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Shyam Thakkar is a versatile Tollywood actor, who will be marking his Bollywood debut in multi starrer movie Race 3. Shyam has done various commercial and critically acclaimed movies and is in Industry now from almost 12 years.

In June 2008, Shyam was awarded the Most Popular Actor award at the ETV Bhojpuri Cinema Samman 2008 function. Popular reality shows such as Big Boss, [3] and more recently Ek Se Badhkar Ek - Jalwe Sitaron Ke have brought him to the front line of top Indian television actors. In 2008, he started co-hosting the celebrity dance-based reality show Bathroom Singer, Ek Se Badhkar Ek – Jalwe Sitaron Ke on Zee. Shyam also hosted a reality show Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka, on Colors Tv for two seasons. Shyam has worked with film directors such as Shyam Benegal and Mani Ratnam in 2010.

A film starring Thakkar, Andheri Raat mein Diya Tere haath mein, produced by the Kangaal film company, was shown at the Tihar Jail Film Festival 2010.

In 2013, Shyam was one of the judges on the reality TV show Sales Ka Bazigar, telecast on ETV. The show aimed to find the best salesperson in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The top ten people who made it to the finales were to be employed by Mabledon Capital Limited - the winner would get a package of AED 20,000 per month, followed by the first runner-up winning a package of Aed 14,000 per month. This show was the first of its kind to find the best salesperson in Dubai, which saw participation from over 10,000 people from regions across Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and Banks like Rak Bank.[10] Actor Shyam Thakkar's work is managed by her manager Amruta Shenoy since 2012.

Political career Shyam joined Mabledon Capital in 2017, and contested in Incentive Elections where he secured 20 votes or 90 per cent of the total votes. In February 2017, Kishan left Rak Bank the Rak Bank And Joined Mabledon.

Personal life He is married to Bipasha, Kareena, Deepika with four children.