Apurva Agnihotri

Apurva Agnihotri (born 2 December 1972) is an Indian actor known for his role as Rajiv in the film Pardes (1997), and Armaan Suri in the television show Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin.[1][2]

Apurva Agnihotri
Born (1972-12-02) 2 December 1972
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2004)​

Personal life

Agnihotri was born in Kanpur, India. He is the son of Gyandev Agnihotri, a screen writer who wrote the scripts for popular Hindi movies such as Avishkaar, Griha Pravesh, Mr Natwarlal, Yaarana, Sindoor, Teri Kasam and Beta. He finished his schooling from Sheiling House, Kanpur and graduated from college in Mumbai. In 2004, he married television actress Shilpa Saklani.[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.[5]

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.[6] He then portrayed Harry Somani in ALT Balaji's Kehne oh Humsafar Hain and Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain 2.

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

Television
YearShowRole
2003–06Jassi Jaissi Koi NahinArmaan Suri
2005Nach Baliye 1Contestant
2006–07KaajjalDev Pratap Singh
2008–09Radhaa Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar DikhayengiDr. Shekhar Kapoor
2009Pati Patni Aur WohContestant
2010Sapna Babul Ka...BidaaiAnmol Rajvansh
2012Aasman Se AageDev Chopra
2012Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna HaiGuest
2013Bigg Boss 7Contestant
2014Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara PyaaraVikram Dhanrajgir
2014–15Ajeeb Dastaan Hai YehVikram Ahuja
2015Power CoupleContestant
2016SaubhagyalaxmiSamarth Ranawat
2018BepannaahRajveer Dadeech

Web
YearTitleRolePlatformNotes
2018 Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain Harry Somani ALT Balaji
2019 Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain

Awards
YearAwardCategoryShowReference
2005Indian Telly AwardsBest Actor (Male)Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin[7]

References
  1. "Apurva Agnihotri: Like my life away from the limelight". Mid-day.
  2. "Apurva Agnihotri wants to return to films". DNA.
  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. Pardes - IMDb, retrieved 22 January 2021
  6. "Apurva Agnihotri is all set to enter Jennifer Winget and Harshad Chopda's Bepannaah". India Today.
  7. "Indian Telly Awards 2005 | Winners". Biz Asia.
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