Viraf Phiroz Patel is a India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n model and actor. He is most noted for his role as 'shiv' in the romantic-comedy serial Mahi Way

Mahi Way

Mahi Way is an Indian comedy-drama television series which premiered on Sony Entertainment Television on January 2, 2010. The series is written by Devika Bhagat, directed by Nupur Asthana, and is produced by popular Bollywood movie producers Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra of Yash Raj Films under...

. He was a merchant navy sailor before he became a model. In 2005, he won a male personality pageant called "Grasim Mr India". In 2007, he made his film debut in the Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

film Mummyji.

He was born and brought up in Pune. he has two elder brothers.
Born, brought up & studied Science in Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Completed 5 years of sailing in the merchant navy, then won the personality pageant ’Grasim Mr. India 2005‘.
Been in front of the camera since, as talent in various forms.
Posed for campaigns, walked for ramp shows & modeled for music videos, TV commercials and has also anchored TV shows.
Discovered as an actor in one of India’s first & most successful television mini series, MahiWay and new show kismat as lead, Adityaraj Marchent .