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SERIALS

VIVAN SAYS NO TO SERIALS
After his first serial

Yehi to Pyar Hai

  TV SERIALS can bring out different reactions from people. Vivan Bhathena, new MTV VJ, rules out the possibility of serial acting "That is out for me, as I had a bad experience during Yehi to Pyar Hain. Everything was disorganised and I was not even paid properly for it. I am completely averse to serials."

 

Kkehna Hai Kuch Mujhko

 

Article http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/03/15/stories/2004031500510100. htm

Article on the Soap http://www.screenindia.com/20000728/tsplt.htm

 

LOVE GURU

And a whole bunch more from our IF friends in the Kahani love guru section..

Zee Smile gives viewers one more reason to smile with Kahani Shuru with Love Guru at 8 p.m. every Wednesday and Thursday.

Produced by model and actor Milind Soman, the bi-weekly series is a set of love stories that are played out for 10 or more episodes. The main element in all these is the character of Love Guru played by Manish Paul.

The unusual Guru appears in the story in any avatar that the situation demands: sometimes as a cab driver, a waiter, a passer by and provides tips for love. The stories encompass different aspects of love. They are urban youth-based and are both contemporary and absorbing.

KUMKUM

 

 

vivan in kum kum videos

http://www.zippyvideos.com/video_search.z?q=kumkum&o=48& amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp;c=48&s=relevance&f=movie&d=any&cat=0

like June 6th, many of the videos thanks to the girls/guys who posted in the above link have him in, just go by the time period he played druv.

or title like this http://www.zippyvideos.com/4515586475606496/title/

or his bday engagement on the show, another ex. http://www.zippyvideos.com/4251228504900056/sumit_announces_ dhruv_engagement/

& you can search time bomb and his other serials as well....

Vivaan Bhatena as Dhruv
http://origin.people.indiatimes.com/quickiearticleshow/msid- 1483936.cms

Dhruv is the good son of the house and everyone loves him. He has been living in America for the last four years completing his education. He is Jatin and Kumkum's son but has grown up with Sumeet since he was a child. Everyone in the house thinks that once he comes back they will get him married to Siya. Siya has been his best friend but he hasn't revealed to anyone that he is in love with Antaraa. Dhruv is like Jatin, very cool and composed and can handle any situation. Sumeet is very proud of him and expects a lot from him. But Dhruv has other plans for himself. He does not want to join Sumeet's business but wants to do something on his own. By doing this he wants to make Sumeet proud. When he learns of Sumeet's plans of getting him married to Siya, he does not oppose and sacrifices his love to obey his father. Later when Kumkum comes to know about everything she stops the engagement and gets him married to Antaraa... Dhruv later leaves the house to prove to his dad that he can still make it big without using his Wadhwa surname. He goes and settles in a village with his wife where he earns a good name by helping the village be self-sufficient.

Vivan Bhatena (Dhruv in Kum Kum) "Being an only child, I don't have a sister. But I have two cousins who stay in New York and Baroda. Both of them send a rakhi to me every year and I religiously tie them on my wrist.

I will never forget is what I used to do in school. To avoid having pretty girls tie a rakhi on my wrist, I would go to all the not-so-pretty girls and force them to tie a rakhi! "

 

Vivan Bathena enters Vaidehi

Vaidehi is at it again after turning into a daily, we mean spilling variety.Now, the serial based on the trials and tribulations in the marital lifeof Vaidehi (Pallavi Kulkarni) has a new entrant after bumping off Manav Gohil - the protagonist's youngest brother-in-law. The role will be essayed by model-actor Vivan Bathena. He plays Aroona Irani (Sita) Kiran Kumar's (Harsh Jaisingh) youngest son Akash. Vivan- Gearing up for Vaidehi Confirming the news the actor says, "Yes, I play a positve character in the serial. With my entry as a police officer from crime branch a very intriguing track will begin. During the course of my duty , I will be investigating murder cases when I find to my astonishment that my brother and father are also involved in it." Vivan got his first break with Kehna Hai Kuch Mujko. Lately, he was seen as Dhruv in Kumkum and Abhishek in Kyunki…before the leap and Time Bomb among others. Vivan is also into films and has a negative role in Yashraj Films Chakde India, with Shahrukh Khan and new girl Saagarika. Vaidehi is the story of a middle-class girl who gets married into a wealthy family but finds to her horror that her husband is impotent. Later, more unsettling things are revealed to her and how she goes about facing them stoically forms the crux of the show.   http://www.tellychakkar.com/y2k6/nov/9nov/news.php   TIME BOMB

