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{{Short description|Indian television actor (born 1972)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Chetan Hansraj
| image = Chetan Hansraj.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|06|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1980–present
| parents = {{ubl|Kumar Hansraj|Shakuntala Hansraj}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Lavania Pereira|2004}}<ref name=DNA/>
| children = Ethan Hansraj
| relatives = {{ubl|Nausheel Hansraj (brother)|[[Jugal Hansraj]] (cousin)}}
| height = {{height|m=1.88}}
}}

'''Chetan Hansraj''' (born 15 June 1972) is an Indian film and television actor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.in.com/chetan-hansraj/biography-543148.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223011436/http://www.in.com/chetan-hansraj/biography-543148.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-02-23 |title=Latest News, Trending Topics, Top Stories, HD Videos & Photos, Live TV Channels, Lifestyle, Sports, Entertainment - In.com |website=In.com}}</ref>

==Career==
Hansraj started his career as a child actor in 1980, appearing in over 250 press advertisements and 30 ad films. His debut film ''Kook Doo Koo'' was selected for the Children's Films Festival in France in 1984. He made his television debut portraying young [[Balarama|Balram]] in ''[[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]'' (1988) by [[B. R. Chopra]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=3 June 2020 |title=Chetan Hansraj: I've completed 40 years in the industry, I started when I was five |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/chetan-hansraj-ive-completed-40-years-in-the-industry-i-started-when-i-was-five/articleshow/76160368.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251202205043/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/chetan-hansraj-ive-completed-40-years-in-the-industry-i-started-when-i-was-five/articleshow/76160368.cms |archive-date=2 December 2025 |access-date=2 December 2025 |website=[[The Times of India]] |quote=I saw my cousin Jugal Hansraj’s photograph in a magazine and told my mother that I wanted to follow suit.}}</ref>

''He played Garv in [[Kkusum]].''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/television/Playing-the-bad-guy-has-never-lost-me-fans-Chetan-Hansraj/2013/06/18/article1640873.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126094801/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/television/Playing-the-bad-guy-has-never-lost-me-fans-Chetan-Hansraj/2013/06/18/article1640873.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 November 2013 |title=Playing the bad guy has never lost me fans: Chetan Hansraj }}</ref> Later, he appeared in ''[[Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii]]'' as Sasha, ''[[Virrudh]]'' as Rudraksh and ''[[Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan]]'' as [[Bhima II|Raja Bhimdev]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-jodha-akbar-stars-rajat-tokas-chetan-hansraj-lavina-tandons-real-avatars-4492238-PHO.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222002026/http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-jodha-akbar-stars-rajat-tokas-chetan-hansraj-lavina-tandons-real-avatars-4492238-PHO.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 February 2014 |title=Check out Jodha Akbar stars Rajat Tokas, Chetan Hansraj, Lavina Tandon's real avatars |date=13 January 2014 }}</ref> He also appeared in the music video of [[Shweta Shetty]]'s pop album song ''Deewane to Deewane hai'', with [[Kushal Punjabi]] and [[Akashdeep Saigal]], which was released in 1997. He also appeared in reality shows like ''Fear Factor India'' and ''[[Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao]]''.<ref name="zeenews.india.com">{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/idiotbox/chetan-hansraj-back-to-reality-circuit_127820.html |title=Chetan Hansraj back to reality circuit |date=12 February 2013 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Hansraj married Lavania Pereira on 12 December 2004, and the couple has a son named Ethan Hansraj, who was born on 2 February 2006.<ref name=DNA>[http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-chetan-hansrajs-home-with-the-midas-touch-1498038 Chetan Hansraj's home with the midas touch]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-it-s-a-beautiful-evolution-chetan-hansraj-1408653 |title=It's a beautiful evolution: Chetan Hansraj - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis |date=12 July 2010 }}</ref>

