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{{short description|Indian television actor}}
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'''Amit Behl''' is an Indian theatre, television and film [[actor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/tv/shows/buddha-show-launch/articleshow/22247029.cms |title=Amit Behl during the launch of television show ''Buddha'', held at JW Marriott, in Mumbai |publisher=Photogallery.indiatimes.com |accessdate=2 February 2014}}</ref> Behl began his career in 1994 with a role in India's first daily soap opera ''[[Shanti (TV series)|Shanti]]''. He later went on to do almost 100 [[Serial (radio and television)|TV serials]] in [[Hindi]], English, [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] and [[Urdu]]. He has degrees in engineering and management.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-06-20/tv/27766644_1_actor-bollywood-small-parts |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907191912/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-06-20/tv/27766644_1_actor-bollywood-small-parts |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 September 2013 |title=Amit Behl's in trouble|date=20 June 2008 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2 February 2014}}</ref> He has played roles in [[Zee Marathi]] serial ''[[Swarajyarakshak Sambhaji]]'' and [[Zee TV]]'s serial ''[[Buddha (TV series)|Buddha]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-05/tv/39762980_1_buddha-small-screen-kabir-bedi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006162146/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-05/tv/39762980_1_buddha-small-screen-kabir-bedi |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 October 2013 |title=Amit Behl & Surbhi Shukla bags Buddha|date=5 June 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2 February 2014}}</ref> and the [[Life OK]] series ''[[Savitri - Ek Prem Kahani]]'' .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/news-and-gossip/Amit-Behl-in-grief/articleshow/22745486.cms |title=Amit Behl in grief!|work=The Times of India|date=19 September 2013 |accessdate=2 February 2014}}</ref> He was seen in [[Channel V India]]'s thriller series Friends Conditions Apply. He has also worked in serials like ''[[Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat]]'' and ''[[Pradhanmantri]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31804&articlexml=Amit-to-play-Amatya-Rakshas-in-Ashoka-21022015115031#| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402134425/http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31804&articlexml=Amit-to-play-Amatya-Rakshas-in-Ashoka-21022015115031| url-status=dead| archive-date=2 April 2015|title=Amit to play Amatya Rakshas in Ashoka | date=21 February 2015 | newspaper=The Times of India | first=Tanvi | last=Trivedi | accessdate=27 August 2018 }}</ref> He was also seen in [[Balaji Telefilms]] fiction daily soap opera ''[[Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki]]'' on [[Colors TV]]. He also played the role of Ranjeetpratap Singh in [[Colors TV]]'s serial ''[[Ishq Mein Marjawan]]''.

==Early life and career==
Behl started acting in college theatre. This was followed by a brief stint in professional theatre in [[Mumbai]] and [[Delhi]], after which he joined Shri Ebrahim Alkazi's Living Theatre Academy of Drama. While at the Academy, Behl studied acting. Over the last 23 years, Behl has worked in performing arts, radio, theatre, television and film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/actor/amitbeh.htm |title=An Interview with Amit Behl |publisher=Indiantelevision.com |date=25 August 2001 |accessdate=2 February 2014}}</ref>

Amit Behl has featured in TV shows that have been broadcast on a variety of channels, including [[Doordarshan]], [[Sony Entertainment Television]], [[Zee TV]], [[Zee Marathi]] EL TV, NEPC TV, DDMetro, Star plus, Star one, Life Ok, Colors, Real channel, Hungamma TV, [[UTV Bindass]], [[Channel V India]], [[MTV]], [[Viacom 18]], Business India TV, Geo Pakistan, [[ARY Digital]], Zee next, UTN, ETV Hindi and Urdu, [[9X (TV channel)|9x]], channel 9 Gold, Mahuaa, PTC, Lashkaara, Gurjari, Life OK, [[BBC]], and ITV worldwide.

Behl has acted in over 30 feature films in Hindi and English. He also has anchored over 100 corporate films and documentaries, acted in advertising films, and served as a [[voice actor]] in advertisements and foreign language [[dub localization|dubbing]].

He has been the senior joint secretary of CINTAA (Cine & TV artistes association) since 2015. He is a member of the governing council of MESC (Media & Entertainment skill council), advising NSDC to integrate and recognise skills in the media and entertainment industry. He is a visiting faculty at various media and management schools, including We School Mumbai.

