Television
After his studies, Chopra moved to Mumbai and successfully auditioned for Zee TV's Mamta. Chopra played the negative role of Akash Srivastav in Mamta. His first prominent role was in SAB TV's serial Left Right Left where he played the character of Cadet Ali Bai,gh which got him into the actual limelight. He earned rave reviews for playing innocent, man of principles, Ali Baigh. Followed by his success as Cadet Ali Baigh, on popular demand of fans he went on portraying a romantic light hearted character of Akshat Malhotra in Amber Dhara on Sony TV. However it turned out to be short stint due to circumstances, he was forced to leave the show.
After remaining off screen for a while Harshad was cast for his critically and commercially acclaimed performance as Prem Juneja in eternal love story Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil on Star Plus. Prem Juneja soon became a household name and Harshad Chopra became famous instantly. Kis Desh created Chopra's fan base and his chemistry with costar Additi Gupta became an instant hit nationwide. He remarks, "Kis Desh is close to my heart as it brought me my first awards." His beautifully crafted portrayal of Prem is still considered one of the best on Indian Television.
After Kis Desh, Harshad Chopra made his comeback with Star Plus's project Tere Liye, opposite his co-star Anupriya Kapoor. And like his previous show, actor went on creating another history of success with his character Anurag Ganguly and his Jodi with Anupriya Kapoor became super hit, adding itself into the list of Most Wanted Jodis onscreen. The show became the first show ever to garner such ratings in the very first episode and turned out into the biggest hit of his career getting him his first award as Best Actor for the brilliant portrayal of Anurag Ganguly / Anu. The show however was unable to complete a year and was pulled off air even with good ratings due to the issues between Production house and Channel. But even after show being pulled off air a year back, the character of Anurag Ganguly is widely cherished by all.
Harshad completed his role of Mohan Gala in Imagine TV's primetime serial Dharampatni, love story between Mohan and his wife Kastur, played by Aasiya Kazi. His character is said to be loosely inspired from Mahatma Gandhi. Even though show could not do well and went off air but his character Mohan Gala became widely popular making him one of the most successful actor on Indian Television.
Then Harshad is seen as Raghavendra Pratap Singh / Raghav on Life OK's show Dil Se Di Dua – Saubhagyavati Bhava opposite Sriti Jha as Jhanvi's saviour. He quit Dil Se Di Dua – Saubhagyavati Bhava since he wasn't happy with his role. On November 8, his character, Raghav, died.
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Famous quotes containing the word television:
“Laughter on American television has taken the place of the chorus in Greek tragedy.... In other countries, the business of laughing is left to the viewers. Here, their laughter is put on the screen, integrated into the show. It is the screen that is laughing and having a good time. You are simply left alone with your consternation.”
—Jean Baudrillard (b. 1929)
“Photographs may be more memorable than moving images because they are a neat slice of time, not a flow. Television is a stream of underselected images, each of which cancels its predecessor. Each still photograph is a privileged moment, turned into a slim object that one can keep and look at again.”
—Susan Sontag (b. 1933)
“So by all means let’s have a television show quick and long, even if the commercial has to be delivered by a man in a white coat with a stethoscope hanging around his neck, selling ergot pills. After all the public is entitled to what it wants, isn’t it? The Romans knew that and even they lasted four hundred years after they started to putrefy.”
—Raymond Chandler (1888–1959)