- Known For
- Acting
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- Place of Birth
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Hiten Kumar
Hiten Kumar, born Hiten Mehta in Mumbai, Maharashtra, is a beloved name in Gujarati cinema. Son of Ishwarlal and Urmila Mehta, he is the second among three siblings elder brother Pankaj and younger sister Bhavna. A passionate actor since college, he began his journey through intercollegiate drama competitions and theatre in the early 1980s, earning Best Actor awards while studying at Mumbai University. Though he worked at LIC as a Development Officer for 10 years, his love for acting kept him involved in theatre. He performed in over 45 plays in Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, and English, gradually making a mark in Gujarati commercial theatre. After many struggles and rejections in films and TV, his major breakthrough came in 1995–96 with the Gujarati film Unchi Medina Uncha Mol, earning him the Gujarat State Award for Best Villain. His iconic rise came with Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya (…
Filmography
movieNankhatai
2025 · Surya's Father (Mahadev)
movieVash Level 2
2025 · Rajnath / Pratap
movieMithada Maheman
2025 · Sawarmal
movieThe Great Gujarati Matrimony
2024
movieTrisha on the Rocks
2024 · Anant
movieCchupp
2024
movieWelcome Purnima
2023 · Himmatlal Andhariya
movieAagantuk
2023 · Madhusudhan Shukla
movieVash
2023 · Pratap
movieRaado
2022 · Kamlesh
movieMoh Maya Machine
2022
tvMoh Maya Machine
2022
movieDhuandhaar
2021 · Inspector Wagh
movieSimran
2017 · Praful's Father
Aatank (Gujarati Movie)
movieAatank (Gujarati Movie)
2016
movieSuhagan Shobhe Sasariye
2013
movieHalo Manvyu Na Mele
2007
movieMaiyar Ma Mandu Nathi Lagtu
2001
movieMoti Na Chawk Re Sapnaman Deetha
1999 · Anupam
movieDesh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya
1998 · Ram