Gulshan Devaiah

Gulshan Devaiah
Devaiah gracing ‘Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards October 2016’
Native name	ಗುಲ್ಶನ್ ದೇವಯ್ಯ
Born	Kambeyanda Devaiah Gulshan 28 May 1978[1] Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010 — present
Notable work	Mandar Ponskhe in Hunterrr[2] KC in Shaitan Siddharth Dhanrajgir in Hate Story
Spouse(s)	Kallirroi Tziafeta[3]

Gulshan Devaiah is an Indian film actor who appears primarily in Bollywood films.^[4] Devaiah is mostly known for his roles in Shaitan, Hate Story and Hunterrr.^[5][6] His performamce in Shaitan was critically praised and earned him Filmfare Awards nomination in the category of Best Male Debut and Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

Early and personal life

Devaiah was born on 28 May 1978 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, and is a NIFT graduate.^[7] He is married to the actress Kallirroi Tziafeta, who hails from Greece.^[3][8] He is a son of Sri Devaiah and Pushpalata who worked in same company, Bharat Electronics Ltd. He completed his primary education from Cluny Convent and St Joseph's Indian high school. He completed his graduation from NIFT. After a graduation, he got job in the fashion industry where he worked there for 10 years. He also taught Bangalore students about fashion at Wigan & Leigh College. Devaiah started his bollywood journey by playing small role in Bangalore's English theatre. After he performed in several drama, he moved to Mumbai for the bigger chances.^[9]

Career

Devaiah with Kalki Koechlin at the 59th Filmfare Awards ceremony in 2016

Devaiah started his career from the Anurag Kashyap's short film That Girl in Yellow Boots, alongside Kalki Koechlin and Naseeruddin Shah in 2010, as his debut movie. The film was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, followed by the Venice Film Festival.^[10] He played the role of Chitiappa in the film. Next in 2011, he appeared in Rohan Sippy's crime thriller Dum Maaro Dum, starring Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu and Prateik Babbar, where he played the role of Ricky, the film was an above average grosser at the box office. In the same year, Devaiah appeared in Bejoy Nambiar's Hindi thriller film Shaitan, multi-starring Rajeev Khandelwal and Kalki Koechlin, where he portrayed the role of Karan Chaudhary "KC". Released in 10 June 2011,^[11] the film was a critical and commercial success, where Devaiah's performance was acclaimed. He was nominated for the several awards including, Filmfare Awards, Screen Awards, Stardust Awards and Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards in the category of Best Male Debut and Best Actor in a Supporting Role, along with other ensemble characters.

In 2012, Devaiah appeared in Vivek Agnihotri's erotic thriller Hate Story, produced by Vikram Bhatt, co-starring Paoli Dam. This was his first film where he appeared in the lead role, where he portrayed the antagonistic role of Siddharth Dhanrajgir, a cocky son of a rich business tycoon, who involves in a black-business. The film went to become a sleeper hit, and garnered the positive reviews from the critics. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama rated 3/5 to the film and labelled devaiah's performance as "excellent".^[12] Same year, he played in Vasan Bala's crime thriller film Peddlers alongside Nimrat Kaur, where he portrayed the role of Ranjit D'souza, a 20-years old boy, who gets trapped in the drug trade. The film was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, which was muted by the critics.^[13] In 2013, Devaiah appeared in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's romantic-tragedy drama film Ram-Leela, starring Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone, where he played the negative role of Bhavani, which was a 'blockbuster' in the year. After a year gap, In 2015, Devaiah appeared in Harshavardan Kulkarni's adult comedy film Hunterrr, co-starring Radhika Apte, where he portrayed the role of Mandar Ponkshe, a sex-addict guy and describing his lustful journey in life.^[14] The film did well at the box-office.

Upcoming Projects

Devaiah will appear in 4 different films in 2016, including Cabaret, A Death in the Gunj and CandyFlip. Devaiah will be seen alongside Richa Chadda in Kaustav Narayan Niyogi's romantic dance film Cabaret, which is produced by Pooja Bhatt.

