Purab Kohli
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Purab Kohli | |
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 Purab Kohli at a Photoshoot | |
| Born | 23 February 1979 Mumbai,Maharashtra,India |
| Occupation(s) | Actor,Model,video jockey |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse | Lucy Paton (m. 2016) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Vishal Anand(uncle) |
Purab Kohliis anIndian actor,modeland formervideo jockey.
Career
[edit]Television
[edit]Kohli started his career as an actor with the 1998 television showHip Hip HurrayonZee TVand earned recognition through video jockeying onChannel V.He then hosted the travel showGone Indiawhere he toured India on budget trips.[1]
In 2005, he appeared in an episode of the TV fantasy sitcomShararat,as the genius science student Dhumketu.
In 2010 he anchored theZee TVmusic talent huntSa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstar.In 2011, he was lead in the first season ofLife Mein Ek Baar[2]a television show onFox Traveller.In 2013, he hosted the showTerra QuizonNational Geographic Channel.[3]
He has also featured in television ads forColgate,Pizza Hut,Compaq Presario,Amaron BatteriesandCastrol.[4]
In 2014, he became one of the contestants in season 7 of the reality TV showJhalak Dikhhla Jaa.[5]
Kohli had a key supporting role inSense8a series on Netflix byThe Wachowskiswith the finale premiering in June 2018.
Films
[edit]Kohli made his acting debut in films withBas Yun Hi(2003) starring oppositeNandita Das.He has also acted in other films likeSupari(2003),Vastu Shastra(2004), and13th Floor(2005). His performance inMy Brother... Nikhil(2005) got him recognition.[6]Kohli then went on to star inMahesh Bhatt's 2006 filmWoh Lamheand as a villain again in Bhatt's 2007 filmAwarapan.He also acted inRock On!!(2008) along withFarhan Akhtar,Luke KennyandArjun Rampal.Kohli's work inRock Ongarnered him a Special Jury Mention at the 2009Filmfare Awardsin March 2009.[7]Kohli then starred opposite Nandita Das again in the 2010-11 filmI Amwhich was directed byOnir,who had previously directed him inMy Brother Nikhil.[8]He also contributed financially in the making of this film.[9]Purab played the role of a divorced lawyer in the 2012 movieKuch Spice To Make It Meethawith actressNauheed Cyrusiand composer Kavish Mishra. Purab's 2014 movieJalis a story based on villagers' fight for water and dignity.
Web series
[edit]Purab Kohli appeared as Angad Shergil in theVootweb seriesIt's Not That Simple(2018), with other featured castSwara Bhaskar,Sumeet Vyas,Vivan Bhatena,Manasi Rachh,Neha Chauhan,Karan Veer Mehra,Devika Vatsa,Rohan Shah,Jia Vaidya.
In 2019, Kohli was cast inSujoy Ghoshdirected webseriesTypewriter,which streamed onNetflixin July.[10]
In another immensely watchableHotstarweb series of 2019Out of LovePurab plays Akarsh, in a five-episode series of betrayal, heartbreak, blackmail and revenge, with other castRasika Dugal,Soni Razdan.
Personal life
[edit]Kohli's father Harsh Kohli is a hotelier and film producer who had produced theVinod Khanna,RekhastarrerAap Ki Khatir (1977 film).Purab's mother, Indu Kohli is a corporate trainer. He did his schooling atSt. Stanislaus High SchoolinBandra,Mumbai,and atThe 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.[11]
Kohli married his long time girlfriend, a British yoga teacher named Lucy Paton in 2016.[12]They now live inLondonwith their daughter, Inaya and son, Osian.
