Apurva Agnihotri

Apurva Agnihotri
Agnihotri in 2013
Born (1972-12-02) 2 December 1972 (age 52)
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupations
  • Model
  • actor
Years active1997–2021
Spouse
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(m. 2004)​
Children1

Apurva Agnihotri is an Indian actor known for playing Rajiv Lal in Pardes and Armaan Suri in Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin.[1][2]

Personal life

In 2004, he married television actress Shilpa Saklani. The couple have a daughter.[3][4]

Career

Agnihotri debuted in the film Pardes, co-starring with Shahrukh Khan and directed by Subhash Ghai. The film was highly successful and garnered Agnihotri with the nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Zee Cine Awards.

After several more film roles, he rose to prominence when he was offered the lead role in Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin, an Indian television serial. The show became successful and his performance was appreciated. His work as Armaan Suri won him the Indian Telly Awards Best Actor Award for 2005.

He participated in Colors TV's Bigg Boss 7 on 15 September 2013 with his wife Shilpa Saklani. He went on to play roles in shows like Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara, Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh and SauBhagyalaxmi. In 2018, he joined Bepannah as Rajveer Khanna.[5] He then portrayed Harry Somani in ALT Balaji's Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain for three seasons.[6]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Pardes Rajiv Lal
1999 Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin Ashok/Sunil
2000 Krodh Raj Verma
2001 Hum Ho Gaye Aapke Mohan Sachdev
Kasoor Amit
2002 Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai Vikram
2003 Dhund Kunal
2004 Lakeer Ronny Dsouza

Television

Year Serial Role Notes
2003–2006 Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin Armaan Suri
2005 Nach Baliye 1 Contestant 6th place
2006–2007 Kaajjal Dev Pratapsingh
2008–2009 Radhaa Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi Dr. Shekhar Kapoor
2009 Pati Patni Aur Woh Contestant
2010 Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai Anmol Rajvansh
2012 Aasman Se Aage Dev Chopra
Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai Himself Guest
2013 Bigg Boss 7 Contestant 13th place
2014 Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara Vikram Dhanrajgir
2014–2015 Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh Vikram Ahuja
2015 Power Couple Contestant 7th place
2016 SauBhagyalaxmi Samarth Ranawat
2017–2018 Meri Durga Coach Bhagat
2018 Bepannaah Rajveer Khanna
2021 Anupamaa Dr. Adavait Khanna

Web series

Year Title Role Notes
2018–2020 Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain Harry Somani

Awards

Year Award Category Show Notes
2005 Indian Telly Awards Best Actor (Male) Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin Won

References

  1. ^ Abraham, Letty Mariam (28 February 2018). "Apurva Agnihotri: Like my life away from the limelight". Mid-Day.com.
  2. ^ Unnikrishnan, Chaya (21 November 2013). "Apurva Agnihotri wants to return to films". Daily News and Analysis.
  3. ^ "Apurva Agnihotri wishes wife Shilpa Saklani on their anniversary, shares a beautiful picture of their wedding!". The Times of India.
  4. ^ "These photos of Apurva and Shilpa Agnihotri will make you go awww!". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "Apurva Agnihotri is all set to enter Jennifer Winget and Harshad Chopda's Bepannaah". India Today.
  6. ^ "Apurva Agnihotri: Television is somehow still stuck in the regressive stage". India Today. Retrieved 21 June 2023.