British model turned actor, Upen Patel is definitely one of the hottest male contestants inside Bigg Boss 8 house. Though he took lot of time to open out, he surely knows how to make is female fans drool
Since the first day on Bigg Boss 8 show, Upen Patel has been playing a very safe game, being friends with almost all contestants
For those of you who didn't know, Upen Patel also dated Deepika Padukone at one point when both were models and Deepika was not the leading lady in Bollywood.
Upen Patel and Deepika Padukone's love story has been quite interesting and full of ups and downs and going by media reports, they broke up not once but twice. Yeah!
Upen dated Deepika during her modelling days but when she shifted base to Mumbai to pursue a career in acting, she dumped him for Nihar Pandya, who strangely happens to be Upen's good friend
Upen Patel made his official debut in Bollywood in the film '36 China Town' that also starred Akshaye Khanna, Isha Koppikar, Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor in main roles
Did you know Upen Patel was awarded with MTV India Most Stylish Male Award for two consecutive years!
You would be amazed to know that Upen Patel has been voted as one of the top 10 sexiest Asians in the world in the Eastern Eye magazine for 7 years in a row starting 2008
Adding more awards in his kitty, Upen won F Awards as India's top notch Supermodel, which opened more avenues for him.
If you remember, Deepika's ex Ranbir Kapoor worked with Upen Patel in 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani' and reports claimed that Ranbir was quite uncomfortable with Upen.
Apparently, since both Ranbir and Upen have dated Depeika Padukone, they share cold vibes and that was quite evident to the cast of crew of the film 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani'.
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