Rohit Khurana

Rohit Khurana
Khurana in 2011
Born	(1983-11-20) 20 November 1983 (age 41) Delhi India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Actor, Model
Years active	2008–2019
Known for	Uttaran Karmaphal Daata Shani
Spouse	Neha Khurana[1]
Children	2

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]

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 producers.^[citation needed]

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.[5] The show garnered him fame.[6]

In 2010, Khurana featured in Star One's Miley Jab Hum Tum.[7] He was next featured in Maayke Se Bandhi Dor on Star Plus in 2011.[8] That year he made his Bollywood debut with the Hindi movie Men Will Be Men.[9] It failed to perform well commercially.[10]

In 2012, Khurana was cast in the Tamil film Billa II.[11] He forayed into Punjabi cinema with rom-com Dil Tainu Karda Ae Pyar.[12] In 2013, his second Punjabi film, Singh vs Kaur, was released.[13]

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.[14] He was praised for his performance as Madhav Periwal, an ugly man.[15] He left the series after his character's death.[16]

Further works and success (2013–present)

Towards the end of 2013, Khurana joined Colors TV's popular daily soap Sasural Simar Ka.[17] He was cast as Shaurya Singhania, an antagonist opposite Falaq Naaz.[18] He left the soap after three months.[19] Afterwards, he took a short break from acting.[20]

Khurana ended his break in 2015, and came back to TV playing Jamaal Peshawari in Zee TV's Lajwanti.[21] That year he had an extended cameo appearance in Star Plus's Suhani Si Ek Ladki as Rohan, a lawyer.[6] From 2015 to 2016, he portrayed the part of Viraat in Big Magic's Chatur Aur Chalak, Birbal aur Viraat.[22] He was chosen for the character of a garbage man in the Hindi short film Girl in Red.[23]

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.[24] He then appeared in the film Hotel Beautifool.[25] 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.[26] He played the same role as a guest in another Colors TV mythological show, Mahakali — Anth Hi Aarambh Hai.[27][28]

In 2019, Khurana was cast in Colors TV's supernatural series Tantra as Daksh Mehra.[29]

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

Filmography

Television

Year	Show	Role	Channel	Notes
2009–2012	Uttaran	Vansh Singh / Rocky Shah	Colors TV
2010	Miley Jab Hum Tum	Dhruv / Chintu	Star One	[7][27]
2011	Maayke Se Bandhi Dor	Bhaskar	Star Plus	[8]
2013	Dil Ki Nazar Se Khoobsurat	Madhav Periwal / Ehsaas	Sony TV	[14][15][16]
	Sasural Simar Ka	Shaurya Singhania	Colors TV
2015	Lajwanti	Jamaal Peshawari	Zee TV
2015	Suhani Si Ek Ladki	Rohan	Star Plus
2015–2016	Chatur aur Chalak, Birbal aur Viraat (Season 1& 2)	Viraat	Big Magic	[23][22]
2017	Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki	Dr. Manav Garewal	Colors TV	[24]
2017–2018	Karmaphal Daata Shani	Shanidev		[26]
2017	Mahakali — Anth Hi Aarambh Hai	Shanidev
2019	Tantra	Daksh Mehra		[29]
2020	Devi Adi Parashakti	Shani Dev	DangalTV

Films

Year(s)	Film	Character	Language	Notes
2011	Men Will Be Men	Sunder	Hindi	[10]
2012	Billa II	Satish Kumar	Tamil	[11]
	Sangamam	Abhiram	Telugu	[30]
	Dil Tainu Karda Ae Pyar	A cop	Punjabi	[31]
2013	Singh vs Kaur	Roop		[13]
2016	Girl in Red	Kachre Wala	Hindi
2017	Hotel Beautifool			[20][21]

Awards

• 2010 - New Talent Award for Best Supporting Actor — Uttaran.[6]

References

1. 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. 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. "Hindustan Times - Archive News". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
6. "Awards".
7. "Rohit Khurana plays it smart". dailybhaskar. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
8. "Maayke Se Bandhi Dor - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
9. "Men Will Be Men - Cast, Actor, Actress, Director - Oneindia". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
10. Glamsham. "Men Will Be Men Movie Review, Rating, Cast and Crew, Release Date". Glamsham. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
11. Billa 2 Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Billa 2 by Times of India, retrieved 1 September 2019
12. Punjabi film Dil Tainu Karda Ae Pyar
13. "'I can still pass off as a college kid,' says Rohit Khurana". DNA India. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
14. 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)
15. "TV show 'Khoobsurat' not the same as 'Saajan': Rohit Khurana". Zee News. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
16. "Rohit Khurana to die in Sony TV's 'Khoobsurat' | TV - Times of India Videos". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
17. "Rohit Khurana to enter Sasural Simar Ka? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
18. Sony to premiere "Dil Ki Nazar Se... Khoobsurat" | Indian Television
19. 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)
20. "TV actor Rohit Khurana attempts to break his negative image - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
21. "TV actor Rohit Khurana plans makeover with Bollywood debut". The Indian Express. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
22. "Rohit in season two of 'Birbal aur Viraat' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
23. "TV actors and movie actors are equally famous now: Rohit Khurana - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
24. "Rohit Khurana to enter 'Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki'". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
25. "Rohit Khurana gets abused! - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
26. "Rohit Khurana on playing the title role in 'Shani' | TV - Times of India Videos". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
27. "Looks that matter". Hindustan Times. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
28. "You learn new things with each passing year: Rohit Khurana - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
29. "Rohit Khurana to join 'Tantra' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
30. "Sangamam (2008) | Sangamam Movie | Sangamam Telugu Movie Cast & Crew, Release Date, Review, Photos, Videos". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
31. "Dil Tainu Karda Ae Pyar is a romantic comedy - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 September 2019.

External links

• Rohit Khurana at IMDb 
• Rohit Khurana at Bollywood Hungama