Emerging from a Bengali family in Nagpur and raised in Ahmedabad, he finished primary schooling at Ankur School, then studied hotel management and worked in all roles at Mumbai’s Sea Rock Hotel. Switching to acting, he became a household name as Mihir Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and later Rishabh Bajaj in Kasautii Zindagii Kay, earning Best Actor Popular awards at the Indian Televisio…