Gautam Rode

Gautam Rode (born 14 August 1977) is an Indian actor known for his roles in Baa Bahoo Aur Baby, Lucky, Saraswatichandra, Suryaputra Karn, and Kaal Bhairav Rahasya 2.

Gautam Rode
Rode at Indian Television Academy Awards in 2014
Born	(1977-08-14) 14 August 1977 (age 47)
Nationality	Indian
Occupations	Actor television host
Years active	2000– present
Spouse	Pankhuri Awasthy Rode ​ ​ (m. 2018)​
Children	2

Early life

Rode was born on 14 August 1977. Earlier, Rode and his family used to stay in New Delhi, but later they moved to Mumbai.^[1][2] Rode's father, Surendra Rode is a retired broker^[1] and his mother, Sangeeta Rode is a jewellery designer.^[3][4] Rode did his schooling from Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan in Delhi.^[5] He was enrolled in Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, but took official sitting in Delhi College of Arts and Commerce.^[6][7]

Career

Rode made his debut to Indian television with the show Jahan Pyaar Mile on Zee TV.^[8] In 2000, he played episodic roles in TV shows such as Rishtey, Apna Apna Style and Thriller at 10. In 2002, he made his debut to Bollywood with the film Annarth co-starred Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty and Preeti Jhangiani.^[8] He played the role of Inspector Sameer Deshmukh in this film. Taran Adarsh of entertainment portal of Bollywood Hungama wrote of his performance, "Newcomer Gautam Rode has good screen presence and impresses as an actor. He does very well in stunts."^[9][10]

In 2005, he appeared in his second film, U, Bomsi & Me alongside Sonal Sehgal and Vivek Madan. He played the role of Sam Mac Patel a radio jockey who wants to be a writer and a famous one at that. Taran Adarsh wrote of his performance, "Gautam, who made his debut in ANNARTH [with Sanju, Suniel], has evolved as an actor. He is excellent in [emotional] sequences when his wife walks out on him."^[11] In 2005, he played his first noticeable role of television of Anish Kotak in Baa Bahu Aur Baby.

In the same year he also played his first lead role and the title role of Lucky in the show, Lucky. He later did supporting and cameo roles in shows which include Princess Dollie Aur Uska Magic Bag (2006), Betiyaan Apni Yaa Paraaya Dhan (2006), Ssshhhh...Koi Hai (2008), Simplly Sapney (2008), Rubi (2008), Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na (2008). In 2009, Rode featured in the film Agyaat alongside Nithin and Priyanka Kothari. He played the role of Sharman Kapoor a completely self-obsessed man with no other concern except for his muscles and the leading lady, Aasha. Taran Adarsh wrote of his performance "Gautam Rode enacts the hot-headed superstar with conviction."^[12] Agyaat grossed ₹45.4 crore (US$5.4 million) domestically.^[13]

In 2010, he did supporting and cameo roles on television in the shows Mata Ki Chowki, Kashi – Ab Na Rahe Tera Kagaz Kora, Crime & Bollywood, Maan Rahe Tera Pitaah and Aahat. In 2010, he entered the show Mera Naam Karegi Roshan as Samvad, a guy who tries and spreads joy and cheers in everybody's life.^[14] In 2011, he entered the show, Parichay as Vineet Saxena. In 2012, he played an episodic role of Tarun in the show, Teri Meri Love Stories. In the same year, he hosted the reality dance show Nach Baliye 5 alongside Karan Wahi.^[15]

Rode at the Launch of serial ‘Saraswatichandra’

In 2013, he played the lead and title role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's show, Saraswatichandra opposite Jennifer Winget.^[16] The show proved to be a turning point in his career and got him lot of popularity and appreciation.^[16] In 2013, he also hosted Nach Baliye 6 alongside Karan Wahi.^[15] The show Saraswatichandra ended on 20 September 2014.^[17]

In 2015, he did another show, Maha Kumbh: Ek Rahasaya, Ek Kahani a mythological thriller.^[18] He played the role of Rudra in the show who is a "Garud", who has the duty of saving mankind.^[18] The show failed to impress the audience and ended in April 2015.^[19] In 2015, he entered the show Suryaputra Karn as the lead of the show, Karna.^[20] The show ended in July 2016.^[21] In August 2016, Rode signed Anant Mahadevan's Aksar 2 opposite Zarine Khan.^[22][23] The motion poster of the movie was released on 4 August 2017 on YouTube.

