Actor Upen Patel, who appeared as a contestant in Bollywood and TV reality show 'Big Boss 8', is celebrating his 37th birthday today. On August 16, the 37-year-old turned up. He has done many films in Bollywood but has seen no specific identity. He had come into a lot of discussion on the Big Boss show when he came into an affair with actor Karishma Tanna.

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After winning the Zee TV supermodel search contest of 2002, Patel began accepting modelling contracts of Hugo Boss, Paul Smith and Zegna. He began his career with a video made by singer and songwriter Roman Gill titled "Saaday Para Toh Seekhi".

In 2006, he made his debut in Bollywood with the mystical-Mentitus film '36 China Town', in which he played a character like Kasanova, who is believed to be a suspected killer. The film was successful at the box office. Subhash Jha remarked that "Upen Patel has an unusual stylish start as a casanova in casinos."

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They dance confidently and maintain their identity even amid a gathering of accomplished actors. Patel won several awards for Best Budding Actor, including the IFA Award for his role.

He has also dated TV actor Karishma Tanna. Karisma Tanna and Upen Patel who had been dating each other for almost two years. While you may have seen Karisma working in several serials, Upen has appeared in a few films. The two met as a contestant in 'Big Boss 8'. Their love story began where they came close to each other.

Not only that, Upen wore an engagement ring on the set of 'Nach Bally 7'. Now, Upen has decided to break up on Twitter, saying, "I and Karisma have agreed to separate."

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