Purab Kohli

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Purab Kohli
Purab Kohli at a Photoshoot
Born
Occupation(s)Model, Actor, VJ
Years active1998–present
SpouseLucy Paton (m. 2016)
Children2
RelativesVishal Anand (uncle)

Purab Kohli is an Indian television and film actor, model and former

video jockey
.

Career

Television

Kohli started his career as an actor with the 1998 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

National Geographic Channel.[2]

He has also featured in television ads for Colgate, Pizza Hut, Compaq Presario, Amaron Batteries and Castrol.[3]

In 2014, he became one of the contestants in season 7 of the reality TV show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.[4]

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

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.[6] 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.[7] He also contributed financially in the making of this film.[8] Purab played the role of a divorced lawyer in the 2012 movie Kuch Spice To Make It Meetha with actress Nauheed Cyrusi and composer Kavish Mishra. 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

, Jia Vaidya.

In 2019, Kohli was cast in

Typewriter, which streamed on Netflix in July.[9]

In another immensely watchable

Hotstar web series 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

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.[10]

Kohli married his long time girlfriend, a British yoga teacher named Lucy Paton, in a civil ceremony in 2016, after their daughter Inaya was born in 2015.[11]

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.[12]

Filmography

Key
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)[13]
2009 Yeh Mera India Nachiket Joshi
2010 Hide & Seek[14] Om Jaiswal
2011 Turning 30 Jai Saxena
I Am Suraj
2012 Fatso! Navin
10ml LOVE[15]
Kuch Spice To Make It Meetha Akshay Rana Short film[16]
2013 Gangoobai Waman
2014 Shaadi Ke Side Effects Shekhar
Jal Bakka
2015-2018 Sense8 Rajan Rasal Netflix series
2016 Airlift Ibrahim Durrani [17]
Rock On 2 Kedar Zaveri (KD-Killer Drummer)
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
2019-2021 Out of Love Akarsh Web series on
Hotstar
2019 Mission Mangal Vivek Pillai
2020 London Confidential Arjun film on ZEE5
2021 Bob Biswas Bubai Special appearance
film on ZEE5[18]
The Matrix Resurrections Zen English film
2022 London Files Amar Roy Web Series on Voot
Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach Neeraj Web series on
Disney+Hotstar
2023 Blind The Driver / Serial Killer [19]

References

  1. The Tribune
    . 27 February 2000. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. ^ Pandey, Apurvaa (23 December 2011). "Quiz held to sensitize youth on environment". Gurgaon News. The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. ^ ""I need to be excited and enthusiastic all the time; I work on impulse"". indiantelevision.
  4. ^ "Purab Kohli: I was shocked by my elimination from 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7'". News18. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  5. ^ "'My Brother Nikhil' - Bollywood films that addressed social taboos". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Filmfare certificate was a pleasant surprise: Purab Kohli". India Today. New Delhi. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Purab is back with Nandita!". The Times of India. 16 February 2010. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  8. ^ "Purab is really busy!". The Times of India. 23 June 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  9. ^ Arora, Akhil (20 June 2019). "Netflix's Next Indian Series, Typewriter, Gets July Release Date". NDTV. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  10. ^ Sunder, Shubangi (2013). "Be inspired and make a difference". The Students. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Purab Kohli and Lucy Paton take wedding vows in Goa". The Indian Express. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2019. 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.
  12. ^ Celeb Speak: Actor Purab Kohli On Career, His Love For Dance And Upcoming Projects
  13. ^ "Filmfare certificate was a pleasant surprise: Purab Kohli". India Today. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  14. ^ "Hide & Seek: First Look". The Times of India. 20 November 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  15. ^ "10ml Love Movie Reviews - Ratings, Songs, Videos, Release, Trailers - Desimartini.com". www.desimartini.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012.
  16. ^ "Kuch Spice To Make It Meetha". The Times of India. 14 February 2012. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  17. ^ "Purab Kohli learns Arabic during 'Airlift' shoot". The Indian Express. Indo-Asian News Service. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  18. ^ Bob Biswas (2021) - IMDb, retrieved 5 December 2021
  19. ^ "Sonam Kapoor Ahujas Blind starts filming". Outlook India. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

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