Apurva Agnihotri

Apurva Agnihotri
Agnihotri in 2013
Born	(1972-12-02) 2 December 1972 (age 53) Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupations	Model actor
Years active	1997–present
Spouse	Shilpa Saklani ​ (m. 2004)​
Children	1

Apurva Agnihotri is an Indian actor and model who has appeared in both Bollywood films and Indian television serials. His debut film role was in the 1997 hit Pardes. He later starred in Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin . ^{[1] [2]}

Personal life

In 2004, he married television actress Shilpa Saklani. The couple have a daughter. ^{[3] [4]}

Career

Agnihotri debuted in the film Pardes , co-starring with Shahrukh Khan and directed by Subhash Ghai. The film was highly successful and garnered Agnihotri the nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Zee Cine Awards.

After several more film roles, he was offered the lead role in Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin , an Indian television serial. His work as Armaan Suri won him the Indian Telly Awards Best Actor Award for 2005.

He participated in Colors TV's Bigg Boss 7 on 15 September 2013 with his wife Shilpa Saklani. He went on to play roles in shows like Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara , Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh and SauBhagyalaxmi . In 2018, he joined Bepannah as Rajveer Khanna. ^[5]

He then portrayed Harry Somani in ALT Balaji's Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain for three seasons. ^[6] Since December 2025, he played Dr. Fareed Quadri in Colors TV's Seher - Hone Ko Hai . ^[7]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Pardes	Rajiv Lal
1999	Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin	Ashok/Sunil
2000	Krodh	Raj Verma
2001	Hum Ho Gaye Aapke	Mohan Sachdev
	Kasoor	Amit
2002	Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai	Vikram
2003	Dhund	Kunal
2004	Lakeer	Ronny Dsouza

Television

Year	Serial	Role	Notes
2003–2006	Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin	Armaan Suri
2005	Nach Baliye 1	Contestant	6th place
2006–2007	Kaajjal	Dev Pratapsingh
2008–2009	Radhaa Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi	Dr. Shekhar Kapoor
2009	Pati Patni Aur Woh	Contestant
2010	Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai	Anmol Rajvansh
2012	Aasman Se Aage	Dev Chopra
	Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai	Himself	Guest
2013	Bigg Boss 7	Contestant	13th place
2014	Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara	Vikram Dhanrajgir
2014–2015	Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh	Vikram Ahuja
2015	Power Couple	Contestant	7th place
2016	SauBhagyalaxmi	Samarth Ranawat
2017–2018	Meri Durga	Coach Bhagat
2018	Bepannaah	Rajveer Khanna
2021	Anupamaa	Dr. Adavait Khanna
2025–present	Seher – Hone Ko Hai	Dr. Fareed Quadri

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018–2020	Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain	Harry Somani

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Show	Notes
2005	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor (Male)	Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin	Won

References

1. Abraham, Letty Mariam (28 February 2018). "Apurva Agnihotri: Like my life away from the limelight". Mid-Day.com .
2. Unnikrishnan, Chaya (21 November 2013). "Apurva Agnihotri wants to return to films". Daily News and Analysis .
3. "Apurva Agnihotri wishes wife Shilpa Saklani on their anniversary, shares a beautiful picture of their wedding!". The Times of India.
4. "These photos of Apurva and Shilpa Agnihotri will make you go awww!". The Times of India.
5. "Apurva Agnihotri is all set to enter Jennifer Winget and Harshad Chopda's Bepannaah". India Today.
6. "Apurva Agnihotri: Television is somehow still stuck in the regressive stage". India Today. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
7. Sehgal, Chirag (25 October 2025). "Apurva Agnihotri To Play Dr Farid In Upcoming Television Show Seher Hone Ko Hai". News18 . Retrieved 20 November 2025.

External links

• Apurva Agnihotri at IMDb
• apurva and-shilpa agnihotri Archived 27 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
• Apurva Agnihotri wants to be a director
• Apurva's clueless about new role!