Vipul Roy
Roy in 2015
Born
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
OccupationActor
Years active2004 – present
Known for
Spouse
Melis Atici
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(m. 2022)​

Vipul Roy is an Indian television and film actor. He is well known for his role of Bhola Pandit in SAB TV's F.I.R. He acted in the Punjabi feature film What the Jatt!!.[1][2]

Early life and education

Roy did his schooling from Sherwood College and according to an interview he received his first award for acting from Amitabh Bachchan for a play as a child.[3] He was pursuing his Hotel Management from Ooty before he participated in the first season of India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj in 2004.[4]

Personal life

In 2019, Roy got engaged to his girlfriend Melis Atici.[5][6] They married on 20 February 2022.[7]

Career

Vipul Roy participated in the first season of India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj. Later, he hosted Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Mega Challenge and become its first anchor from a non-singing background.[8] He then went on to host Wheel Ghar Ghar Mein along with Manish Paul.[9] He then had roles in fictional shows such as Tujko Hai Salaam Zindgi, and Chehra.

In 2013, after Aamir Ali left the show, Roy landed the lead role of Bhola Pandit in the show F.I.R.[10][11] In 2014, he joined the cast of Jeanie Aur Juju.

In 2015, Roy played Sunny in Sahib Biwi Aur Boss.[12] In 2016, he played the main lead in Dr. Madhumati On Duty as Mohan opposite Debina Bonnerjee.[13] In 2017, he played the most popular role of his career as Sr.Inspector Aditya Dev in the series Partners Trouble Ho Gayi Double.[14] In 2019, he appeared in &TV's Naye Shaadi Ke Siyape as Bunty.[15][16] He acted in ALT Balaji's web series, Booo Sabki Phategi as Veer along with Shefali Jariwala.[17]

Filmography

Television

Year Show Role Notes Ref(s)
2004 India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj Contestant Finalist
2007–2008 Tujko Hai Salaam Zindgi Gaurav
2009 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Mega Challenge Presenter Along with Manish Paul
2009–2013 Wheel Ghar Ghar Mein Presenter
2013 Adaalat Suraj Kochar Episode 195
2013–2014 F.I.R. Senior Inspector Bholu Pandit
2015–2016 Sahib Biwi Aur Boss Sunny Kumar
2016 Dr. Madhumati On Duty Dr. Mohan
2017–2018 Partners Trouble Ho Gayi Double Sr.Inspector Aditya Dev
2019 Naye Shaadi Ke Siyape Bunty
2020 Viral With Vipul Vipul Roy

Film

Year Title Role Refs
2022 Bachchhan Paandey Anchor

Web

Year Title Role Platform Refs
2019 Booo Sabki Phategi Veer ALT Balaji

References

  1. ^ Trivedi, Tanvi (29 September 2018). "Vipul Roy gets emotional on the last day of shooting for his show 'Partners'". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. ^ "From Culinary to Camera: Vipul Roy shares his journey to Television". Cityairnews. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  3. ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Vipul was a chef before being an actor". The Times of India. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Partners: Trouble Ho Gayi Double actor Vipul Roy gets engaged". The Times of India. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  6. ^ "'FIR' Actor Vipul Roy Postpones Wedding with Fiancee Due To Coronavirus Crisis". ABP Live. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  7. ^ Cyril, Grace (20 February 2022). "Vipul Roy ties the knot with US-based girlfriend Melis Atici, shares wedding pics". India Today. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  8. ^ Desk, India TV News (25 September 2013). "I want to become the comedy hero: Vipul Roy". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  9. ^ Desk, India TV News (8 September 2013). "Vipul Roy happy to do comic role". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  10. ^ India-West, R. M. Vijayakar, Special to. "Vipul Roy Joins Cast of 'FIR' Comedy Show". India West. Retrieved 9 May 2019.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Maheshwari, Neha (14 March 2014). "Vipul Roy is the Fourth FIR male lead to quit show". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Sahib, Biwi Aur Boss.. gets its telecast date and time slot!". Daily Bhaskar. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  13. ^ Maheshwari, Neha (18 July 2016). "Vipul Roy opposite Debina Bonnerjee in 'Madhumati'". Times Of India. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  14. ^ Maheshwari, Neha (3 June 2017). "Kiku Sharda is back as a cop on TV". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  15. ^ "Vipul Roy: I intend to be my own wedding planner and plan things for my D-day which shouldn't be too far". Times Of India. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  16. ^ Maheshwari, Neha (21 September 2019). "The fate of Vipul Roy's new show hangs in balance". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Mallika Sherawat and Tusshar Kapoor to make web series debut with Booo… Sabki Phategi". Indian Express. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.

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