Aparshakti Khurana

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]

Aparshakti Khurana
Khurrana at Dinesh Vijan's birthday bash in 2018
Born	(1987-11-18) 18 November 1987 (age 36) Chandigarh, India
Occupations	Actor Radio jockey Comedian Playback singer Composer Television host
Years active	2013–present
Spouse	Akriti Ahuja Khurana ​ ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	1
Relatives	Ayushmann Khurrana (brother)

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

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Films

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
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	Bittu	Cameo; reprises his role from Stree[25]
2024	Stree 2
	Berlin		ZEE5 release
	Badtameez Gill

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Box Cricket League	Commentator
	Popcorn	Dhijendra	Short film
2017	You Have Been Warned	Host	Talk show
	Super Night with Tubelight
	Om Shanti Om
2018	Bigg Buzz
	Ace of Space 1	Himself	Guest
	Kanpur Wale Khuranas	Host/Pramod's brother-in-law
2019	Khatra Khatra Khatra	Himself	Guest

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2018	Dhatt Tere Ki
2022	Business Baazi			[26]
2023	Jubilee	Binod Das		[27]

Music videos

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

Discography

Year	Song	Co-singer	Music composer	Lyrics	Ref.
2016	Ik Vaari	Ayushmann Khurrana	Himself, Ayushmann Khurrana		[34]
2019	Kudiye Ni	Neeti Mohan	Himself		[35]
2020	Teri Yaar	Millind Gaba, King Kaazi	Music MG	Millind Gaba, King Kaazi, Viruss, Stylish Singh	[36]
2022	Balle Ni Balle	—	Siddharth Amit Bhavsar	Gurpreet Saini	[37]
2022	Choti Choti Gal	—	Arjuna Harjai	Kumaar	[38]
	Neendraan Ni Aandiyaan	—	Sushant-Shankar	Yash Eshwari	[39]
2024	Zaroor	-	Savi Kahlon	Savi Kahlon

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
2017	Star Screen Awards	Most Promising Newcomer (Male)	Dangal	Won	[40]
		Best Actor in a Comic Role		Nominated	[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]

References

1. "Aparshakti Khurrana Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
2. "Ayushmann Khurrana's younger brother to make Bollywood debut with negative character". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
3. "Stree 2 Review: Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao Film Is A Spookylicious Treat To Watch". Retrieved 24 August 2024.
4. Singh, Veenu (6 October 2018). ""I'd swipe right for Meghan Markle on Tinder": Aparshakti Khurana". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
5. "Ayushmann Khurrana has Burmese genes". Bollywood Hungama. 22 March 2017.
6. "8 Things you didn't know about Aparshakti Khurana | VeryShortNews.com". VeryShortNews.com. 19 November 2018. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
7. "Ten things Ayushmann and Aparshakti Khurrana fight about". Hindustan Times. 1 October 2016.
8. "Aparshakti Khurana And Wife Aakriti Ahuja Announce Pregnancy With ROFL Posts". NDTV.com. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
9. "Aparshakti Khurrana bags his first lead role opposite Pranutan Bahl in 'Helmet'".
10. "Kriti Sanon, Rajkummar Rao's Hum Do Hamare Do to release on Disney+Hotstar on Oct 29".
11. "Aparshakti Khurana: People don't remember me from Dangal". www.mid-day.com. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
12. "Aparshakti Khurana's journey from the court to courting movies". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
13. "Aparshakti Khurrana to Feature in Badrinath Ki Dulhania". News18. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
14. "Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi movie: Review, Cast, Director". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
15. "Aparshakti Khurana on saying yes to Stree: I really wanted to work with Rajkummar Rao, that was the first kick". Hindustan Times. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
16. Rajma Chawal comedy, retrieved 15 October 2021
17. "Aparshakti Khurana roped in for Kriti Sanon's 'Luka Chuppi' even before release of 'Stree' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
18. "Here's how Parineeti Chopra and Aparshakti Khurana prepping up for their next 'Jabariya Jodi' - Photos of Bollywood celebs from the film sets". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
19. "Kanpuriye to release on Hotstar on Oct 25". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
20. "Aparshakti Khurana: I don't think an actor in my space has a lot of choices to make". www.indiatvnews.com. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
21. "Aparshakti Khurana on Pati, Patni Aur Woh: Kartik and I share a great chemistry on screen". The Indian Express. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
22. "Street Dancer posters: Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor ready for dance battle". The Statesman. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
23. "'Helmet' will always be close to my heart: Aparshakti Khurana". Zee News. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
24. "Kriti Sanon introduces her entire Hum Do Hamare Do family with new poster". India Today. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
25. "R Madhavan, Khushalii Kumar, and Aparshakti Khurana wrap up the shoot of the film Dhokha". Bollywood Hungama. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
26. India's first most entertaining business quiz show 'Business Baazi' is here Zee News. Retrieved 12 December 2022
27. "Aparshakti Khurana, Aditi Rao Hydari's web series 'Jubilee' trailer out now". ANI. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
28. "Latest Hindi Song 'Tere Do Naina' Sung By Ankit Tiwari | Hindi Video Songs - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
29. "Pop Diva, Shalmali's new Gaana Original 'Ruka- Ruka' makes you rethink love in this digital age | Hindi Video Songs - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
30. "Watch Latest 2021 Punjabi Song 'Aaya Jado Da' Sung By Asees Kaur Feat Aparshakti Khurana and Parul Gulati | Punjabi Video Songs - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
31. Yaaron Sab Dua Karo | Aparshakti K, Jasmin B| Meet Bros, Stebin Ben, Danish, Kumaar, Zee Music Company, retrieved 4 March 2022
32. Kaale Kaale Chashme - Aparshakti Khurana, Eisha Singh | Stebin Ben | Zee Music Originals, retrieved 17 August 2022
33. "Aparshakti Khurana & Jasmin Bhasin Song Out: Feel The Romance in Arko's 'Hum Dono'!". Mayapuri. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
34. "Ayushmann Khurrana's 'Ik vaari' is the ultimate romantic number you had been waiting for - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
35. "Kudiye Ni: Aparshakti Khurana debuts as singer-composer-lyricist with a romantic melody - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
36. "Aparshakti Khurana on his new single and the uncertainty facing his first film as a solo lead". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
37. "Aparshakti Khurana Opens Up About New Song 'Balle Ni Balle' and How Actors Are Connected to Music". Rolling Stone India. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
38. Choti Choti Gal - Aparshakti Khurana & Samriddhi Mehra | Arjuna Harjai, Kumaar | Zee Music Originals, retrieved 17 May 2022
39. Neendraan Ni Aandiyaan - Aparshakti Khurana, Nikita Dutta | Zee Music Originals, retrieved 12 December 2022
40. "Winners of Star Screen Awards 2017 : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
41. "Celebs walk the red carpet of Star Screen Awards 2017 (13) | Aparshakti Khurana, Akriti Khurana Images - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
42. "62nd Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 Nominations". filmfare.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
43. "Nominations for the 64th Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards 2019". filmfare.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
44. "Filmfare OTT Awards 2023". filmfare.com. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

External links

• Aparshakti Khurana at IMDb
• Aparshakti Khurana at Bollywood Hungama