- Rakesh Bapat
Rakesh Bapat is an
India n film andTV serial actor. He is acting in the Hindi serial "Saat Phere " as Saloni's friend, Neel.A
Grasim Mr. India (1999) first runner-up title holder, Rakesh Bapat, made his screen debut together with Himanshu Malik in Anubhav Sinha's "Tum Bin " (2001). After starring in a few average films like "Dil Vil Pyar Vyar " in 2002 and "Koi Mere Dil Mein Hai " in 2005, Rakesh failed to make a mark at the box-office and decided to turn towards television. He made his debut in the Zee serial, "Saat Phere". With his cute looks and talent, Rakesh earned instant recognition on the mini screen within a short span of time. Originally fromPune , Rakesh has also done some famous ads forColgate ,Wrigley 's chewing gum, SSI-Education and Lux etc.Rakesh Bapat chose to leave and sacrifice his time in the daily serial
Saat Phere , due to a film being made in hollywood somewhere abroad.Currently he is playing the role of Anuj in the
NDTV Imagine showEk Packet Umeed . He is depicting the role of an MBA graduate who helps run Umeed Bhavan and is in love with Sujata (role played byRupali Ganguly ) who is the daughter of the head of Umeed Bhavan.External links
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* [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060522/asp/calcutta/story_6249340.asp Big boy on small screen: The Telegraph, Calcutta, 22 May 2006]
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