Gautam Gulati

Gautam Gulati (born 27 November 1987) is an Indian film and television actor known for his roles in Tujh Sang Preet Lagayi Sajna, Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani and Diya Aur Baati Hum. In 2014, he participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 8^[2] and emerged as the winner.^[3] He appeared in Rakesh Mehta's short film Darpok, which was screened at the 67th Cannes Film Festival,^[4] and in Siddhartha-The Buddha where he played the role of Devadutta.^[4] He played Indian cricketer Ravi Shastri in Mohammad Azharuddin's biopic Azhar.^[5] His next project was Behen Hogi Teri, where he played the role of Rahul. In 2019 he portrayed the role of a RAW Agent in Operation Cobra, a web series on Eros Now.

Gautam Gulati
Gulati in 2023
Born	(1987-11-27) 27 November 1987 (age 37)[1] Delhi, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Hansraj College, North Campus, DU
Occupations	Actor TV Personality Model Businessman
Years active	2008–Present
Known for	Tujh Sang Preet Lagayi Sajna Diya Aur Baati Hum Bigg Boss 8

Early life

Gulati was born on 27 November 1987 and he hails from Delhi.^[6][4][7]

Career

Gulati made his television career with auditioning for MTV Roadies 5 but got rejected.^[8] Gulati started his acting career in television with the 2008 series Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki where he played Duryodhana.^[9] He later played one of the supporting roles in Zee TV's Kasamh Se and played Varun which was by Ekta Kapoor.^[10] Later in the same year he played Tejj in Star Plus show Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna.^[11]

In 2010 he was selected to play a gay character Shaurya Khanna in Star One's Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani.^[12] From 2011 to 2014, he played Vikram Rathi in Star Plus' longest running show Diya Aur Baati Hum. In September 2014, he participated in the reality show Bigg Boss in its eighth season as a celebrity contestant.^[13] He survived for 19 weeks until he emerged as the winner.^[14][15]

Gautam post winning Bigg Boss 8 at Colors TV Bash in 2016

In 2015, Gulati hosted a show named MTV Big F.^[16] He later made his entry in Bollywood with the film Azhar which released in April 2016.^[17]

In 2023, Gautam turned tables from giving auditions to Raghu & Nikhil (Roadies season 5) to becoming the Gang leader in Roadies season 19 - Karm Ya Kand^[18] along with Prince Narula and Rhea Chakraborty on the show.

2025, saw the return of Gautam as the Gang leader in Roadies season 20 - XX Double Cross^[19] along with new leaders like Elvish Yadav & Neha Dhupia on the show.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2007	MTV Roadies 5	Contestant	Rejected	[8]
2008	Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki	Duryodhana (teenage)		[20]
2008–2009	Kasamh Se	Varun Sahil Bali		[11]
2008–2010	Tujh Sang Preet Lagayi Sajna	Teji		[11]
2010–2011	Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani	Shaurya Khanna		[11]
2010	CID	Abhimanyu		[11]
2011–2014	Diya Aur Baati Hum	Vikram Arun Rathi		[21]
2012	Nach Baliye 5	Himself	Guest	[11]
2013	Nach Baliye 6			[11]
2014–2015	Bigg Boss 8	Contestant	Winner	[22]
	Bigg Boss Halla Bol
2015	Farah Ki Dawat		Guest	[23]
	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8	Guest Contestant		[24]
	Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan	Himself		[25]
	MTV Big F	Host		[26]
	Bigg Boss 9	Himself	Guest	[27]
2016	Bigg Boss 10			[28]
2017	The Kapil Sharma Show			[29]
2018	Bigg Boss 12			[30]
2019	Bigg Boss 13			[31]
2020				[32]
	Mujhse Shaadi Karoge	Host		[33]
2021	Bigg Boss 15	Himself	Guest	[34]
2023	MTV Roadies: Karm Ya Kaand	Himself	Gang Leader	[35]
2024-25	MTV Roadie XX	Himself	Gang Leader	[36]

Films

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2014	Darpok	Jogi	[37]
	Sri Siddhartha Gautama	Devadatta	[37]
2016	Azhar	Ravi Shastri	[38]
2017	Behen Hogi Teri	Rahul	[39]
2020	Virgin Bhanupriya	Shartiya/Abhimanyu	[40]
2021	Radhe	Girgit	[41]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2018	A Wicked Plan	Shivdas Rao
2019	Operation Cobra	Agent Karan Singh	[42]

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer(s)	Album	Label	Ref.
2015	Teddy Bear	Kanika Kapoor, Ikka Singh	The Big Indian Wedding	Zee Music Company	[43]
2020	Besharam Bewaffa	B Praak	Non-album single	T-Series	[citation needed]
2022	Meri Tarah	Payal Dev, Jubin Nautiyal			[44]
	Choti Choti Galtiyan	Papon		DRJ Records	[45]
	Jaana Hai Toh Jaa	Mohammed Irfan		SK Music Works	[46]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2014	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Comedy)	Diya Aur Baati Hum	Nominated[47]
2015	Television Style Awards	Most Stylish Actor in Reality Show	Bigg Boss 8	Won
	Gold Awards	Most Fit Male Actor		Nominated
	Indian Television Academy Awards	Most Stylish Male in Reality Series		Won[48]