Upen Patel

Upen Patel is a model and film actor in India. He was also a participant in the Colors Tv reality show Bigg Boss 8.

Career

In May 2006, Patel made his Bollywood début with the film 36 China Town, directed by the duo Abbas–Mustan. His next Bollywood movie, Namastey London, released in March 2007, where Patel played the character of a Pakistani Muslim living in London. In April 2007, his third film Shakalaka Boom Boom was released, which was produced and directed by Suneel Darshan. Other moviess his acted in were Money Hai Toh Honey Hai, made a guest appearance in the March 2008 film, One Two Three, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, was released in November 2009. Patel made his Tamil film début with the movie, I. Released in January 2015, it was directed by S. Shankar.

Patel worked for the weekly cooking show Cook Na Kaho. In March 2005, he was replaced by Shayan Munshi.

Patel was a participant in the daily reality television show, Bigg Boss."NDTV stated that he participated in the show to give his career a boost.