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Akashdeep Saigal
Akashdeep Saigal
Born	29 October 1974 (age 50); Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Other names	Sky
Occupation(s)	Model, Actor
Years active	1997–2017

Akashdeep Saigal is an Indian actor who works in Hindi television. He is best known for his portrayal of Ansh Gujral and Ekalavya Gujral in Star Plus's soap opera Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi as well as participating in the reality show Bigg Boss 5 in which he became a finalist.^[1]

Personal life

Saigal's father and older brother are lawyers. He also has a sister, Madhu Bhatia who lives in Dubai. During his modeling days he dated Madhu Sapre for 6 months, and Shazahn Padamsee for 3 years. He took the alias 'Sky' as it is how his close friends address him. He also dated Pooja Bedi for 3 years after they met on Bigg Boss 5

Career

Akash won the Gladrags Manhunt Contestant, supermodel of the year in 1998. The same year he appeared on the 1998 music video for Shweta Shetty's Deewane to Deewane Hain. He started his acting career with the film Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi (1999). He made his debut on small screen with the popular serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi on Star Plus.^[2] He had participated in the first season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 1, a dance competition on Sony Entertainment Television.^[3]

In 2009, he has played the role of the villain in Tamil language film Ayan. He also played the villain in the Tamil film Kavan in 2017.

Filmography

1999 Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi as Ronnie^[4]
2003 Supari as Mushy^[4]
2009 Ayan as Kamalesh (Tamil film)^[5]
2014 Sultanat as Tabraiz (Pakistani Film)^[6]
2017 Kavan as Kalyan (Tamil film)^[7]

Television

Year	Name	Role	Notes	Ref
2004–2005	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi	Ansh Gujral		^[2]
2006–2008	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi	Ekalavya Gujral
2005	Kkusum	Trishul Kapoor		^[8]
2005	Time Bomb 9/11	Usman Bin Laden		^[8]
2006	Fear Factor India	Contestant	Finalist	^[8]
2006	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 1	Contestant	5th Place	^[9]
2007–2008	Kuchh Is Tara	Ranbir Nanda	Lead role	^[10]
2008	Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki	Kans	Supporting role	^[8]
	Kaho Na Yaar Hai	Contestant	Along with Sanaya Irani	^[8]
	Comedy Circus		Along with Pervez Siddiqui	^[8]
	Kaun Jeetega Bollywood Ka Ticket		Finalist	^[8]
2009	Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao		Evicted Day 52	^[11]
2011	Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout		Finalist	^[12]
2011–2012	Bigg Boss 5		Finalist	^[13]
2017	Sher-e-Punjab: Maharaja Ranjit Singh	Peer Muhammad		^[14]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Show	Category	Result	Ref.
2004	Indian Telly Awards	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi	Best Actor in a Negative Role	Nominated	^[15]
2005				Won	^[16]
2007				Nominated	^[17]

References

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^ ^a ^b Pisharoty, Sangeeta Barooah (16 December 2004). "Ansh... Knocked Off". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 May 2005. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
^ Pisharoty, Sangeeta Barooah (6 September 2004). "A finger in every pie". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 March 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "rediff.com, Movies: Supari is all about easy money". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2005. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ "First Look: Villain of Ayan mobbed!". Rediff. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
^ Jawaid, Mohammad Kamran (31 July 2014). "Movie Review: It doesn't get worse than Saltanat". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
^ K, Janani (27 October 2016). "Meet the villains of Kavan!". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 22 November 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Who is Akashdeep Saigal". 30 November 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
^ "Akashdeep leaves judges shell-shocked!". Hindustan Times. Mumbai. Indo-Asian News Service. 12 October 2006. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
^ "Kuchh Is Tara to go off air". 21 August 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
^ "The most controversial shows on TV". 6 October 2009. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ "Akshdeep gives Endemol Zor ka Jhatka". 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ "Akashdeep Saighal to enter Bigg Boss tonight". 24 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
^ "Maharaja Ranjit Singh review: Nothing stands out, except a dry script, and a sad Akashdeep Saigal". 22 March 2017. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
^ "Telly awards 2004 Popular Awards nominees". Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
^ "Telly awards 2005 Popular Awards winners". Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
^ "Telly awards 2007 Popular Awards nominees". Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2021.