Vatsal Sheth (born 5 August 1980) is an Indian actor, model and entrepreneur. He has acted in many Indian television shows and numerous Hindi films, and is known for his portrayal of Raj Chaudhary in the 2004 film Taarzan: The Wonder Car, Shaurya Goenka in the 2014 thriller series Ek Hasina Thi, and Kabir Raichand in the 2017 love-saga series Haasil.
Life and family Sheth was born on 5 August 1980 in Mumbai to Gujarati parents. He is the elder of the two siblings.
He studied at Utpal Shanghvi Global School, did his Junior College at Gokalibai Punamchand Pitambar High School, Vile Parle and received his degree in mathematics from Mithibai College, Vile Parle. He also wrote a few games in GW-BASIC and Pascal. He intended to become a software engineer which he later dropped after receiving his first significant role as Jai in Just Mohabbat.
Sheth is a vegetarian. He is a fitness enthusiast and follows teetotalism. He is a part of the Celebrity Cricket Team Mumbai Heroes. He also plays badminton and supports Mumbai Magicians in the Indian Badminton League.
Personal life
Sheth met actress Ishita Dutta on the sets of their show Rishton Ka Saudagar - Baazigar in 2016. Sheth married Dutta on 28 November 2017 in Mumbai. In March 2023, the couple announced their pregnancy and had a baby boy on 19 July 2023. The couple had a baby girl on June 10, 2025.
Career In Just Mohabbat, Sheth portrayed the role of Jai through his teenage years. In 2003, director duo Abbas–Mustan announced their film Taarzan: The Wonder Car with Sheth playing the character Raj Choudary. In 2007, Sheth appeared as Vikram Singh/ Older Jaisalmer in Nanhe Jaisalmer. A year later he starred in Heroes as Ali . In the same year he appeared in a cameo for Disney’s The Cheetah Girls: One World. In 2009, he was part of the star-cast in Paying Guests produced by Subhash Ghai. In 2011, Vatsal played Karan in Hostel. He had a cameo role in Jai Ho. In 2014 Vatsal returned to television in a grey role of Shaurya Goenka in Ek Hasina Thi. In 2017, he was cast as a lead character Kabir Raichand on the thriller tv series Haasil On 25 January 2018, he won an award for Haasil at the Lions Gold Awards. In December 2019, he appeared as Nishant Maheshwari in the StarPlus daily soap opera Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke. In 2020 he appeared as Aswathamma in RadhaKrishna.
Media Vatsal Sheth was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Men at No. 36 in 2020.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes2004Taarzan: The Wonder CarRaj ChaudharyDebut film2007Nanhe Jaisalmer Vikram Singh/Older Nanhe2008The Cheetah Girls: One WorldSunny SinghEnglish filmHeroes Ali Nawab Sahab Shah Nominated. Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance – MaleU Me Aur HumExecutive producer2009 Paying Guests Jayesh Takhur 2010Toh Baat Pakki! Yuvvraaj Saxena 2011Hostel Karan2012UncoupledShaan Short film2013 Season's GreetingsSam2014Jai Ho Harjeet 2016Final Cut of DirectorNitish Kumar Hindi-Tamil Bilingual film2020Malang Victor FernsKahaa Toh ThaAabirShort filmMeri Pehli BikeAditya Short film 2023Adipurush IndrajitTelugu film debut; also shot in Hindi2025Aachari BaaRaj Singhania Released on JioHotstarSurpriseParth DesaiGujarati film2026FirkiKanyadaanPunitShort Hindi movie release on Amazon prime, shortsTV and X stream play
Television Year Title Role Notes 1996–2000 Just Mohabbat Jai Malhotra 2010Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah Himself 2013 Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6 ContestantSegment: "Wild Card Special" 2014 Ek Hasina Thi Shaurya Goenka2015Naach Meri JaanJudge 2016 Rishton Ka Saudagar - Baazigar Aarav Trivedi2017GehraiyaanSahil Arora 2017–2018 Haasil Kabir Raichand 2018 Kaun Hai? Yatin Choudhary Bepannah Himself Special appearance2019–2020 Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar KeNishant "Nannu" Maheshwar2021Crime next doorAmitRelease on hotsar 2023 Naagin 6Raghav TitliRahul Cameo appearance 2025AndheraDarius
Music videos YearTitleSingerRef.2020Be Strong Jasbir JassiJis Din Tum Soham Naik Rehne Do ZaraSoham NaikKitheVishal Mishra2022Kuch Tumhara Kuch HamaraSoham NaikAASMAN Rupinn Pahwa
References
External links
Vatsal Sheth on Facebook
Vatsal Sheth at Bollywood Hungama Vatsal Sheth on Twitter