Vikas Bhalla is an India

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n actor

Actor

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 and singer, who is best known for his role in the TV serial, Shanno Ki Shaadi, which aired on STAR Plus

STAR Plus

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 and Tum Bin Jaaon Kahan.

Early life and education

Born in 1973, he studied at Bombay Scottish School

Bombay Scottish School

Bombay Scottish School popularly known as Scottish is a private, co-educational day school located at Mahim in Mumbai, India. The institution was established in 1847 by Scottish Christian missionaries under the name Scottish Female Orphanage....

 and after that he did his B.Com. from Narsee Monjee College, Mumbai

Mumbai

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. He trained in Hindustani classical music

Hindustani classical music

Hindustani classical music is the Hindustani or North Indian style of Indian classical music found throughout the northern Indian subcontinent. The style is sometimes called North Indian Classical Music or Shāstriya Sangeet...

 under Pandit Jialal Vasant

Jialal Vasant

Jialal Vasant was an Indian classical musician and music instructor. He was the founder of the Mumbai music school Acharya Jialal Vasant Sangeet Niketan. During his career as an instructor he taught a wide variety of students, including playback singers Suresh Wadkar and Vikas Bhalla...

 at the age of 11 to 12 and later under Guru Iqbal Gill.

Career

Bhalla made his acting debut in the film, Sauda

Sauda (film)

Sauda is a 1995 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Ramesh Modi. The film stars newcomer Vikas Bhalla, Neelam and Sumeet Saigal in lead roles, with Saeed Jaffery, Dalip Tahil and Kiran Kumar in supporting roles...

(1995

1995 in film

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), in which he was the lead actor opposite actress Neelam Kothari. The film failed to do well at the box office. Bhalla acted in more lead roles, but his films flopped, so he became a supporting actor

Supporting actor

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. He moved into television with Apne Paraye with Rajesh Khanna

Rajesh Khanna

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, and followed it up with the successful "Shanno Ki Shaadi" co-starring Divya Dutta

Divya Dutta

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.

He has also pursued a singing career, and released albums like, Awaara, Dhuan, "Mehak Teri" and Saajish, and also sang two songs for film Marigold

Marigold (2007 film)

Marigold is a 2007 romantic musical comedy about an American actress who becomes engrossed in the Bollywood film industry after visiting India...

(2007), with music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy are an Indian musical trio consisting of Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa. Record producers, musicians and multi-instrumentalists, they have composed music for over fifty soundtrack across four languages...

. He also appears in television serials, like Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin (2003) and Karishma The Miracle of Destiny.

Personal life

He is married to Punita, who is the daughter of actor, Prem Chopra

Prem Chopra

Prem Chopra is an actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in over 400 films. He is famous for his soft spoken diction despite being a villain in most films.-Personal life and education:...

, and the couple have two children

Filmography

• Sauda
  Sauda (film)
  Sauda is a 1995 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Ramesh Modi. The film stars newcomer Vikas Bhalla, Neelam and Sumeet Saigal in lead roles, with Saeed Jaffery, Dalip Tahil and Kiran Kumar in supporting roles...
  
  (1995)
• Taaqat
  Taaqat (1995 film)
  Taaqat is a 1995 Bollywood romantic crime film about two influential gangsters working for opposite political parties. It is directed and written by Talat Jani and stars Dharmendra, Shatrughan Sinha and Kajol...
  
  (1995) - Ak'Lakh
• Jeeo Shaan Se (1997)
• Dil Ke Jharoke Main
  Dil Ke Jharoke Main
  Dil Ke Jharoke Main is a 1997 Indian film directed by Ashim Bhattacharya.-References:* at movietalkies.com...
  
  (1997) - Vijay Rai
• Ek Phool Teen Kante (1997)
• Saazish
  Saazish (1998 film)
  Saazish is a 1998 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Sudhir R Nair, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Pooja Batra, Helen, Aruna Irani, Vikas Bhalla, Ishrat Ali and Kashmira Shah-Plot:...
  
  (1998)
• Deewana Hoon Pagal Nahi (1998)
• Shikaar (2000) - Karan Nath
• Karishma: A Miracle of Destiny (2003) TV mini-series
• Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahaan
  Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahaan
  Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahaan was a Hindi television serial that aired on Zee TV in 2003/2004. The show was based on a popular Indian novel November Rain, which was the first Indian novel in English to be made into a daily prime time television series....
  
  (2003) TV series
• Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin
  Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin
  Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin was a popular show on Sony Entertainment Television. The series was an Indian-themed version of the Colombian drama Yo Soy Betty La Fea .-Plot:...
  
  (2003) TV series - CJ Oberoi
• Miit
  Miit (TV series)
  Miit is a Hindi language Indian television series that aired on Zee TV channel in 2003, every Monday - Thursday at 9:30pm IST. The show is based on a popular novel Noukadubi, written by the famous Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore in 1905, who also wrote the national anthem of India Jana Gana Mana...
  
  (2003) TV series
• Pyaar Mein Twist
  Pyaar Mein Twist
  To see the TV show, see Pyaar Mein Twist .Pyaar Mein Twist is a 2005 Indian Bollywood movie directed by Hariday Shetty and stars Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia in the pivotal roles.-Synopsis:...
  
  (2005) - Rajiv Khurrana
• Ankahee
  Ankahee
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  (2006) - Rohit Verma
• Marigold
  Marigold (2007 film)
  Marigold is a 2007 romantic musical comedy about an American actress who becomes engrossed in the Bollywood film industry after visiting India...
  
  (2007) - Raj Sondi
• Chooriyan (2007)
• Chance Pe Dance
  Chance Pe Dance
  -External links:* * *...
  
  (2010) - Gaurav

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