Fawad Afzal Khan

Age: 32

Currently seen on: Zindagi Gulzar Hai on Zindagi as the magnetic Zaroon Junaid.

Debut: Jutt and Bond (on Pakistan’s Indus Vision)

Aww moment: When he tries to convince a sceptical Kashaf (Sanam Saeed) to marry him... a sincere and humble proposal without any false promises. Reason enough for any girl to say ‘yes’! Relationship status: Married.

Twitter handle: @FawadAfzalKhan1

Looks best in: Everything — white shirt and denims to sherwanis to suit and tie.

Most attractive feature: His intense eyes and that amazing voice. His monologues — when Zaroon writes in his diary — echoes in your mind even after the episode gets over.

Drool, drool: The look in his eyes when he looks at Kashaf... we love his flirt-turned-committed husband act in Zindagi Gulzar Hai.

t2 take: Can’t wait for his Bolly debut — Khoobsurat opposite Sonam Kapoor, arriving September 19.

Vishal Vashishtha

Age: 22

Currently seen on: Veera on STAR Plus as bad boy-turned-good Ballu.

Debut: Crazy Stupid Ishq (Channel V).

Aww moment: When he looks at Veera (Digangana Suryavanshi) with so much love and respect .

Relationship status: Single.

Twitter handle: @v_vishal13

Looks best in: Ethnic as well as casual clothes.

Most attractive feature: He looks hot in a stubble and we love his cute nose.

Drool, drool: Girls love his bad boy avatar in Veera... and that’s what’s won him Veera’s heart too.

t2 take: The kind of guy we want to take home to mom!

Ankit Gupta

Age: 27

Currently seen on: Sadda Haq.

Debut: Balika Vadhu on Colors.

Aww moment: Ankit had an interesting entry in Sadda Haq — as a knight in shining armour to Sanyukta (Harshita Gaur), helping her get out of a pit in which she was stuck .

Relationship status: Single.

Twitter handle: @alex20abraham

Looks best in: When he works out... shirtless, of course!

Most attractive feature: His chiselled body.

Drool, drool: We love that raw intensity.

t2 take: Our dream guy.

Shivin Narang

Age: 23

Currently seen on: Veera (STAR Plus) as Ranvi.

Debut: Suvreen Guggal — Topper of the Year (Channel V) as the popular Yuvraj.

Aww moment: This cute Delhi boy has cute ways to pacify his on-screen wife Gunjan (Fernaz Shetty).

Sample: Once when Gunjan was upset with Ranvi, he “kidnapped” her and took her to a candle-lit dinner. How romantic!

Relationship status: Single.

Twitter handle: @shivin7

Looks best in: Black tee and blue denims.

Most attractive feature: His carefully careless hair and innocent face.

Drool, drool: Love his million-dollar smile.

t2 take: There’s something about Shivin!

Param Singh

Age: 25

Currently seen on: Sadda Haq on Channel V as Randhir Singh Shekhawat.

Debut: Parvarrish — Kuchh Khattee Kuchh Meethi (on Sony).

Aww moment: In Sadda Haq, when Randhir broke down before Sanyukta (Harshita Gaur) after hearing about his parents’s divorce. And we thought boys didn’t cry!

Relationship status: Single.

Twitter handle: @8paramsingh

Looks best in: We’ve seen his workout pictures on Twitter and trust us, this Mumbai boy with a masters degree in finance from London, looks really hot without a shirt — not that he doesn’t with one on!

Most attractive feature: His brooding looks and toned abs.

Drool, drool: His bad boy persona in Sadda Haq.

t2 take: The current heart-throb of GenY has what it takes — looks, personality and charm.

Viraf Patel

Age: 33

Currently seen on: Ek Boond Ishq (Life OK) as bad boy-turned-good Mrityunjay Singh Shekhawat.

Debut: Mahi Way.

Aww moment: When he would secretly visit his wife Tara (Chhavi Pandey) in Ek Boond Ishq to spend some romantic moments with her even as the world took him to be dead.

Relationship status: Single.

Twitter handle: @virafpatel

Looks best in: One of the few men who look sexy with long hair, the Grasim Mr India 2005 looks hot in formal wear.

Most attractive feature: His chiselled features and expressive eyes.

Drool, drool: Love those ripped abs. Sigh...

t2 take: Sexy voice plus great body... unbeatable combination.

Saurabh Raaj Jain

Age: 32

Currently seen on: Mahabharat (STAR Plus) as Krishna.

Debut: Remix (STAR One).

Aww moment: This 26-year-old youth icon is quite a revelation as Krishna. We love the way he talks about life while elucidating the teachings of the ancient scriptures.

Relationship status: Married.

Twitter handle: @saurabhraajjain

Looks best in: A dhoti.

Most attractive feature: His killer smile.

Drool, drool: We can’t look beyond those puppy eyes.

t2 take: One of the rare TV stars whose marital status hasn’t affected his female fan following.

Shantanu Maheshwari

Age: 22

Currently seen on: Dil Dostii Dance as Swayam (Channel V).

Debut: Dil Dostii Dance.

Aww moment: The episode in which Swayam wakes up Sharon (Sneha Kapoor) early in the morning to take her out on a jogging date. Mush magic.

Relationship status: Single.

Looks best in: The Calcutta boy is oh-so-cute in the hooded sweatshirts he frequently wears on the show.

Most attractive feature: His cute hairstyle, his superb agility and his emotive eyes.

Drool, drool: He not only dances well but is a good actor too. Shantanu’s committed boyfriend act as Swayam is a winner.

t2 take: His boy-next-door appeal has us floored.

Ashish Sharma

Age: 29

Currently seen on: Rangrasiya as Rudra and as a contestant on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, both on Colors.

Debut: Gunahon Ka Devta (Imagine).

Aww moment: In Rangrasiya, when he opens up in front of Paro (Sanaya Irani) about his past.

Relationship status: Married to TV actress Archana Taide.

Twitter handle: @ashish30sharma

Looks best in: A moustache... can actually carry off a handlebar.

Most attractive feature: His muscular physique.

Drool, drool: His intensity— both on screen and off, those eyes make you go weak at the knees.

t2 take: We love that smile... pity we don’t get to see it as much as we would like to.

Harshad Arora

Age: 26

Currently seen on: Beintehaa on Colors as the handsome Zain Abdullah.

Debut: Beintehaa.

Aww moment: Harshad’s introduction scene in Beintehaa created a splash — quite literally. He plunged into a pool straight from a helicopter and walked out of the water, Daniel Craig-style. No man on Indian TV has looked hotter in a wet white shirt.

Relationship status: Single.

Twitter handle: @har1603

Looks best in: Shirtless... just out of the pool.

Most attractive feature: The naughty glint in his eyes and his boyish grin.

Drool, drool: His chocolate-boy looks.

t2 take: Keep getting into the pool more often. We sure aren’t complaining!