Harsh Chhaya

He also starred with Rani Mukharji in the 2007 Bollywood film Laaga Chunari Mein Daag.

• Name — Harsh Chhaya • Birthplace — Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India • Education — Jamia Millia Islamia • Occupation — Actor • Born — 2 December 1966 • Years Active — 1991–present

His first appearance was in the serial Aarohan (by Pallavi Joshi) in 1993 as Ankit Malik, and then his major breakthrough was the role of Karan in Swabhimaan, directed by Mahesh Bhatt in 1995. In 2002, Harsh acted in the serial Justajoo, directed by Ajay Sinha. Justajoo was a serial on Zee TV in 2002, which also starred Pallavi Joshi and Arpita Pandey. In 2006, he was seen as the CEO Naveen Shroff in Madhur Bhandarkar's Corporate. In 2007, he played a businessman named Kapoor in Sagar Ballary's Bheja Fry. All but two of his scenes were edited out in the final released version of this film. His performance as Vinay Khosla, a gay dress designer, was notable in Madhur Bhandarkar's 2008 critically acclaimed Fashion. Harsh Chhaya also played the role of Sanjay Gandhi in Shekhar Kapur's Pradhanmantri on ABP News.He also worked in 24:India Season 2, as an ATU Chief Siddhant Sehgal. Also, he is well known for his role as Papaji in Undekhi a SonyLIV web series.

Harsh was married to Shefali Shah. After a divorce from Shah, Harsh married actress Sunita Sengupta. He completed his Education at Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia, where he pursued Mass Communication at the university's A.J.K. Mass Communication Research Centre.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1991 — Khaali Haath — Vishwas • 1993 — Dillagi • Tara — Jijo • 1994 — Tehkikaat — Rakesh Oberoi • 1995 — Aahat — Rajat Saxena • Swabhimaan — Karan • Aarohan (The Ascent) — Lt. Rohit Sharma • 1996 — Hasratein — Krishnakant Trivedi • Rishtey — 4 episodes • 1998 — Saaya — Bhaskar Sir • 1999 — Star Bestsellers — Episodic • 1999 — Gubbare • Nyaay — Advocate Tarun • Chhoti Si Asha — Gurugena • Rishtey — Captain Rahul Khanna • Rishtey • 2001 — Rishtey • 2002 — Justujoo — Lalit Sharma • Astitva..Ek Prem Kahani — Dr Manas • 2003 — Karishma- The Miracles of Destiny — Sameer • 2004 — Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii — Sandeep • 2007 — Ghar ek Sapna — Dr Rishabh Choudhary • Love Story — Rohit Sehgal • 2008 — Sukh By Chance — Girl's Father • 2009 — Comedy Circus 3 — as a Contestant • Ladies Special — Karan Singh • 2011 — Hum — Doctor • Surya: The Super Cop — Surya • 2012 — Hum Ne Li Hai- Shapath — ACP Jairaj • 2013 — Pradhanmantri — Sanjay Gandhi • 2014 — Balikha Vadhu — Palash • Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh — Samarth Sachdev • 2016 — Tamanna — Coach • 24 (Season2) — ATU Chief • Karam Yudh

• Year — Title — Role — Platform — Notes • 2019 — Rangbaaz — Sundar Singh Chauhan — ZEE5 originals — Season 2 • 2020–present — Undekhi — Surinder Singh Atwal aka Papaji — SonyLIV • 2020 — Forbidden Love — Anamika's Husband — ZEE5 • 2019–present — Out of Love — Kartik Kashyap (Alia's Dad) — Hotstar • 2022 — Mukhbir - The Story of a Spy — General Agha Khan — ZEE5 — Season 1 • 2023 — P I Meena — Pritam Sen — Amazon Prime Video • 2024 — Gyaarah Gyaarah — Sameer Bhatiya — Zee5 — Season 1