Former actor Bhisham Kohli a.k.a.Vishal Anandis his paternal uncle (father's brother). Kohli's paternal grandmother wasDev Anand's sister (thus making Kohli the late actor's grand-nephew). FilmmakerShekhar Kapur(son of another of Dev Anand's sisters) is thus, Kohli's uncle.[13]
Filmography
[edit]| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Bas Yun Hi | Aditya | |
| Supari | Chicken | ||
| 2004 | Vaastu Shastra | Murli | |
| 2005 | 13th Floor | Rajat | |
| My Brother…Nikhil | Nigel De Costa | ||
| 2006 | Bas Ek Pal | ||
| Woh Lamhe | Sam a.k.a. Sammy | ||
| 2007 | Awarapan | Munna R. Malik | |
| 2008 | Rock On!! | Kedar 'KD' 'Killer Drummer' Zaveri | Filmfare Special Jury Award (certificate)[14] |
| 2009 | Yeh Mera India | Nachiket Joshi | |
| 2010 | Hide & Seek[15] | Om Jaiswal | |
| 2011 | Turning 30 | Jai Saxena | |
| I Am | Suraj | ||
| 2011 | Life Mein Ek Baar | Self | Fox Traveller |
| 2012 | Fatso! | Navin | |
| 10ml LOVE[16] | |||
| Kuch Spice To Make It Meetha | Akshay Rana | Short film[17] | |
| 2013 | Gangoobai | Waman | |
| 2014 | Shaadi Ke Side Effects | Shekhar | |
| Jal | Bakka | ||
| 2015-2018 | Sense8 | Rajan Rasal | Netflixseries |
| 2016 | Airlift | Ibrahim Durrani | [18] |
| Rock On 2 | Kedar Zaveri (KD-Killer Drummer) | ||
| P.O.W.- Bandi Yuddh Ke | Naib SubedarSartaj Singh | ||
| 2017 | Noor | Ayan Banerjee | |
| 2018 | It's Not That Simple | Angad Shergil | Aired onVoot |
| 2019 | Typewriter | Inspector Ravi Anand | Web series onNetflix |
| 2019-2021 | Out of Love | Akarsh | Web series onHotstar |
| 2019 | Mission Mangal | Vivek Pillai | |
| 2020 | London Confidential | Arjun | film onZEE5 |
| 2021 | Bob Biswas | Bubai | Special appearance film on ZEE5[19] |
| The Matrix Resurrections | Zen | English film | |
| 2022 | London Files | Amar Roy | Web Series onVoot |
| Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach | Neeraj | Web series onDisney+Hotstar | |
| 2023 | Blind | The Driver / Serial Killer | [20] |
| 2024 | 36 Days | Rishi aka Dr. Rishikesh Jaykar | Web Series onSony Liv |
References
[edit]- ^"Purab goes paschim and dakshin".The Tribune.27 February 2000.Retrieved20 November2012.
- ^"Life Mein Ek Baar - 1".IMDb.
- ^Pandey, Apurvaa (23 December 2011)."Quiz held to sensitize youth on environment".Gurgaon News.The Times of India.TNN.Retrieved27 March2022.
- ^""I need to be excited and enthusiastic all the time; I work on impulse"".indiantelevision.
- ^"Purab Kohli: I was shocked by my elimination from 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7'".News18.23 June 2014.Retrieved12 September2022.
- ^"'My Brother Nikhil' - Bollywood films that addressed social taboos ".The Times of India.Retrieved17 March2021.
- ^"Filmfare certificate was a pleasant surprise: Purab Kohli".India Today.New Delhi. 23 March 2009.Retrieved20 November2012.
- ^"Purab is back with Nandita!".The Times of India.16 February 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 3 January 2013.Retrieved20 November2012.
- ^"Purab is really busy!".The Times of India.23 June 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 3 January 2013.Retrieved20 November2012.
- ^Arora, Akhil (20 June 2019)."Netflix's Next Indian Series, Typewriter, Gets July Release Date".NDTV.Retrieved2 July2019.
- ^Sunder, Shubangi (2013)."Be inspired and make a difference".The Students.Archived fromthe originalon 12 October 2013.Retrieved27 February2017.
- ^"Purab Kohli and Lucy Paton take wedding vows in Goa".The Indian Express.17 February 2018.Retrieved2 July2019.
Though Purab and Lucy, a UK-based yoga teacher, signed the legal papers and officially became man and wife back in 2016, they wanted their little bundle of joy, daughter Inaya to be a part of their wedding ceremonies and hold the flowers as they take the wedding vows. So, the big celebrations of their wedding happened now when Inaya has turned two. She was born on December 22, 2015, when Purab and girlfriend Lucy were yet to be married but this wasn't a factor for Purab.
- ^Celeb Speak: Actor Purab Kohli On Career, His Love For Dance And Upcoming Projects
- ^"Filmfare certificate was a pleasant surprise: Purab Kohli".India Today.23 March 2009.Retrieved4 July2013.
- ^"Hide & Seek: First Look".The Times of India.20 November 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 3 January 2013.Retrieved20 November2012.
- ^"10ml Love Movie Reviews - Ratings, Songs, Videos, Release, Trailers - Desimartini.com".www.desimartini.com.Archived fromthe originalon 28 November 2012.
- ^"Kuch Spice To Make It Meetha".The Times of India.14 February 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 19 December 2013.Retrieved20 November2012.
- ^"Purab Kohli learns Arabic during 'Airlift' shoot".The Indian Express.Indo-Asian News Service. 10 December 2015.Retrieved15 December2015.
- ^Bob Biswas (2021) - IMDb,retrieved5 December2021
- ^"Sonam Kapoor Ahuja'sBlindstarts filming ".Outlook India.28 December 2020.Retrieved28 December2020.