Purab Kohli

Purab Kohli
Purab Kohli at a Photoshoot
Born (1979-02-23) 23 February 1979
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Model, Actor, VJ
Years active 2003–present
Spouse(s) Lucy Payton (m. 2018)
Children 1
Relatives Vishal Anand (uncle)

Purab Kohli (born 23 February 1979) is an Indian television, film actor, model and former video jockey.

Career

Television

Kohli started his career as an actor with the television show Hip Hip Hurray on Zee TV and earned recognition through video jockeying on Channel V. He then hosted the travel show Gone India where he toured India on budget trips.[1]

In 2010 he anchored the Zee TV music talent hunt Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstar. He is also the host in the upcoming show Terra Quiz on National Geographic Channel.

He has also featured in television ads for Colgate, Pizza Hut, Compaq Presario, Amaron Batteries and Castrol.

He became one of the contestants on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 7) in 2014.

Kohli has a supporting role in Sense8 a series on Netflix by The Wachowskis with the second season due to be out in May 2017.

Films

Kohli made his acting debut in films with Bus Yuhin (2003) starring opposite Nandita Das. He has also acted in other films like Supari (2003), Vastu Shastra (2004), and 13th Floor (2005). His performance in My Brother Nikhil (2005) got him recognition. Kohli then went on to star in Mahesh Bhatt's 2006 film Woh Lamhe and as a villain again in Bhatt's 2007 film Awarapan. He also acted in Rock On!! (2008) along with Farhan Akhtar, Luke Kenny and Arjun Rampal. Kohli's work in Rock On garnered him a Special Jury Mention at the 2009 Filmfare Awards in March 2009.[2] Kohli then starred opposite Nandita Das again in the 2010-11 film I Am which was directed by Onir, who had previously directed him in My Brother Nikhil.[3] He also contributed financially in the making of this film.[4] Purab's 2014 movie Jal is a story based on villagers' fight for water and dignity.

Personal life

Kohli's father Harsh is a hotelier and film producer and his mother is a corporate trainer. He did his schooling at St. Stanislaus High School in Bandra, just outside of Mumbai, and at The Bishop's School, Pune, Maharashtra. He switched his education faculty from Science to Commerce and finally to Arts and studied Economics, Psychology and Literature. He joined a flying school to be a pilot, but did not continue.

Kohli married his long time girlfriend Lucy Payton in a private ceremony in Goa on 15 February 2018. The couple has a daughter Inaya (b. 2015).[5][6]

Former actor Bhisham Kohli a.k.a. Vishal Anand is his paternal uncle (father's brother). Kohli's paternal grandmother was Dev Anand's sister (thus making Kohli the late actor's grand-nephew). Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (son of another of Dev Anand's sisters) is thus Kohli's uncle.[7]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Bas Yun HiAditya
2003SupariChicken
2004Vastu ShastraMurli
200513th FloorRajat
2005My Brother…NikhilNigel De Costa
2006Bas Ek Pal
2006Woh LamheSam a.k.a. Sammy
2007AwarapanMunna R. Malik
2008Rock On!! Kedar 'KD' 'Killer Drummer' ZaveriFilmfare Special Jury Award (certificate)[8]
2009Yeh Mera IndiaNachiket Joshi
2010Hide & Seek[9]Om Jaiswal
2011Turning 30Jai Saxena
2011I AmSuraj
2012Fatso!Navin
201210ml Love [10]
2012Kuch Spice To Make It MeethaAkshay RanaShort film[11]
2013GangoobaiWaman
2014Shaadi Ke Side EffectsShekhar
2014JalBakka
2015-2018Sense8Rajan RasalNetflix series
2016Airlift Ibrahim Durrani[12]
2016Rock On 2 Kedar Zaveri (KD-Killer Drummer)
2016P.O.W.- Bandi Yuddh KeNaib Subedar Sartaj Singh
2017Noor Ayan Banerjee

References

  1. ↑ "Purab goes paschim and dakshin". The Tribune. 27 February 2000. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Filmfare certificate was a pleasant surprise: Purab Kohli". New Delhi: India Today. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Purab is back with Nandita!". Times of India. 16 February 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "Purab is really busy!". Times of India. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  5. ↑ Sunder, Shubangi (2013). "'Be inspired and make a difference'". The Students. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Template:The Indian Express
  7. ↑ Celeb Speak: Actor Purab Kohli On Career, His Love For Dance And Upcoming Projects
  8. ↑ "Filmfare certificate was a pleasant surprise: Purab Kohli". India Today. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
  9. ↑ "Hide & Seek: First Look". Times of India. 20 November 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  10. ↑ http://www.desimartini.com/movies/10ml-love/md2713.htm
  11. ↑ "Kuch Spice To Make It Meetha". Times of India. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  12. ↑ "Purab Kohli learns Arabic during 'Airlift' shoot". IANS. The Indian Express. December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
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