Ali Merchant

Ali Merchant
Ali at ITA awards
Born	(1984-12-13) 13 December 1984 (age 40) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupations	Actor DJ Record Producer
Years active	2006–2022
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Spouse	Sara Khan ​ ​ (m. 2010; div. 2011)​ Anam Merchant ​ ​ (m. 2016; div. 2021)​ Andleeb Zaidi ​ (m. 2023)​

Ali Merchant is an Indian Actor, anchor, DJ and music producer.

Merchant has appeared in over 35 Television shows including Fiction and Non-fiction on all prime channels like Colors, MTV, Star Plus, Life Ok, Sony TV, Zee TV, Channel V. He has also anchored Non-Fiction shows on Star Plus like Nachbaliye special episodes and as a Solo host for Gladrags Mega Model and Manhunt for three consecutive seasons on Channel V.

He is also a musician having various official remixes on music labels like T-series, Zee Music and Speed records.

Career

At the age of 17, Merchant won the Mr. Bombay title. He has two albums in his credits in the start of his career such as Tabaahi on Speed Records and Kadak on Ali Merchant (independent channel)

Merchant has appeared in over 35 television shows, including fiction and non-fiction on all prime channels like Colors, MTV, Star Plus, Life Ok, Sony TV, Zee TV, Channel V. He has also anchored non-fiction shows on Star Plus like Nachbaliye special episodes and as a Solo host for Gladrags Mega Model and Manhunt for three consecutive seasons on Channel V. Ali has always been loved by his fans for his cool personality and spunky look.

Personal life

Merchant grew up in a Muslim household in Mumbai. He was married to TV actress Sara Khan, in an Islamic wedding ceremony at Bigg Boss 4 in 2010, but they divorced after two months in 2011.[1] Close friends of the couple stated that the couple was paid ₹5 million (US$60,000) for the marriage. The Colors channel denied that it had paid them for the marriage and called it their personal wish.[2] Following the divorce, Khan described the marriage as a nightmare.[3] Merchant said in an episode of the reality show Sach Ka Saamna that he had married Khan for publicity and that marrying her was the biggest mistake of his life.[4] In November 2023, He ties the knot with girlfriend Andleeb Zaidi.[5][6]

Television

Year	Serial	Role
2006	Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai	Rahul (Episode 1)
2007		Inspector (Episode 18)
		Rajkumar Aditya Singh (Episode 25)
		Narendra (Episode 35)
		Karan (Episode 40)
		Sandeep (Episode 52)
2007–2008	Amber Dhara	Akshat
2008	Rubi	Kunal Oberoi
	Nach Baliye 4	Host (Along with Sara Khan)
2009	Ghar Ek Sapna	Ansh Verma
	Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar	Rajveer
2009-2010	Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat	Kunwar Angad
2009-2011	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai	Rituraj
2010	Bandini	Vishal Mehra
	Aahat	Vishal
	Do Hanson Ka Jodaa	Rishi
	Bigg Boss 4	Guest Contestant
2011	Looteri Dulhan	Ronit
2013	Hum Ne Li Hai- Shapath	Anuj/Ajay
	Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki	Contestant
	Yeh Hai Aashiqui	Rudra
2014	Fear Files	Vishesh
2016	Box Cricket League 2	Contestant
	Sadda Haq 2	Nirmaan
2018	Vikram Betaal Ki Rahasya Gatha	Malkhan Singh
2022	Lock Upp	Contestant [7]

Albums

He has two albums each year:

• Tabaahi on Speed Records
• Kadak on Ali Merchant (independent channel)

- Best trending DJ by Celeb M awards 2019

Single remixes

• Gulabo (Zee Music)
• Aao Raja (Zee Music)
• Bad Boys Mashup (T-Series).

Events

• March 2020
  • Sunburn Holi shared stage with Vini Vici and Ritviz
• Feb 2020
  • Bollyboom 2020 shared stage with Diljit Dosanjh.
• September 2019 and January 2020
  • Headlined on one night for India's first 3Nights Luxury cruise festival at Jalesh cruises.
• New Year's Eve 2020
  • Performed for 3000 Indian Army officers and their family members.
• Nov 2019 (Coca-Cola Arena - Dubai)
  • Opened the DaBang Concert at Coca-Cola arena for Bollywood Actors like Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Daisy Shah, Jacqueline Fernandez, Prabhu Deva, Guru Randhawa and others.
• August and September 2019
  • Ali Merchant Kadak album India Club Tour. (Seven cities)
• June through August 2019
  • Bollywood Arena: Shared stage with Guru Randhawa for five cities
• March 2019
  • Sunburn Holi Shared stage with DJ Snake.
  • Headlined Bollyboom Holi 2019
• September and October 2018 (Indian Tour)
  • Bollyboom Ali Merchant India club tour (five cities)
• May through October 2018 (India tour with other artist)
  • Shared stage with Guru Randhawa for seven cities
• March 2018 :
  • Headlines Bollyboom holi (BKC - Grounds)

References

1. "The Times of India: Latest News India, World & Business News, Cricket & Sports, Bollywood". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
2. "Sara Khan and Ali Merchant to get paid to marry on 'Bigg Boss'". India Today. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
3. Kadam, Prachi (16 February 2011). "My marriage turned into a nightmare: Sara Khan". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
4. Marwah, Navdeep Kaur (16 March 2012). "I married only for publicity: Ali Merchant". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
5. "Ali Merchant ties the knot with girlfriend Andleeb Zaidi, shares dreamy picture of their wedding; check out here". Bollywood Hungama. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
6. "Exclusive Pics! Ali Merchant ties the knot with Andleeb in Lucknow on November 2". The Times of India. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
7. "Sara Khan's ex-husband Ali Merchant enters as the 14th contestant in Kangana Ranaut's Lock Upp". The Times of India. 13 March 2022. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

External links

• Ali Merchant at IMDb