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{{Infobox person
| name = Ali Merchant
| image = Ali Merchant graces the Moet N Chandon bash at F bar 07.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Ali at ITA awards
| birth_name = Ali Merchant
| birth_place = [[Mumbai, India]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|12|13}}
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = {{hlist|ACTOR|DJ|RECORD PRODUCER}}
| spouse = [[Sara Khan (actress, born 1989)|Sara Khan]](2010-2011)<ref>{{citation|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/relationship/bigg-boss-sara-khan-regrets-marrying-ex-husband-ali-merchant/articleshow/78290724.cms|title=Sara Khan regrets marrying ex-husband Ali Merchant|accessdate=24 September 2020}}</ref>
| years_active = 2006-present )
| height = 175 cm
}}

'''Ali Merchant''' is an Indian [[Actor]], [[Anchorman (film series)|anchor]], [[Disc jockey|DJ]] and [[Record producer|music producer]].

Ali Merchant is a [[celebrity]] and an actor who has appeared in over [[Television show|35 Television shows]] including Fiction and Non-fiction on all prime channels like ''[[Colors TV|Colors]], [[MTV]], [[StarPlus|Star Plus]], [[Life OK|Life Ok]], [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]], [[Zee TV]], [[Channel V]]''. He has also anchored Non-Fiction shows on [[StarPlus|Star Plus]] like [[Nach Baliye|''Nachbaliye'']] special episodes and as a Solo host for [[Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel Contest|''Gladrags Mega Model and Manhunt'']] for 3 consecutive seasons on Channel V.

He is also a musician having various official remixes on music labels like ''[[T-Series (company)|T-series]], [[Zee Music Company|Zee Music]] and [[Seed Records|Speed records]]''.

== Career ==

At the age of 17, Merchant won the ''Mr. Bombay'' title. He has 2 albums in his credits in the start of his career such as Tabaahi on [[Seed Records|Speed Records]] and Kadak on Ali Merchant (independent channel)

Merchant has appeared in over 35 [[television show]]s, including fiction and non-fiction on all prime channels like ''[[Colors TV|Colors]], [[MTV]], [[StarPlus|Star Plus]], [[Life OK|Life Ok]], [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]], [[Zee TV]], [[Channel V]]''. He has also anchored non-fiction shows on [[StarPlus|Star Plus]] like [[Nach Baliye|''Nachbaliye'']] special episodes and as a Solo host for [[Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel Contest|''Gladrags Mega Model and Manhunt'']] for 3 consecutive seasons on Channel V. Ali has always been loved by his fans for his cool personality and spunky look.

== Personal life ==

Merchant grew up in a [[Muslim]] household in [[Mumbai]]. He was married to TV actress [[Sara Khan (actress, born 1989)|Sara Khan]], in an [[Nikah|Islamic wedding ceremony]] at ''[[Bigg Boss 4]]'' in 2010, but they divorced after two months in 2011.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-25/news-and-gossip/36527747_1_sara-khan-ali-merchant-paras-chhabra | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029215412/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-25/news-and-gossip/36527747_1_sara-khan-ali-merchant-paras-chhabra | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-10-29 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=The Times of India: Latest News India, World & Business News, Cricket & Sports, Bollywood}}</ref> Close friends of the couple stated that the couple was paid {{INRConvert|5|m}} for the marriage. The Colors channel denied that it had paid them for the marriage and called it their personal wish.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sara Khan and Ali Merchant to get paid to marry on 'Bigg Boss'|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sara-khan-and-ali-merchant-to-get-paid-to-marry-on-bigg-boss/1/119422.html|website=[[India Today]]|accessdate=20 July 2014|date=10 November 2010}}</ref> After the divorce she called the marriage a nightmare.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kadam|first1=Prachi|title=My marriage turned into a nightmare: Sara Khan|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-my-marriage-turned-into-a-nightmare-sara-khan-1508619|website=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|accessdate=20 July 2014|date=16 February 2011}}</ref> Merchant said in an episode of the reality show [[Sach Ka Saamna]] that he had married for publicity and that marrying Khan was the biggest mistake of his life.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Marwah|first1=Navdeep Kaur|title=I married only for publicity: Ali Merchant|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tabloid/i-married-only-for-publicity-ali-merchant-/article1-826479.aspx|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|accessdate=20 July 2014|date=16 March 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528150900/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/I-married-only-for-publicity-Ali-Merchant-/Article1-826479.aspx|archivedate=28 May 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Year
! Serial
! Role
|-
| 2006
| rowspan="6" | ''[[Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai]]''
| Rahul (Episode 1)
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2007
| Inspector (Episode 18)
|-
| Rajkumar Aditya Singh (Episode 25)
|-
| Narendra (Episode 35)
|-
| Karan (Episode 40)
|-
| Sandeep (Episode 52)
|-
| 2007–2008
| ''[[Amber Dhara]]''
| Akshat
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| ''[[TV series|Rubi'']]''
| Kunal Oberoi
|-
| ''[[Nach Baliye#Season 4|Nach Baliye 4]]''
| Presenter (along with Sara Khan)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| ''[[Ghar Ek Sapna]]''
| Ansh Verma
|-
| ''[[Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar]]''
| Rajveer
|-
| 2009-2010
| ''[[Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat (TV series)|Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat]]''
| Kunwar Angad
|-
| 2009-2011
| ''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]''
| Rituraj
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2010
| ''[[Bandini (TV series)|Bandini]]''
| Vishal Mehra
|-
| ''[[Aahat]]'' - Rengti Chudail
| Vishal
|-
| ''[[Do Hanson Ka Jodaa]]''
| Rishi
|-
| ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 4)|Bigg Boss 4]]'' || Guest
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Looteri Dulhan]]''
| Ronit
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2013
| ''[[Hum Ne Li Hai- Shapath]]''
| Anuj/Ajay
|-
| ''[[Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki]]''
| Contestant
|-
| ''[[Yeh Hai Aashiqui]]''
| Rudra
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Fear Files]]''
| Vishesh
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| ''[[Box Cricket League#Team members: Season 2|Box Cricket League 2]]''
| Contestant
|-
| ''[[Sadda Haq (TV series)|Sadda Haq (Season 2)]]''
| Nirmaan
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Vikram Betaal Ki Rahasya Gatha]]''
| Malkhan Singh
|}

