# Gaurav Chopra

Gaurav Chopra (born 4 April 1979) is an Indian television actor. He is best known for starring on Uttaran and Sadda Haq as Raghuvendra Pratap Rathore and Prof Abhay Singh Ranawat respectively. He has appeared as a contestant on Bigg Boss 10. He has also acted in American film Blood Diamond, and appeared on the Georgian edition of international dance reality show Dancing with the Stars. He was last seen in ALT Balaji's web series titled Fourplay and Viu's Love Lust & Confusion.

## Early life

Chopra studied at St. Columba's School and graduated from National Institute of Fashion Technology in 2000.

## Career

In 2003, Chopra appeared in the Tamil film Ottran, and in 2004 he had an appearance in the TV serial Saara Akaash and Karma – Koi Aa Rahaa Hai Waqt Badalney on Star Plus. In 2006, acted in American film Blood Diamond, he was also a contestant in the reality TV dance show Nach Baliye 2, and in 2008 he participated in the first season of another dance show, Zara Nachke Dikha. In 2006, he also acted in the Hollywood movie Blood Diamond, and played Samay Khurana on Aisa Des Hai Mera. He played the grey character of Raghuvendra Pratap Rathore on the Colors TV soap opera Uttaran, and won the Colors Golden Petal Awards-Most Dumdar Personality in the year 2012 for this role. He was seen in the gangster film Rangdari, which was released in April 2013.
In April 2016, he participated in the Georgian edition of international dance reality show Dancing with the Stars, where he was chosen as a cultural ambassador. After a sudden exit after 6 weeks, it was revealed that he left the show because of a prior commitment.
Later in 2016 he participated in the 10th season of Bigg Boss and was evicted on 1 January 2017. In 2018, he played the role of a casanova in ALT Balaji's web series, Fourplay.

## Personal life

Chopra married Hitisha Cheranda, on 19 February 2018 in a private ceremony. They became parents of a boy in 2020.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Show | Role |
| 2002 | Ssshhhh...Koi Hai | Vineet Singh |
| 2004 | Saara Akaash | Abhay Singh Rathore |
| 2004 | Lavanya | Sandy |
| 2004 | Ruby Duby Hub Dub | Ballu |
| 2004 | Vikraal Aur Gabraal | Vineet Singh |
| 2004 | Piya Ka Ghar | Prem |
| 2004 | Karma – Koi Aa Rahaa Hai Waqt Badalney | Gunshot |
| 2004–2005 | Dil Kya Chahta Hai | Raghuveer Shetty |
| 2004–2005 | Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa | Kabir Jairath |
| 2006 | Aisa Des Hai Mera | Samay |
| 2006 | Nach Baliye 2 | Contestant |
| 2007–2008 | Left Right Left | Captain Abhimanyu Rai Chauhan |
| 2008 | Solhah Singaarr | Shiv Chopra |
| 2008 | Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyann | Kapil Singhania |
| 2008–2009 | Pati Patni Aur Woh | Contestant |
| 2009 | Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai | Yuvraj |
| 2010-2014 | Uttaran | Raghuvendra Rathore |
| 2010 | C.I.D. - Apaharan | Vikramjeet |
| 2011 | Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout | Contestant |
| 2011–2016 | Adaalat | Vishwajeet Ranawat |
| 2013–2016 | Sadda Haq | Abhay Singh Ranawat |
| 2015 | Doli Armaano Ki | Akash Kumar |
| 2015 | Gulmohar Grand | Aniruddh Dutt |
| 2016 | Dancing with the Stars Georgia | Contestant |
| 2016–2017 | Bigg Boss 10 | Contestant |
| 2017 | Savdhaan India | Host |
| 2019 | Aghori | Adhvik |
| 2020 | Sanjivani | Navratan (NV) Singh |
| 2023 | Rana Naidu | Prince Reddy |

### Films

| Year | Film | Role | Language |
| 2003 | Ottran | Ghazi Baba | Tamil |
| 2006 | Ghoom | Balbir | Hindi |
| 2006 | Blood Diamond | Journalist | English |
| 2011 | Men Will Be Men | Jimmy | Hindi |
| 2022 | Bachchan Pandey | Bheema | Hindi |
| 2023 | Gadar 2 | Lt. Col. Devendra Rawat | Hindi |
| 2023 | Lakeerein | Vivek Agnihotri | Hindi |

### Web series

| Year | Film | Role |
| 2018 | Fourplay | Bobby Bhushan Chawla |
| 2018 | Love Lust and Confusion | Rahil Khan |
| 2019 | Hello Mini | Aditya Grover |

## Dubbing roles
### Live action films
#### Hollywood films

| Film title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release |
| Thor: Ragnarok | Chris Hemsworth | Thor | Hindi | English | 2017 | 2017 |
| Avengers: Infinity War | Chris Hemsworth | Thor | Hindi | English | 2018 | 2018 |
| Avengers: Endgame | Chris Hemsworth | Thor | Hindi | English | 2019 | 2019 |
| Thor: Love and Thunder | Chris Hemsworth | Thor | Hindi | English | 2022 | 2022 |
| Jungle Cruise | Dwayne Johnson | Frank Wolff | Hindi | English | 2021 | 2021 |

#### Indian films

| Film title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year Release | Dub Year Release |
| Roberrt | Darshan Thoogudeepa Srinivas | Roberrt, who changes his identity as Raghav after the latter's demise | Hindi | Kannada | 2021 | 2021 |
| Bheemla Nayak | Konidela 'Pawan' Kalyan Babu | SI Bheemla Nayak | Hindi | Telugu | 2022 | 2022 |
| Vettaiyan | Rana Daggubati | Nataraj "Nat" Shanmugam | Hindi | Tamil | 2024 | 2024 |