In 2018, Rode starred as Prince Veer in the Star Bharat's mystery thriller show Kaal Bhairav Rahasya Season 2 alongside Additi Gupta.^[24] From 2019 to 2020, he has been played Abhijeet in SAB TV's Bhakarwadi.^[25] In 2021, Rode played the role of Major Samar in the action thriller film State of Siege: Temple Attack, which was directed by Ken Ghosh and released on Zee5 on 9 July 2021.^[26] Later that year, Rode starred as Pawan Bisht in the MX Player original series Nakaab alongside Esha Gupta and Mallika Sherawat.^[27]

Personal life

He is a fitness enthusiast and a vegetarian.^[28] He currently stays in Kandivali, Mumbai.^[29] He married his co-actress Pankhuri Awasthy Rode on 5 February 2018 in Alwar.^[30] On 25 July 2023, Awasthy Rode gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl.^[31]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Ref(s)
2002	Annarth	Inspector Sameer Deshmukh	[32]
2005	U, Bomsi & Me	Sam Mac Patel	[33]
2009	Agyaat	Sharman Kapoor	[34]
2017	Aksar 2	Patrick Sharma
2021	State of Siege: Temple Attack	Major Samar	[22]
2023	Bandra	Arjun Pandey	[35]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Ref(s)
2000–2001	Apna Apna Style	Rocky	[36]
2005–2007	Baa Bahoo Aur Baby	Anish Kotak	[37]
2006–2007	Lucky	Lucky	[38]
2006–2007	Betiyaan Apni Yaa Paraaya Dhan	Parth Jadeja
2008–2009	Ssshhhh... Phir Koi Hai	Various characters
2008	Simplly Sapney	Karan Mehra	[39]
2008–2009	Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na	Lakhan Malik
2009–2010	Mata Ki Chowki	Aman
2010	Kashi – Ab Na Rahe Tera Kagaz Kora	Shaurya
2010	Maan Rahe Tera Pitaah	Rajveer
2010–2011	Mera Naam Karegi Roshan	Samvad	[14]
2011	India's Got Talent 3	Host	[40]
2011	Parichay	Vineet Saxena
2012	Teri Meri Love Stories	Tarun	[41]
2012–2013	Nach Baliye 5	Host	[40]
2013–2014	Saraswatichandra	Saraswatichandra "Saras" Vyas	[42]
2013–2014	Nach Baliye 6	Host	[38]
2014–2015	Maha Kumbh: Ek Rahasaya, Ek Kahani	Rudra	[43]
2015–2016	Suryaputra Karn	Karna	[44]
2018–2019	Kaal Bhairav Rahasya 2	Veervardhan "Veer" Singh	[45]
2019–2020	Bhakarwadi	Abhijeet	[46]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2021	Nakaab	Pawan Bisht
2021	Jurm Aur Jaazbaat	Anchor

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer(s)	Album	Ref(s)
2002	Kabhi Mausam Hua Resham	Abhijeet Bhattacharya	Tere Bina	[47]
	Mujhe Kanhaiya Kaha Karo			[48]
	Chalne Lagi Hai Hawayein			[49]
	Kabhie Yaadon Mein			[50]
	Shukriya Shukriya Dard Jo Tumne Diya	Agam Kumar Nigam	Bewafaai	[51]
2003	Kabhi Yaadon Mein Aaun	Abhijeet Bhattacharya		[52]
2015	O Meri Jaan	Suhail Zargar		[53]
2015	Kuttey	Dhrubajyoti Bhadury		[54]
2018	Sunwai[55]	Benny Dayal		[56]
2021	Sun Le Zara[57]	Saaj Bhatt, Sonal Pradhan		[58]
2021	ChhanoMaano[59]	Osman Mir		[60]
2022	Thodi Si Nawazishein[61]	Anuradha Juju		[62]
2023	Mujhse Pehle[63]	Saaj Bhatt

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2013	Zee Gold Awards	Most Fit Actor Male	Saraswatichandra	Won[64]
		Best Actor Male		Nominated[64]
	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actor – Popular		Nominated[65]
		GR8! Performer Of The Year - Male		Nominated[65]
2014	Zee Gold Awards	Best Actor (Popular)		Won[66]
	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in a Lead Role Male		Won[67]
		Best Anchor (along with Karan Wahi)	Nach Baliye	Nominated[68]
	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Anchor		Nominated[69]
2015	Television Style Awards	Best Costumes Drama - Male	Maha Kumbh: Ek Rahasaya, Ek Kahani	Won
2016	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor - Popular	Suryaputra Karn	Won[21]

See also

• List of Indian television actors