Harsh Mayar is an Indian actor. He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his work in the 2011 film I Am Kalam.
Wiki/Biography
Harsh Mayar was born on Sunday, March 22, 1998 (age 25 years; in 2023), and he hails from Dakshinpuri in New Delhi, India. His zodiac sign is Aries.
Harsh Mayar’s childhood photo (standing in front of his parents) with his family
He attended Yogi Arvind Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya in Delhi. Growing up in a modest household, Harsh caught the acting bug at a very young age, watching Bollywood movies and TV shows. His parents could not afford acting classes for him. Hence, his maternal uncle enrolled him in an acting workshop at Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra from 2005 to 2008, which initiated him into acting and prepared him for a series of auditions for dancing, singing and acting. Always running away from studies, Harsh grew up participating in various local plays at Mandi House, Delhi’s own Broadway. Recalling his early days in theatre, in an interview, he said,
First, I work backstage. In my first stage performance, I was cast as a monkey. That’s funny and exciting too. Even my mother was surprised to see me.”
Harsh Mayar’s childhood photo dressed as Lord Shiva for Ram Leela
Although he first auditioned for the film Chillar Party (2011), he was rejected after which he landed the role of Chotu in I Am Kalam (2010). He spoke about the same in an interview and said,
I was rejected for the film Chillar Party and was finally selected among 3,000 people for I am Kalam.”
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 6″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
Harsh’s father, Ashok, runs a tent contracting service, erecting tents for small functions. His mother’s name is Reeta. She has a younger brother, Chandan Mayar, who is a makeup artist.
Harsh Mayar’s parents
Harsh Mayar with his mother
Harsh Mayar with his brother, Chandan Mayar
Wife
As of 2022, he is unmarried.
Relationships/Affairs
Harsh Mayar’s girlfriend name is Sukanya Rajan. This couple has known each other since their teenage years.
Harsh Mayar with his girlfriend Sukanya Rajan
Career
Theater
Early in his career, he worked as an actor at the Shri Ram Center performing arts theater in New Delhi. He earned great appreciation for playing the role of Annant in the play Paighamber where he shared the stage with veteran actors Tom Alter and Amit Behl.
Harsh Mayar shared the stage with actors Tom Alter and Amit Behl in the drama ‘Paighamber’
Movie
Harsh Mayar made his debut with the 2011 Indian Hindi-language children’s film I Am Kalam in which he played the protagonist Chhotu (aka Kalam). Produced by non-governmental charity Smile Foundation, the film follows the story of a poor boy Chotu, who forms an unlikely and unstable friendship with the son of a lonely nobleman. The film received various accolades and catapulted Harsh Mayar to stardom. He was also nominated for the Color Screen Award for Best Child Artist (2012) for his role as Chotu.
In 2012, he appeared in the Indian Hindi-language children’s film Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid where he played the role of Ajite, a boy who leads a group of children in the village of Madhogarh.
Harsh Mayar (centre) as Ajite in Jalpari The Desert Mermaid (2012)
In 2013, she appeared in the Indian-American English language film Desire of the Heart where she played the role of Nanu.
In the 2014 Indian Hindi-language thriller Chaarfutiya Chhokare, he played the role of Awdesh. The film follows an NRI Neha Malini who returns to India to set up a school in Bihar. When he meets three boys, Awadhesh, Hari, and Gorakh, who want to join the school, he slowly begins to discover the difficulties, obstacles and risks that await him in the seemingly peaceful village. In 2018, he appeared in the Bollywood film Hichki as Aatish, one of the 9F students who hails from a nearby slum and has been admitted to St. Notker to fill the quota set by the government for the less able.
Harsh Mayar as Aatish in Hichki (2018)
In 2018, he appeared in the Indian-American film ‘Nine Hours in Mumbai’ where he played the role of Taru.
Television
In 2014, he made his television debut when he appeared as Bully in an episode of the Channel V show Gumrah: End of Innocence. In 2016, he starred in a 78-episode action drama series titled AdhaFULL, which aired on Doordarshan National. In the show, he plays the role of Adrak, one of three teenagers who are good friends and form the Aadha Full group to solve mysterious and criminal cases in their town, Badlapur.
Harsh Mayar as Adrak in AdhaFULL (2016)
Other TV shows in which she appeared include Kyunki… Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai (2011) which aired on Sahara One (DD National).
OTT/Web Series
In 2019, he appeared in two episodes of the ZEE5 Original TV series Abhay where he played the role of Sujay.
Harsh Mayar as Sujay in Abhay (2019)
In 2019, he played the role of Jugnu Lampat (Jugnu Harami) in the anthology film Hotstar Kanpuriye Special.
In 2020, he played the lead role of Manoj Bhardwaj in the miniseries Lebih Masa. In this series, two IT workers, Manoj and Ramya, face daily problems during an alien invasion, which leaves them bored without food and electricity.
In 2019, Mayar appeared in the web series Gullak. The role earned him a nomination in the Best Actor – Popular category at the 2019 ITA Awards.
He plays Rocky in the 2021 film The Tenant.
Others
In 2015, he starred in the Indian short film Untitled: The Words Left Unsaid in which he played the role of Nitin.
Untitled The Words Left Unsaid (2015)
In 2017, he received a Certificate of Excellence as an Actor at the 7th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival for the Indian short film Porphessnal. In 2019, he played Karun Nair in TVF’s Qtiyapa video titled Padh Le Basanti.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- National Film Award (2010) for Best Child Artist for the film I Am Kalam
President Pratibha Patil presented the Best Child Artist Award to Harsh Mayar during the 58th National Film Awards Ceremony in New Delhi
- River Rock Award (2011) for Best Actor in Silent River Film Festival, California, for the film I Am Kalam
- Special Mention for Best Actor in the International Children’s Film Festival of India in 2011, Hyderabad, for the film I Am Kalam
- Best Actor in Minsk International Film Festival “Listapad” (2010)
- Nobel Prize Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar 2018 by the International Human Rights Council
Harsh Mayar received the 2018 Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Nobel Prize from the International Human Rights Council
- Certificate of Excellence at the 7th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival (2017) for the short film Porphessnal
Favourite
- Cartoons: Tom & Jerry, Scooby-Doo, Richie Rich, Noddy
- Movies: Sadma (1983), Good Newwz (2019)
- Book: Feluda By Satyajit Ray
- Author: Satyajit Ray, Premchand
Facts/Trivia
- APJ Abdul Kalam presented Harsh Mayar with his autobiography, Wings of Fire, after the screening of the film I Am Kalam.
Harsh Mayar with APJ Abdul Kalam
- Harsh Mayar and his girlfriend, Sukanya Rajan, have each other’s names tattooed on their bodies. Harsh has ‘सुकन्य’ (Sukanya) inked on the back of his neck, while Sukanya has ‘Harsh’ inked on the left side of his waist.
Couple tattoo pictures of Harsh Mayar and Sukanya Rajan
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