Rohit Khurana

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Rohit Khurana
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Khurana in 2011
Born (1983-11-20) 20 November 1983 (age 41)
Delhi India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s) Actor, Model
Years active2008–2019
Known for
SpouseNeha Khurana [1]
Children2

Rohit Khurana is an Indian television actor known for his work as Vansh Singh Bundela/Rocky in Uttaran and Shani in Karmaphal Daata Shani . [1]

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Personal life

Khurana is married to his school friend Neha. [2] They had a son and daughter. [3]

Career

Modelling, acting debut and breakthrough (2001–13)

Khurana started his career as a model in Delhi. [1] In TV, he had a small role in the serial Choti Maa: Ek Anokha Bandhan in 2001. [4] In 2008, he obtained a lead role as Abhiram in the Telugu film Sangamam . However, it failed to perform well commercially because of a lack of commercial elements. [5]

His first major breakthrough and official debut in TV occurred with the dual role of Vansh Singh Bundela / Rocky in the Indian soap opera Uttaran on Colors TV in 2009, opposite Tina Datta. [6] The show garnered him fame. [7]

In 2010, Khurana featured in Star One's Miley Jab Hum Tum . [8] He was next featured in Maayke Se Bandhi Dor on Star Plus in 2011. [9] That year he made his Bollywood debut with the Hindi movie Men Will Be Men . [10] It failed to perform well commercially. [11]

In 2012, Khurana was cast in the Tamil film Billa II . [12] He forayed into Punjabi cinema with rom-com Dil Tainu Karda Ae Pyar. [13] In 2013, his second Punjabi film, Singh vs Kaur , was released. [14]

Returning to Hindi television, Khurana performed the lead role in Sony Entertainment Television's 2013 love story Dil Ki Nazar Se Khoobsurat , opposite Soumya Seth. [15] He was praised for his performance as Madhav Periwal, an ugly man. [16] He left the series after his character's death. [17]

Further works and success (2013–present)

Towards the end of 2013, Khurana joined Colors TV's popular daily soap Sasural Simar Ka . [18] He was cast as Shaurya Singhania, an antagonist opposite Falaq Naaz. [19] He left the soap after three months. [20] Afterwards, he took a short break from acting. [21]

Khurana ended his break in 2015, and came back to TV playing Jamaal Peshawari in Zee TV's Lajwanti . [22] That year he had an extended cameo appearance in Star Plus's Suhani Si Ek Ladki as Rohan, a lawyer. [7] From 2015 to 2016, he portrayed the part of Viraat in Big Magic's Chatur Aur Chalak, Birbal aur Viraat. [23] He was chosen for the character of a garbage man in the Hindi short film Girl in Red. [24]

The role of Dr. Manav Garewal in Colors TV's reincarnation-based romance Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki marked Khurana's first television venture of 2017. [25] He then appeared in the film Hotel Beautifool. [26] He received immense praise for his portrayal of adult Shani in Colors TV's mythological series Karmaphal Daata Shani , a role he received in the last quarter of 2017. [27] He played the same role as a guest in another Colors TV mythological show, Mahakali — Anth Hi Aarambh Hai . [28] [29]

In 2019, Khurana was cast in Colors TV's supernatural series Tantra as Daksh Mehra. [30]

In 2020, he played as Shani Dev in Devi Adi Parashakti.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Television

YearShowRoleChannelNotes
2009–2012 Uttaran Vansh Singh / Rocky Shah Colors TV
2010 Miley Jab Hum Tum Dhruv / Chintu Star One [8] [28]
2011 Maayke Se Bandhi Dor Bhaskar Star Plus [9]
2013 Dil Ki Nazar Se Khoobsurat Madhav Periwal / Ehsaas Sony TV [15] [16] [17]
Sasural Simar Ka Shaurya SinghaniaColors TV
2015 Lajwanti Jamaal Peshawari Zee TV
2015 Suhani Si Ek Ladki RohanStar Plus
2015–2016 Chatur aur Chalak, Birbal aur Viraat (Season 1& 2)Viraat Big Magic [24] [23]
2017 Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki Dr. Manav GarewalColors TV [25]
2017–2018 Karmaphal Daata Shani Shani [27]
2017 Mahakali — Anth Hi Aarambh Hai Shani
2019 Tantra Daksh Mehra [30]
2020 Devi Adi Parashakti Shani DangalTV

