Aparshakti Khurana

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Aparshakti Khurana
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Khurrana at Dinesh Vijan's birthday bash in 2018
Born (1987-11-18) 18 November 1987 (age 36)
Chandigarh, India
Occupations
Years active2013–present
Spouse
Akriti Ahuja Khurana
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(m. 2014)​
Children1
Relatives Ayushmann Khurrana (brother)

Aparshakti Khurana (born 18 November 1987) is an Indian actor, radio jockey, comedian, playback singer, composer and television host. [1] He is the younger brother of actor Ayushmann Khurrana. [2]

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Aparshakti Khurana has shown his acting skills in numerous Bollywood movies, ranging from Dangal to Stree 2 [3] .

Early life

Khurrana was born on 18 November 1987 in Chandigarh. [4] His father P. Khurrana was an astrologer and an author on the subject of black magic , whereas his mother Poonam is a house wife of half-Burmese descent [5] and holds an M.A. in Hindi.[ citation needed ] He completed his schooling and graduation in law from Chandigarh. [6] He was also into sports at school [7] and captained the Haryana U-19 cricket team. [7] He completed his higher education in the field of Mass Communication from IIMC Delhi.

He is the younger brother of Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana.

Personal life

He married Aakriti Ahuja, a businesswoman and an ISB graduate (whom he met at a dance class in Chandigarh) [7] on 7 September 2014. In June 2021, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child. The couple became parents to a baby girl on 27 August 2021, Arzoie A Khurana. [8]

Filmography

[9] [10]

Films

YearTitleRoleRef.
2016 Dangal Omkar Singh Phogat [11]
Saat Uchakkey Khappe [12]
2017 Badrinath Ki Dulhania Bhushan Mishra [13]
2018 Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi Aman Singh Wadhwa [14]
Stree Bittu [15]
Rajma Chawal Baljeet [16]
2019 Luka Chuppi Abbas Sheikh [17]
Jabariya Jodi Santosh Pathak [18]
Kanpuriye Jaitaan Mishra [19]
Bala Arjun Singh [20]
Pati Patni Aur Woh Fahim Rizvi [21]
2020 Street Dancer Amrinder [22]
2021 Helmet Lucky [23]
Hum Do Hamare Do Sandeep "Shunty" Sachdeva [24]
2022 Dhokha: Round D Corner Haq Riyaz Gul [25]
Bhediya BittuCameo; reprises his role from Stree [25]
2024 Stree 2
Berlin ZEE5 release

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Box Cricket League Commentator
PopcornDhijendraShort film
2017You Have Been WarnedHostTalk show
Super Night with Tubelight
Om Shanti Om
2018Bigg Buzz
Ace of Space 1 HimselfGuest
Kanpur Wale Khuranas Host/Pramod's brother-in-law
2019 Khatra Khatra Khatra HimselfGuest

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2018Dhatt Tere Ki
2022Business Baazi [26]
2023 Jubilee Binod Das [27]

Music videos

YearSongAlbumSingerRef.
2019Tere Do NainaNaina Ankit Tiwari [28]
Ruka RukaNon-album single Shalmali Kholgade [29]
2021Aaya Jado Da Asees Kaur [30]
2022Yaaron Sab Dua Karo Stebin Ben, Meet Bros, Danish Sabri [31]
Kaale Kaale Chashme Stebin Ben [32]
Hum Dono Arko [33]

Discography

YearSongCo-singerMusic composerLyricsRef.
2016Ik Vaari Ayushmann Khurrana Himself, Ayushmann Khurrana [34]
2019Kudiye Ni Neeti Mohan Himself [35]
2020Teri Yaar Millind Gaba, King Kaazi Music MG Millind Gaba, King Kaazi, Viruss, Stylish Singh [36]
2022Balle Ni Balle—Siddharth Amit BhavsarGurpreet Saini [37]
2022Choti Choti Gal— Arjuna Harjai Kumaar [38]
Neendraan Ni Aandiyaan—Sushant-ShankarYash Eshwari [39]
2024Zaroor-Savi KahlonSavi Kahlon

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.
2017 Star Screen Awards Most Promising Newcomer (Male) Dangal Won [40]
Best Actor in a Comic RoleNominated [41]
Filmfare Awards Best Male Debut [42]
2019 Best Supporting Actor Stree Nominated [43]
2023 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Actor in a Drama Series Jubilee Nominated [44]

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