Keith Sequeira

Keith Sequeira (born 30 April 1980) is an Indian actor, former model and VJ. He modeled for Raymond's The Complete Man campaign before gaining popularity as VJ Keith on B4U.^[2] He featured in the music video "Shake It Daddy" with Ayesha Takia and played the lead role in the soap opera Dekho Magar Pyaar Se on Star Plus. He made his movie debut with Sixteen (2013) and acted in Calendar Girls (2015). He was a contestant in the reality television show Bigg Boss 9.^[3]

Keith Sequeira
Keith at the premiere of Sixteen in 2013
Born	(1980-04-30) 30 April 1980 (age 44)[1] Delhi, India
Other names	VJ Keith
Alma mater	London College of Fashion
Occupation(s)	Actor, model, VJ, RJ
Years active	2001–present
Known for	Bigg Boss 9
Spouses	Samyuktha Singh ​ ​ (m. 2005; div. 2011)​ Rochelle Rao ​ (m. 2018)​
Modeling information
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Black

Career

Sequeira modelled for Raymond's The Complete Man campaign. He then became a B4U VJ and hosted several shows, gaining popularity as "VJ Keith".^[4] He has also anchored several lifestyle shows on TV, including AXN’s Men 2.0,^[5] Thailand t-off, VH1's Club Class, live coverage of Super Fight League on Star Sports.^[6]

Sequeira made his film debut with Sixteen directed by Raj Purohit in 2013.^[4][7] He also played Officer Roy in the television serial Diya Aur Baati Hum.^[4]

Keith in Bigg Boss 9

Sequeira was among the fourteen contestants in the ninth season of the reality television show Bigg Boss, which began airing in October 2015.^[8] Keith Sequeira had to leave the show midway through due to a family emergency but he made his reentry to Bigg Boss House as the birthday gift of Rochelle Rao.^[9]

Personal life

Sequeira was born in Delhi to natives of Goa, India.^[10]

He was married to former actress Samyuktha Singh in 2005. They separated in 2011 due to creative differences.^{[citation needed]}

In 2015, his girlfriend, Rochelle Rao, participated in Bigg Boss 9: Double Trouble with him.^[11][12] The couple were married in March 2018 in a private ceremony in Mahaballipuram in Tamil Nadu.^[13][14] They went on to compete in Season 9 of the reality dance competition Nach Baliye in 2019.^[15]

Filmography

Sequeira and Rochelle Rao at the premiere of Calendar Girls

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Sixteen	Vikram Kapoor	Bollywood debut
2015	Calendar Girls	Pinaki[16]
2023	Pathaan	Pilot

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2004	Dekho Magar Pyaar Se	Karan	Shraddha Nigam
2010	AXN’s Men 2.0	Host	[17]
2012	Teri Meri Love Stories	Vivan
2012	Super Fight League	Anchor
2013–2014	Diya Aur Baati Hum	Officer Roy
2015	Doli Armaano Ki	James
2015–2016	Bigg Boss 9	Himself	4th runner-up	[18]
2017	Love Ka Hai Intezaar	Madhav Singh, Crown Prince of Rajgarh		[19]
2018	Udaan	Karan Oberoi		[20]
				[21]
	Dil Hi Toh Hai	Vivek	Cameo
2019	Nach Baliye 9	Contestant	14th place	[22]

Music videos

Year	Title	Notes
2001	Shake It Daddy	DJ Aqeel's remix of "Nahin Nahin Abhi Nahin"
2003	Chehra Hai Ya – (Babul Supriyo Souls Forever Vol 4)	Remix of "Chehra Hai Ya Chand Khila"[23]