of Innocence, Warrior High, Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan, V The Serial, Yeh Hai Aashiqui and MTV Webbed.
Gupta has also been the youngest programming head of MTV India.
In February 2020, he created Class of 2020 for ALTBalaji.
In November, he participated in Colors TV's Bigg Boss 14, this time as a challenger.
When co-contestant Arshi Khan involved Gupta's family in a fight, he pushed her and was thus expelled from the show.
