Arjun Bijlani (born 31 October 1982) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi television. He made his television debut with Ekta Kapoor's show Kartika on Hungama TV. Bijlani is best known for his roles in Left Right Left, Miley Jab Hum Tum, Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi, Naagin and Ishq Mein Marjawan.
On the non-fictional front, he participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 and Smart Jodi and hosted Dance Deewane. Bijlani's first Bollywood film Direct Ishq was released in 2016. In 2020, he debuted into digital world with the web series State Of Siege on ZEE5. In 2021, he participated in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11 and emerged as the winner. He is also the winner of the reality show Rise and Fall.
Early life and education Arjun Bijlani was born on 31 October 1982 in Bombay, Maharashtra, into a Marathi and Sindhi family. He also has a younger brother named Niranjan Bijlani. At the age of nineteen, he lost his father Sudarshan Bijlani.
He did his schooling from Bombay Scottish School, Mahim and his college from H.R. College of Commerce and Economics.
Personal life Bijlani married his longtime partner, Neha Swami on 20 May 2013. On 21 January 2015, they became parents to a baby boy whom they named Ayaan Bijlani.
Career Debut and early Breakthrough (20042011) Arjun started his television career in 2004 with Balaji Telefilms' youth-based series Kartika opposite Jennifer Winget. He played the role of Ankush, Kartika's love interest. In 2005, Bijlani appeared in another youth television show Remix, playing the role of Vikram. Bijlani had his first noticeable role in the action-based television drama Left Right Left as Cadet Aalekh Sharma.
In 2008, he played Sanjay, a rich fun-loving guy in Deepti Bhatnagar's period drama Mohe Rang De. The same year, he featured in the romantic youth show Miley Jab Hum Tum alongside Rati Pandey, Sanaya Irani and Mohit Sehgal. He played Mayank Sharma, a nerd who falls for a fun-loving girl. This was his first show as a leading actor which received high TRPs. The show ended on 19 November 2010. His next television venture was NDTV Imagine's Pardes Mein Mila Koi Apna alongside Bhavna Khatri. He played the role of Chandrakant Bhosale in the show.
Career fluctuations (20122015)
In 2012, Arjun hosted UTV Bindass's reality talk show Dell Inspiron Road Diaries. The same year, he also acted in Magic Lantern's telefilm Teri Meri Love Stories on Star Plus opposite Neha Janpandit where he played the role of Raghu, an uncultured guy. Next, he did short films like Full Phukre, I Guess and Caught in the Web. He also appeared as Dev, a police inspector in the television series Kaali – Ek Punar Avatar opposite Aneri Vajani. His next appearance in 2013 was in the series Chintu Ban Gaya Gentleman. His final appearance in 2013 was in the comedy-based cookery drama Jo Biwi Se Kare Pyaar on SAB TV, where he played the role of Aditya Khanna opposite Shweta Gulati. In 2014, he was a player on Box Cricket League.
In 2014, Bijlani featured in an episode of UTV Bindass's Yeh Hai Aashiqui named alongside Perneet Chauhan and Rucha Gujarathi. In March 2015, he entered Balaji Telefilms' romantic television drama series Meri Aashiqui Tumse Hi alongside Radhika Madan and Shakti Arora. He played the role of Shikhar Mehra, a casanova lawyer yet a positive guy who falls in love with Ishani (Madan). He quit the show in August 2015.
Establishment with Naagin and success (20152021) In September 2015, he signed another thriller show of Balaji Telefilms, Naagin, opposite Mouni Roy. The show aired on Colors TV. In the show, he portrayed a suave and ambitious business tycoon, Ritik Singh, who believes that love and religion are distractions, as they make you weak, but his beliefs are challenged when he comes face-to-face with Roy's character Shivanya. The show received high TRPs and proved to be a turning point in his career. In 2016, he made his Bollywood debut with Baba Motion Pictures' Direct Ishq, co-starring Rajneesh Duggal and Nidhi Subbaiah. He played the role of Kabir Bajpai, a good boy from a rich family, but the film failed at the box office. In July 2016, Bijlani participated in the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9, but later got eliminated along with Surveen Chawla.
