Biography

Vikas Bhalla pronounced [ʋɪkaːs bʱəlla] (born 24 October 1972) is an Indian film, television actor, singer and producer. Vikas is trained in Hindustani classical music from Allahabad University, under Pandit Jialal Vasant. He appeared as a lead actor in films in the early 90s, and went on to feature in several music and video albums. In 1995, Bhalla made his film debut in Ramesh Modi's Sauda, in which he played the lead role of Deepak, opposite Neelam. The film was inspired by the Hollywood blockbuster Indecent Proposal.

In 2001, Bhalla made his television debut with Apne Paray, where he played the role of veteran actor Rajesh Khanna's son. After that, he acted in many serials, including Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahaan, Karishma - The Miracles of Destiny, Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin, Shanno Ki Shaadi and Uttaran. Bhalla also worked in Zee TV's singing reality show Star Ya Rockstar.

Alongside his acting career, Bhalla also pursued his career in singing and launched the albums Hai Dhuan, Awaara and Mehek Teri. His chart buster track "Hai Dhuan" from his debut album Dhuan got wide acceptance and made him a popular and prominent singer. In 2007, Bhalla gave his first playback voice for the song "Paagal Si Saari Leheren" from the movie Marigold. Thereafter, he came into prominence for being the playback voice for the super hit song "Po Po", featuring Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn and Sanjay Dutt, from the blockbuster 2012 movie Son Of Sardar.

In addition to his acting and singing career, Bhalla owns a production company, Rat Race Entertainment, which was established in 2008 and also director and co-founder of IndoWest Films, which was established in 2013. He was a contestant in the ninth season of Colors TV's Indian game reality show Bigg Boss 9.