Vishal Kotian (Bigg Boss 15) Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More

Vishal Kotian (Bigg Boss 15) Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Vishal Kotani

• Does Vishal Kotian smoke?: Yes [6]

• Does Vishal Kotian drink alcohol?: Yes
  

  Vishal holding a glass of wine

• Vishal Kotani is an Indian television actor who has played various popular roles in television shows like Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal (2014), Mahabharat (2013), Shree Adi Manav (2001), etc.

• Vishal comes from a very poor locality in Mumbai. In an interview, he said that there was no proper education in the area where he lived.
  

  Vishal as a kid

• When Vishal was 12 years old, he used to sell Salman Khan`s movie tickets in black in the cinema hall named ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram’ so that he could pay his school fees. [7]

• He won the Manhunt contest when he was 18 years old. [8]

• Vishal is a fitness freak and has six-pack abs.
  

  Vishal`s six-pack abs

• He started his career with modelling in 1998, and later, he tried his hand in acting.

• He debuted in the show Dil Vil Pyaar Vyaar in 1998 as Vishal. Later, he did many hit shows of the 90s that include Family No.1 (1999), Shree Adi Manav (2001), Pyaar Mein Twist (2011), Ssshhhh…Koi Hai (2001), and many more.
  

  Vishal in Shree Adi Manav

• After playing roles in horror and comedy shows, Vishal started doing mythological shows and played the role of Hanuman in Devon Ke Dev…Mahadev (2013) and Mahabharat (2014), Ravan in Vighnaharta Ganesh (2019), and Birbal in Akbar Ka Bal Birbal (2020).
  

  Vishal as Hanuman in Mahabharat

• In 2020, he played the role of Birbal in Akbar Ka Bal Birbal for the second time. In an interview, he talked about his role and said,I am playing Birbal again and this time, in a much bigger show, in terms of the making and concept. Well, a lot of my fans think that Birbal would have been just like me… witty, charming, intelligent and handsome (smiles!). I completely connect with the character. I never imagined that I would play such a huge historical character. But destiny has its plans. In fact, I get a lot of messages where people say I am Birbal’s reincarnation. Maybe that is true!”

• He was also seen in the Hollywood movie ‘The Deadly Disciple’ in 2001 and the Bollywood movie ‘Don Muthu Swami’ in 2008.
  

  Vishal in the movie Don Muthu Swamy

• Vishal turned Radio jockey for a radio show on 92.7 FM in 2014.
  

  Vishal as a radio jockey

• In 2014, he played for the Delhi Dragons team in the Box Cricket League.
  

  Vishal in BCL

• In 2021, Vishal participated as a contestant in Bigg Boss Season 15. In the show, he revealed that he had played the role of a brother with late Sidharth Shukla in a project that is roped to be released in 2021. [9]
  

  Vishal as a Bigg Boss contestant

• In 2021, he announced that he would get engaged to his long time girlfriend, but the engagement was postponed due to the second wave of Coronavirus. [10]