In August 2016, he entered Colors TV's Kavach...Kaali Shaktiyon Se starring Mona Singh and Vivek Dahiya, where he played Arhaan, a genie. He also made a guest appearance in Naagin 2 for a few episodes. In November 2016, he played Raghav Mehra in Pardes Mein Hai Mera Dil opposite Drashti Dhami.. The show ended on 30 June 2017 due to low TRP's.
In September 2017, Bijlani signed Beyond Dreams Entertainment's Ishq Mein Marjawan which aired on Colors TV, as Deep Raj Singh. The show received good TRPs and ended in June 2019. In 2018, he anchored the dance reality show Dance Deewane. In 2019, Bijlani hosted Colors TV's cooking reality show, Kitchen Champion 5 and made a guest appearance in Naagin 3 for a few episodes.
In 2019, he hosted Dance Deewane 2 on Colors TV. In January 2020, he appeared in a music video named Kehndi Haan Kehndi Naa alongside Sukriti Kakar and Prakriti Kakar. In March 2020, he made his digital debut with State of Siege produced by Contiloe Pictures and distributed by Zee5. He played the role of Major Nikhil Manikrishnan, inspired by Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan. The same year, he appeared in another music video named Ishq Tanha alongside Reem Shaikh.
In 2021, he participated in the stunt-based reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11 on Colors TV. The show was hosted by Rohit Shetty and filmed in Cape Town, South Africa. Bijlani emerged as the winner of the series, beating Divyanka Tripathi and Vishal Aditya Singh in the finale.
Expansion to OTT, music videos and further career (2022present) In January 2022, he hosted Sony TV's India's Got Talent. In February 2022, he participated in Star Plus's Smart Jodi along with his wife, Neha Bijlani and emerged as the 2nd runner-up. The same year, he starred in MX Player's popular web series Roohaniyat as Saveer Rathod which was a super hit. In June 2022, he hosted Star Plus's Ravivaar With Star Parivaar alongside singer Amaal Malik. He also appeared in three music videos in the year 2022. In November 2022, he replaced Rannvijay Singha to Host the fourteenth season of the show MTV Splitsvilla.
Bijlani made a comeback to fiction television in 2023 portraying the character of Dr. Shiv Kashyap in Zee TV's Pyar Ka Pehla Adhyaya: Shiv Shakti opposite Nikki Sharma. The show enjoyed a year long run and ended in August 2024.
In 2024, Bijlani participated in Colours TV reality show called Laughter Chef which became well known and also got an extension. Bijlani and his pair with Kundra was applauded for their fun filled performance. In September 2025, he entered as contestant in the Prime Video's Rise and Fall. On 17 October 2025, he emerged as the winner. In December 2025, he filled in as the host for a few episodes of the third season of Laughter Chefs during Bharti Singh's maternity break.
