From sideys, these TV hotties moved on to play lead roles

Ahem Sharma Although, he started off as the central character in the daily soap 'Chand Ke Paar Chalo', Ahem went on to play non-lead characters post that in shows like 'Ek Nayi Chhoti Si Zindagi', 'Aasmaan Se Aagey' and 'Mahabharat'. It is now that he is ensured that the spotlight’s back on him in the main lead as the manipulative tycoon Arjun in 'Dostiyaan...Yaariyaan..Manmarziyaan'.
Neil Bhatt As Abhi in '12/24 Karol Bagh', he had a heartwarming stint followed by a short stint in 'Gulaal' as Manasi Parekh’s romantic interest. Neil did take up an interesting character in 'Diya Aur Baati Hum' which got him the main protagonist’s role in the just launched 'Tumhi Ho Bandhu Sakha Tumhi'.
Diganjana Suryavanshi Currently she is household name -- thanks to Veera, where she plays the central character 'Veerakri'. After a stint as Nuzhat in 'Qubool Hai' or Palakshi in 'Ruk Jaana Nahi'. Diganjana quit 'Qubool Hai' after becoming finalized to play the central character in Veera.
Sonia Balani This talented actress who’s currently winning hearts as Panchhi in 'Tu Mera Hero' was first seen in 'Suvreen Guggal - Topper Of The Year' as one of the friends of the central character Suvreen. Post that, Sonia managed to bag the role of grown up Pihu in 'Bade Achche Laggte Hain', a character with grey shades. In the family drama 'Tu Mera Hero', Sonia’s finally got her share of fame as the female lead.
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Ravish Desai From an MBA to model and now an actor, Ravish’s telly journey has been pretty interesting one. After essaying the role of the second lead Kunal in 'Meri Bhabhi', got Ravish noticed and made him bag the central character of Vihaan in 'Satrangi Sasural'.
Shakti Arora This good looking guy’s telly journey started with 'Left Right Left', 'Dill Mill Gaye'. But Shakti came in the limelight as the second lead in the show 'Tere Liye' and then 'Pavitra Rishta'. Now, he is a household name as Ranveer in 'Meri Aashiqui Tumse Hi'.
Krip Kapoor Suri He’d done cameos in 'Phulwa' and 'Uttaran' but Krip’s real claim to fame character was when he was roped in to play Professor Vardhan Suryavanshi in 'Sadda Haq'.... It got him the much needed limelight and even a lead role as Ravi in Ekta Kapoor’s 'Kalash'. He quit 'Sadda Haq 'to take up 'Kalash', but his loyal fans continue to miss 'Vardhan'.
Param Singh Bhatia Tellytown heartthrob Param Singh who’s become an overnight star thanks to his roleplay of the college genius Randhir Singh Shekhwat in 'Sadda Haq', 'My life My Choice'. The MBA turned actor started off his showbiz trek as the rebellious and spoilt brat Yudi in the daily soap 'Parvarish', starring Shweta Tiwari, Rupali Ganguly et al.
Vikram Singh Chauhan He was first seen in a small side role as Imraan Qureshi opposite Archana Taide in 'Qubool Hai.' But, Vikram’s short stint got him noticed alright and landed him the lead role of the mean tycoon Virat Thakur in the youth show 'Million Dollar Girl'.
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