Upen Patel

 is a contestant on Bigg Boss 8 (Hindi). He appeared in films 36 China Town & Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani.

Biography
Upen Patel is a Gujarati, born on 16 August 1982, in the United Kingdom. He grew up in London, England.

Career
In May 2006, Patel made his Bollywood début with the film 36 China Town, directed by the duo Abbas–Mustan. His next Bollywood movie, Namastey London, released in March 2007, where Patel played the character of a Pakistani Muslim living in London. In April 2007, his third film Shakalaka Boom Boom was released, which was produced and directed by Suneel Darshan. He also appeared in Money Hai Toh Honey Hai. Patel made a guest appearance in the 2008 film, One Two Three. He then appeared in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, released in November 2009. Patel made his Tamil film début with the movie, I, released in January 2015 and directed by S. Shankar.

Patel worked for the weekly cooking show Cook Na Kaho. In March 2005, he was replaced by Shayan Munshi.

Patel was a participant in the daily reality television show, Bigg Boss. NDTV stated that he participated in the show to give his career a boost.

Trivia
Patel was one of the contestants in Nach Baliye 7 along with Karishma Tanna which is produced by Ekta Kapoor under the banner of Balaji Telefilms. They became one of the finalists.