Upen Patel, a Leo by sun sign, was born on August 16th 1980 in the UK. Upen studied at the Hatfield University and was offered tickets to India and a chance to participate in the Indian Fashion Week by his close friend. Upen, who walked the ramp at the Fashion Week, enjoyed it so much that he decided to stay back in India. Upen also participated in international shows for top designers Hugo Boss, Paul Smith and Zegna, but the model prefers working in India. Upen made men cooking in vogue in India when he hosted the show ‘Cook Na Kaho’ on Star channel. Upen is the face for Tommy Hilfiger in India as well.

Upen is the brand ambassador for ‘Kamasutra’, ‘Boy London’ and ‘Tuscan Verve’. Upen dated actress Amrita Arora for a year, but the two then called it quits. Upen also assisted director Farah Khan for a while before making his debut in Bollywood. Upen made his debut as an actor in ‘36 China Town’ and was applauded for his performance.

The actor has also bagged some great projects like Sunil Darshan’s ‘Shakalaka Boom Boom’ and Vipul Shah’s ‘Namaste London’. Upen feels the toughest part of being an actor is to speak Hindi. Upen has won the Best Debutante Award for 2006.

After conquering the fashion world, this Patel boy has his eyes all set on Bollywood.