Gulshan Devaiah

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::summary Indian actor (born 1978) ::

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Field	Value
name	Gulshan Devaiah
image	Gulshan Devaiya at Chandon's party (cropped).jpg
caption	Devaiah at an interview with Zoom (Indian TV channel) in 2024
birth_name	Kambeyanda Devaiah Gulshan
birth_date
birth_place	Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
yearsactive	2010–present
spouse
notable_works	Hunterrr
Commando 3
Shaitan
Hate Story
Guns & Gulaabs
occupation	Actor
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| name = Gulshan Devaiah | image = Gulshan Devaiya at Chandon's party (cropped).jpg | imagesize = | caption = Devaiah at an interview with Zoom (Indian TV channel) in 2024 | birth_name = Kambeyanda Devaiah Gulshan | birth_date = | birth_place = Bengaluru, Karnataka, India | yearsactive = 2010–present | spouse = | notable_works = Hunterrr Commando 3 Shaitan Hate Story Guns & Gulaabs | occupation = Actor

Gulshan Devaiah (born 28 May 1978) is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Hindi films. He is known for his roles in Shaitan, Hate Story and Hunterrr. His performance in Shaitan was critically praised and earned him a nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He has starred in web series such as Afsos, Duranga, Dahaad,Guns & Gulaabs and Bad Cops.

Early life and education

Devaiah was born on 28 May 1978 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India into a Kodava family. He is a NIFT graduate. He is the son of Sri Devaiah and Pushpalata who were employed by Bharat Electronics Ltd. He completed his primary education at Cluny Convent and St Joseph's Indian High School. After graduation from NIFT, he got jobs in the fashion industry where he worked for 10 years. He also taught Bangalore students, fashion, at Wigan & Leigh College. Devaiah started his Bollywood journey with minor roles in Bangalore's English theatre. After he performed in several dramas, he moved to Mumbai for bigger opportunities.

Personal life

He was married to actress Kallirroi Tziafeta, from Greece, from 2012 to 2020.

Career

Devaiah started his career from the Anurag Kashyap's feature film That Girl in Yellow Boots, alongside Kalki Koechlin and Naseeruddin Shah in 2010. The film was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, followed by the Venice Film Festival. 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, Rana Daggubati and Prateik Babbar, where he played the role of Ricky. In the same year, Devaiah appeared in Bejoy Nambiar's Hindi thriller film Shaitan, starring Rajeev Khandelwal and Kalki Koechlin, where he portrayed the role of Karan Chaudhary "KC". Released in June 2011, 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 lead role, where he portrayed the antagonistic role of Siddharth Dhanrajgir, a cocky son of a rich business tycoon. The film went on 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". The 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. 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 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-addicted man and describing his lustful journey in life. The film did well at the box-office. In 2016, he was also seen playing the role of an NRI in Vivek Agnihotri's film Junooniyat. Devaiah signed 3 films in 2017, Cabaret, A Death in the Gunj and CandyFlip. He played double role of twin brothers Karate Mani and Jimmy in action comedy film Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota for which he won Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor and was also nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. He played the role of Buraq Ansari in action film Commando 3. In 2020 he appeared in Amazon Prime's drama series Afsos and Netflix original film Ghost Stories.

