Upen Patel

Upen Patel
Born	16 August 1980 (age 31) London, United Kingdom
Occupation	Film actor
Years active	2006–present

Personal life

Upen Patel lives in Mumbai, India. He has been linked to many supermodels and Bollywood actresses including Tabu, Tanisha, Amrita Arora, Shivani Kapoor and Deepika Padukone apart from Brazilian model Camilla Tavares.

Awards and nominations

Star Screen Awards

Nominated

• 2007: Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Male; 36 China Town

Zee Cine Awards

Winner

• 2007: Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut; 36 China Town

IIFA Awards

Winner

• 2007: IIFA Awards' Best Debutant (Male); 36 China Town

Global Indian Film Awards

Winner

• 2006: Best Debut Actor; 36 China Town

In the media

Patel was voted one of the top ten sexiest Asians in the world in 2008, 2009 and 2010 in the Eastern Eye.

Other work

Patel was the first male Grand Marshal from Bollywood at the Independence Day Parade in Los Angeles on 10 August 2008.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
2006	36 China Town	Rocky	Winner, IIFA Best Male Debut Award
2007	Namastey London	Imran Khan
2007	Shakalaka Boom	Reggie Kapoor
2008	One Two Three	Chandu
2008	Money Hai Toh Honey Hai	Manik Khiralal
2009	Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani	Rahul Jalan
2012	Run Bhola Run		Releasing On April 28, 2012