Akash Khurana

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Akash Khurana
Waiting for Godot in Doon School.jpg
Khurana (right) playing Vladimir in Waiting for Godot (opposite Benjamin Gilani's Estragon) in 2009 at The Doon School, Dehradun
Occupation(s)Actor, Screenwriter, Director, Theatre Artist, Corporate Leader, Author, Mentor
SpouseMeera Khurana
Children Akarsh Khurana & Adhaar khurana

Akash Khurana is an Indian actor, screenwriter, theatre artist and entrepreneur. [1]

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His first screen appearance was in Shyam Benegal's Kalyug . [2] He has appeared in nearly 60 films, including Ardh Satya, Saaransh, Naam, Beta, Saudagar, Sarfarosh , Company and Barfii . [3]

He has written over 20 screen plays, including Aashiqui and Baazigar. He won Nandi Award for Special Jury for the film Dr. Ambedkar (1992). [4]

Early life and background

Khurana did his schooling from St. Francis de Sales school in Nagpur. [5] He graduated from National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (Rourkela, Odisha, India) as a mechanical engineer. He then obtained an MBA degree from XLRI – Xavier School of Management (Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India). [6] Later he obtained an M.Phil. degree and a Ph.D. in Social Sciences from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Mumbai, India), where he has been a visiting faculty member since 1995. [7] [8]

Filmography

Actor

YearFilmRole
1981 Kalyug Sandeep Raj
1983 Ardh Satya Khanna - Mill Owner
1984 Party Agashe
Saaransh Chief Minister Shashikant
1985 Trikal Renato
Janam Asghar
1986 Naam Aftab Ahmed
1987 Jalwa Inspector Hosi Wadia
Kaash Doctor Anil - Ritesh's friend
1988Mere Baad
Falak (1988 film) Jamuna Das
Kabzaa Arun Date
Tamas (film)Dr. Kapoor
1989 Jurrat Police Commissioner
Daddy (TV movie)
1990 Jurm Ritesh Nandy
1991 Vishkanya Trilokchand (Sonal's dad)
Saudagar Police Commander
1992 Maarg Abhay
Beta Prem
Raat Mr. Sharma
Antham
Drohi Chief Minister
1993 Phool Rajeshwar Dayal
Gunaah Mahender Singh
Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja D'souza
1995 Milan Raja's brother
Prem SP Verma
Bombay (Tamil film)
1996 Jaan
Diljale Shyam's Father
1999 Sarfarosh Ajay's Father
2000 Badal Satyaprakash, Chief Minister
2001 One 2 Ka 4 Commissioner of Police
2002 Filhaal... Mr. Sheth
Company Vilas Pandit
Encounter: The Killing Sudhakar Rao
Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai
2003 Koi... Mil Gaya Catholic School Principal
2006 Taxi No. 9211 Nau Do GyarahShyam Mittal
Banaras Dr. Gopal Bhattacharya
Krrish Catholic School Principal
Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota : What If...?
Sarhad Paar Bade Miyan
2008 Black & White Wazir Shah - Rajya Sabha Member
2009 Ladies Special (TV series)Vipul Joshi
Kurbaan Ahuja
2010 Aakrosh
2011 Always Kabhi Kabhi Principal Elton Phillips
2012 Barfi! Barfi's Father
2013 David Iqbal Ghani
Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara! DK (Film Director)
2014 Real FM Saloni's Father
UnIndian Ashok
Humshakals Mr. Singhania; Ashok's father
2018 Karwaan Prakash Rajpurohit
2020 Sadak 2 Psychiatrist
2021 Rashmi Rocket Dr. Ejaz Qureshi
2022 The Broken News [9] Ketan Kedia
2024 Sector 36 Mr Bassi

Writer

YearFilms
2014 Kaanchi: The Unbreakable
2010 Aakrosh
2008 Black & White
2006 Sarhad Paar
2001 Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke
1999 Daag: The Fire
1999Agar Tum Na Aate
1999 Kartoos
1999 Silsila Hai Pyar Ka
1998 Angaaray
1998 Duplicate
1998Yeh Aashiqui Meri
1997 Betaabi (screenplay / story)
1996 Chaahat (written by)
Sanam O Sanam
1995 Milan
1993 Baazigar (written by)
1992 Drohi (dialogue)
1991Do Pal
1991Saathi (dialogue / screenplay / story)
1990 Aashiqui (dialogue / screenplay / story)
Swayam

Television

Actor

Director

Writer

Theatre

Actor

PlayPlaywrightDirector

1970s

The MiserMolièreK. Janardhan
EquusPeter SchafferK. Janardhan
Adhe AdhureMohan RakeshK. Janardhan
The MemorandumVaclav HavelAnmol Vellani
The Unknown GeneralRene de ObaldiaSunil Shanbag
Abe BewaqoofSlavomir MrozekSatyadev Dubey

1980s

Aur Tota BolaC’shekhar KambharSatyadev Dubey
AahVijay TendulkarSatyadev Dubey
AjnabiAlbert CamusSatyadev Dubey
OoljuloolA. RangachariSatyadev Dubey
Don Juan in HellBernard ShawSatyadev Dubey
ChowkidarHarold PinterSunil Shanbag/Akash Khurana
CircusSlavomir MrozekSunil Shanbag
Mat Yaad DilaVijay TendulkarAkash Khurana
Arms and the ManBernard ShawNaseeruddin Shah

1990s

Julius CaesarShakespeareNaseeruddin Shah
The Caine Mutiny Court MartialHerman WoukNaseeruddin Shah
Waiting for GodotSamuel BeckettBenjamin Gilani
Ramu aur MaalikMilan KunderaSunil Shanbag

2000s

A Life in the TheatreDavid MametZubin Driver
Women in Waiting, Men on the LineVarious PoetsAkash and Akarsh Khurana
A Special BondRuskin BondAkarsh Khurana
AntigoneJean AnouilhSatyadev Dubey
BlackbirdDavid HarrowerAkarsh Khurana

2010s

Super 8VariousAkarsh Khurana
Our TownThornton WilderAkash Khurana
Stories in a SongVikram PhukanSunil Shanbag
Tuesdays with MorrieMitch AlbomMeera Khurana

Director

PlayPlaywright
ChowkidarHarold Pinter
Mat Yaad DilaVijay Tendulkar
Women in Waiting, Men on the LineVarious Poets
Our TownThornton Wilder
A Friend's StoryVijay Tendulkar
The Hound of the BaskervillesSteven Canny & John Nicholson
Under the Gypsy MoonSarat Chandra Chattopadhyaya/Akash Khurana

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