Upen Patel

Upen Patel
Patel at Dabboo Ratnani's Calendar launch in Mumbai
Born	(1980-08-16) 16 August 1980 (age 36) London, England, UK
Occupation	Model, actor
Years active	2006–present
Known for	Bigg Boss 8
Partner(s)	Karishma Tanna (2015–2016)

Upen Patel is a model and film actor working in India. In addition to working in Bollywood films, he has participated in several television reality shows including Bigg Boss 8 and Nach Baliye 7.

In May 2006, Patel made his Bollywood début with the film 36 China Town, directed by the duo Abbas–Mustan. His next Bollywood movie, Namastey London, released in March 2007, where Patel played the character of a Pakistani Muslim living in London. In April 2007, his third film Shakalaka Boom Boom was released, which was produced and directed by Suneel Darshan. He also appeared in Money Hai Toh Honey Hai. Patel made a guest appearance in the 2008 film, One Two Three. He then appeared in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, released in November 2009. Patel made his Tamil film début with the movie, I, released in January 2015 and directed by S. Shankar.

Patel worked for the weekly cooking show Cook Na Kaho. In March 2005, he was replaced by Shayan Munshi.

Patel was a participant in the daily reality television show, Bigg Boss.NDTV stated that he participated in the show to give his career a boost.

Patel was one of the contestants in Nach Baliye 7 along with Karishma Tanna which is produced by Ekta Kapoor under the banner of Balaji Telefilms. They become one of the finalists.