Tarun Khanna (actor)

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Tarun Khanna
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Occupations
  • Model
  • actor
Years active2001–present
Spouse
Smriti Mohan
(m. 2012)
[1]

Tarun Khanna is an Indian television and film actor who works in Hindi and Punjabi films. [2] [3] [4]

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Personal life

Khanna is married to fellow television actress Smriti Khanna (née Mohan). [5] [6] They have a son who was born in 2014.

Media

Moving almost entirely to taking up roles in mythological and fantasy shows, in an interview in 2013 Khanna admitted to finding daily soaps "stupid and badly written". [7] In a 2015 interview, he repeated that there was a need for better writing in Indian television. [8] [9]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2010 Mar Jawan Gur Khake RockyPunjabi
2012 Pata Nahi Rabb Kehdeyan Rangan Ch Raazi Harman Singh
2013 Pooja Kiven AA
2016 Dishoom Inspector SaeedHindi
2017Mukkadarpur Ka MajnuLove Guru J C BabaHindiReleased

Television

YearSerialRoleNotes
2001–2003 Kabhi Aaye Na Judaai Sameer
2003 Saara Akaash Sikandar (Blue Fox) / Varun Saxena
2003–2004 Kasautii Zindagii Kay Praveen Sengupta
2004

2004 -- 2005

Kittie Party Guns & RosesNarangEpisode 4 onwards
2005 Kohinoor Rakesh Mehra
Sarkarr:Rishton Ki Ankahi Kahani
2005–2006 Kituu Sabb Jaantii Hai Yuvraaj
2006 Pyaar Ke Do Naam: Ek Raadha, Ek Shyaam Ajay Singh Rathore
2006–2007 Kuch Apne Kuch Paraye Aditya Raichand
2007 Aahat - AnniversaryDeepeshEpisode 4
Kulvaddhu Advocate Dhanraj Singhania
Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai - DastakhatNeerajEpisode 34
Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai - SaayaGirish GuptaEpisode 41
Bhabhi Samar Kapoor
Zaara D.K.
2007–2008 Dhak Dhak In Dubai Rasik Sarabhai
2008 Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai - Goh Peeche Mat Dekhna : Part 1 & Part 2Kunwar / AnkurEpisodes 74-75
2008–2009 Mata Ki Chowki Yash Kumar
Jai shri krishna God Hanuman
2009 Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai - Qayamat : Part 1 - Part 8SP Arjun MehraEpisodes 166-173
Kahaniya Vikram Aur Betaal KiKing Vikramaditya
2010 Agnipareeksha Jeevan Ki – Gangaa Harshvardhan (Mahantji)
Jhansi Ki Rani Ali Bahadur
2011 Adaalat - Qatil BoxerTejas Yadav / Arjun YadavEpisode 14
Chandragupta Maurya Karvinath
2011–2012 Shobha Somnath Ki Dadda Chaulukya
2012 Rishton Ke Bhanwar Mein Uljhi Niyati Tarun Khanna
2012–2013 C.I.D. Inspector Suraj
2013 Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev Ravana
2013–2014 Rangrasiya Thakur Param Singh Tejawat
2014 Mahabharat Balaram
Ishq Kills RandhirEpisode 6
Savdhaan India Devraj SinghEpisode 664
2014–2015 Adaalat Advocate Jog [10]
2015 Neeli Chatri Waale Bobby's friend
Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap Zahir Saaka
2015–2016 Police Factory Shamsher Singh Devgan [11] [12]
2015–2017 Santoshi Maa God Shiva
2016–2018 Karmaphal Daata Shani [13]
2017 Aarambh Kayasth [14] [15]
2018 Paramavatar Shri Krishna God Shiva
Mere Sai Ratnakar Rao [16]
Porus Chanakya [17] [18]
2018–2019 Chandragupta Maurya [19] [20]
2018–2023 RadhaKrishn God Shiva [21]
God Hanuman
2019 Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush God Shiva / Parashurama
Namah God Shiva
2020 Devi Adi Parashakti
Tenali Rama King Krishnadevaraya
2021 Vighnaharta Ganesha Tulsidas [22]
2021–2022 Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki God Shiva/God Hanuman
2023–2024 Shiv Shakti – Tap Tyaag Tandav Devraj Indra
2024–present Shrimad Ramayan God Shiva

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References

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  22. "'विघ्नहर्ता गणेश' में तुलसीदास का किरदार निभाएंगे तरुण खन्ना, कहा- मैंने इसे चुनौती के रूप में स्वीकार किया". 2 July 2021.