Vishal Kotian is an Indian actor. He is commonly known for playing the character of Birbal in the show ‘Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal’ (2014).
Vishal as birbal in Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal
He is also known for his role in the shows Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal, Mahabharat, Shree Adi Manav, etc.
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Wiki/Biography
Vishal Kotian was born on Wednesday, 13 February 1985 (age 36 years; as of 2021) in Dagdi Chawl in Mumbai. His zodiac sign is Aquarius.
Vishal as a kid and now
Vishal has pursued MBA in Marketing. He was born into a poor family, and he has been brought up in a lacking locality in Mumbai. According to Vishal, there was no means to education in the area where he lived. In order to earn money and pay his school fees, Vishal used to sell the tickets of Salman Khan`s movies in black in ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram’ theatre when he was 12 years old.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 9″
Weight (approx.): 80 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Body Measurements (approx.): Chest 44″, Waist 34″, Biceps 14″
Family
Parents & Siblings
The names of his parents are not known.
Vishal with his father
Vishal and his mother
Relationships/Affairs
Vishal is in a relationship with Payal Vijay Shetty who is an actor. He has been dating her for a long time.
Vishal with girlfriend Payal Vijay Shetty
Career
Modelling
When Vishal turned 18, he started his career as a model. He won the Manhunt contest.
Film
Vishal had featured in the Hollywood film ‘The Deadly Disciple’ as Suria in 2001 and Bollywood film ‘Don Muthu Swami’ in 2008 as Veeru.
Vishal in the movie Don Muthu Swami
Television
Vishal started his acting career from TV shows in 1998. He was first featured in the show ‘Dil Vil Pyaar Vyaar’ in 1998 as Vishal.
Vishal Kotian in Dil Vil Pyaar Vyaar
Then he was featured in many popular shows of the 90s that include Family No.1 (1999), Shree Adi Manav (2001), Pyaar Mein Twist (2011), Ssshhhh…Koi Hai (2001) and many others.
Vishal in Shree Adi Manav
He also played role in many mythological shows such as 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 Ravan in Vighnaharta Ganesh
Controversy
Vishal was removed from the show named ‘Partners’ in 2017. He accused comedian and actor Kiku Sharda of getting him drawn out of the show. According to him, Kiku had used his fame for doing this. He also added that Kiku wanted to keep the focus on himself in the show. Kiku was also accused of changing the name of the show. Later, Kiku denied all the allegations against him.
Bike Collection
Vishal owns a Royal Enfield Bullet.
Vishal`s Royal Enfield bullet
Car Collection
Vishal added a Mercedes C 250 to his car collection.
Vishal`s bike and car
Tattoos
Vishal has four tattoos inked on his body.
He has a band tattooed on his left arm and in between the tattoo, the word ‘Maa’ is inked.
Vishal`s band tattoo
Vishal`s tattoo with the word ‘Maa’
He has got a MAHA MRITUNJAY MANTRA tattoo inked on his back.
Vishal`s Instagram post about his back tattoo
He has a Lord Shiva tattoo on his chest.
Vishal`s Lord Shiva tattoo
Facts/Trivia
Vishal Kotani smokes cigarettes and drinks alcohol occasionally.
Vishal eats a non-vegetarian diet.
Vishal is a supporter of the Maharashtra government (Shiv Sena).
He likes to play cricket and do gymming in his leisure time.
He is a gym addict and often posts workout videos. He has six-pack abs.
Vishal`s six-pack abs
Vishal has played the role of Birbal two times. 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!”
In 2014, he hosted a radio show on 92.7 FM.
Vishal as a radio jockey
In 2014, he played cricket from the team Delhi Dragons in the Box Cricket League.
Vishal as a winner of BCL
In 2021, Vishal was invited as a contestant to the biggest reality show ‘Bigg Boss’ season 15.
He played the role of late Sidharth Shukla`s brother in a project that is scheduled to be released in 2021.
He was to get engaged in 2021 but his engagement was delayed because of the second wave of coronavirus.