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 Kohli is an Indian actor, model and former video jockey.
Career
[edit]Television
[edit]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 Zee TV music talent hunt Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstar. In 2011, he was lead in the first season of Life Mein Ek Baar[2] a television show on Fox Traveller. In 2013, he hosted the show Terra Quiz on National Geographic Channel.[3]
He has also featured in television ads for Colgate, Pizza Hut, Compaq Presario, Amaron Batteries and Castrol.[4]
In 2014, he became one of the contestants in season 7 of the reality TV show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.[5]
Kohli had a key supporting role in Sense8 a series on Netflix by The Wachowskis with the finale premiering in June 2018.
Films
[edit]Kohli made his acting debut in films with Bas Yun Hi (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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] He also contributed financially in the making of this film.[9] 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
[edit]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.[10]
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
[edit]Kohli's father Harsh Kohli is a hotelier and film producer who had produced the Vinod Khanna, Rekha starrer Aap Ki Khatir (1977 film). Purab's mother, Indu Kohli is a corporate trainer. He did his schooling at St. Stanislaus High School in Bandra, 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.[11]
Kohli married his long time girlfriend, a British yoga teacher named Lucy Paton in 2016.[12] They now live in London with their daughter, Inaya and son, Osian.
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.[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 | Netflix series |
| 2016 | Airlift | Ibrahim Durrani | [18] |
| 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[19] |
| 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 | [20] |
| 2024 | 36 Days | Rishi aka Dr. Rishikesh Jaykar | Web Series on Sony Liv |
References
[edit]- ^ "Purab goes paschim and dakshin". The Tribune. 27 February 2000. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ ""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. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "'My Brother Nikhil' - Bollywood films that addressed social taboos". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Filmfare certificate was a pleasant surprise: Purab Kohli". India Today. New Delhi. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ "Purab is back with Nandita!". The Times of India. 16 February 2010. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ "Purab is really busy!". The Times of India. 23 June 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ Arora, Akhil (20 June 2019). "Netflix's Next Indian Series, Typewriter, Gets July Release Date". NDTV. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ Sunder, Shubangi (2013). "Be inspired and make a difference". The Students. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ "Hide & Seek: First Look". The Times of India. 20 November 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ "10ml Love Movie Reviews - Ratings, Songs, Videos, Release, Trailers - Desimartini.com". www.desimartini.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Purab Kohli learns Arabic during 'Airlift' shoot". The Indian Express. Indo-Asian News Service. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ Bob Biswas (2021) - IMDb, retrieved 5 December 2021
- ^ "Sonam Kapoor Ahuja's Blind starts filming". Outlook India. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.