Gulshan Devaiah
Devaiah at an interview withZoom (Indian TV channel) in 2024
Born	Kambeyanda Devaiah Gulshan (1978-05-28)28 May 1978 (age 47)[1] Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present
Notable work	Hunterrr Commando 3[2] Shaitan Hate Story Guns & Gulaabs
Spouse	Kallirroi Tziafeta ​ ​ (m. 2012; div. 2020)​ [3]

Gulshan Devaiah (born 28 May 1978) is an Indian actor who primarily appears inHindi films.^[4] He is known for his roles inShaitan,Hate Story andHunterrr.^[5][6] His performance inShaitan was critically praised and earned him a nomination forFilmfare Award for Best Male Debut. He has starred in web series such asAfsos,Duranga,Dahaad,Guns & Gulaabs andBad Cops.

Devaiah was born on 28 May 1978 inBengaluru,Karnataka, India into aKodava family.^[7] He is aNIFT graduate.^[8] He is the son of Sri Devaiah and Pushpalata who were employed by Bharat Electronics Ltd. He completed his primary education at Cluny Convent and St Joseph's Indian High School. After graduation from NIFT, he got jobs in the fashion industry where he worked for 10 years. He also taughtBangalore students, fashion, atWigan & Leigh College. Devaiah started his Bollywood journey with minor roles in Bangalore's English theatre. After he performed in several dramas, he moved toMumbai for bigger opportunities.^[9]

He was married to actress Kallirroi Tziafeta, fromGreece, from 2012 to 2020.^[10]

Devaiah started his career from theAnurag Kashyap's feature filmThat Girl in Yellow Boots, alongsideKalki Koechlin andNaseeruddin Shah in 2010. The film was screened at theToronto International Film Festival, followed by theVenice Film Festival.^[11] He played the role of Chitiappa in the film. Next in 2011, he appeared inRohan Sippy's crime thrillerDum Maaro Dum, starringAbhishek Bachchan,Bipasha Basu,Rana Daggubati andPrateik Babbar, where he played the role of Ricky. In the same year, Devaiah appeared inBejoy Nambiar's Hindi thriller filmShaitan, starringRajeev Khandelwal andKalki Koechlin, where he portrayed the role of Karan Chaudhary "KC". Released in June 2011,^[12][13] the film was a critical and commercial success, where Devaiah's performance was acclaimed. He was nominated for the several awards including,Filmfare Awards,Screen Awards,Stardust Awards andApsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards in the category ofBest Male Debut andBest Actor in a Supporting Role, along with other ensemble characters.

In 2012, Devaiah appeared inVivek Agnihotri's erotic thrillerHate Story, produced byVikram Bhatt, co-starringPaoli Dam. This was his first lead role, where he portrayed the antagonistic role of Siddharth Dhanrajgir, a cocky son of a rich business tycoon. The film went on to become asleeper hit, and garnered the positive reviews from the critics.Taran Adarsh ofBollywood Hungama rated 3/5 to the film and labelled Devaiah's performance as "excellent".^[14] The same year, he played in Vasan Bala's crime thriller filmPeddlers alongsideNimrat Kaur, where he portrayed the role of Ranjit D'souza, a 20-years old boy, who gets trapped in the drug trade. The film was premiered at theCannes Film Festival, which was muted by the critics.^[15] In 2013, Devaiah appeared inSanjay Leela Bhansali's romantic-tragedy drama filmRam-Leela, starringRanveer Singh andDeepika Padukone, where he played the role of Bhavani, which was a 'blockbuster' in the year. After a year gap, In 2015, Devaiah appeared in Harshavardan Kulkarni'sadultcomedy filmHunterrr, co-starringRadhika Apte, where he portrayed the role of Mandar Ponkshe, a sex-addicted man and describing his lustful journey in life.^[16] The film did well at thebox-office. In 2016, he was also seen playing the role of anNRI inVivek Agnihotri's filmJunooniyat. Devaiah signed 3 films in 2017,Cabaret,A Death in the Gunj andCandyFlip. He played double role of twin brothers Karate Mani and Jimmy in action comedy filmMard Ko Dard Nahi Hota for which he wonScreen Award for Best Supporting Actor and was also nominated forFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.^[17][18] He played the role of Buraq Ansari in action filmCommando 3.^[19] In 2020 he appeared inAmazon Prime's drama seriesAfsos and Netflix original filmGhost Stories.^[17]

• All films are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.

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