Rithvik Dhanjani

Rithvik Dhanjani (born November 5) is an Indian television actor best known for playing the role of Jay Khurana in Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani and Arjun DK Kirloskar in Pavitra Rishta. Dhanjani began his acting career with a cameo in Bandini, where he played Parth, a negative character. However, his big break came in Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani on the now defunct channel, Star One. He played the antagonist, Jay Khurana, who was a werewolf and in love with the female protagonist. The show ended on December 15, 2011. He was later offered the role of the parallel lead "Arjun" in the Balaji Telefilms show Pavitra Rishta on Zee TV. He plays the role of Arjun Digvijay Kirloskar, the son of Digvijay Kirloskar (Naved Aslam) and the love interest of Purvi Deshmukh (Asha Negi). He and Asha enjoy a huge fan following because of their excellent chemistry. Rithvik trained for dance under Abhijit Das. He then auditioned for Dance India Dance (season 1) and reached top 100. After he started acting, dancing then took a back seat. In 2012, Dhanjani, along with co-star Ankita Lokhande, performed on Dance India Dance Lil' Masters. In June 2012 Rithvik entered Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 as Wild Card entry and came in third place.