Actor [[Jugal Hansraj]] is his cousin.<ref name=":0" />

== Television ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Serial
! Role
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]''
| Young [[Balarama|Balram]]
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Ssshhhh...Koi Hai]]'' – ''Doosri Dulhan''
| Raja Saab / Pahadi Raja (Episode 18)
|-
| rowspan = "4" | 2002
| ''[[Ssshhhh...Koi Hai]]'' – ''Ghar''
| Michael (Episode 28)
|-
| ''[[Ssshhhh...Koi Hai]]'' – ''Samandar''
| Sotya (Episode 35)
|-
| ''[[Krishna Arjun (TV series)|Krishna Arjun]]''
| Rahul (Episode 3 & Episode 4)
|-
| ''[[Ssshhhh...Koi Hai]]'' – ''Vikraal Aur Bhayanak Bansuri''
| Benu (Episode 59)
|-
| 2002–2004
| ''Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr''
| Rocky
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Ssshhhh...Koi Hai]]'' – ''Vikraal Aur Dracula'': Part 1 to Part 3
| Dracula (Episode 86 to Episode 88)
|-
| 2003–2005
| ''[[Kkusum]]''
| Advocate Garv Sachdev
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat]]'' – ''Kab Kaisey Kahan''
| Moksh Chauhan (Episode 226 to Episode 252)
|-
| 2004–2008
| ''[[Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii]]''
| Shashank "Sasha" Garg
|-
| rowspan = "4" | 2005
| ''[[Kkavyanjali]]''
| Chetan Hansraj
|-
| ''[[Instant Khichdi]]''
| Rakesh
|-
| ''[[Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai]]''
| Josh
|-
| ''[[Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi]]''
| Inspector Maan Singh Chauhan
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 2006
| ''[[CID (Indian TV series)|CID]]'' – ''Murder At Midnight''
| Dhruv (Episode 412)
|-
| ''Twinkle Beauty Parlour Lajpat Nagar''
| Ranjeet Singh
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 2006–2007
| ''[[Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan]]''
| Maharaj [[Bhima II|Bheemdev]]
|-
| ''[[Kaajjal]]''
| Dhruv
|-
| rowspan = "3" | 2007
| ''[[Lucky (Indian TV series)|Lucky]]'' – ''Bhediya'' : Part 1 to Part 3
| Bhediya (Episode 13 to Episode 15)
|-
| ''Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai'' – ''Tattoo Man''
| Max (Episode 20)
|-
| ''[[Virrudh]]''
| Rudraksh Raisinghania
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki]]''
| [[Bhima|Bheem]]sen
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Baa Bahoo Aur Baby]]''
| Kukku
|-
| 2010–2011
| ''[[Mata Ki Chowki]]''
| Rudra "Bali" Narayan
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 2012
| ''[[Veer Shivaji]]''
| Inayat Khan
|-
| ''[[Kya Huaa Tera Vaada]]''
| Shaurya Mitra
|-
| 2013–2014
| rowspan = "2" | ''[[Jodha Akbar]]''
| [[Adham Khan]]
|-
| 2014–2015
| Haider Khan
|-
| rowspan = "4" | 2014
| ''[[Encounter (Indian TV series)|Encounter]]''
| Mangesh "Mangya" Waghmare (Episode 7 to Episode 9)
|-
| ''[[SuperCops Vs Super Villains]]''
|Danny (Episode 16)
|-
| ''[[Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev]]''
| Nigas
|-
| ''[[Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal]]''
| Rehmat Khan
|-
| rowspan = "3" | 2015
| ''[[Savdhaan India]]''
| A.C.P. (Episode 1118)
|-
| ''[[Maha Kumbh: Ek Rahasaya, Ek Kahani]]''
| [[Makaradhwaja|Makardhwaj]]
|-
| ''[[Bhagyalakshmi (2015 TV series)|Bhagyalaxmi]]''
| Yuvraj Malhotra
|-
| rowspan = "3" | 2016
| ''[[Janbaaz Sindbad]]''
| Rawat
|-
| ''[[Naagarjuna – Ek Yoddha]]''
| Naagraj
|-
| ''[[Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani]]''
| Kaal Singh<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Chetan-Hansraj-excited-to-don-tribal-avatar-in-Ek-Tha-Raja-Ek-Thi-Rani/articleshow/51925131.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422044349/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Chetan-Hansraj-excited-to-don-tribal-avatar-in-Ek-Tha-Raja-Ek-Thi-Rani/articleshow/51925131.cms |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 April 2016 |title=Chetan Hansraj excited to don tribal avatar in 'Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani' |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=21 Apr 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2016–2017
| ''[[Chandra Nandini]]''
| Malayketu
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 2017
| ''[[Peshwa Bajirao (TV series)|Peshwa Bajirao]]''
| [[Muhammad Azam Shah]]
|-
| ''[[Partners Trouble Ho Gayi Double]]''
| Manjeet Singh
|-
| 2017–2018
| ''[[Mahakali – Anth Hi Aarambh Hai]]''
| Malla
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Laal Ishq (Indian TV series)|Laal Ishq]]'' – Soul Transformation
| Abhishek (Episode 16)
|-
| 2018–2019
| ''[[Naagin (2015 TV series)|Naagin 3]]''
| Anand "Andy" Sehgal
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 2019
| ''[[Haiwaan : The Monster]]''
| Yeti Master
|-
| ''[[RadhaKrishn]]''
| [[Ravana|Ravan]]
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 2020
| ''Alif Laila''
| Magician Mingla<ref>{{cite web|last=Team|first=Tellychakkar|title=Chetan Hansraj: I love playing negative characters|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/chetan-hansraj-i-love-playing-negative-characters-200405|access-date=2021-03-28|website=Tellychakkar.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Brahmarakshas | Brahmarakshas 2]]''
| Vardaan Chaudhary "Brahmarakshas"
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 2021
| ''[[Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya 2]]''
| Balwant Tyagi
|-
| ''[[Mauka-E-Vardaat]]''
| Senior Inspector Harshvardhan Shekhawat
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Shubh Shagun]]''
| Brijesh
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Bekaboo]]''
| Shekhar Raichand
|-
| rowspan = "3" | 2024
| ''[[Pracchand Ashok]]''<ref name="Ashok">[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/adnan-khan-and-mallika-singh-starrer-new-historical-show-pracchand-ashok-is-all-set-to-launch-soon-watch-promo/articleshow/106484016.cms Adnan Khan and Mallika Singh to play leads in Ekta Kapoor's new historical drama series 'Pracchand Ashok']</ref>
| Samrat [[Bindusara|Bindusar]] Maurya
|-
| ''[[Shiv Shakti – Tap Tyaag Tandav]]''
| Maharishi [[Parashurama|Parshuram]]
|-
| ''[[Taaza Khabar]]''
| Ikka
|}

