Ethnicity Punjabi Height 1.85 m Years active 2002 - Present Spouse Sanyukta Paul (m. 2007) | Name Manish Paul Parents Jagmohan Paul Role Television host Children Saisha Paul | |
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Born 3 August 1981 (age 42) ( 1981-08-03 ) Delhi, India Occupation television host, actor, comedian Siblings Vivek Paul, Jyoti Paul Mohan Similar People Kapil Sharma, Elli Avram, Bharti Singh, Sunil Grover, Manish Malhotra Profiles | ||
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Maniesh Paul (born 3 August 1978 as Manish Paul) is an Indian television host, anchor and Bollywood actor who is a host of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Starting as a radio jockey and VJ, he moved to acting on television daily soaps, before taking up stand-up comedy and hosting television reality series.
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- Manish paul birthday celebration madhuri dixit ayushmaan khaurana sushant singh rajput
- Manish Paul Biography Life History Career Unknown Facts FilmiBeat
- Early life and background
- Early career
- Acting career
- Television host and presenter
- Personal life
- References
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Early life and background
He was born in Delhi and brought up in a Punjabi family originally from Sialkot in Delhi, involved in the financial business. Paul did his schooling from Apeejay School, Sheikh Sarai New Delhi. After his schooling, he did his B.A. in Tourism from College of Vocational Studies, University of Delhi. He then lived with his grandmother in Chembur, Mumbai.
Early career
Paul started his career in Delhi, as a host, compering cultural events in schools and colleges. later he shifted to Mumbai, where his first break was hosting Sunday Tango on Star Plus in 2002. He also remained a VJ with Zee Music, and a radio jockey with Radio City's morning drive time show Kasakai Mumbai.
Acting career
Later he entered channel Star One's Ghost Bana Dost to play the role of a ghost. Paul has acted in many serials such as Radhaa Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi on NDTV Imagine, Zindadil on ZeeNext, Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai on Star One, Wheel Ghar Ghar Mein and Kahani Shuru with Love Guru on Zee TV and Kuchh Cook Hota Hai on 9X. However, finding it unsatisfying, he quit daily soaps and was even out of work for eight months in 2008.
Though he had appeared in cameo roles such as in the Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif-starrer Tees Maar Khan (2010), Paul made his debut in a lead role of the computer geek Mickey in Mickey Virus (2013).
Television host and presenter
Subsequently, Paul started his career as a television host and presenter, and gained recognition after hosting Saa Ree Gaa Maa Paa Chhote Ustaad, and later also appeared in the stand-up comedy series Comedy Circus. He also hosted Dance India Dance Li'l Masters on Zee TV. He also participated in Star Ya Rockstar, a celebrity singing show on Zee TV, and is currently co-hosting the celebrity dance-reality competition Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 7) on Colors TV, with Ranvir Shorey.
In 2011, he won the Best Anchor award for Zee TV's Dance India Dance Li'l Masters.
He has also hosted "Science of Stupid" on National Geographic. Over the year, Paul has also compered numerous television award shows.
Personal life
He is married to Sanyukta Paul (m. 2007), who is a Bengali. They met each other in their school and started dating in late 1998. Soon, their families got to know each other and they finally got married in 2007.