Amit Varma is an Indian Television actor, most known for his role as Vishwamitra (aka Vish) Kelkar on the hit television show Hotel Kingston on Star One.

Early life

Amit was born and brought up in Mumbai. He attended Don Bosco School in Matunga

Matunga

Matunga is a district located in the central part of Mumbai. It is a railway station on the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. This station is called Matunga on the Central railway line, Matunga Road on the Western line and King's Circle, on the Harbour Line...

. Later he went to Mithibhai College in Mumbai to earn his degree of B.A.

He later on went to HMPS at his later school life when he moved to Andheri.

Career

Amit started his career as a stage actor. He participated in famous shows like Tash ke Patte directed by Kader Khan

Kader Khan

Kader Khan is an Indian film actor, comedian, script and dialogue writer. He graduated from Ismail Yusuf College affiliated to Mumbai University .-Early life:...

. Later he decided to move on to modeling, and Birla

Birla

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 gave him first break. After doing few more ads like Lifebuoy

Lifebuoy

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, VIP

VIP

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, Airtel, Close up

Close up

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, etc., he got his first break on television in the famous comic show Khichdi

Khichdi

Khichṛī , alternate spellings khichdi, khichri, khichdee, khichadi, khichuri, khichari, "kitcheree", "kitchree", and many other variants, is a South Asian preparation made from rice and lentils...

on Star One

Star One

Star One is a Dutch progressive metal supergroup/side-project of Arjen Anthony Lucassen of Ayreon fame. Unlike Ayreon, the band did not follow one storyline; instead, each song was a different story with a sci-fi concept, most of the tracks based on existing movies and series.-Origins and first...

 for the character of Raju. It wasn't until few more years, however, that he got fully noticed, and finally was able to bag the role of Vish in Hotel Kingston, his first television show as a lead actor. This show not only brought him fame but it also created a "chocolate-boy image" of him, which is being associated with him till the date. The talented actor made his debut in Tinsel town

Tinsel Town

Tinsel Town is a television drama co-produced by BBC Scotland and Raindog/Deep Indigo Productions. It ran for two series, the first debuting on BBC2 in 2000 and the second airing on BBC Choice the following year. Set throughout the city of Glasgow, Scotland, it deals with the lifestyles of eight...

 in 2008 with the movie Kismat Konnection

Kismat Konnection

Kismat Konnection is an Indian Bollywood film directed by Aziz Mirza who previously directed films like Yes Boss , Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani and Chalte Chalte . The film stars Shahid Kapoor and Vidya Balan in the lead roles with Juhi Chawla in a supporting role. Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan is...

produced by Aziz Mirza, also starring Bollywood star cast Shahid Kapoor

Shahid Kapoor

Shahid Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He is also a trained dancer.Starting off his career by working in music videos and advertisements, Kapoor made his Bollywood debut as a background dancer in Subhash Ghai's Taal . Four years later, he made his acting debut in Ishq...

, Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan is an Indian actress, who appears in Hindi films. After graduating with a degree in sociology, she started her career starring in music videos, television shows and commercials, before appearing in feature films....

, and Juhi Chawla

Juhi Chawla

Juhi Chawla is an Indian actress, film producer and television presenter.After being crowned as the winner of the Miss India beauty contest in 1984, Chawla pursued an acting career...