===Non-fiction shows===

*2006 ''Fear Factor India'' as Contestant
*2008 ''[[Mr. & Ms. TV]]'' as Contestant
*2008 ''[[Kaun Jeetega Bollywood Ka Ticket]]'' as Contestant
*2008 ''[[Saas v/s Bahu]]''<ref>[https://archive.today/20140217122828/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-11-12/tv/27937629_1_reality-soap-opera-small-screen Reality hits 'saas-bahu' hard]</ref> as Guest
*2008 ''[[Nach Baliye 4]]'' as Contestant
*2009 ''[[Iss Jungle Se Mujhe Bachao]]''<ref name="zeenews.india.com"/> as Contestant
*2013 ''[[Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/idiotbox/welcome-baazi-mehmaan-nawaazi-ki-is-back_150915.html |title='Welcome - Baazi Mehmaan Nawaazi Ki' is back |date=17 February 2014 }}</ref> as Contestant
*2022 [[Lock Upp (Season 1)]] as Contestant [Entered-Day 21, Ejected-Day 27]

== Filmography ==
{{Pending films key}}
{| class="wikitable"

! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes

|-1985 || ''[[Kuk Doo Koo]]''|| ||Hindi|| children's film
| 2004 || ''[[Asambhav|Assambhav]]''|| ||Hindi||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Anthony Kaun Hai]]''||Lucky Sharma||Hindi||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Don (2007 film)|Don]]''||Anthony||Telugu||Debut
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Bhram]]''||Prem Mathur||Hindi, English||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[City of Gold (2010 film)|City Of Gold]]''|| ||Hindi||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Bodyguard (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]]''||Mhatre||Hindi||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!|Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara]]''||Jimmy||Hindi||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Shootout at Wadala]]''||Potya||Hindi||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Anjaan (2014 film)|Anjaan]]''||Manoj||Tamil||Debut
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Hero (2015 Hindi film)|Hero]]''||Changhezi||Hindi||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[FU: Friendship Unlimited]]''|| ||Marathi||Debut
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Big Brother (2020 film)|Big Brother]]'' || Vinayaraj
||[[Malayalam]]||Malayalam debut
|-
| 2021 || ''[[The Power (2021 Indian film)|The Power]]''||Fakira||Hindi||
|-
|2026 || {{Pending film|Ramayana: Part 1}}
|[[List of characters in Ramayana#S|Sumali]]
|Hindi
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person}}

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