Vishesh Bansal

Vishesh Bansal (born 3 October 2004) is an Indian actor. He was brought up in Mumbai, India.^[1][2] He is known for portraying Child Karn in Suryaputra Karn and Harshal Gupta in Yeh Meri Family and in crime thriller TV series Asur.

Vishesh Bansal
Born	(2004-10-03) 3 October 2004 (age 20) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2011–present
Known for	Yeh Meri Family

Career

Bansal has acted in several shows, including the 2011 Triangle Film Company's mythological series Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev as Grihpati on Life OK, also known playing a role in 4 Lions Films romantic-drama series Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? as Arnav and Khushi's adopted son as Aarav Singh Raizada on Star Plus, the first season of the drama series Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha as Aditya Vyas,^[3] and the 2013 romance-drama series Beintehaa as Zain and Aliya's son Zayed Zain Abdullah on Colors TV.^[4]

Later he gave an audition and selected to play the main lead in mythological series Buddha. He portrayed alongside an ensemble cast, including Sameer Dharmadhikari, Nigaar Khan, Kabir Bedi, Gungun Uprari, played the role of young King Siddharth / Buddha. The story of the show is based on the life of Gautama Buddha. The show produced by B.K. Modi and was aired on Zee TV from July 2013.^[5][6]

Bansal also featured in a Bollywood Movie Bombay Talkies released in 2013, in a story "Sheila Ki Jawani". Directed by Zoya Akhtar, he was shown as a young boy desiring to become a policeman in future.

By the end of June 2015, Bansal featured to play the protagonist in Swastik Pictures' mythological-drama series Suryaputra Karn, in which he was cast alongside Mouli Ganguly and Anand Suryavanshi, played the lead role of a very young Karna.^[7][8] The show is based on the journey of the warrior Karna, one of the central character from the Mahabharata. The show was created and produced by Siddharth Kumar Tewary and it airs on Sony Entertainment Television from 29 June 2015. Later, he was replaced by Basant Bhatt after ten years leap in the show on 18 August 2015.^[9]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2013	Bombay Talkies	Unnamed
2016	Madaari	Rohan Goswami

Television

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2012	Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha	Aditya "Addu" Vyas
	Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?	Aarav Singh Raizada
	Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev	Grihpati
2013	Hongey Judaa Na Hum	Chintu Rajiv Mishra
	Buddha	Young Prince Siddhartha
2014	Beintehaa	Zayed Zain Abdullah
2015	Suryaputra Karn	Child Karna
2016–2017	Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi	Young Devrath "Dev" Dixit

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2018	Yeh Meri Family	Harshal "Harshu" Gupta
2020	Asur	Shubh
	Scam 1992	Young Harshad Mehta
2021	Gupt Gyan	Anuj
2023	Asur 2	Shubh	[10]
	Gutar Gu	Anuj	[11][12]

Awards and nominations

Year	Recipient	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2014	Indian Television Academy Awards	Most Promising Child Star - Male (Desh Ka Ladla)	Buddha	Nominated	[13]
	Indian Telly Awards	Best Child Actor - Male charming		Nominated	[14]

References

1. Maheswari, Neha (4 August 2015). "10-year-old Vishesh performs all his stunts". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
2. "इरफान खान ने 'मदारी' में जिस बच्चे को किया था किडनैप, अब हो गया इतना बड़ा". m.aajtak.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 23 July 2020.
3. Desai, Purva (11 December 2012). "TV shows that have created hysteria in 2012". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
4. Indo Asian News Service (8 August 2015). "Vishesh Bansal aspires to be Varun Dhawan". India TV. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
5. Bhopatkar, Tejashree (9 July 2013). "Vishesh Bansal bags Buddha!". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
6. Sonali Joshi Pitale (4 September 2013). "TV show's young Buddha is being fiercely guarded by the makers". Mid-Day. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
7. Bhatia, Saloni (31 May 2015). "Vishesh Bansal to play Karna". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
8. Jain, Kiran (22 July 2015). "Behind-the-scene: Catch the candid moments of 'Suryaputra Karna' actors!". Daily Bhaskar. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
9. Indo Asian News Service (18 August 2015). "'Suryaputra Karn' to take 10-year leap". The Indian Express. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
10. "Who is Shubh Joshi of Asur 2 in Real life?". The Indian Updates.
11. "'Gutar Gu': 5 Reasons Why You Must Watch Ashlesha Thakur-Vishesh Bansal's Teen Romance Drama". Outlook India.
12. "Guneet Monga's web series is all about teenage romance". www.indiatvnews.com. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
13. "Indian Television Academy Awards 2014 Top 5 Nominees". Indian Television Academy Awards. 13 October 2014. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
14. "Indian Telly Awards 2014 - Nominees and Winners". Indian Telly Awards. 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

External links

• Vishesh Bansal at IMDb