== Filmography ==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
|2001
|''[[Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta]]''
| Doctor
|
|-
|2003
|''[[Hawa (2003 film)|Hawa]]''
| Vijay, Sanjana's husband
|
|-
|2003
|''[[LOC: Kargil]]''
| Maj. [[Ajay Singh Jasrotia]]
|
|-
|2004
|''[[Kismat (2004 film)|Kismat]]''
| Dr Ajay Saxena, Sapna's Fiance
|
|-
|2004
|''[[Lakshya (2004 film)|Lakshya]]''
| [[Major]] Subhash Pant
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Aatma (2006 film)|Aatma]]''
| Amit
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Bhoothnath]]''
| Dr. Behl
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Prince (2010 film)|Prince]]
| Tony (Bartender)
|
|-
|2013
|''[[Kamasutra 3D]]''
| Administrator
|
|-
|2020
|''[[Durgamati]]''
| Jose
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Sita (2019 film)|Sita]]''
| Baba
|
|-
|2022
|''[[The Kashmir Files]]''
| [[Chief Minister]] of Jammu and Kashmir
|
|-
|2023
|''[[1920: Horrors of the Heart]]''
|
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Show
! Role
|-
| 1994–1997
| ''[[Shanti (TV series)|Shanti]]''
| Vijay
|-
| 1995–2010
| ''[[Aahat]]''
| Episodic Roles
|-
| 1996–1997
| ''[[Aarohan]]''
| Flying Officer Nikhil Sachdev
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1997
| rowspan="4" | ''[[Saturday Suspense]]''
| Rohan (Episode 15)
|-
| Episode 37
|-
| Inspector (Episode 39)
|-
| 1999
| Episode 103
|-
| 1999–2001
| ''[[Rishtey (TV series)|Rishtey]]''
| Episodic Roles
|-
|-
| 2001
| Dushman
|
|-
| 2002
| Ghar Sansaar
| Advocate Aditya Shanbaug
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2002
| ''[[Vishnu Puran (TV series)|Vishnu Puran]]''
| [[Balram]]
|-
| ''[[Mujhe Chaand Chahiye]]''
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Dekho Magar Pyaar Se]]''
| Bobby Bedi
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2005
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Raat Hone Ko Hai]]''
| Episode 165 - Episode 168
|-
| Episode 173 - Episode 176
|-
| ''[[Kkusum]]''
| Shashank Deshmukh
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Kashmakash Zindagi Ki]]''
| Anirudh
|-
| 2008
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai]]''
| (Episode 146 & Episode 147)
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2009
| Chief Minister
|-
| ''[[Yeh Pyar Na Hoga Kam]]''
| Mr. Shukla
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2008
| ''[[Astitva - Ek Pehchaan]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Sharpe's Peril]]''
| Barabbas
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2011–2012
| ''[[Dekha Ek Khwaab]]''
| Maharaj Giriraj Singh
|-
| ''[[Veer Shivaji]]''
| Sonopant Pingle
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2013
| ''[[Adaalat]]''
| Professor Gajendra Mishra
|-
| ''[[Savitri - EK Prem Kahani|Savitri]]''
| Senapati
|-
| ''[[Jo Biwi Se Kare Pyaar]]''
| Mr. Batra
|-
| 2013–2014
| ''[[Buddha (TV series)|Buddha]]''
| Guru Vachaspati
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2014
| ''[[Samvidhaan]]''
| [[C. Rajagopalachari]]
|-
| ''[[Ek Hasina Thi (TV series)|Ek Hasina Thi]]''
| Navin Mathur
|-
| 2014–2015
| ''[[Dharmakshetra]]''
| [[Dronacharya]]
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Zindagi Wins]]''
| Colonel Shadab Akhtar
|-
|2015
|''[[SuperCops Vs SuperVillains]]''
|Arvind (Ep:Witches in Search of Gold)
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2015–2016
| ''[[Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat]]''
| Amatya Rakshas
|-
| ''[[Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi...Let's Go]]''
| Karan's Boss
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2016
| ''[[Dahleez (2016 TV series)|Dahleez]]''
| Manohar Sinha
|-
| ''Saab Ji''
| Sridhar Shastri
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2017
| ''[[Peshwa Bajirao (TV series)|Peshwa Bajirao]]''
| Shripadrao Pant Pratinidhi
|-
| ''[[Vighnaharta Ganesha]]''
| Tarkaksh
|-
| 2017–2018
| ''[[Woh Apna Sa]]''
| Dharmesh Jindal
|-
| 2017–2020
| ''[[Swarajyarakshak Sambhaji]]''
| [[Aurangzeb]]
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2018
| ''[[Laal Ishq (2018 TV series)|Laal Ishq]]''
| Episode 10
|-
| ''[[Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki]]''
| Aayush Batra
|-
| 2018–2019
| ''[[Vikram Betaal Ki Rahasya Gatha]]''
| [[Varahamihira]]
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2019
| ''[[Aap Ke Aa Jane Se]]''
| Tejpratap Singh
|-
| ''[[Ishq Mein Marjawan]]''
| Ranjeetpratap Singh
|-
| ''[[Namah (TV series)|Namah]]''
| Maharaj [[Daksha]]
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Lakshmi Ghar Aayi]]''
| Mangilal Kumar
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
| ''[[Pishachini]]''
| Pandit Ji
|-
| ''[[Brij Ke Gopal]]''
| [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]]
|-
| 2022–2023
| ''[[Bindiya Sarkar]]''
| Kantilal Bharadwaj
|-
| {{TBA}}
| Baatein Kuch Ankahee Si
|
|-
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Indian male television actors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1945 births]]

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