Akash Khurana is an Indian actor, screenwriter, theatre artist and entrepreneur.[1]
Akash Khurana | |
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 Khurana (right) playing Vladimir in Waiting for Godot (opposite Benjamin Gilani's Estragon) in 2009 at The Doon School, Dehradun | |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Screenwriter, Director, Theatre Artist, Corporate Leader, Author, Mentor |
| Spouse | Meera Khurana |
| Children | Akarsh Khurana & Adhaar khurana |
His first screen appearance was in Shyam Benegal's Kalyug.[2] He has appeared in nearly 60 films, including Ardh Satya, Saaransh, Naam, Beta, Saudagar, Sarfarosh, Company and Barfii.[3]
He has written over 20 screen plays, including Aashiqui and Baazigar. He won Nandi Award for Special Jury for the film Dr. Ambedkar (1992).[4]
Early life and background
editKhurana did his schooling from St. Francis de Sales school in Nagpur.[5] He graduated from National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (Rourkela, Odisha, India) as a mechanical engineer. He then obtained an MBA degree from XLRI – Xavier School of Management (Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India).[6] Later he obtained an M.Phil. degree and a Ph.D. in Social Sciences from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Mumbai, India), where he has been a visiting faculty member since 1995.[7][8]
Filmography
editActor
edit| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Kalyug | Sandeep Raj |
| 1983 | Ardh Satya | Khanna - Mill Owner |
| 1984 | Party | Agashe |
| Saaransh | Chief Minister Shashikant | |
| 1985 | Trikal | Renato |
| Janam | Asghar | |
| 1986 | Naam | Aftab Ahmed |
| 1987 | Jalwa | Inspector Hosi Wadia |
| Kaash | Doctor Anil - Ritesh's friend | |
| 1988 | Mere Baad | |
| Falak (1988 film) | Jamuna Das | |
| Kabzaa | Arun Date | |
| Tamas (film) | Dr. Kapoor | |
| 1989 | Jurrat | Police Commissioner |
| Daddy (TV movie) | ||
| 1990 | Jurm | Ritesh Nandy |
| 1991 | Vishkanya | Trilokchand (Sonal's dad) |
| Saudagar | Police Commander | |
| 1992 | Maarg | Abhay |
| Beta | Prem | |
| Raat | Mr. Sharma | |
| Antham | ||
| Drohi | Chief Minister | |
| 1993 | Phool | Rajeshwar Dayal |
| Gunaah | Mahender Singh | |
| Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja | D'souza | |
| 1995 | Milan | Raja's brother |
| Prem | SP Verma | |
| Bombay (Tamil film) | ||
| 1996 | Jaan | |
| Diljale | Shyam's Father | |
| 1999 | Sarfarosh | Ajay's Father |
| 2000 | Badal | Satyaprakash, Chief Minister |
| 2001 | One 2 Ka 4 | Commissioner of Police |
| 2002 | Filhaal... | Mr. Sheth |
| Company | Vilas Pandit | |
| Encounter: The Killing | Sudhakar Rao | |
| Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai | ||
| 2003 | Koi... Mil Gaya | Catholic School Principal |
| 2006 | Taxi No. 9211 Nau Do Gyarah | Shyam Mittal |
| Banaras | Dr. Gopal Bhattacharya | |
| Krrish | Catholic School Principal | |
| Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota: What If...? | ||
| Sarhad Paar | Bade Miyan | |
| 2008 | Black & White | Wazir Shah - Rajya Sabha Member |
| 2009 | Ladies Special (TV series) | Vipul Joshi |
| Kurbaan | Ahuja | |
| 2010 | Aakrosh | |
| 2011 | Always Kabhi Kabhi | Principal Elton Phillips |
| 2012 | Barfi! | Barfi's Father |
| 2013 | David | Iqbal Ghani |
| Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara! | DK (Film Director) | |
| 2014 | Real FM | Saloni's Father |
| UnIndian | Ashok | |
| Humshakals | Mr. Singhania; Ashok's father | |
| 2018 | Karwaan | Prakash Rajpurohit |
| 2020 | Sadak 2 | Psychiatrist |
| 2021 | Rashmi Rocket | Dr. Ejaz Qureshi |
| 2022 | The Broken News[9] | Ketan Kedia |
| 2024 | Sector 36 | Mr Bassi |
Writer
edit| Year | Films |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Kaanchi: The Unbreakable |
| 2010 | Aakrosh |
| 2008 | Black & White |
| 2006 | Sarhad Paar |
| 2001 | Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke |
| 1999 | Daag: The Fire |
| 1999 | Agar Tum Na Aate |
| 1999 | Kartoos |
