Ali Merchant

Ali Merchant is an Indian Actor, Anchor, DJ and Music Producer.

Ali Merchant is an award winning celebrity & a well known actor whose appeared in over 35 Television shows including Fiction & Non-fiction on all prime channels like Colors, MTV, Star Plus, Life Ok, Sony TV, Zee TV, Channel V. He has also anchored Non-Fiction shows on Star Plus like Nachbaliye special episodes & as a Solo host for Gladrags Mega Model & Manhunt for 3 consecutive seasons on Channel V. Ali has always been loved by his fans for his cool personality & spunky look.

Apart of being a well-known name as a versatile actor he is also a serious musician having various official remixes on well known music labels like T-series, Zee Music & Speed records under his belt. But what defines his Playlist is his unique Flips that he adds to his Mashups & Remixes which leaves the audience in a nostalgia as they enjoy a  'KADAK X Tabaahi' Night.

Career
At the age of 17, Merchant won the Mr. Bombay title. He has 2 albums in his credits in the start of his career such as Tabaahi on Speed Records & Kadak on Ali Merchant (independent channel)

Merchant has appeared in over 35 television shows, including fiction and non-fiction on all prime channels like Colors, MTV, Star Plus, Life Ok, Sony TV, Zee TV, Channel V. He has also anchored non-fiction shows on Star Plus like Nachbaliye special episodes and as a Solo host for Gladrags Mega Model & Manhunt for 3 consecutive seasons on Channel V. Ali has always been loved by his fans for his cool personality and spunky look.

Personal life
Merchant grew up in a Muslim household in Mumbai. He was married to TV actress Sara Khan, in an Islamic wedding ceremony at Bigg Boss 4 in 2010, but they divorced after two months in 2011. Close friends of the couple stated that the couple was paid inr 5000000 for the marriage. The Colors channel denied that it had paid them for the marriage and called it their personal wish. After the divorce she called the marriage a nightmare. Merchant said in an episode of the reality show Sach Ka Saamna that he had married for publicity and that marrying Khan was the biggest mistake of his life.

Albums
He has 2 albums each year :


 * Tabaahi on Speed Records
 * Kadak on Ali Merchant (independent channel)

- Best trending DJ by Celeb M awards 2019

Single remixes


 * Gulabo (Zee Music)
 * Aao Raja (Zee Music)
 * Bad Boys Mashup (T-Series).

Events

 * March 2020 :

⁃	Sunburn Holi shared stage with Vini Vici & Ritviz


 * Feb 2020 :

⁃	Bollyboom 2020 shared stage with Diljit Dosanjh.


 * Jan 2020 & Sept 2019 :

⁃	Headlined on 1 Night for India’s 1st 3Nights Luxury cruise festival at Jalesh cruises.


 * New Years eve 2020

⁃	Performed for 3000 Indian Army Colonel, Major & Generals and their family members.


 * Nov 2019 ( Coca-Cola Arena - Dubai)

⁃	Opened the DaBang Concert at Coca-Cola arena for Bollywood Actors like Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Daisy Shah, Jacqueline Fernandez, Prabhu Deva, Guru Randhawa and others.


 * Aug/ Sept 2019 :

⁃	Ali Merchant Kadak album India Club Tour. (7cities)


 * June/ July / AuG 2019 :

⁃	Bollywood Arena : Shared stage with Guru Randhawa for 5 cities


 * March 2019 :

⁃	Sunburn Holi : Shared stage with DJ Snake.

⁃	Headlined Bollyboom Holi 2019


 * Sept/Oct 2018 : (India Tour)

⁃	Bollyboom Ali Merchant India club tour ( 5 Cities)


 * May - October : (India tour w/ other artist)

⁃	Shared stage with Guru Randhawa for 7 Cities


 * March 2018 :

⁃	Headlines Bollyboom holi (BKC - Grounds)