Nakuul Mehta filmography

Overview

Nakuul Mehta is an Indian actor who works primarily in Hindi-language television and digital content. He came to prominence with the lead role of Aditya Hooda in Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara on Star Plus and went on to play Shivaay Singh Oberoi in Ishqbaaaz, one of the long-running Indian television dramas of the late 2010s. He has since moved between television, web series, music videos and short-format content.

Key facts

Background

Before his lead television roles, Mehta trained in acting and worked in theatre and short-format productions. He transitioned to mainstream Hindi television in the early 2010s and has since balanced fiction shows on broadcast television with original content for streaming platforms such as ZEE5 and Disney+ Hotstar.

Television

Reality and non-fiction television

• Box Cricket League – participated as part of a celebrity team.
• Guest and special-episode appearances on shows including Comedy Nights Bachao and dance and award broadcasts on Star Plus and Sony.

Web series and digital

Music videos and short content

• Featured in independent music videos released on YouTube alongside playback singers and independent artistes.
• Hosts and appears in short-form lifestyle and comedy content on his own digital channels and on Indian creator platforms.

Career chronology

1. Early 2010s: Stage and short-format work leading into television.
2. 2012: Lead role in Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara establishes him as a romantic lead on Star Plus.
3. 2016–2019: Plays Shivaay Singh Oberoi in Ishqbaaaz, the role most strongly associated with him.
4. 2018 onward: Expands into web series and digital comedy with I Don't Watch TV.
5. 2020: Appears in the streaming romance Never Kiss Your Best Friend on ZEE5.
6. 2021–2023: Returns to prime-time television as Ram Kapoor in Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2 on Sony.

Significance

Mehta's filmography reflects the broader shift in Indian Hindi-language entertainment during the 2010s and 2020s, with leading television actors moving fluidly between satellite broadcast fiction and OTT originals. His pairing on Ishqbaaaz and later on Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2 contributed to recurring on-screen jodi formats that anchor Hindi general-entertainment channels.

Related topics

• Ishqbaaaz
• Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2
• Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara
• Never Kiss Your Best Friend
• Star Plus
• Sony Entertainment Television
• ZEE5
• Indian television
• Hindi web series