 

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THEATER

English comedy

Vandana Sajnani's comedy, Perfect Wedding, will be staged at the Chowdaiah on October 12. The cast features the playwright herself, Vivaan Bhatena, Karishma Tanna, Nasir Khan and Kavita Sharman.

The show begins at 7.30 p.m. and tickets are available at the

 

) Vivan in Oh God, see the gallery

Edited by AcquaDiGio - 16 years ago

 

Ram Gopal Verma signs on a MTV VJ for next film

Ram Gopal Verma is known to be a Producer with a difference. No we are not talking about the "Hath ke" filmmakers in Bollywood who think whatever they do is "Different".

Ramu is known to dare with different scripts and has given a chance to many a scriptwriter, director and ofcourse actors. The latest in this list is none other that MTV VJ Vivan Bhathena. Vivan before MTV is known to be a stage actor, hence acting to him is not new.

Vivan will be paired opposite Antara Mali in a film called ' Gaayab'. Directed by Prawaal Raman of 'Darna Mana Hai' fame.

 

Vivan is dating Divya Palat's sister, Nikhila Palat (daughters of the famous author, businessman, ect) here are some photos of them chilling, it's on a personal homepage, so can't cut and paste. And we should be thankful to his friends for posting them. click on link, then scroll down to see the video, there is an indya audio link interview and loads of articles and pictures... but you have to click on the links as I posted links to the original pages rather than eat up space here with copies.

Models & Actors Divya Palat, Aditya Hitkari & Vivian Bhathena & a friend having a go at the basket ball square at the Sports Bar of the Bowling Company

Model & Actor Vivian Bhathena & model Bhairavi goswami shaking up cocktails for the evening at the 'Celebrity Bartending Evening' at the Sports Bar of the Bowling Company. October

Model & Actor Vivian Bhathena & model Bhairavi goswami playing 'Celebrity Bartenders' at the Sports Bar of the Bowling Company. October 21, 2004

Venue: The SportsBar (Colaba)

Date: Thursday, October 21   To: Thursday, October 21

To kick-start the most tempting offer for all women who can hold their liquor on Thursday evening, October 21, 2004, the sensuous Bhairavi Goswami with the cool Vivan Bhatena will mix some eclectic cocktails at The Sports Bar, at Regal, Colaba.

Bhairavi & Vivan are scheduled to hold fort behind the well-stocked bar between 7:30 p.m. & 11:30 p.m. The Sports Bar will extend beers, Indian domestic spirits and Indian wines at half price to all women. However, this offer is on all day every Tuesday and Thursday.

Bhairavi will add pizzazz to the evening by personalizing cocktails to suit the palate of women who dare to try her versions of popular concoctions. She's gonna serve up her take on a B-52, labeled B-35/22/35 (obviously her vital stats) & served as shots. There'll also be Puppy Pina Coladas and the James Bond Cosmo (in honour of her new puppy, a chiuaua named James Bond).

This night is tailor made for women who can drink their men under the table and Bhairavi & Vivan will make it all the more irresistible!

