Shabir Ahluwalia

Shabir Ahluwalia (born 10 August 1979) is an Indian actor and host who works in Hindi television and films. He is best known for portraying Abhishek Prem Mehra in Zee TV's romantic drama series Kumkum Bhagya. He won the third season of Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi and hosted Nach Baliye, Guinness World Records – Ab India Todega and Dancing Queen.

Shabir Ahluwalia
Born	(1979-08-10) 10 August 1979 (age 45)[1] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India[1]
Alma mater	University of Maryland, College Park
Occupation(s)	Actor Host
Years active	1999–present
Notable work	Kumkum Bhagya
Spouse	Kanchi Kaul ​ (m. 2011)​ [2]
Children	2[3]

Apart from this, Ahluwalia has acted in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2002), Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat (2004), Kahi To Milenge (2002), Kkavyanjali (2005), Kasamh Se (2006), Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2006), Kayamath (2007), Laagi Tujhse Lagan (2011) and many more. He made his debut in Bollywood with Shootout at Lokhandwala. His second film was Mission Istanbul. ^[4]

Early life and education

Shabir Ahluwalia was born on 10 August 1979 to a Sikh father and a Catholic mother in Mumbai.^[1] He has two siblings Shefali Ahluwalia and Sameer Ahluwalia. He did his schooling from St. Xavier's High School, Vile Parle.^[5] He completed his graduation from University of Maryland, College Park.^[5][6]

Personal life

Ahluwalia with wife Kanchi Kaul

Ahluwalia met actress Kanchi Kaul in 2007 on the sets of Bhabhi.^[7][8] After a five year relationship, Ahluwalia married Kaul on 27 November 2011.^[9] The couple have two sons, Azai (born 23 July 2014) and Ivarr (born 18 February 2016).^[10][11]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2007	Shootout at Lokhandwala	RC	Debut film	[12]
2008	Mission Istaanbul	Khalil Nazar		[13]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1999	Hip Hip Hurray	Purab		[14]
2002	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi	Aniket Mehta
	Sanjivani	Rohit
	Kahi To Milenge	Shashaank
2003–2007	Kahiin To Hoga	Rishi Garewaal		[15]
2004	Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii	Saumil Dikshit		[16]
	Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat	Aman/Jay
2005	Kkavyanjali	Vansh Malhotra		[17]
2005–2006	Nach Baliye	Host	Seasons 1-2
2006	Kasamh Se	Sandeep Sikand/Sandy		[18]
2006–2007	Kasautii Zindagii Kay	Omi
2007–2009	Kayamath	Milind Mishra		[19]
2009	Dhamaal Express	Contestant		[20]
	Dancing Queen	Host
2010	Meethi Choori No 1			[21]
	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 3	Contestant	Winner	[22]
	Guinness World Records – Ab India Todega	Host		[23]
2011–2014	Celebrity Cricket League	Player	Seasons 1-4
2011–2012	Laagi Tujhse Lagan	Dutta Bhau		[24]
2013	Savitri	—	Producer	[25]
2014–2021	Kumkum Bhagya	Abhishek "Abhi" Mehra		[26]
2017–2018	Kundali Bhagya		Special appearances
2021	Bhagya Lakshmi
	Meet			[27]
2022–2024	Pyar Ka Pehla Naam: Radha Mohan	Mohan Trivedi		[28]
2023	Pyar Ka Pehla Adhyaya: Shiv Shakti		Guest appearance

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2019	Fixerr	Jaiveer Maalik

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2004	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in a Negative Role	Kahiin To Hoga	Won[29]
2005				Nominated[30]
	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role		Won[31]
2006		Best Anchor Music/Films (along with Sangeeta Ghosh)	Nach Baliye	Won[32]
	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Kahiin To Hoga	Nominated[33]
2007		Best Anchor (along with Sangeeta Ghosh)	Nach Baliye	Nominated[34]
		Best Actor in a Lead Role	Kayamath	Nominated[34]
2008				Nominated[35]
2008	Gold Awards	Best Actor in a Leading Role		Won[36]
2011	Gold Awards	Most Stylish Actor	—	Won[37]
2014	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actor Popular	Kumkum Bhagya	Nominated[38]
2015	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in a Lead Role		Nominated[39]
		Best Onscreen Couple (along with Sriti Jha)		Won[40]
	Gold Awards	Best Actor in a Lead Role (Critics)		Won[41]
2016	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actor – Popular		Won[42]
2018	Gold Awards	Best Actor in Lead Role (Popular)		Won
		Best On Screen Jodi (With Sriti Jha)		Nominated
2019	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor In Lead Role Male (Popular)		Nominated
		Best Jodi Popular (With Sriti Jha)		Nominated

See also

• List of Indian television actors

References

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External links

• Shabir Ahluwalia at IMDb
• Shabir Ahluwalia on Twitter