Films

Year(s)FilmRoleLanguageNotes
2011 Men Will Be Men Sunder Hindi [11]
2012 Billa II Satish Kumar Tamil [12]
Sangamam Abhiram Telugu [31]
Dil Tainu Karda Ae PyarCop Punjabi [32]
2013 Singh vs Kaur Roop [14]
2016 Girl in Red Kachre WalaHindi
2017Hotel BeautifoolHindi [21] [22]

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 Yes, I am married and have a son: Rohit Khurana
  2. ↑ "Yes, I am married and have a son: Rohit Khurana - Times of India". The Times of India. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Bureau, ABP News (10 March 2016). "CONGRATULATIONS: TV actor Rohit Khurana to become a proud father soon!". www.abplive.in. Retrieved 1 September 2019.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ↑ "I've struggled a lot: Rohit Khurana - India TV News". indiatvnews.com.
  5. ↑ "Sindhura Gadde set to enter films". The Times of India. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Hindustan Times - Archive News". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 "Awards".
  8. 1 2 "Rohit Khurana plays it smart". dailybhaskar. 4 September 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  9. 1 2 "Maayke Se Bandhi Dor - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  10. ↑ "Men Will Be Men - Cast, Actor, Actress, Director - Oneindia". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  11. 1 2 Glamsham. "Men Will Be Men Movie Review, Rating, Cast and Crew, Release Date". Glamsham. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  12. 1 2 Billa 2 Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Billa 2 by Times of India , retrieved 1 September 2019
  13. ↑ Punjabi film Dil Tainu Karda Ae Pyar
  14. 1 2 "'I can still pass off as a college kid,' says Rohit Khurana". DNA India. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  15. 1 2 Desk, India TV News (6 May 2013). "Rohit Khurana plays ugly man on screen, says it's a risk". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  16. 1 2 "TV show 'Khoobsurat' not the same as 'Saajan': Rohit Khurana". Zee News. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  17. 1 2 "Rohit Khurana to die in Sony TV's 'Khoobsurat' | TV - Times of India Videos". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  18. ↑ "Rohit Khurana to enter Sasural Simar Ka? - Times of India". The Times of India. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  19. ↑ Sony to premiere "Dil Ki Nazar Se... Khoobsurat" | Indian Television
  20. ↑ Desk, India TV News (31 March 2013). "TV show 'Khoobsurat' not the same as 'Saajan': Rohit Khurana". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  21. 1 2 "TV actor Rohit Khurana attempts to break his negative image - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  22. 1 2 "TV actor Rohit Khurana plans makeover with Bollywood debut". The Indian Express. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  23. 1 2 "Rohit in season two of 'Birbal aur Viraat' - Times of India". The Times of India. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  24. 1 2 "TV actors and movie actors are equally famous now: Rohit Khurana - Times of India". The Times of India. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  25. 1 2 "Rohit Khurana to enter 'Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki'". www.timesnownews.com. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  26. ↑ "Rohit Khurana gets abused! - Times of India". The Times of India. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  27. 1 2 "Rohit Khurana on playing the title role in 'Shani' | TV - Times of India Videos". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  28. 1 2 "Looks that matter". Hindustan Times. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  29. ↑ "You learn new things with each passing year: Rohit Khurana - Times of India". The Times of India. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  30. 1 2 "Rohit Khurana to join 'Tantra' - Times of India". The Times of India. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  31. ↑ "Rasool film titled as Sangamam". Idlebrain.com . 14 November 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  32. ↑ "Dil Tainu Karda Ae Pyar is a romantic comedy - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
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