Gulshan Devaiah

Biography

Kambeyanda Devaiah Gulshan, better known by his screen name, Gulshan Devaiah is an Indian film actor who primarily works in Bollywood films. 

The actor is known to portray dark and eccentric roles with Elan and some of his best performances are in Shaitan, Hate Story, and Hunter. 

His role in Shaitan, also featuring Kalki Koechlin, Rajit Kapur, Neil Bhoopalam, Rajeev Khandelwal, and Kirti Kulhari won him critical acclaim and he was nominated at the 2012 Filmfare Awards in the Best Male Debut category.

Born on 28th May 1978, in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Devaiah is the son of Sri Devaiah and Pushpalata. The Shaitaan actor completed his primary education at Cluny Convent and later went to St Joseph Indian High School. 

After completing his graduation from NIFT, Gulshan Devaiah worked in the fashion industry for about 10 years. He even taught about Fashion at Wigan & Leigh College in Bangalore. 

The actor`s parents noticed his passion and obsession with drama at a very young age and encouraged him to pursue his passion. 

Prior to acting in Bollywood, Devaiah used to appear in small roles in various English theaters in Bangalore. After performing in several dramas he came to Mumbai to pursue a career in Bollywood.

Gulshan Devaiah is married to actress Kallirroi Tziafeta who hails from Greece.

Devaiah began his acting career with Anurag Kashyap`s, thriller film That Girl in Yellow Boots, which also featured, Kalki Koechlin, and Naseeruddin Shah.

 The movie was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival; his role as Chitiappa, a local gangster was much appreciated by critics. His next film was Rohan Sippy`s crime thriller, Dum Maaro Dum released in 2011. 

The film, which highlights the operations of the drug cartel in Goa has Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu, Rana Daggubati, and Prateik Babbar in pivotal roles. 

Although the film was an above-average hit, Devaiah`s role as Ricky was much appreciated by both audience and the critics.

In the same year, Devaiah featured in Bejoy Nambiar`s thriller film, Shaitan, which also stars, Kalki Koechlin, Rajeev Khandelwal, and Shiv Pandit. 

His role as `KC` (Karan Chaudhary) was critically acclaimed and it also won him several award nominations at Filmfare Awards, Stardust Awards, Screen Awards, Apsara Film, and Television Producers Guild Awards in the Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Best Male Debut Categories.