Abhilash Thapliyal is an Indian radio jockey, film actor and TV host who predominantly works in the Hindi entertainment industry. He came into limelight after appearing in the Hindi film Dil Junglee, in which he played the role of Prashant.
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Wiki/Biography
Abhilash was born on Tuesday, 24 November 1987 (age 35 years; as in 2022) in Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. Their zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Abhilash was an army boy and was brought up by his parents in Delhi, Gwalior, Gurdaspur and Jaipur. Due to his father’s transferable job, he did his schooling in various army schools in India. In 2005, he studied from Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 4, Jaipur. According to Abhilash, he did his higher secondary education in the science stream; However, he always wanted to pursue a career as a radio jockey. Soon after completing her higher secondary education, she pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Delhi, New Delhi from 2005 to 2008. From 2010 to 2012, he pursued an MA in Mass Communication and Journalism from Sikkim Manipal University. In an interview, Abhilash talked about his interest in pursuing a career as a radio jockey and said,
Let me tell you that no one in my family knew about the media nor had any connection. I come from a middle-class family with a military background that has seen almost all of India. I just believed that I should do what I love and my family always supported me for it. I was studying science stream in school, but soon I realized that I wanted to become a doctor or engineer. So why not do something that is fun. At the same time, we came to know about radio, in which we came to know about getting paid for speaking and playing songs.
Childhood picture of Abhilash Thapliyal with his father
Physical Appearance
Height: 5′ 8″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
Abhilash hails from a Pahari-Hindu family in Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand.
parents and siblings
Abhilash’s father was a retired army officer. He died in 2021 after suffering from cancer. Abhilash’s mother is a housewife. He has a sister who lives in Jammu and Kashmir.
Abhilash Thapliyal with his parents
Wife
On 15 April 2015, Abhilash Thapliyal married his longtime girlfriend Anubhuti Panda, who works as a manager at Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Mumbai. The couple met each other during their graduation days in 2007.
Abhilash Thapliyal with his wife
relationships/affairs
Before marrying Anubhuti Panda, he dated her for a long time.
An old picture of Abhilash Thapliyal and his wife
religion/religious views
Abhilash follows Hindu religion.
livelihood
radio
In 2006, when Abhilash was pursuing his graduation in New Delhi, he took up the career of a radio jockey and anchored his first radio show Mehfil on All India Radio, New Delhi. In 2007, he worked as a prime-time radio jockey and producer with Radio Tarang FM 104, Hisar, in which he hosted the shows Airtel Sham Ka Signal and Hafta Bandh. During an interview, Abhilash recalled his experience of working with Radio Tarang in Hisar and told that he got a salary of Rs 10,000 per month. He said,
Then what, you also got involved and joined a radio in Hisar during college itself. I used to travel from Delhi to Hisar. At that time I used to get ten thousand rupees in cash as salary. The day I used to come from Hisar to Delhi by Haryana Roadways bus after taking salary, my condition would worsen. I thought that no one should know that I have cash in my bag. Due to feeling uneasy all the way, I somehow managed to hold my bag.”
Abhilash Thapliyal shared an old picture on Facebook, remembering his first job as a radio jockey. “This is me, 11 years ago,” she captioned the photo. A crazy college student who travels 170 kilometers to do his favorite thing, “talking on the radio”
In July 2008, he started working with Radio City 91.1, New Delhi; At the radio station, he was part of Radio City’s ‘City Ban Gaya Better’ campaign and was the special radio jockey for the morning show. In 2010, he worked as a morning show host at Fever FM, New Delhi. In January 2016, he started working as a radio jockey in Red FM, Mumbai. In 2019, he started working with Big FM 92.7, one of India’s largest radio networks, in which he hosted a self-titled show ‘Mumbai’s Biggest Struggler Abhilash (Radio Jockey)’.
Television
In 2016, she made her television debut as a host with the MTV show Hey Thand Rakh. In 2018, he was part of the nightly ensemble cast of Colors TV’s show Entertainment.
Abhilash Thapliyal (centre) in a still from Colors TV show Entertainment Ki Raat.
The same year, he was featured in Sony Entertainment’s show Comedy Circus. In 2019, he was featured in the comedy show Apna News Aayega.
film
In 2018, he made his film debut in the Hindi film Dil Junglee, in which he played the role of Prashant. In 2022, he was seen in a cameo role in the film Raksha Bandhan.
