Purab Kohli
Purab Kohli at a Photoshoot
Born
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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 Zee TV music talent hunt Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstar. In 2013, he hosted the show Terra Quiz on 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 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.[5] 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.[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 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.[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 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.[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
YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Bas Yun HiAditya
SupariChicken
2004Vaastu ShastraMurli
200513th FloorRajat
My Brother…NikhilNigel De Costa
2006Bas Ek Pal
Woh LamheSam a.k.a. Sammy
2007AwarapanMunna R. Malik
2008Rock On!!Kedar 'KD' 'Killer Drummer' ZaveriFilmfare Special Jury Award (certificate)[13]
2009Yeh Mera IndiaNachiket Joshi
2010Hide & Seek[14]Om Jaiswal
2011Turning 30Jai Saxena
I AmSuraj
2012Fatso!Navin
10ml LOVE[15]
Kuch Spice To Make It MeethaAkshay RanaShort film[16]
2013GangoobaiWaman
2014Shaadi Ke Side EffectsShekhar
JalBakka
2015-2018Sense8Rajan RasalNetflix series
2016AirliftIbrahim Durrani[17]
Rock On 2Kedar Zaveri (KD-Killer Drummer)
P.O.W.- Bandi Yuddh KeNaib Subedar Sartaj Singh
2017NoorAyan Banerjee
2018It's Not That SimpleAngad ShergilAired on Voot
2019TypewriterInspector Ravi AnandWeb series on Netflix
2019-2021Out of LoveAkarshWeb series on Hotstar
2019Mission MangalVivek Pillai
2020London ConfidentialArjunfilm on ZEE5
2021 Bob Biswas BubaiSpecial 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. ↑ "Purab goes paschim and dakshin". 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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