Filmography
Films
Year Title Role NotesRef. 2012 Full Phukre Sukkha Short film 2013 I Guess Manav Web Karan2016 Direct Ishq Kabeer Bajpai 2023Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem KahaaniHarryCameo
Television Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2004 Kartika Ankush Debut Show 2005–2006 Remix VikramSupporting Role 2006–2008 Left Right Left Cadet Alekh Sharma Supporting Role 2008–2009 Mohe Rang De SanjayLead Role 2008–2010 Miley Jab Hum Tum Mayank Sharma 2011 Pardes Mein Mila Koi Apna Chandrakant Bhosle 2012 Road Diaries Host First time Anchor Teri Meri Love Stories Raghu Episodic Role2013 Kaali DevSupporting Role Yeh Hai Aashiqui VarunEpisodic Role Jo Biwi Se Kare Pyaar Aditya Khanna Lead Role 2014–2015 Box Cricket League 1 ContestantTeam Member 2015 Killerr Karaoke Atka Toh Latkah Episodic guest contestant Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi Shikhar Mehra Supporting Role 2015–2016 Naagin Ritik "Yuvraj" Singh / Sangram Singh Lead Role 2016 Box Cricket League 2 ContestantTeam Member Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 Contestant 13th place Kavach Arhaan Supporting Role 2016–2017 Pardes Mein Hai Mera Dil Raghav MehraLead Role 2017–2019Ishq Mein Marjawan Deep Raj Singh 2019 Raj Deep Singh Supporting ole 2018 Dance Deewane Host 2019 Kitchen Champion 5 Dance Deewane 22020 State of Siege: 26/11 Major Nikhil Manikrishnan Zee5 series 2021 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 11 Contestant Winner 2022 India's Got Talent 9 Host Smart Jodi Contestant 2nd runner-upRavivaar With Star ParivaarHost RoohaniyatSaveer Rathod MX Player series 2022–2023MTV Splitsvilla 14Host 2023–2024 Pyar Ka Pehla Adhyaya: Shiv Shakti Dr. Shiv Kashyap Lead Role 2023 India's Got Talent 10 Host2024Laughter Chefs – Unlimited EntertainmentHimselfSeason 12025Himself Season 3 Rise and Fall Contestant Winner2026Chumbak Mickey Oberoi Netflix series
Special appearances Year Title Role Ref. 2008 Jeevan SaathiSanjay / Special appearance Rahe Tera Aashirwaad 2008 Kasautii Zindagii Kay Mayank Sharma Special appearance Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan Karam Apnaa Apnaa 2009 Dill Mill Gayye 2010 Rang Badalti Odhani Geet – Hui Sabse Parayi Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani 2013 Chintu Ban Gaya Gentleman Himself / cameo / guest appearance 2015 Comedy Nights with Kapil2016 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 7 Comedy Nights Bachao 2016; 2017 Naagin 2 Ritik Singh / cameo2016Saath Nibhaana SaathiyaRaghav MehraIshqbaazYeh Hai Mohabbatein2017 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai Bigg Boss 11Deep Raj Singh / Guest appearance 2017; 2018 Tu Aashiqui 2019 Naagin 3 Ritik Singh / Guest appearance Udaan Sapnon Ki Deep Raj Singh / Guest appearance Rising Star 3 Himself / Guest appearance Khatra Khatra Khatra Bigg Boss 13 2021 Dance Deewane 3 Bigg Boss 152022Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 12Saavi Ki Savaari - Ganesh UtsavJhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10 Host for (Week 10)2023 Tere Ishq Mein Ghayal Tej / episodic role Entertainment Ki Raat HousefullHimself / Guest appearance 2024 Dance Deewane 4 Khatron Ke Khiladi 14
Music videos YearTitleSinger(s)Ref.2020Kehndi Haan Kehndi NaaSukriti Kakar, Prakriti KakarIshq TanhaSiddharth Bhavsar2021Mohabbat Phir Ho JaayegiYasser DesaiTum Bewafa HoPayal Dev, Stebin BenMithi Jahi Mannat NoorSaawariyaAastha Gill,2022Dil Pe ZakhmJubin NautiyalHo Gaya Hai PyaarYasser Desai Ek Tu Hi Toh HaiStebin Ben
Awards
Year Award Category Show Ref.2016Gold AwardsBest Actor (Critics)Naagin2018Best Actor in a Negative RoleIshq Mein Marjawan2019Best HostDance Deewane and Kitchen ChampionBest Hair (Male)N/A2020Gold Glam and Style AwardsMan of SubstanceN/A2022Indian Television Academy AwardsEntertainer of the YearN/A2023Indian Telly AwardsBest AnchorRavivaar With Star Parivaar
See also
List of Indian television actors
References
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