Shalin Bhanot

Shalin Bhanot is an Indian actor who works in Hindi television. He started his career as a contestant in Roadies 2 and has since acted in various serials and web shows. He participated in dance reality Nach Baliye 4 and emerged as the winner with his now ex-wife Dalljiet Kaur. He then participated in reality series Bigg Boss 16 where he finished as a finalist. He is currently a contestant of the stunt based show, Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 14.

Bhanot was born to Sunita and Brijmohan Bhanot and hails from a business family based in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. He is an avid dancer and fitness enthusiast.

Bhanot started his career in 2004 with reality show MTV Roadies 2 as contestant. He then seen played Akshay in Ayushmaan (2005). From 2005–06 he was seen playing Karan in Saat Phere: Saloni Ka Safar on Zee TV and as Mihir in Sanya. He then appeared as Agni in Kulvaddhu on Sony TV. He made a cameo appearance on Kaajjal and starred in Star Plus‘s Grihasti. In 2009, bhanot participated in StarPlus dance reality show Nach Baliye 4 along with his former wife Daljeet Kaur and emerged as the winner of the show. He has been trained by Hollywood acting coach Michelle Danner.

From October 2022 to February 2023, he was seen participating in Colors TV‘s reality show Bigg Boss 16, where he finished as a finalist at the fifth position. In February 2023, he was offered the male lead for Balaji Telefilms fiction show Bekaboo by Ekta Kapoor on the finale of Bigg Boss 16, which he accepted and went on to feature on the show.