Vineet Kumar Chaudhary

Vineet Kumar Chaudhary (born 3 December 1983) is an Indian television actor. He is known for playing Suraj Kumar Khanna in Yeh Hai Mohabbatein^[1][2][3] He has appeared in the notable serials CID, Jeet Gayi Toh Piya Morey and Shaurya Aur Suhani.^[4][5][6][7]

Vineet Kumar Chaudhary
Born	(1983-12-03) 3 December 1983 (age 41) Delhi, India
Alma mater	B.A. From Delhi University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007–present
Known for	CID Yeh Hai Mohabbatein Balika Vadhu Dhruv Tara – Samay Sadi Se Pare Karmadhikari Shanidev
Spouse	Abhilasha Jakhar ​ ​ (m. 2018)​
Children	1

Early life

Vineet was born into a Hindu family in Delhi.^[8][6][9] He obtained his formal education from Delhi University. Vineet married Abhilasha Jakhar on 4 February 2018.^[10][11][12]

Career

Early career (2007–2020)

(From L-R) Dayanand Shetty, Ansha Sayed, Janvi Chheda, Shivaji Satam, Vineet Kumar Chaudhary and Aditya Srivastava on the sets of CID.

He started his career with a character Arjun Shekhawat in Anurag Basu's TV serial Love Story. Later he appeared in Shaurya Aur Suhani, CID, Jeet Gayi Toh Piya Morey^[13][14] He participated in the sports reality entertainment show Box Cricket League and was the team member of Pune Anmol Ratan.^[15][16] and he received Fogg's Coolest Player of the Match Award.^{[citation needed]}

Breakthrough (2020–present)

Chaudhary had his breakthrough with the role of Rajesh Shastri in Prem Bandhan. Chaudhary also appeared in the shows Kumkum Bhagya and Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2. It was the biggest hit of his television career.^[17] From February 2023 to October 2023, he played the role of Samrat Singh in Dhruv Tara – Samay Sadi Se Pare.^[18]

Television

Year	Serial	Role	Notes	Ref.
2007–2008	Love Story	Arjun Shekhawat	Supporting Role
2009	Shaurya Aur Suhani	Simha	Negative Role	[19][20]
2010	Chotti Bahu	Rajjan Yaduvanshi
2010–2011	Gunahon Ka Devta	Inspector Ranvijay Singh
2012–2013	CID	Inspector Vineet	Supporting Role
2013	CID Chhote Heroes
2014–2016; 2018	Yeh Hai Mohabbatein	Suraj Kumar Khanna	Negative Role
2015	Service Wali Bahu	Ayodhya Prasad		[21]
2016	Balika Vadhu	Kundan Singh
2016–2017	Naagin 2	Mahish
2017	Rishton Ka Chakravyuh	Purushottam
2018	Jeet Gayi Toh Piya Morey	Dr. Daksh Shergill	Supporting Role
	Laal Ishq – Pakdau Dulha	Dracula (Episode 40)	Episodic Role
2019; 2020	Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum	Mahesh Yadav	Negative Role	[22]
2020–2021	Prem Bandhan	Rajesh Shastri		[8][23][24][25]
2021	Kumkum Bhagya	Gautam Thapar
2021–2022	Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2	Shashwat "Shashi" Babbar
2022	Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin	Sadanand Pawle
2023	Dhruv Tara – Samay Sadi Se Pare	Samrat Singh		[26]
2023–2024	Karmadhikari Shanidev	Shanidev	Lead Role

Reality Shows

Year	Show	Role
2014–2015	Box Cricket League	Contestant
2016	Box Cricket League 2
2019	Box Cricket League 4

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer(s)
2022	Kala Mascara [27]	Vibhas, Palvi and Mavie