Filmography

Films

• All films are in Hindi unless otherwise noted. ::data[format=table] | Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. | |---|---|---|---|---| | 2004 | Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa | DJ | | | | 2010 | That Girl in Yellow Boots | Chittiappa Siddanna Gowda | | | | 2011 | Dum Maaro Dum | Ricky | | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/bangalorebredbollywood/article2130227.ece | title=Bangalore-bredBollywood | work=The Hindu | date=24 June 2011 | access-date=2 December 2015 | archive-date=11 October 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011142208/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/bangalorebredbollywood/article2130227.ece | url-status=live }} | | Shaitan | Karan 'KC' Chaudhary | | | | | 2012 | Hate Story | Siddharth Dhanrajgir | | | | Peddlers | Ranjit D'Souza | | | | | 2013 | Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela | Bhavani | | | | 2015 | Hunterrr | Mandar Ponkshe | | | | 2016 | Junooniyat | Yash | | | | 2017 | A Death In The Gunj | Nandan "Nandu" Bakshi | | | | 2018 | Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota | Karate Mani & Jimmy | Double role | | | 2019 | Cabaret | Gaurav | | | | Commando 3 | Buraq Ansari | | | | | CandyFlip | Altaf | | | | | 2020 | Ghost Stories | Girl's Father | | | | Unpaused | Ahan | | | | | Footfairy | Vivan Deshmukh | Released directly on & Pictures | | | | 2022 | Badhaai Do | Guru Narayan | | | | Blurr | Neel | | | | | 2023 | 8 A.M. Metro | Preetam | | | | 2024 | Ulajh | Nakul Bhatia / Humayun | | | | Jhansi Ka Rajkumar | Rajkumar | | | | | 2025 | Kantara: Chapter 1 | Kulashekara | Kannada Debut | | ::

Television

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Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2018	Smoke	Jairam "JJ" Jha
2020	Afsos	Nakul
2022	Duranga	Abhishek Banne
Shiksha Mandal	Aditya Ray
2023	Dahaad	Devi Lal Singh
Guns & Gulaabs	4 Cut Atmaram
2024	Bad Cop	Karan & Arjun
2025	Perfect Family	Lead
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Short film

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Year	Title
2015	Nayantara's Necklace
2017	The Thought Of You
2020	The Sleepwalkers
2021	Dobara Alvida
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Awards and nominations

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Year	Award	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	Filmfare Awards	Dum Maaro Dum, Shaitan & That Girl in Yellow Boots	Best Male Debut
Producers Guild Film Awards	Shaitan	Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Screen Awards	Best Ensemble Cast
2020	Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota	Best Supporting Actor
Filmfare Awards	Best Supporting Actor
2023	Filmfare Awards	Badhaai Do	Best Supporting Actor		title=Winners of the 68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2023
2023 Filmfare OTT Awards	Dahaad	Best Supporting Actor (Drama series)
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References