.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel
2001–2004	Khichdi Khichdi Khichṛī , alternate spellings khichdi, khichri, khichdee, khichadi, khichuri, khichari, "kitcheree", "kitchree", and many other variants, is a South Asian preparation made from rice and lentils... (Second season was known as Instant Khichdi Instant Khichdi Instant Khichdi is an Indian sitcom aired on STAR One. The series is the sequel to the show Khichdi, which aired on STAR Plus channel. The serial has been made into a movie Khichdi - The Movie.-Plot:... )	Raju	STAR Plus STAR Plus STAR Plus is a Hindi language general entertainment television channel based in India. The channel is part of the STAR TV network's bouquet of channels... /STAR One STAR One STAR One is an Indian television channel that primarily broadcasts Hindi entertainment based in Mumbai. Launched on 1 November 2004 with its show, Remix, the channel gained in popularity with television shows such as Remix, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, Nach Baliye, Sarabhai vs Sarabhai,...
2004	Hotel Kingston	Vishwamitra (Vish) Kelkar	STAR One STAR One STAR One is an Indian television channel that primarily broadcasts Hindi entertainment based in Mumbai. Launched on 1 November 2004 with its show, Remix, the channel gained in popularity with television shows such as Remix, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, Nach Baliye, Sarabhai vs Sarabhai,...
2005	Kituu Sab Janti Hai	Rohan	Sahara One Sahara One Sahara One is an Indian Hindi general entertainment channel based in Mumbai. It is operated by Sahara India Pariwar, a company formed by Subrato Roy Sahara who is a managing worker and chairman of the Sahara India Pariwar....
2008	Annu Ki Ho Gayee Waah Bhai Waah Annu Ki Ho Gayee Waah Bhai Waah Annu Ki Ho Gayee Waah Bhai Waah is an Indian television show produced by STAR One.- Plot :The story of shy timid Annu, yet she possesses one talent, which is the magic in her hand. Annu can bring cheer to the saddest soul and melt the hardest heart with any dish she cooks! Annu and family have all...	Ashu	STAR One STAR One STAR One is an Indian television channel that primarily broadcasts Hindi entertainment based in Mumbai. Launched on 1 November 2004 with its show, Remix, the channel gained in popularity with television shows such as Remix, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, Nach Baliye, Sarabhai vs Sarabhai,...
2008	Baa Bahoo Aur Baby Baa Bahoo Aur Baby Baa Bahoo Aur Baby was a very popular weekly programme which had a respectable position in trp ranking Hindi language television programme on STAR Plus channel about the story of Godavari Thakkar and her family...	Birju	STAR Plus STAR Plus STAR Plus is a Hindi language general entertainment television channel based in India. The channel is part of the STAR TV network's bouquet of channels...

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Kismat Konnection Kismat Konnection Kismat Konnection is an Indian Bollywood film directed by Aziz Mirza who previously directed films like Yes Boss , Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani and Chalte Chalte . The film stars Shahid Kapoor and Vidya Balan in the lead roles with Juhi Chawla in a supporting role. Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan is...	Karan	Released
2006	Detective Naani Detective Naani Detective Naani is an Indian Hindi language film released on 22 May 2009. It is directed by debutante Romilla Mukherjee and stars Ava Mukherjee with Zain Khan, Amit Verma and Shweta Gulati.-Plot:...	Rohan	Released

Episodics

Year	Title	Role	Channel
	Aahat Aahat Aahat is an Indian thriller/horror television series shown on Sony Entertainment Television. The first three seasons were broadcast on Saturdays only, at 10 p.m. IST. The fourth season was broadcast on Fridays and Saturdays at 11 p.m. IST which ended on June 26, 2010. The fifth season was...	Vikrant	Sony TV Sony Entertainment Television (India) This article is about the SET channel in India. For the Indian version broadcasted worldwide, see Sony Entertainment Television Asia.Sony Entertainment Television, or SET, is a Hindi-language based general entertainment television channel in India. It was launched in October 1996 and is owned by...
	Man Mein Hai Visshwas Man Mein Hai Visshwas Man Mein Hai Visshwas is a Hindi language Indian mythological series that aired on Sony TV channel. The series premiered on August 18, 2006, and aired every Friday at 8pm IST.-Concept:...	Akshat	Sony TV Sony Entertainment Television (India) This article is about the SET channel in India. For the Indian version broadcasted worldwide, see Sony Entertainment Television Asia.Sony Entertainment Television, or SET, is a Hindi-language based general entertainment television channel in India. It was launched in October 1996 and is owned by...
	Mano Ya Na Mano	Ravikant	STAR One STAR One STAR One is an Indian television channel that primarily broadcasts Hindi entertainment based in Mumbai. Launched on 1 November 2004 with its show, Remix, the channel gained in popularity with television shows such as Remix, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, Nach Baliye, Sarabhai vs Sarabhai,...
	Shararat Shararat (sitcom) Shararat is a magical comedy television series that first aired on STAR Plus India, has been airing on TV Asia , channel USA and is currently being aired on Disney Channel India. Shararat is loosely based on the American show Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.-Plot:Shararat revolves around Jiya , who is...	Rocky	STAR Plus STAR Plus STAR Plus is a Hindi language general entertainment television channel based in India. The channel is part of the STAR TV network's bouquet of channels...
	Son Pari		STAR Plus STAR Plus STAR Plus is a Hindi language general entertainment television channel based in India. The channel is part of the STAR TV network's bouquet of channels...

Music videos

Year	Title
2006	Challa
	Koffee With Kishore--"Haan Pehli Baar"
2009	Boondh Boondh -Personnel:All information is taken from the CD.Jal:* Farhan Saeed: lead vocals* Goher Mumtaz: lead guitar, backing vocals* Aamir Sheraz: bass guitarAdditional musicians* Keyboards: Ali Mustafa* Drums and Percussion: John "Gumby" Louis Pinto...  by Rajshree Agarwal

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