Apurva Agnihotri

Apurva Agnihotri
Apurva Agnihotri at Valhalla Chef's Table Night
Born (1972-12-02) 2 December 1972
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actor (Films, TV)
Spouse(s) Shilpa Sakhlani (2004–present)

Apurva Agnihotri (born 2 December 1972) is an Indian actor, known for his role in hit show Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin[1][2][3] and his debut film Pardes.

Personal life

Agnihotri was born in Kanpur, India. Apoorva finished his schooling from Kanpur-based Sheiling House school. Then, from Bhavan's college in Mumbai, he received Bachelor of Arts degree in 1993. He married Shilpa Sakhlani in 2004.[4]

Career

Apurva 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 1997's Zee Cine Awards. Apurva, along with his wife, were participants of reality show Big Boss season 7 which has been aired on Colors from 15th Sept 2013. In the starting episode, Apurva has been sent to Jahannum('Hell') while his wife was assigned Jannat ('Heaven').

After several more film roles, he was offered the lead role in Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin, an Indian television serial. His work as Armaan Suri won him the Indian Telly Awards Best Actor Award for 2005.[5]

He joined the show Bigg Boss 7 on 15 September 2013 with his wife Shilpa Sakhlani. He was a patient and calm player and also shaved his hair off to make his team win a task. He was voted out by the audience on the 7th week of the show (2 November 2013).

Filmography

Films

YearFilmRoleNotes
1997PardesRajivDebut Film
1999Pyaar Koi Khel NahinAshok/Sunil
2000KrodhRaj Verma
2001Hum Ho Gaye AapkeMohan Sachdev
KasoorAmit
2002Pyaar Diwana Hota HaiVikram
2003DhundKunal
2004LakeerRony

Television

YearShowRole
2003Jassi Jaissi Koi NahinArmaan Suri
2006KaajjalDev Pratap Singh
2007Sapna Babul Ka...BidaaiAnmol Rajvansh
2008Radhaa Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar DikhayengiDr. Shekhar Kapoor
2012Aasman Se AageDev Chopra
2014Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara PyaaraVikram Dhanrajgir
Ajeeb Dastaan Hai YehVikram Ahuja
2016SaubhagyalaxmiSamarth Ranawat
2018BepannaahRajveer Khanna

Reality Shows

YearShowWith
2005Nach BaliyeShilpa Saklani
2009Pati Patni Aur Woh
2013Bigg Boss 7Solo
2015Power CoupleShilpa Saklani

References

  1. ↑ Sreedhar Pillai (11 August 2005). "Jassi weds Armaan". The Hindu.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Chaya Unnikrishnan (24 June 2010). "Apurva Agnihotri in Bidaai". Indian Express. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Apurva Agnihotri wants to return to films". DNA India.com. 2012-04-29. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Rituparna Das (27 December 2017). "Married for 13 years now, Apurva Agnihotri and Shilpa Saklani's love has only grown stronger!". Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Kkomal Seth. "Indian Telly Awards On 27th November 2005". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
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