Gautam Rode is an Indian TV actor, former model and television host. He played the lead role of ‘Saras’ in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s popular daily soap "Saraswatichandra" which aired on STAR Plus. Gautam has recently bagged the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy honour for his work on Indian television in 2014. Currently he is seen in Sony TV’s mythological show "Suryaputra Karn" as ‘Karn’.

Early Life of Gautam Rode
Gautam Rode was born on 14 August 1977 and hails from Delhi. He has finished his schooling from Army Public School, Delhi and graduated in Commerce from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, Delhi.

Career of Gautam Rode
Gautam Rode initially started out his acting career in Bollywood with the film "Annarth", starring opposite Preeti Jhangiani. He has also done commercial advertisements for ‘Fogg Deo’, ‘Clinic Plus’, ‘Surf Excel’, ‘Center Fresh’, ‘Titan Watches’, ‘Coca Cola’, ‘Vennesa Deo’, ‘Mist Deo’, ‘Toyota’, ‘Jai Soap’, ‘Ponds Cream’, ‘Fair and Lovely’ and ‘Lays Chips’. "Tere Bina", a music album by Abhijeet Bhattacharya also featured Gautam Rode in the music video.

In "Baa Bahoo Aur Baby", Gautam Rode played an ‘NRI Anish’ whom ‘Baby’ falls in love with, and in "Lucky" he played the title character, a young con who runs a fake antique shop in Chor Bazaar. He also appeared as a guest in the show "Mallika-E-Kitchen’s 1st Season". Gautam Rode was also hosting "India’s Got Talent" along with Meiyang Chang, which on airs on Colors TV. He also hosted "Nach Baliye" along with Karan Wahi. Gautam Rode has worked in many Hindi serials. He also played the role of ‘Rudra’ in the daily soap opera "Maha Kumbh". Currently, he is playing the lead role of ‘Saraswatichandra’ in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s show "Saraswatichandra" on STAR Plus.

Gautam Rode made his Bollywood comeback in 2009 with Ram Gopal Varma’s horror flick titled "Agyaat" where he enacted the role of ‘Sharman’, in which he received noteworthy reviews praising his performance.

Filmography of Gautam Rode

"Annarth"

"Agyaat" 2009

"Raees" 2016

Filmography of Gautam Rode in Television

"Rishtey" (2000)

"Apna Apna Style" (2000-01)

"Thriller at 10" (2000)

"Baa Bahoo Aur Baby" (2005-07)

"Lucky" (2005)

"Princess Dollie Aur Uska Magic Bag" (2006)

"Betiyaan Apni Yaa Paraaya Dhan" (2006)

"Intezaar" (2008)

"Simplly Sapney" (2008)

"Rubi" (2008)

"Babul Ka Aangann Chootey Na" (2008-09)

"Mallika-E-Kitchen" (2009)

"Mata Ki Chowki" (2010)

"Crime and Bollywood" (2010)

"Maan Rahe Tera Pitaah" (2010)

"Aahat" (2010)

"Mera Naam Karegi Roshan" (2010-11)

"Parichay" (2011)

"Indian Television Academy Awards" (2011)

"India’s Got Talent Season 3" (2011)

"Teri Meri Love Stories" (2012)

"Khan Sisters" (2012)

"Nach Baliye 5" (2012-13)

"Nach Baliye 6" (2013-14)

"Saraswatichandra" (2013-14)

"Maha Kumbh" (2014-15)

"Suryaputra Karn" (2015)

Achievements of Gautam Rode

"Zee Gold Awards" for Most Fit Actor Male in Saraswatichandra (2013)

"Dadasaheb Phalke Award" for Best Actor (2014)

"Zee Gold Awards" for Best Actor (2014)

"Indian Telly Awards" for Best Actor (2014)

"Lions Gold Awards" for Best Actor in Saraswatichandra (2015)