Suyyash Rai
Suyyash Rai (born 24 March 1989) is an Indian television actor and singer. His first TV appearance was on Chandigarh auditions of Roadies 5.0. He is known for his role of Abhay on Rishta Likhenge Hum Naya on Sony TV. He was a contestant in Bigg Boss 9 in 2015.[2][3]
Suyyash Kumar Rai | |
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Suyyash Rai in 2017. | |
Born | [1] | 24 March 1989
Nationality | INDIAN |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2010–present |
Known for | Bigg Boss 9 Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani |
Spouse(s) |
Career
Rai started his acting career on the popular Indian supernatural show Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani as Neil Khurana. He has appeared on many popular daily series like Kya Hua Tera Vaada and Kaisa Yeh Ishq Hai... Ajab Sa Risk Hai. He loves to play negative roles. He was seen in the series Phir Bhi Na Maane...Badtameez Dil on Star Plus. He was a contestant in Bigg Boss Season 9. He got evicted on Day 82.[4]
He has walked several ramp shows and has also done many advertisements.
He has also captained cricket team Delhi Dragons in Box Cricket League, and led them to the title victory in BCL's maiden season aired on Sony TV.
Rai along with his then-girlfriend Kishwer Merchant entered the Bigg Boss 9 Double Trouble house.[5][4][6] He was partnered up with Rimi Sen, then was changed with Prince Narula.
Rai will next appear in action-thriller web series Dangerous directed by Bhushan Patel, produced by Mika Singh and written by Vikram Bhatt, The series is scheduled to stream from 14 August 2020 on OTT platform MX Player.[7]
Personal life
Rai got married on 16 December 2016 to Kishwer Merchant, his co-star from Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani. The couple, who had been together for a long time, tied the knot in December 2016. It was a simple court marriage followed by a reception with the mehndi and sangeet ceremonies.[8]
Filmography
Television
Year | Name | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2007 | MTV Roadies 5 | Contestant | Not Selected | |
2008 | MTV Roadies 6 | |||
2009 | MTV Splitsvilla 2 | Eliminated, 1st week | ||
2010–11 | Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani | Neil Khurana | ||
2011 | Geet – Hui Sabse Parayi | Himself | Guest | |
2012–13 | Kya Hua Tera Vaada | Pradeep | ||
2013 | Yeh Hai Aashiqui | Karan | Episodic role | |
2013–14 | Kaisa Yeh Ishq Hai... Ajab Sa Risk Hai | Himmat Singh Sangwan | ||
2014–15 | Box Cricket League 1 | Contestant | Winner | |
2015 | Phir Bhi Na Maane...Badtameez Dil | Nissar | ||
Bigg Boss 9 | Contestant | Entered Day 1, Evicted Day 84 | ||
2016 | Comedy Nights Bachao | Guest | To promote BCL2 | |
Box Cricket League 2 | Contestant | Winner | ||
Box Cricket League Punjab | Player in Ambarsariye Hawks | |||
Desi Explorers | Himself | |||
2017 | Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani | Inspector Vijay Deshmukh | ||
Pehredaar Piya Ki | Abhay Singh Rathore | Lead opposite Tejaswi Prakash | ||
2017–18 | Rishta Likhenge Hum Naya | |||
2018 | Partners Trouble Ho Gayi Double | Raju Hatela | ||
Box Crikcet League 3 | Contestant | |||
Laal Ishq | Shawn | |||
2019 | Box Crikcet League 4 | Contestant | Player |
Discography
Rai and Kishwar Merchant debuted on his album Khushnuma.[10] He also sang "Teri Meri Dosti" with Darshan Raval. In 2015, for his show Phir Bhi Na Maane...Badtameez Dil, Rai sang the song "Yaadein Teri (Jeene Ki Duaa)".
Music Videos
Year | Song | Singer | Reference |
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2014 | Khushnuma | Suyyash Rai/Kishwer Merchant | |
2015 | "Yaadein Teri (Jeene Ki Duaa)" | Suyyash Rai | |
2017 | "Beparwaahiyaan" | Suyyash Rai | |
2020 | Shukar kar | Suyyash Rai, Deepti Tuli, Oye Kunaal | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1zZ32XNZdg |
2020 | Fitrat | Suyyash Rai, Darshan Raval, Divya Agarwal |
Controversy
At the beginning of BB9, Rai admitted to having made money for three months as a male escort providing services for men and women as he was embarrassed to ask for money from his parents.[11][12]
References
- "TV actors Karan Patel, Vivian Dsena, Kishwer S Merchantt at Suyyash Rai's birthday bash". Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- "Suyyash Rai in Bigg Boss 9 Double Trouble". 13 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- "Happy Birthday Suyyash Rai: 10 lesser-known facts about this multi-talented star". The Indian Express. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- "Bigg Boss 9: Suyyash Rai voted out of the show". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- "Bigg Boss 9 Contestant No 3: Suyyash Rai, from raunchy Splitsvilla to BB9". 11 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- "Bigg Boss 9: 5 shocking revelations made by Suyyash Rai after getting eliminated from Salman Khan's show!". 4 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- "Dangerous trailer: Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover reunite for a sleek thriller". 6 August 2020.
- "Wedding Bells! Suyyash Rai and Kishwer Merchant are all set to tie the knot". india.com. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "Bipasha Basu teams up with husband Karan Singh Grover for web project Dangerous, see pic". Hindustan Times. 6 August 2020.
- "Suyyash Rai and Kishwer Merchant's debut album Khushnuma: Watch video!". bollywoodlife.com.
- News World India (28 October 2015). "Bigg Boss 9 Contestant Suyyash Rai's Confession: I Was A Gigolo!". News World India.
- "Bigg Boss 9: 'Are you scared of men?' fan asks Suyyash!". dna. 12 December 2015.