BIO
Gulshan Devaiah in an Indian actor, originally from Karnataka. Although, he is an upcoming Bollywood star; he has gained appraises for his work in the movies Shaitan, Hate Story and Hunterrr.
FULL NAME | KAMBEYANDA GULSHAN DEVAIAH |
NICKNAME | GULSHAN |
PROFESSION | ACTOR |
DATE OF BIRTH | 28th MAY 1978 |
AGE | 38 YEARS |
SUN SIGN | GEMINI |
HOMETOWN | BANGALORE, KARNATAKA, INDIA |
HOBBIES | THREATE PLAYS AND READING |
RELIGION | HINDUISM |
SCHOOL | CLUNY CONVENT HIGH SCHOOL ST. JOSEPH INDIAN HIGH SCHOOL, BANGALORE |
COLLEGE | NATIONAL INSTITUE OF FASHION DESIGNING, GANDHINAGAR (DEGREE IN FASHION DESIGNING) BEL PRE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, BANGALORE |
MARITAL STATUS | DIVORCED |
PHYSICAL STATS
HEIGHT | 178 CM OR 1.78 CM |
WEIGHT | 68 KGS OR 150 LBS |
BODY MEASUREMENTS | CHEST—38 INCHES WAIST—32 INCHES BICEPS—13 INCHES |
HAIR COLOUR | BLACK |
EYE COLOUR | DARK BROWN |
SHOE SIZE | 8 |
TATTOOS | NONE |

PERSONAL LIFE
Gulshan Devaiah was born in Jalahalli, Karnataka and brought up in Bangalore, Karnataka. Being an only child, he is adored by both his parents. He is the son of Sri Devaiah and Pushpalata Devaiah, who were employed by Bharat Electronics Ltd.
In 2012, Gulshan Devaiah married a Greek actress, Kalliroi Tziafeta.
In 2020, there were rumors of their divorce. However, later in an interview, the news of their 8 years old marriage coming to an end was confirmed. Gulshan Devaiah was quoted saying, “We are amicably divorced! We both are doing okay. We did not put out a press or social media statement because our marriage is our private matter. That’s all there is to say.”
CAREER
Gulshan Devaiah made his debut in the Bollywood industry, with Anurag Kashyap‘s short film That Girl in Yellow Boots, alongside Kalki Koechlin and Naseeruddin Shah.
The film was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival.
Later in 2011 he appeared in Rohan Sippy‘s crime thriller Dum Maaro Dum, as a supporting role alongside Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu and Prateik Babbar. He played the role of Ricky in the film.
In the same year, he appeared in the film Shaitan, starring Rajeev Khandelwal and Kalki Koechlin, where he played the role of Karan Chaudhary. The film was a huge critical and commercial success. Gulshan Devaiah won several nominations like Filmfare Awards, Screen Awards, Stardust Awards and Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards in the category of Best Male Debut and Best Actor in a Supporting Role, for his role in the movie.
In 2012, he got a major career breakthrough. He played his first lead role in the film, Vivek Agnihotri‘s erotic thriller Hate Story. The film was a hit and gained a lot of positive reviews from the critic.
In the same year he appeared in a crime thriller film Peddlers alongside Nimrat Kaur.
His other films include; Sanjay Leela Bhansali‘s romantic-tragedy drama film Ram-Leela, where he played the role of Bhavani, which was a ‘blockbuster’ in the year, Harshavardan Kulkarni’s adult comedy film Hunterrr, alongside Radhika Apte, Vivek Agnihotri‘s film Junooniyat, Cabaret, A Death in the Gunj and CandyFlip, etc.
Gulshan Devaiah also appeared in the dark comedy series, Afsos, in 2020, where he played the role of Nakul, a boy with suicidal tendencies. It was premiered in Amazon prime and achieved a lot of praise.
LESSER KNOWN FACTS
- Gulshan Devaiah worked as a teacher at Wigan and Leigh College in Bengaluru.
- Gulshan likes theatre plays and reading books. His favourite books are The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and India After Gandhi by Ramachandra Guha.
- Gulshan Devaiah played the role of a CBI officer in his film, Footfairy (2020)
- During his college days he used to be an introverted, shy person, but now that has changed and he is known for his bold and daring roles.
- For his film, Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, Gulshan won Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor and was also nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.
- Gulshan Devaiah also appeared in Netlfix film, Ghost Stories. It was his debut in Indian web series.

- He is also an avid cat lover and also has a cat as his pet.