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May 3, 2006 |
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Upen Patel: Hot, and lovin' it!
Born in Ahmedabad to a Gujarati family in 1980, Patel grew up in London. He picked Media Studies in college and Computer Science at Hatfield University, in Hertfordshire, where he also attended a camp in dramatics.
He first appeared on the ramp in India at Lakme Fashion Week 2003, modelling for designer JJ Valaya.
Patel claims he has never pursued a filmmaker. "I have been lucky in that regard," he says. "When I began modelling, I got a lot of offers for films, but no one wanted to launch me as the lead hero. They wanted me to be the second or third lead. I then received a call from Mukta Arts and was told that Subhash Ghai wanted to meet me. At his office, he had pictures of me from various articles and magazine covers. He told me he had been following my progress for nine months and said that Mukta Arts could launch me as a hero. I was wowed," he adds.
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