PHOTOS of Vivan Hanging out w friends blog links below

http://www.hemanth.net/site/photos/photoAlbumView.asp?id=51

see 2nd and third picture on page and the one where vivan is putting a hat on the dog, so cute!!!!!!!!!

 has many many pictures of vivan's giflfriend and a few of vivan see link below

http://www.hemanth.net/site/photos/photoAlbumView.asp?id=29

see last picture

 

 

 

Vivan wants to be James Bond

"Vivan Bhatena who plays the lovable Dhruv in Kumkum dreams of playing James Bond, his role model being Sean Connery. Back home his ambition is to work with Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan. An animal lover, he's a true PETA supporter and his best friend is his dog Champ. He gives great importance to his self-respect without which he feels he cannot live. His role in the serial too reflects that. In Kumkum, though his father Sumeet is proud of him and expects him to join his business, Dhruv has his own plans. But the obedient son that he is, when he learns of Sumeet's plans of getting him married to Siya, he does not oppose and sacrifices his love for Antara. When his mother Kumkum learns about it, she stops the engagement and gets him married to his love Antara. Dhruv later leaves the house to prove to his dad that he can still make it big without using his Wadhwa surname. He goes and settles in a village with his wife where he earns a good name by helping the village be self-sufficient. "

"Former Mr. India, Vivaan Bathena, echoed the sentiments of many other denizens of the night in fervently wishing for a lift in the curfew for discotheques and pubs." on the Mumbai Festival

VIVAN BHATENA
Model
Theatre actor Vivan Bhatena has many surprises lined up for girlfriend Nikhila Palat. He reminisces, "Nikhila is always one up on me when it comes to these things. Just for this once, I don't want to goof up!" He adds, "I've got something custom-made for her, I only hope its ready for Valentine's! I've also got her jewellery and lots of junk including ten watches of different colours!" Nikhila is sure to have a good 'time'!

 

I have many great friends but Supratik Roy is surely my best friend. We have grown up together and have shared many experiences. My father passed away recently and Supratik was the first person to arrive and thereafter he took care of everything-right from making arrangements for the last rites to looking after the family in the difficult situation. It's a pity we cannot meet as often we used to, but we do occasionally play volleyball together. "

Vivan Bathena flushes with embarrassment while recounting his tale. "I was 17 years old. I had gone for a date with a girl to this disc next to Sterling cinema in Mumbai. She was this sweet little girl that I was waiting for with dreams in my eyes but it ended in a nightmare. She ended up drinking more than me, at least five to six pegs of alcohol. She was completely drunk, and to top it all, she made me spend 3,000 bucks on her drinks. It was raining heavily when I went to drop her home, and just while I was parking the car I bumped into a cab. And all the while I was arguing with the driver, my girlfriend was fast asleep in the car! Somehow I woke her up, managed to make her drink lots of water, get her in half senses and ran for my life," he chuckles with embarrassment

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The Current CATS:

Umaesh Pherwani	Usha Uttap
V.J. Mathew	Vikram Dhillon
Vivaan Bhatena	Wajid
Yudi	Yukta Mookhey
Zulfi Sayed

http://www.catcrusade.com/cats.php3

At ekta's party:

 

 

 

 

'I couldn't see myself as a mannequin all my life' 
   "I'm a multi-tasker to boot!" declares Vivaan Bhatena, further adding that it is this quality that has led him to experimenting and excelling in so many avenues in such a small span of time. "I'd always been attracted to the media and the performing arts and hence, when I got the opportunity to model and do fashion shows while in college, I grabbed the opportunity. The modelling got me noticed and I started getting offers for music videos, a rage at that time. Always the kind to try doing many things at one time, I gave it a shot and I liked the work so much that I ended up doing almost seven music videos, all with good singers like Falguni Pathak, Sonu Niigaam, Hariharan etc. I simultaneously also started getting ads, which too I did quite a few of."
   In the meantime, Vivaan completed his graduation and started learning computer animation. But the pull of the glamour world was hard to resist. Although Vivaan did emerge as a finalist at the international chapter of a pageant, he felt a bit let down with regards to the aim with which he entered the contest. "The contest didn't give me as much publicity as I had envisioned. Of course, it did get me noticed in the modelling world to the extent that I got quite a few nice offers but I was more keen on doing something brainier; I couldn't see myself playing a mannequin all my life!" chirps Vivaan. He then auditioned for a popular music channel's VJ hunt, which he won. A friend then suggested he try his hand at television, which had just about entered the boom phase. "But I was quite sceptical about doing TV, as in tele-serials at that point as I thought it'd hamper my prospects at getting a chance in films." But destiny somehow led him to doing a role in Star Plus'
Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, a serial that got him hugely noticed and led him to doing stellar roles in a spate of programmes like Kumkum, Time Bomb, Mujhe Kuch Kehna Hain etc. "After I did Kyunkii..By that time, all my misconceptions about TV too had gotten cleared off. Television has given me a chance to display my acting skills and has also given me a security about money — something that's a very important factor for me," shares Vivaan, who is presently very upbeat about his film debut that he has made through none other than Yash Chopra's Chak De India! "It has been a dream-debut, worth my entire wait!" says an ecstatic Vivaan.

