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It was home away from home for Upen Patel in his recent visit to Johannesburg, South Africa. Accompanied by his mother and other relatives, Upen has fond memories of Johannesburg since the city made him feel almost at home, courtesy the warm reception he got there from people of Indian origin.

“It was a heartwarming moment for me as close to 5000 Indians assembled as I visited Rameshwar Mahadev Mandir (in Lenasia, a suburb of Johannesburg) for the Diwali celebrations. They were very nice to me and were happy to see me amidst all the celebrations. They also enquired about my upcoming projects”, says Upen Patel who had incidentally been to the city earlier for the shoot of SHAKALAKA BOOM BOOM. Continue reading ‘Upen Patel felt at home in South Africa’

Upen Patel flirts with girls

The angry young man celebrated Diwali with his mum in South Africa recently. He was reportedly busy enjoying and dancing with the girls there.

And that’s not all. The single guy is very much ready to mingle too. After Amrita Arora, Shamita Singha and the Brazilian supermodel, he’s putting his flirty ways to good use by looking for a new girl.

The buzz is that he chose to omit his male friends from the dinner he hosted at his home over the weekend. Continue reading ‘Upen Patel flirts with girls’

Upen Patel gets his act together?

Upen Patel has been nursing high hopes of making it big in B-Town. But his zero acting skills and not knowing how to speak proper Hindi came in the way. Now not everyone’s as lucky as Katrina and Kangana!

Throwing attitude made things worse. People might tolerate Salman Khan’s tantrums but definitely no one’s going to do the same for a wannabe like Upen Supporting parts in big budget films and duds like ‘Shakalaka Boom Boom’, ‘One Two Three’ and ‘Money Hai Toh Honey Hai’ has naturally done nothing for him.

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Upen had a funny experience quite recently when he spent a few days in Ooty while shooting for Raj Kumar Santoshi directed ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’ (which features Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif as the main leads). He got quite a few consolation calls from his friends who were wondering how the young man was coping in the serene town of Ooty which was devoid of any nightlife. However, Upen was hardly amused. Reason? He was not missing the nightlife of the city of Mumbai which never sleeps and was instead at peace with himself in the hills of Ooty.

On queried if this was true, Upen was initially reluctant to talk about what had transpired in Ooty, “I don’t wish to make a lot of hullabaloo about where I spend my time and what keeps me busy on an average day or night. It is quite personal to me and what occupied me most was the fact that I was shooting with Raj Kumar Santoshi.” Continue reading ‘I don’t miss night life any more: Upen Patel’

Apparently he got a call from an old friend in London, who had a baby and his friend wished Upen was in London with him and his family to celebrate this joyous moment and without blinking an eyelid, Upen flew down to London to surprise his friends. He stayed there for few hours and caught a flight, the same evening, back to Mumbai to be in time for his shoot. Continue reading ‘Upen ready to do anything for friends’

Upen Patel – Friends Forever!

Friendships are for keeps and who better knows to vouch for this, than the hunky Upen Patel, who recently got back in town from Ooty, where he was shooting for Raj Kumar Santoshi’s AJAB PREM KI GAZAB KAHANI. Continue reading ‘Upen Patel – Friends Forever!’

Another relationship goes kaput in Upen Patel’s life, but this time he’s not unhappy. He has split with Brazilian girlfriend Camilla Tavares. A source says, “Though it was a sizzling affair, Upen and Camilla hardly spent time together. Soon after, Camilla became busy with her modelling in Italy and Upen in Mumbai or Ooty where he has been shooting for Raj Kumar Santoshi’s Ajab Prem Ki Gajab Kahani. Continue reading ‘Upen Patel splits with his Brazilian girlfriend’

Upen Patel has just returned from a mini schedule of AJAB PREM KI GHAZAB KAHANI from Ooty. Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and produced by Ramesh Taurani of TIPS, the film stars Ranbir Kapoor in the lead along with Katrina Kaif. However, the surprise package is touted to be Upen Patel who has a special appearance in the film.

”So what if it is a special appearance”, says Upen who continues to have big film makers back him ever since Abbas Mustan launched him in 36 CHINA TOWN, ”When someone of the stature of Rajkumar Santoshi calls, you neither ask question nor carry any doubts. You just report to work. This is what happened when he said that he wanted me to be cast in the film.” Continue reading ‘You don’t ask questions when Rajkumar Santoshi calls – Upen’

Grapevine has it that Ranbir Kapoor is uncomfortable with model-turned-actor Upen Patel .

Many must be rubbing their eyes in disbelief after reading this. But this is the scoop. The Kapoor lad is learnt to feel awkward with Upen’s presence on the sets of the Rajkumar Santoshi film Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani which has Katrina Kaif playing the leading lady whom Ranbir and Upen vie for. Continue reading ‘Ranbir Kapoor uncomfortable with Upen Patel?’

Upen: Supermodel turned hero

Upen Patel, a UK trained software engineer turned supermodel in India turned Bollywood actor personifies humility and amiability. Soft spoken Upen came to Chicago to be part of India Day Parade but a great number of his fans and Chicagoans had not to wait till the Parade day to see him in person.

Courtesy Bhavesh Patel of Sahil, the actor was introduced to his admiring fans- many a teenager and young one, and Upen had no compunction in shaking hands with all his admirers and having pictures with them. In a talk to this paper, Upen said that destiny has played a major role in shaping his career. Continue reading ‘Upen: Supermodel turned hero’