Wembley High School (now Wembley High Technology College), Greater London, England
College
University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, England
Educational Qualifications
Graduate (Computer Science)
Diploma in film-making, (From NIFT, UK)
Diploma in scriptwriting (From UK)
Debut
Film Debut: 36 China Town (2006)
Family
Father- Name not known (petrol business) Mother- Kam Patel (Government lawyer) Sister- 3 sisters (elder) Brother- 1 brother (elder)
Religion
Hindu
Hobbies
Chilling out with Friends, Watching movies, Reading
Controversies
Upen abused his fellow contestants Sonali Raut and Gautam Gulati inside the Bigg Boss 8 house.
Favourite Things
Favourite Food
Biryani, Chicken
Favourite Actor
Denzel Washington
Favourite Actress
Not Known
Favourite Designer
Wendell Rodricks
Favourite Color
White
Favourite Destination
Vineyards in France
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status
Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends
Karishma Tanna
Wife
N/A
Style Quotient
Cars Collection
A Blue Convertible BMW
Bikes Collection
N/A
Money Factor
Salary
Not Known
Net Worth
Not Known
Some Lesser Known Facts About Upen Patel
Does Upen Patel smoke?: No
Does Upen Patel drink alcohol?: Yes
Though Upen’s family roots are from Ahemdabad, Gujarat, India but their family moved to Uganda, East Africa in the year 1972 and later they got settled in London, England.
He was featured in a very popular remix music video by DJ Suketu “Kya Khoob Lagti Ho” in 2005.
He won the title “Model of the Year” in Asia Fashion Award for four consecutive years and was featured in the list of “Top 10 sexiest men in Asia” for five consecutive years.
He was an extremely popular model in India in the years 2004, 2005 and 2006.
There have been rumours in media about Upen’s alleged love affairs in past with actresses Deepika Padukone, Amrita Rao, Sukirti Kandpal , VJ Shamita Singha and a Brazilian model Camilla Tavares. Upen never accepted his relationship with anyone of these girls.
He met his love Karishma Tanna in the house of Bigg Boss 8 where both of them were contestants.