References

1. (28 May 2012). "Happy Birthday Gulshan!". [[Filmfare]].
2. Kashika, Saxena. (1 May 2012). "My wife has no issue with my intimate scenes: Gulshan Devaiah". [[Times of India]].
3. Steven Rego. (20 January 2015). "Hunter Gulshan Devaiah". [[The Times of India]] (Kannada).
4. (1 April 2015). "Friendship very important in film industry: Gulshan Devaiah". [[The Indian Express]].
5. (11 March 2015). "Can't spread my arms like Shah Rukh Khan: Gulshan Devaiah". [[The Indian Express]].
6. (17 March 2015). "Gulshan Devaiah upbeat about first film as lead protagonist". [[The Indian Express]].
7. "Gulshan Devaiah on Instagram: "I am what they call a South Indian .I was born to a Hindu, Kodava family from Kodagu ( Coorg) re-settled in Bangalore, Karnataka. I live in Mumbai, Maharashtra & I work as an actor in the Hindi (not my native tongue) film industry. It's kinda amazing, isn't it ?#UnityInDiversity #India Share your stories please. Let's remind ourselves the amazing potential we have as Indians #IamIndia"".
8. (30 August 2019). "How Gulshan Devaiah went to Bollywood".
9. Blessy, Chettar. (20 April 2012). "When you shoot a lovemaking scene all day, it gets really boring: Gulshan Devaiah". [[Daily News and Analysis]].
10. "Anurag Kashyap's film to be screened at Venice Film Festival". The Times of India.
11. (10 June 2011). "Shaitaan : Complete Cast and Crew details".
12. "Morality in realm of art".
13. Taran Adarsh. "Hate Story Movie Review : 3 out of 5 Stars".
14. (21 May 2012). "Peddlers: Cannes Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
15. (15 January 2015). "Hunterrr trailer: Gulshan Devaiah, the sex addict has all the fun in this adult film!". Indua.com.
16. Singh, Suhani. (28 February 2020). "When the shoe fits".
17. "Nominations for the 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020 are out! - Times of India".
18. (4 December 2019). "Commando 3: I'm Taking Retirement from Playing Villains Now, Says Gulshan Devaiah".
19. (4 June 2011). "Role Dancing". [[India Today]].
20. (24 June 2011). "Bangalore-bredBollywood". [[The Hindu]].
21. "Shaitan".
22. (19 April 2012). "Hate Story is a lot more beyond sexuality: Gulshan Devaiah". [[NDTV]].
23. Young, Deborah. (21 May 2012). "Peddlers: Cannes Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
24. Pratim D., Gupta. (5 December 2013). "Gulshan Devaiah on being Bhavani in Ram-Leela and his time in Bollywood". [[The Telegraph (Calcutta).
25. (17 March 2015). "Amol Palekar my inspiration for 'Hunterrr', says Gulshan Devaiah". [[Daily News and Analysis]].
26. (3 March 2015). "Gulshan Devaiah to do a cameo in 'Junooniyat'".
27. (3 January 2016). "Tillotama Shome, Gulshan Devaiah to play couple in Konkona Sen Sharma's directorial 'A Death In The Gunj'".
28. Shah, Shravan. (13 February 2018). "Here's why Gulshan Devaiah was out of action for eight months". Mumbai Mirror.
29. "Pooja Bhatt On Digital Release Of Cabaret Starring Richa Chadha: 'Glad, Though It's Delayed'".
30. (27 September 2013). "'Cabaret' is the biggest break for me: Gulshan Devaiah". [[CNN-IBN]].
31. (10 October 2014). "Ex-Bollywood guys make a 'Goan movie'".
32. (10 May 2023). "Janhvi Kapoor to play imperilled IFS officer in thriller ‘Ulajh’". The Hindu.
33. (10 May 2023). "Janhvi Kapoor to star in patriotic thriller 'Ulajh'". The Economic Times.
34. Gulati, Triya. (10 December 2024). "Gulshan Devaiah doesn’t mind being a homemaker. Jhansi Ka Rajkumar shows that role reversal".
35. (19 August 2025). "Gulshan Devaiah as Kulashekara in Hombale Films' Kantara: Chapter 1".
36. (19 August 2025). "Gulshan Devaiah makes Kannada debut with Rishab's Kantara Chapter 1, poster out". India Today.
37. (26 October 2018). "Gulshan Devaiah: Smoke's appeal is raw and gritty in comparison to Dum Maaro Dum".
38. (29 July 2022). "Zee5 announces the gripping romantic thriller Duranga teaser out now".
39. "Shiksha Mandal trailer: Gauahar Khan and Gulshan Devaiah star in series on education scams". [[The Indian Express]].
40. "Raj and DK wrap up shoot of Rajkumar Rao, Dulquer Salmaan-starrer 'Guns & Gulaabs'". The Economic Times.
41. (20 June 2024). "Bad Cop review: Gulshan Devaiah-Anurag Kashyap series is fully ‘filmi’".
42. IANS. (3 March 2020). "Gulshan Devaiah Reveals Why He Said Yes To Radhika Apte's Short Film 'Sleepwalkers'".
43. Desai, Rahul. (8 June 2021). "Dobara Alvida, With Swara Bhasker And Gulshan Devaiah, Is A Cheesy Short That Wastes A Decent Premise".
44. (8 December 2019). "Winners of Star Screen Awards 2019".
45. "Nominations for the 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020 are out! - Times of India".
46. (28 April 2023). "Winners of the 68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2023". Filmfare.
47. (26 November 2023). "Filmfare OTT Awards 2023".

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