| 1999 | Silsila Hai Pyar Ka |
| 1998 | Angaaray |
| 1998 | Duplicate |
| 1998 | Yeh Aashiqui Meri |
| 1997 | Betaabi (screenplay / story) |
| 1996 | Chaahat (written by) |
| Sanam O Sanam | |
| 1995 | Milan |
| 1993 | Baazigar (written by) |
| 1992 | Drohi (dialogue) |
| 1991 | Do Pal |
| 1991 | Saathi (dialogue / screenplay / story) |
| 1990 | Aashiqui (dialogue / screenplay / story) |
| Swayam |
Television
editActor
edit- Satyajit Ray Presents
- Sara Jahan Hamara
- Guftagoo
- Tamas
- C. Rajagopalachari Stories
- Faisla
- Dhadkan
- Asha
- Rishtey
- Untitled
- Raahein
- Kuch Ret Kuch Pani
- Aakrosh
- Ladies Special'
- 24 Season 2
- Humshakals
- Leila
- Mai: A Mother's Rage
Director
edit- Front Page on Doordarshan
- Kuch Ret Kuch Pani on Channel 9 Gold
- Magal on Sun TV (2007-2011)
- The River of Love (2021 film)
Writer
edit- Gulmohur (West)
- Kismat
- America...Amerika
- Kabhie Kabhie
- Viruddh
- Dil Hai Hindustani
- Kuch Ret Kuch Pani
Theatre
editActor
edit| Play | Playwright | Director |
|---|---|---|
1970sedit |
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| The Miser | Molière | K. Janardhan |
| Equus | Peter Schaffer | K. Janardhan |
| Adhe Adhure | Mohan Rakesh | K. Janardhan |
| The Memorandum | Vaclav Havel | Anmol Vellani |
| The Unknown General | Rene de Obaldia | Sunil Shanbag |
| Abe Bewaqoof | Slavomir Mrozek | Satyadev Dubey |
1980sedit |
||
| Aur Tota Bola | C’shekhar Kambhar | Satyadev Dubey |
| Aah | Vijay Tendulkar | Satyadev Dubey |
| Ajnabi | Albert Camus | Satyadev Dubey |
| Ooljulool | A. Rangachari | Satyadev Dubey |
| Don Juan in Hell | Bernard Shaw | Satyadev Dubey |
| Chowkidar | Harold Pinter | Sunil Shanbag/Akash Khurana |
| Circus | Slavomir Mrozek | Sunil Shanbag |
| Mat Yaad Dila | Vijay Tendulkar | Akash Khurana |
| Arms and the Man | Bernard Shaw | Naseeruddin Shah |
1990sedit |
||
| Julius Caesar | Shakespeare | Naseeruddin Shah |
| The Caine Mutiny Court Martial | Herman Wouk | Naseeruddin Shah |
| Waiting for Godot | Samuel Beckett | Benjamin Gilani |
| Ramu aur Maalik | Milan Kundera | Sunil Shanbag |
2000sedit |
||
| A Life in the Theatre | David Mamet | Zubin Driver |
| Women in Waiting, Men on the Line | Various Poets | Akash and Akarsh Khurana |
| A Special Bond | Ruskin Bond | Akarsh Khurana |
| Antigone | Jean Anouilh | Satyadev Dubey |
| Blackbird | David Harrower | Akarsh Khurana |
2010sedit |
||
| Super 8 | Various | Akarsh Khurana |
| Our Town | Thornton Wilder | Akash Khurana |
| Stories in a Song | Vikram Phukan | Sunil Shanbag |
| Tuesdays with Morrie | Mitch Albom | Meera Khurana |
Director
edit| Play | Playwright |
|---|---|
| Chowkidar | Harold Pinter |
| Mat Yaad Dila | Vijay Tendulkar |
| Women in Waiting, Men on the Line | Various Poets |
| Our Town | Thornton Wilder |
| A Friend's Story | Vijay Tendulkar |
| The Hound of the Baskervilles | Steven Canny & John Nicholson |
| Under the Gypsy Moon | Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyaya/Akash Khurana |
References
edit- ^ "Akash Khurana". Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ "Hindi Movie Celebrities | Akash Khurana (Aakash Khurana) | Bollymints". www.bollymints.com. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ Kumar, Anuj (13 March 2018). "It is a different kind of assembly line: Akash Khurana". The Hindu.
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF) (in Telugu). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Akash Khurana: The Eclectic Entrepreneur". 6 January 2014. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Ranbir Kapoor is a very energetic and promising actor, says Akash Khurana". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ Biographia (14 May 2020). "Akash Khurana Wiki-Biography-Age-Weight-Height-Profile Info". Biographia. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ TEDx GLIM Gurgaon Speakers - website of the media organization TED
- ^ "Sonali Bendre to make OTT debut with 'The Broken News'". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 May 2022.