Purab Kohli

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

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	2
Relatives	Vishal Anand (uncle)

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 2005, he appeared in an episode of the TV fantasy sitcom Shararat, as the genius science student Dhumketu.

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.

In 2014, he became one of the contestants in season 7 of the reality TV show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.

Kohli had a key supporting role in Sense8 a series on Netflix by The Wachowskis with the finale premiering in June 2018.

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.

Web series

Purab Kohli appeared as Angad Shergil in the Voot web series It's Not That Simple (2018), with other featured cast Swara Bhaskar, Sumeet Vyas, Vivan Bhatena, Manasi Rachh, Neha Chauhan, Karan Veer Mehra, Devika Vatsa, Rohan Shah, Jia Vaidya.

In 2019, Kohli was cast in Sujoy Ghosh directed webseries Typewriter, which streamed on Netflix in July.[5]

In another immensely watchable Hotstar webseries of 2019 Out of Love Purab plays Akarsh, in a five-episode series of betrayal, heartbreak, blackmail and revenge, with other cast Rasika Dugal, Soni Razdan.

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).[6][7]

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.[8]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Bas Yun Hi	Aditya
2003	Supari	Chicken
2004	Vaastu Shastra	Murli
2005	13th Floor	Rajat
2005	My Brother…Nikhil	Nigel De Costa
2006	Bas Ek Pal
2006	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)[9]
2009	Yeh Mera India	Nachiket Joshi
2010	Hide & Seek[10]	Om Jaiswal
2011	Turning 30	Jai Saxena
2011	I Am	Suraj
2012	Fatso!	Navin
2012	10ml Love [11]
2012	Kuch Spice To Make It Meetha	Akshay Rana	Short film[12]
2013	Gangoobai	Waman
2014	Shaadi Ke Side Effects	Shekhar
2014	Jal	Bakka
2015-2018	Sense8	Rajan Rasal	Netflix series
2016	Airlift	Ibrahim Durrani	[13]
2016	Rock On 2	Kedar Zaveri (KD-Killer Drummer)
2016	P.O.W.- Bandi Yuddh Ke	Naib Subedar Sartaj Singh
2017	Noor	Ayan Banerjee
2018	It's Not That Simple	Angad Shergil	Aired on Voot
2019	Typewriter	Inspector Ravi Anand	Web series on Netflix
2019	Out of Love	Akarsh	Web series on Hotstar
2019	Mission Mangal	Vivek Pillai

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". India Today. New Delhi. 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. Arora, Akhil (20 June 2019). "Netflix's Next Indian Series, Typewriter, Gets July Release Date". NDTV. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
6. Sunder, Shubangi (2013). "'Be inspired and make a difference'". The Students. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
7. "Purab Kohli and Lucy Paton take wedding vows in Goa". The Indian Express. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
8. Celeb Speak: Actor Purab Kohli On Career, His Love For Dance And Upcoming Projects
9. "Filmfare certificate was a pleasant surprise: Purab Kohli". India Today. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
10. "Hide & Seek: First Look". Times of India. 20 November 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
11. http://www.desimartini.com/movies/10ml-love/md2713.htm
12. "Kuch Spice To Make It Meetha". Times of India. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
13. "Purab Kohli learns Arabic during 'Airlift' shoot". IANS. The Indian Express. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

External links

• Purab Kohli on IMDb
• Purab-Kohli at exploto