CAREER JUNCTION http://www.sydenham.edu/saemo.html

It is a two day workshop on Advertising, Event management, RJ-ing and VJ-ing. It is an inter-collegiate event attended by students from colleges all over Mumbai. Bigwigs of the entertainment company are invited to guide the students in these subjects. We have had speakers like Jamal Iqbal- the man behind the HUTCH and the Simpoo ads, Dean of Event Management Development Institute [EMDI] Anant Rangaswamy, RJ Natasha and RJ Arnaaz from RED 93.5 FM and RJ Jaggu and Sangram from 92.7 FM, VJ Vivaan Bhatena from MTV who enlightened the students in respective fields. It also got coverage from NDTV News Channel.

And the VJ hunt ends ends in a high-five !
[7 Jul, 2002 l 2250 hrs ISTlTIMES NEWS NETWORK]

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Vivan Bhatena (Dhruv from Kumkum) says, "As a child I really did not give much importance to Fathers Day but I lost my father last year and now as this very special day approaches I think of him and all the things he has done for me. I value Father's Day a lot more now. My dad taught me how to drive. He was a very cautious driver himself. But I was always brash. I liked to zoom but he would never approve of it. He would always tell me that one doesn't become a good driver if he drives fast. I remember that from my first pay I had got my father a watch and he was very proud of me. I thin the best onscreen father on television is Hussain (Sumit from Kumkum) not because I act in that serial but because he is a wonderful actor and a great co-star."

Director Ramgopal Varma has searched for a new talent and he is the Ex Mr. India Vivian Bhatena. Ramu signed Vivian for the Prawal Kumar's Gaayab. Gaayab is a love triangle that also stars Tusshar Kapoor and Antara Mali. Vivian plays the love interest of Antara in the film. Tusshar Kapoor is in a negative role. Vivian plays a sweet soul in the film. He is all praises for the director and is very excited about the film. "You know when I met Ramu, I didn't know the kind of role he was going to give me. He asked me if I wanted to be a hero or an actor. I thought, if I said I wanted to be an actor, he would give me some sweeper's role. So I told him I wanted to be an actor but pleaded that he gave me a worthwhile role. And Ramu burst out laughing. I still can't forget that," says Vivian.

Actor Vivan Bhathena believes that even if a woman is wearing short skirts to seek attention, it cannot, justify a person thinking of her as being of loose character.

On Shilpa Shetty

Vivan Bhathena,
Actor/ Model
Well done; I think it's great that she's won. It's a good thing for India when one of us goes out there and emerges a winner. There is a lot of undercurrent of racism present in the UK and I'm glad it came out in the open. But I'm hoping that Shilpa won on her own merit and not because of the hoopla created because of the racial row. 

 Vivan Bhathena on Shilpa Shetty

Actor/ Model
Well done; I think it's great that she's won. It's a good thing for India when one of us goes out there and emerges a winner. There is a lot of undercurrent of racism present in the UK and I'm glad it came out in the open. But I'm hoping that Shilpa won on her own merit and not because of the hoopla created because of the racial row.

 

About VIVAN's Girlfriend

pre Vivaan...

"I'd give sports priority as there's no one to push it."

Nikhila Palat, 15, Standard X; daughter of a senior executive of an international bank in Mumbai; an ardent sports lover, she wants to be a Wimbledon champion.

