# Vikas Gupta

Vikas Gupta (born 7 May 1988) is an Indian television producer, creative director, screenwriter and host. He is known for participating in Bigg Boss 11, Bigg Boss 14 and hosting MTV Ace of Space.

## Life

Gupta was born on 7 May 1988. He hails from Dehradun. His brother, Siddharth Gupta, is an actor as well as a model.
In June 2020, Gupta came out as bisexual in an Instagram post. Gupta is also one of the directors of an NGO called Lost Boy Welfare Association that helps poor children.

## Career

Gupta started working at the age of 17 in Balaji Telefilms as an actor He was the creative head of Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms for shows like Mahabharat, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil and Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya. Later, he started his own production studio Lost Boy Productions which has created popular television series like Gumrah: End of Innocence, Warrior High, Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan, V The Serial, Yeh Hai Aashiqui and MTV Webbed. Gupta has also been the youngest programming head of MTV India.
In October 2017, Gupta participated in Colors TV's Bigg Boss 11 where he emerged as the second runner up of the season. Due to his performance, he was given the title of “Mastermind” on the show. In 2017, he produced Class of 2017 on ALTBalaji.
In 2018, he hosted IIFA Buzz in Thailand for IIFA Awards 2018 on Voot. Gupta also created and hosted his own reality show titled Ace of Space on MTV India.
In 2019 he played Bigg Boss 13 As a proxy
In 2019, he participated in Colors TV's Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 in Argentina. He was disqualified from the show Next, he created Puncch Beat for on ALT Balaji. In March, he reunited with his co-contestants Bharti Singh, Aly Goni, Harsh Limbachiyaa among others to be a part of Khatra Khatra Khatra. In May 2019, Gupta created anthology series Yeh Ishq Nahi Aasaan for Dangal TV. In August 2019, he returned as the host of MTV India's Ace of Space 2.
In February 2020, he created Class of 2020 for ALTBalaji. In November, he participated in Colors TV's Bigg Boss 14, this time as a challenger. When co-contestant Arshi Khan involved Gupta's family in a fight, he pushed her and was thus expelled from the show. He re-entered the show soon after.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Producer | Writer | Creative Director |
| 2005–2008 | Kyunki... Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi ... | | | Yes |
| 2006–2008 | Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki | | | Yes |
| 2008–2010 | Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil | | | Yes |
| 2009 | Kitani Mohabbat Hai | | | Yes |
| 2010–2011 | Kitani Mohabbat Hai 2 | | | Yes |
| 2012 | The Serial | Yes | Yes | |
| 2012–2016 | Gumrah End of Innocence | Yes | Yes | |
| 2013–2014 | MTV Webbed | Yes | Yes | |
| 2014–2016 | Yeh Hai Aashiqui | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2014–2017 | Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya | Yes | Yes | |
| 2014–2015 | Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan | | Yes | |
| 2014–2015 | MTV Fanaah | Yes | Yes | |
| 2015 | MTV Warrior High | Yes | | |
| 2015 | Code Red | Yes | | Yes |
| 2015 | Talaash | Yes | | Yes |
| 2015 | Rani Mahal | Yes | | Yes |
| 2019 | Yeh Ishq Nahi Aasan | Yes | Yes | |

### Web series

* 2017: Class of 2017
* 2019: Puncch Beat
* 2020: Class of 2020

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2015 | Bad Company | Host | |
| 2017–2018 | Bigg Boss 11 | Contestant | 2nd runner-up |
| 2018 | IIFA Buzz | Host | |
| 2018 | Ace of Space 1 | Host | |
| 2018 | Bigg Boss 12 | Himself | Guest |
| 2019 | Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 | Contestant | Disqualified |
| 2019 | Khatra Khatra Khatra | Himself | Guest |
| 2019 | Kitchen Champion 5 | Himself | Guest |
| 2019 | Ace of Space 2 | Host | |
| 2019 | Bigg Boss 13 | Contestant | Proxy for Devoleena Bhattacharjee |
| 2020 | Mujhse Shaadi Karoge | Host | Grand Finale |
| 2020 | Ladies vs Gentlemen | Panelist | |
| 2020–2021 | Bigg Boss 14 | Contestant | Challenger |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
| 2012 | Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Serial | Gumrah End of Innocence | Won | |
| 2013 | Indian Telly Awards | Best Story Writer | Gumrah End of Innocence | Nominated | |