== Albums==
He has 2 albums each year :

* Tabaahi on [[Seed Records|Speed Records]]
* Kadak on Ali Merchant (independent channel)

'''-''' Best trending [[Disc jockey|DJ]] by Celeb M [[Award|awards]] 2019

'''Single remixes'''

* Gulabo ([[Zee Music Company|Zee Music]])
* Aao Raja ([[Zee Music Company|Zee Music]])
* Bad Boys Mashup ([[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]).

== Events ==

* '''March 2020 :'''

⁃ [[Sunburn Festival|Sunburn]] [[Holi]] shared stage with [[Vini Vici]] and [[Ritviz]]

* '''Feb 2020 :'''

⁃ Bollyboom 2020 shared stage with [[Diljit Dosanjh]].

* '''Jan 2020 and Sept 2019 :'''

⁃ Headlined on 1 Night for India’s 1st 3Nights [[Cruise ship|Luxury cruise]] festival at [[Cruise ship|Jalesh cruises]] .

* '''New Years eve 2020'''

⁃ Performed for 3000 [[Indian Army]] Colonel, Major and Generals and their family members.

* '''Nov 2019 ( Coca-Cola Arena - Dubai)'''

⁃ Opened the DaBang [[Concert]] at Coca-Cola arena for ''[[Bollywood actors and actresses|Bollywood Actors]] like [[Salman Khan]], [[Katrina Kaif]], [[Daisy Shah]], [[Jacqueline Fernandez]], [[Prabhu Deva]], [[Guru Randhawa]]'' and others .

* '''Aug/ Sept 2019 :'''

⁃ Ali Merchant Kadak album India Club Tour. (7cities)

* '''June/ July / AuG 2019 :'''

⁃ [[Bollywood]] Arena : Shared stage with [[Guru Randhawa]] for 5 cities

* '''March 2019 :'''

⁃ Sunburn Holi : Shared stage with [[DJ Snake]] .

⁃ Headlined Bollyboom Holi 2019

* '''Sept/Oct 2018 : (India Tour)'''

⁃ Bollyboom Ali Merchant [[India]] club tour ( 5 Cities)

* '''May - October : (India tour w/ other artist)'''

⁃ Shared stage with [[Guru Randhawa]] for 7 Cities

* '''March 2018 :'''

⁃ Headlines Bollyboom [[holi]] (BKC - Grounds)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|3241875}}
* {{Instagram|alimercchant}}
{{Commons category|Ali Merchant}}

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[[Category:Indian male television actors]]
[[Category:Indian male soap opera actors]]
[[Category:Indian Muslims]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi television]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants]]
[[Category:1984 births]]

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