Vikas Bhalla

Vikas Bhalla ʋɪkaːs bʱəllaː (born 24 October 1972) is an Indian film, television actor, singer and producer. Vikas is trained in Hindustani classical music from Allahabad University, under Pandit Jialal Vasant. He appeared as a lead actor in films in the late 1990s, and went on to feature in several music and video albums. In 1995, Bhalla made his film debut in Ramesh Modi's Sauda in which he played the lead role of Deepak, opposite Neelam. The film was inspired from Hollywood blockbuster Indecent Proposal. Alongside his acting career, Bhalla also pursued his career in singing and launched an album named Dhuan, Awaara and Mehak Teri. His chart buster track "Hai Dhuan" from his debut album "Dhuan" got wide acceptance and made him popular and prominent singer. In 2001, Bhalla made his television debut with Apne Paray, where he played the role of veteran actor Rajesh Khanna's son. After that, he acted in many serials, including Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahaan, Karishma - The Miracles of Destiny, Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin, Shanno Ki Shaadi and Uttaran. Bhalla also worked in Zee TV's singing reality show Star Ya Rockstar. In 2007, Bhalla gave his first playback voice for the song Paagal Si Saari Leheren from the movie Marigold. Thereafter, he came into prominence for being the playback voice for the super hit song Po Po featuring Salman Khan, Ajay Devgun and Sanjay Dutt from the blockbuster 2012 movie Son Of Sardar. In addition to his acting and singing career, Bhalla owns a production company, Rat Race Entertainment, which was established in 2008 and also director and co-founder of IndoWest Films, which was established in 2013. He was a contestant in the ninth season of Colors TV's Indian game reality show Bigg Boss 9.