Though it's an ancient country, I feel it's youthful and growing with me. I kind of feel it's the same age as I am. And its future depends on us. It's better to live in a developing country than a developed one. Opportunities are open everywhere. The best thing that has happened is that Indians have developed a sense of determination. We no longer lack the killer instinct. If I were PM I would give priority to sports. India has very few facilities in this field. People like Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have done it all on their own. No one to push them. I'd like to provide facilities for sports.

India of My Dreams

While adult India seems apathetic, the young ones are appalled by the way things are going in the country. INDIA TODAY records the frank--and disquieting--views of children from widely disparate backgrounds.

By Raj Chengappa

Nikhila Palat and Mohammed Shukkar Ali are both 15 years of age. That's where the similarity ends. She, ensconced in the comfort of a flat on Mumbai's Napean Sea Road, driven in an Esteem to school, home in the afternoon to croissants and hot milk, tennis practice for two hours in the evening and then tucked into a warm, cushiony bed. He, lying curled up on the floor of a smelly, rat-infested hut in a Delhi slum, up at the crack of dawn to rummage through garbage heaps, at the raddi shop by noon to weigh his collection, dal-roti at the dhaba, and as night falls, gazing hopelessly at the stars. Nikhila's view of India: "Opportunities are open everywhere." Mohammed's: "If you spend your whole day picking up garbage, your life will end up like that."Why should we care what either of them thinks of India? Or for that matter what they would do if they ever became prime minister? What their aspirations are or who they model themselves on?

Here's why. Adolescents like Nikhila and Mohammed are going through that stressful transition from puberty to adulthood. They are searching for answers to life's most fundamental questions: "Who am I?" and "Where am I going?" .

.... As Nikhila says with a quiet assertion, "The nation's future depends on us." If we mend our ways and demonstrate that we can improve India, then we can still inspire them.

http://www.india-today.com/itoday/01091997/cov.html

for the whole article. this is a little off topic, but until I update the rest, this is ok vivaan's gf when she was 15....

POST VIVAAN

 

 

Vivan Bhatena and girlfriend Nikhila Palat

VIVAN BHATENA
Model
Theatre actor Vivan Bhatena has many surprises lined up for girlfriend Nikhila Palat. He reminisces, "Nikhila is always one up on me when it comes to these things. Just for this once, I don't want to goof up!" He adds, "I've got something custom-made for her, I only hope its ready for Valentine's! I've also got her jewellery and lots of junk including ten watches of different colours!" Nikhila is sure to have a good 'time'!

 

"Vivan Bhatena, actor

Lip service

Vivan Bhatena and girlfriend Nikhila

South Mumbai's newest eatery Salt Water Grill went down quite well with us, despite the muggy weather on Friday night.

Ask us what we liked specifically and we will have to say that while the dcor scores for being stylishly beach-y, the plus about this on-the-sand restaurant is definitely that there is nothing at all like it elsewhere in the city.

Vivan Bhatena and girlfriend Nikhila must have thought the place rather nice too, because they sat by the sea, interested in only each other, despite quite a turnout.

We'd have liked to ask the actor what he thought of the food, but it was quite clear there was only one dish he was paying any lip service to that night!

 

last pic in this video

Kumkum rocks on! Click for video ( 29 July 2006 )

 

  MTV fresh

The weekend had new faces from MTV, veejays Ramona and Vivan, to shoot for the 'Kya Bolti Tu' and 'Mega Mix' episodes in the twin cities.