Abhilash Thapliyal in a scene from the Hindi film Dil Junglee (2018)
web series
In 2017, he made his acting debut in the TVF web series TVF Inmates, in which he played the role of Sukesh. In 2021, he was featured in the TVF series TVF Aspirants in which he played the role of Shwetaketu.
Abhilash Thapliyal as Shwetaketu in a scene from the web series TVF Aspirants
In 2022, he appeared in the ZEE5 horror film Blur in which he played the role of Chandar. Talking about the series in an interview, he said,
How I was selected for the film is very interesting. I got a different part. I started shooting for the role and then it changed. This was challenging for me. I didn’t have time to prepare. Although I had done some preparation, Ajay sir’s direction at the last moment helped me a lot.” He also shared an interesting shooting experience. “There was a place where I had to cut the chicken into pieces. My director was so precise that he asked me to go home and practice. I had to be very careful about small details,” revealed the actor. Sharing the USP of the film, he concluded, “It’s a thriller, which feels very international. You may feel scared if you watch it alone, watch it with someone. (You may get scared if you watch it alone. Watch it with someone.)
In 2022, she appeared in the SonyLIV series Faadu in which she played the role of Roxy.
SonyLIV series Faadu in which she played the role of Roxy (2022)
In 2023, he worked in the TVF series SK Sir Ki Klaas, in which he played a self-titled role.
A poster of the TVF mini-series SK Sir Ki Class (2023)
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- In 2013, he won the Radio Jockey Fever 104 FM award at the New York Fest 2013.
- In 2014, he won the Radio Jockey Fever 104 FM award at the New York Fest 2014.
- In 2014, he was awarded the Best Radio Jock Across Station award at the Fever 104 FM national convention.
- In 2014, he was awarded the Election Campaign Delhi Award at the Fever 104 FM National Conference.
- In 2015, he won the Most Innovative Show award at the Goa Fest AB Awards.
Abhilash Thapliyal (right) at Goa Fest AB Awards.
Facts/General Knowledge
- According to Abhilash, initially, he wanted to serve in the Indian Army like his father and had applied to the National Defense Academy (NDA); However, his application was rejected. Soon after his NDA rejection, he decided to pursue a career in radio. Talking about this in an interview, Abhilash said,
That was my first and last attempt to join the army. After my form was rejected, I did my graduation from Delhi University and became a radio jockey and actor. My dream is still a dream. If I could go back in time and change one thing, it would be my selection in the Army.”
- In 2015, many YouTube videos of Abhilash Thapliyal went viral in which he was seen imitating famous politician Arvind Kejriwal. After the viral video, he became known as The Muffler Man; However, later he stopped uploading videos related to politics. According to Abhilash, he was afraid of doing political satire. Talking about this in an interview, Abhilash said,
Now I feel a little scared doing political satire. Many incidents happened in 2021. People are not open to political humor. They commit crimes. There was a time when Shekhar Suman used to imitate Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lalu Prasad. It was fun to watch him and even the leaders took it positively. Politicians today don’t understand humor that well. So what if I make satire and someone files a case against me? I don’t want that. I’m just controlling myself. I had started many characters, which I am not doing now. But you never know, I might know.”
- In an interview, Abhilash Thapliyal told how he decided to make a career in films. Abhilash was performing as Muffler Man (Arvind Kejriwal) at an event in Delhi, where he met film director Amit Sharma, who encouraged Abhilash to relocate to Mumbai and pursue a career as an actor in the entertainment industry. Asked for. Later, after Abhilash shifted to Mumbai, Amit called him to work with his team.
- Although Abhilash is a drinker, he once consumed alcohol as an experiment for his role in the web series Faadu (2022). According to Abhilash, he took three shots of tequila. In an interview, Abhilash talked about his experience of drinking alcohol for the first time and said,
I asked my friends what the safest thing to try would be and they said tequila. I took 3 shots and had no idea what was going on around me. I was zoning out over and over again. I had asked my wife not to enter the room. I just want to understand that high. The problem with such characters is that they can be cartoonish. And I want my character to be as real as possible. I called some of my friends and asked if I sounded like an alcoholic. My friends pulled my leg the whole night. During the shooting we also did some other experiments which I am not talking about.
- In an interview, Abhilash talked about his experience of playing the role of an alcoholic in Iyer Tiwari’s web series Faadu (2022). On the acting set of Faadu, when Abhilash was dressed as an alcoholic Roxy, he was stopped by the production crew; According to Abhilash, it became difficult for him to recognize others due to his looks.
Abhilash Thapliyal as Roxy in the web series Faadu (2022)
- He follows a non-vegetarian diet.
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