Overview
Hiten Tejwani is an Indian television actor and model who became widely known through his work in Hindi-language soap operas during the 2000s. He gained prominence with roles in serials produced for major Indian general entertainment channels and later achieved further visibility through reality television, most notably the reality show Bigg Boss.
Key facts
| Name | Hiten Tejwani |
|---|---|
| Profession | Actor, model |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Primary medium | Hindi television |
| Spouse | Gauri Pradhan Tejwani (actress) |
| Notable serials | Kutumb, Kusum, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Pavitra Rishta |
| Reality TV | Nach Baliye, Bigg Boss 11 |
Background
Tejwani began his career as a model before transitioning to acting on television. He entered the industry during a period of rapid expansion of Hindi satellite television in India, when channels such as Star Plus, Sony Entertainment Television and Zee TV were investing heavily in daily soap operas aimed at family audiences.
Career
Television
Tejwani came to wider notice with Balaji Telefilms productions, including Kutumb and Kusum, both of which were among the popular family dramas of the early 2000s. He also appeared in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, one of the longest-running Indian soap operas of its era.
He later took on the role of Anurag Karmarkar in the Zee TV serial Pavitra Rishta, produced by Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms, which was among the highest-rated Hindi television shows of its time.
Reality television
Tejwani participated in the celebrity dance reality show Nach Baliye along with his wife Gauri Pradhan, with whom he has frequently been featured as a celebrity couple in Indian entertainment media. In 2017, he entered the eleventh season of the controversial reality show Bigg Boss, hosted by Salman Khan and broadcast on Colors TV, which significantly broadened his audience reach.
Other work
In addition to long-format serials, Tejwani has appeared in television fiction across multiple Hindi general entertainment channels and in web content produced for Indian streaming platforms.
Personal life
Hiten Tejwani is married to actress Gauri Pradhan, who is also known for her work in Hindi television, including the serial Kutumb on which the two met. The couple have twin children. They are often featured together at Indian television industry events and award functions.
Significance
Tejwani is associated with the generation of male television leads who rose to fame through the daily soap boom led by Balaji Telefilms in the early and mid-2000s. His career trajectory, moving from modelling to long-running soap operas and then to reality television, reflects a broader pattern among Indian small-screen actors of that era.