ON AIR: Ramona and Vivan at the shoot. MUSIC TELEVISION is one of the best things to have happened to the tube, the youth would vouch, when the other options doled out are the saas-bahu soaps and game shows. With all the trappings of the young culture - the attitude, the spoofs on the Bollywood themes and chartbusters for music, the channel has walked into the mind space of the generationext, creating a common milieu of youth across the country. For the weekend, the MTV crew landed on the twin cities and the locales - Bison Grounds to catch the polo season, and Where Else for the music enthusiasts. "We have tied up with MTV and this weekend Where Else has lined up the exhibition match for the polo tournament in association with AP Riding Club plus the promotion of the MTV Citibank Card -- the patrons of the card will be given a special discount at Where Else. And to give a fillip to the Friday karaoke nights here, we have brought in the celebrities - two of the new MTV veejays for the footage of the episodes of popular shows Kya bolti tu and Mega mix here," says Veer, Executive Director, Where Else, a unit of the CHA Resorts Pvt. Ltd. Earlier this July provided MTV with five fresh faces - Aditya Hitkari, Sophia, Anusha, Ramona Sunavala and Vivan Bhatena, zeroed down from 11, 000 entries for the VJ hunt called in by the channel and chosen by the audience voting process combined with the auditions. "Everyone is equally talented and very much alike," says Ramona, hosting the Soul2Soul, Big Picture and MTV Fresh. Having done a Vipassana course at the age of 13, followed by Art of Living training, Ramona is the soul seeker; recently back from Rishikesh shooting for the Soul2Soul episode. "Soul2Soul is about finding different ways of salvation, be it living by the Ganges or the options of a spa," she says. Are the philosophical predilections happening with the young? "Absolutely. With the tension and stress around with the youth," says Vivan. After successful modelling and theatre work, MTV happened to him. Vivan is the new face on the MTV party scene - the night clubs and night life and the chill out gigs, thus the Mega mix at Where Else which was an all out future sounds back-to-back with trance and club music session.
SHOW TIME: Youngsters have a field day. - Photos: Satish. H "Mega mix is about popular music; music you can dance to apart from the club reviews we do at the show," says Vivan, in sync with the mood of the show-a total people person in control and who dotes on music. And how do parents react to the veejaying as a serious vocation idea when Medicine or Engineering is the yardstick? "We have supportive parents who know we have a balanced head on the shoulder and are doing well in our endeavours," he says. "Earlier they were worried when I shifted from radio to theatre and now television, but now they are glad and in fact assemble in front of the screen to watch my shows," adds Ramona. What next from the veejay stage? "Take it by the day. Basically entertainment, with so much work in radio and acting, we would like to do something in the realm, may be produce a film," says Ramona. Looking at the awesome duo as they shoot for the shows that reach 23 million homes, one observes that it is not about the hype image but a lot of hard work, talent, a positive attitude and oodles of self-confidence that goes along to face the arc lights and pounding watts around. Kudos to the spirit. ''I guess I first wanted to be a VJ when I saw Danny McGill host a show,'' says Vivan

SYEDA FARIDA

WHAT HAPPENED TO KIM? Preeti Jhangiani with Vivan Bhatena

Seconds ticking by: The Time Bomb 9/11 team at the launch of the show

 

 

 

 

 

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Post this in the announcements/links section and thanx 4 it he looks hot!! 😃

 

" Vivan Bhatena, 23, the Graviera Mr India who is "tons of fun and full of bad jokes" quote about vivan by MTV people......

ok the main reason for the reply was these posts from the Vaidehi section

Mon

Mon

pic gallery have a bit of Vivan

pg 120 https://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=305689&T PN=120

pg118 and maybe one or two more pages since he enters at the end.

https://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=305689&T PN=118

plus these two videos at least maybe more days in the show...not sure....but above are IF gallery snaps and below are adjoining vids. Actually he starts sometime maybe in Nov, so that section is archived

https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/topic/481057

a few episodes....as Aakash.....He has on a turban for a wedding on dec 6th and is wearing indian clothes, his entry is even before then......but I know you guys have been discussing him in indian clothes.....so..😊

thanks to the Vaidevi team you can catch him in it.....

still to come Kkusum fashion show, Live in Jeans Ad, ect. ect. (if anyone has these please don't hesitate to help out 😊) And thanks for the thanks and for being patient....

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Edited by AcquaDiGio - 16 years ago

haiiiiiiiiiiiiii
So many Vivan pics are making me go crazy 😳

wow
great post
lots things abt my hubby Vivan 😳
thanks a ton 😳

wow! so much of info on our darling shabd! thanks for sharing. his girlfriend is very cute!😛