Next, Devaiah will be seen in Konkona Sen Sharma's directorial debut and coming-of-age drama film A Death In The Gunj co-starring Kalki Koechlin. He will appear in the Shanawaz NK's psychedelic thriller film CandyFlip, which will be the Hindi/English languaged film. Next, He will also be seen playing the certain role in Vivek Agnihotri's film Junooniyat, co-starring Pulkit Samrat and Yami Gautam in the lead roles.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Ref(s)
2010	That Girl in Yellow Red Boots	Chittiappa Siddanna Gowda	[15]
2011	Dum Maaro Dum	Ricky	[7]
	Shaitan	Karan 'KC' Chaudhary	[16]
2012	Hate Story	Siddharth Dhanrajgir	[17]
	Peddlers <sup class="noprint Inline-Template "noprint Inline-Template"" style="white-space:nowrap;">[check quotation syntax]! Ranjit D'Souza	[18]
2013	Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela	Bhavani	[19]
2015	Hunterrr	Mandar Ponkshe	[20]
2016	Cabaret	TBA	[21]
	A Death In The Gunj	TBA	[22]
	CandyFlip <sup class="noprint Inline-Template "noprint Inline-Template"" style="white-space:nowrap;">[check quotation syntax]! Altaf	[23]
	Junooniyat	24 June 2016	[24]
	Love Affair	TBA	[25]

References

1. "Happy Birthday Gulshan!". Filmfare webdesk. Filmfare. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
2. Steven Rego (20 January 2015). "Hunter Gulshan Devaiah". The Times Group. The Times of India (Kannada). Retrieved 11 February 2016.
3. Kashika, Saxena (1 May 2012). "My wife has no issue with my intimate scenes: Gulshan Devaiah". Times of India. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
4. "Friendship very important in film industry: Gulshan Devaiah". The Indian Express. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
5. "Can't spread my arms like Shah Rukh Khan: Gulshan Devaiah". The Indian Express. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
6. "Gulshan Devaiah upbeat about first film as lead protagonist". The Indian Express. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
7. "Bangalore-bredBollywood". The Hindu. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
8. Blessy, Chettar (20 April 2012). "When you shoot a lovemaking scene all day, it gets really boring: Gulshan Devaiah". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
9. "Gulshan Devaiah Biography". Admin. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
10. "Anurag Kashyap's film to be screened at Venice Film Festival". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
11. "Shaitaan : Complete Cast and Crew details". Bollywoodhungama.com. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
12. Taran Adarsh. "Hate Story Movie Review : 3 out of 5 Stars". Bollywoodhungama.com. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
13. "Peddlers: Cannes Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
14. "Hunterrr trailer: Gulshan Devaiah, the sex addict has all the fun in this adult film!". Indua.com. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
15. "Role Dancing". India Today. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
16. "Shaitan". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
17. "Hate Story is a lot more beyond sexuality: Gulshan Devaiah". NDTV. 19 April 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
18. Young, Deborah (21 May 2012). "Peddlers: Cannes Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
19. Pratim D., Gupta (5 December 2013). "Gulshan Devaiah on being Bhavani in Ram-Leela and his time in Bollywood". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
20. "Amol Palekar my inspiration for 'Hunterrr', says Gulshan Devaiah". Daily News and Analysis. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
21. "'Cabaret' is the biggest break for me: Gulshan Devaiah". CNN-IBN. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
22. IANS (3 January 2016). "Tillotama Shome, Gulshan Devaiah to play couple in Konkona Sen Sharma's directorial 'A Death In The Gunj'".
23. "Ex-Bollywood guys make a 'Goan movie'". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
24. "Gulshan Devaiah to do a cameo in 'Junooniyat'". Retrieved 2015-09-22.
25. "Soni Razdan's 'Love Affair' starring Ali Fazal and Kalki Koechlin to go on floors in January". CNN-IBN. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2016.

External links

• Gulshan Devaiah at the Internet Movie Database