# Vatsal Sheth

Vatsal Sheth (born 5 August 1980) is an Indian actor, model and entrepreneur. He has acted in many Indian television shows and numerous Hindi films, and is known for his portrayal of Raj Chaudhary in the 2004 film Taarzan: The Wonder Car, Shaurya Goenka in the 2014 thriller series Ek Hasina Thi, and Kabir Raichand in the 2017 love-saga series Haasil.

## Life and family

Sheth was born on 5 August 1980 in Mumbai to Gujarati parents. He is the elder of the two siblings.
He studied at Utpal Shanghvi Global School, did his Junior College at Gokalibai Punamchand Pitambar High School, Vile Parle and received his degree in mathematics from Mithibai College, Vile Parle. He also wrote a few games in GW-BASIC and Pascal. He intended to become a software engineer which he later dropped after receiving his first significant role as Jai in Just Mohabbat.
Sheth is a vegetarian. He is a fitness enthusiast and follows teetotalism. He is a part of the Celebrity Cricket Team Mumbai Heroes. He also plays badminton and supports Mumbai Magicians in the Indian Badminton League.

## Personal life

Sheth met actress Ishita Dutta on the sets of their show Rishton Ka Saudagar - Baazigar in 2016. Sheth married Dutta on 28 November 2017 in Mumbai. In March 2023, the couple announced their pregnancy and had a baby boy on 19 July 2023.

## Career

In Just Mohabbat, Sheth portrayed the role of Jai through his teenage years. In 2003, director duo Abbas–Mustan announced their film Taarzan: The Wonder Car with Sheth playing the character Raj Choudary. In 2007, Sheth appeared as Vikram Singh/ Older Jaisalmer in Nanhe Jaisalmer. A year later he starred in Heroes as Ali . In the same year he appeared in a cameo for Disney’s The Cheetah Girls: One World. In 2009, he was part of the star-cast in Paying Guests produced by Subhash Ghai. In 2011, Vatsal played Karan in Hostel. He had a cameo role in Jai Ho. In 2014 Vatsal returned to television in a grey role of Shaurya Goenka in Ek Hasina Thi. In 2017, he was cast as a lead character Kabir Raichand on the thriller tv series Haasil On 25 January 2018, he won an award for Haasil at the Lions Gold Awards. In December 2019, he appeared as Nishant Maheshwari in the StarPlus daily soap opera Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke. In 2020 he appeared as Aswathamma in RadhaKrishna.

## Media

Vatsal Sheth was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Men at No. 36 in 2020.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996–2000 | Just Mohabbat | Jai Malhotra | |
| 2010 | Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah | Himself | |
| 2013 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6 | Contestant | Segment: "Wild Card Special" |
| 2014 | Ek Hasina Thi | Shaurya Goenka | |
| 2015 | Naach Meri Jaan | Judge | |
| 2016 | Rishton Ka Saudagar - Baazigar | Aarav Trivedi | |
| 2017 | Gehraiyaan | Sahil Arora | |
| 2017–2018 | Haasil | Kabir Raichand | |
| 2018 | Kaun Hai? | Yatin Choudhary | |
| 2018 | Bepannah | Himself | Special appearance |
| 2019–2020 | Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke | Nishant "Nannu" Maheshwar | |
| 2023 | Naagin 6 | Raghav | |
| 2023 | Titli | Rahul | Cameo appearance |

### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Taarzan: The Wonder Car | Raj Chaudhary | Debut film |
| 2007 | Nanhe Jaisalmer | Vikram Singh/Older Nanhe | |
| 2008 | The Cheetah Girls: One World | Sunny Singh | English film |
| 2008 | Heroes | Ali Nawab Sahab Shah | Nominated. Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance – Male |
| 2008 | Sorry Bhai! | — | Producer |
| 2008 | U Me Aur Hum | — | Executive producer |
| 2009 | Paying Guests | Jayesh Takhur | |
| 2010 | Toh Baat Pakki! | Yuvvraaj Saxena | |
| 2011 | Hostel | Karan | |
| 2012 | Uncoupled | Shaan | Short film |
| 2013 | Season's Greetings | Sam | |
| 2014 | Jai Ho | Harjeet | |
| 2016 | Final Cut of Director | Nitish Kumar | |
| 2020 | Malang | Victor Ferns | |
| 2020 | Kahaa Toh Tha | Aabir | Short film |
| 2020 | Meri Pehli Bike | Aditya | Short film |
| 2023 | Adipurush | Indrajit | Telugu film debut; also shot in Hindi |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Singer |
| 2020 | Be Strong | Jasbir Jassi |
| 2020 | Jis Din Tum | Soham Naik |
| 2020 | Rehne Do Zara | Soham Naik |
| 2020 | Kithe | Vishal Mishra |
| 2022 | Kuch Tumhara Kuch Hamara | Soham Naik |
| 2022 | AASMAN | Rupinn Pahwa |