Akash Khurana | |
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Occupation(s) | Actor, Screenwriter, Director, Theatre Artist, Corporate Leader, Author, Mentor |
Spouse | Meera Khurana |
Children | Akarsh Khurana & Adhaar khurana |
Akash Khurana is an Indian actor, screenwriter, theatre artist and entrepreneur. [1]
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]
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]
Year | Film | Role |
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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 | |
1988 | Mere 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 Gyarah | Shyam 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 |
Year | Films |
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2014 | Kaanchi: The Unbreakable |
2010 | Aakrosh |
2008 | Black & White |
2006 | Sarhad Paar |
2001 | Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke |
1999 | Daag: The Fire |
1999 | Agar Tum Na Aate |
1999 | Kartoos |
1999 | Silsila Hai Pyar Ka |
1998 | Angaaray |
1998 | Duplicate |
1998 | Yeh Aashiqui Meri |
1997 | Betaabi (screenplay / story) |
1996 | Chaahat (written by) |
Sanam O Sanam | |
1995 | Milan |
1993 | Baazigar (written by) |
1992 | Drohi (dialogue) |
1991 | Do Pal |
1991 | Saathi (dialogue / screenplay / story) |
1990 | Aashiqui (dialogue / screenplay / story) |
Swayam |
Play | Playwright | Director |
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1970s | ||
The Miser | Molière | K. Janardhan |
Equus | Peter Schaffer | K. Janardhan |
Adhe Adhure | Mohan Rakesh | K. Janardhan |
The Memorandum | Vaclav Havel | Anmol Vellani |
The Unknown General | Rene de Obaldia | Sunil Shanbag |
Abe Bewaqoof | Slavomir Mrozek | Satyadev Dubey |
1980s | ||
Aur Tota Bola | C’shekhar Kambhar | Satyadev Dubey |
Aah | Vijay Tendulkar | Satyadev Dubey |
Ajnabi | Albert Camus | Satyadev Dubey |
Ooljulool | A. Rangachari | Satyadev Dubey |
Don Juan in Hell | Bernard Shaw | Satyadev Dubey |
Chowkidar | Harold Pinter | Sunil Shanbag/Akash Khurana |
Circus | Slavomir Mrozek | Sunil Shanbag |
Mat Yaad Dila | Vijay Tendulkar | Akash Khurana |
Arms and the Man | Bernard Shaw | Naseeruddin Shah |
1990s | ||
Julius Caesar | Shakespeare | Naseeruddin Shah |
The Caine Mutiny Court Martial | Herman Wouk | Naseeruddin Shah |
Waiting for Godot | Samuel Beckett | Benjamin Gilani |
Ramu aur Maalik | Milan Kundera | Sunil Shanbag |
2000s | ||
A Life in the Theatre | David Mamet | Zubin Driver |
Women in Waiting, Men on the Line | Various Poets | Akash and Akarsh Khurana |
A Special Bond | Ruskin Bond | Akarsh Khurana |
Antigone | Jean Anouilh | Satyadev Dubey |
Blackbird | David Harrower | Akarsh Khurana |
2010s | ||
Super 8 | Various | Akarsh Khurana |
Our Town | Thornton Wilder | Akash Khurana |
Stories in a Song | Vikram Phukan | Sunil Shanbag |
Tuesdays with Morrie | Mitch Albom | Meera Khurana |
Play | Playwright |
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Chowkidar | Harold Pinter |
Mat Yaad Dila | Vijay Tendulkar |
Women in Waiting, Men on the Line | Various Poets |
Our Town | Thornton Wilder |
A Friend's Story | Vijay Tendulkar |
The Hound of the Baskervilles | Steven Canny & John Nicholson |
Under the Gypsy Moon | Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyaya/Akash Khurana |
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