Manit Joura

Manit Joura (born 5 June 1987) is an Indian actor.^[1] He is known for his portrayal of Garv Shinde in Star Plus' Mujhse Kuchh Kehti...Yeh Khamoshiyaan, Jaywant Rane in Life OK's SuperCops Vs SuperVillains, Rishabh Luthra in Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya, and Harsh Shastri in Dangal's Prem Bandhan.^[2]

Manit Joura
Joura in 2018
Born	(1987-06-05) 5 June 1987 (age 38) Delhi, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009–present
Known for	SuperCops Vs Super Villains Kundali Bhagya Baarish Naagin 6
Spouse	Andria Panagiotopoulou ​ ​ (m. 2023)​

Personal life

Joura married his Greek girlfriend, Andria Panagiotopoulou, a dance teacher, in a traditional Indian wedding ceremony at a heritage resort in Udaipur on 9 July 2023.^[3][4] The couple then held a second ceremony according to Greek rituals on 21 December 2023 in Greece.^[5]

Career

Joura first appeared on television in 2008 as a contestant on Star Plus’s reality dance show Aaja Mahi Vay – Prem Ki Agni Pareeksha. He then appeared in television shows like Zee TV's 12/24 Karol Bagh and Ram Milaayi Jodi,^[6] and MTV India's Rush.

Joura made the transition from television to films with his debut in Yash Raj Films' Band Baaja Baaraat, directed by Maneesh Sharma. He also appeared in the German film The Girl With The Indian Emerald, directed by Michael Karen.^[7] He played the lead in Mujhse Kuchh Kehti...Yeh Khamoshiyaan on Star Plus.^[8]

From 2014 to 2016, he featured in Life OK's crime detective supernatural series SuperCops Vs SuperVillains in the role of Sub-Inspector Jaywant Rane.

In 2016, he appeared in the film Love Shagun.

In July 2017, he joined Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya as Rishabh Luthra and continued portraying the role until November 2021. He temporarily left the show but rejoined it in May 2022. However, he permanently quit the show in February 2024.^[9][10][11]

From 2020 to 2021, he was seen as Harsh Shastri, opposite Chhavi Pandey in Dangal's Prem Bandhan.^[12] From 2022 to 2023, he appeared in a recurring role in Colors TV's Naagin 6 as Professor Jeet Patel.^[13]

In March 2024, he joined Zee TV's Pyar Ka Pehla Naam: Radha Mohan as Yug Kohli.^[14]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2010	Band Baaja Baaraat	Camera man		[15]
2016	Love Shagun	Sandy		[16]
2017	Solo	Alok	Malayalam/Tamil film	[17]
2018	Falsafa: The Other Side	Aman		[18]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2009	12/24 Karol Bagh	Vicky		[19]
2010–2011	Ram Milaayi Jodi	Goldie		[20]
2012	Adaalat	Sujeet Gurumurthy	Episode 99-100
2013	Mujhse Kuchh Kehti...Yeh Khamoshiyaan	Garv Shinde/Vikram Gaikwad		[21]
2013, 2014–2016	SuperCops Vs SuperVillains	Rohit / Pranay / Dhavni Chor / Jaywant Rane	Played multiple roles	[22][23]
2017–2021, 2022–2024	Kundali Bhagya	Rishabh Luthra		[24][25]
2017, 2018	Kumkum Bhagya		Guest appearance	[26]
2020–2021	Prem Bandhan	Harsh Shastri		[27]
2022–2023	Naagin 6	Professor Jeet Patel		[28]
2024	Pyar Ka Pehla Naam: Radha Mohan	Yug Kohli		[29]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2017	First Among Equals	Unknown	[30]
2018	The Test Case	Capt. Avinash Walia	[31]
2019–2020	Baarish	Lawyer Manit Joura	[32]
2023	Fuh Se Fantasy	Smaran / Rajinder	[33]

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer	Ref.
2021	Tu Nahi Aayega	Rahul Jain	[34]