Name Alpesh Dhakan | Occupation Actor | |
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Movies and TV shows Devon Ke DevMahadev, Bas Ek Chance, Dil Se Di Dua Saubhag, Savitri, Kevi Rite Jaish Similar Moon Banerrjee, Erica Fernandes, Jagat Rawat, Shaheer Sheikh, Chestha Bhagat | ||
Alpesh Dhakan
Alpesh Dhakan (born 25 February 1985) is an Indian television actor who is known for having portrayed the role of Lord Ganesha in the TV show Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev on the channel Life OK. Currently he is playing the role of Saurabh Bose, Dr. Sonakshi Bose's ( Erica Fernandes ) elder brother in the show Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi
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Personal life and education
Alpesh hails from a Gujarati family based in Mumbai, where he studied at Poorna Prajna High School. The acting bug bit him early in his life, leading him to divert towards theatre from handling his traditional family business. His father, Mr. Jagdish Amrutlal Dhakan and mother, Mrs. Kapila Jagdish Dhakan were however, always supportive of his decision.
Theatre
He started his acting career with the play Achalayatan(The Immovable) by Rabindranath Tagore staged in Kolkata way back in September 2008 with a rather small role - a break which he entirely credits to his earlier chance encounter with Mr. Manoj Shah at Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai. His second play was Muktidhaam in the year 2009 which starred Smriti Zubin Irani and ran more than 80 shows in 6 months in Mumbai. In 2010-2011 he acted in VRG Drama Gandhi Before Gandhi at JAINA Convention in Antwerp and subsequent shows at major cities in India like Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Hyderabad etc.
Television
His first television break came in 2011, with him landing the role of the youngest son of the family (named Uttank) in the serial Sanskaar Laxmi which aired on Zee TV and ran for about 8 months. In 2012, he acted in Parichay — Nayee Zindagi Kay Sapno Ka ( on Colors TV), Kya Hua Tera Vadaa (on Sony) and F.I.R. (on Sab TV). In 2013, he worked in Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava (on Life OK), Savitri (on Life OK) and in November, 2013 he won the role of Lord Ganesha in the current hugely popular mythological show Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev on Life OK. He has appeared in a couple of advertisements like that of Llyod LED TV, Kaun Banega Crorepati 2013 , Uncle Ka TV Dabba ad etc. and has also appeared shortly in the following shows : Rakshak on Life OK (2013), Emotional Atyachar on Channel V (2013) Comedy Nights with Kapil on Colors TV (2014), Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi on Sony TV (2016-present).
Films
Alpesh Dhakan has acted in Kevi Rite Jaish, a 2012 Gujarati drama film directed by Abhishek Jain and produced by Nayan Jain and [Bas Ek Chance] - an urban Gujarati movie from Purple Wings Production by Kirtan Patel. His movie Yaan was a Tamil action thriller film directed by the cinematographer Ravi K. Chandran starring Jiiva and Thulasi Nair where he plays the role of Vikas (the male protagonist's friend) . "Meeting Mr. Ravi K. Chandran in my struggling days way back in 2011 has had been one of the important turning moments of my life, he was the one who promised me a role in his upcoming movie Yaan during the shoot of the Llyod LED TV ad," says an exuberant Dhakan.