Akash Khurana

Akash Khurana
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, author, theatre artist, entrepreneur
SpouseMeera Khurana
ChildrenAkarsh Khurana and Adhaar khurana

Akash Khurana is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, author, theatre artist and entrepreneur.[1]

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

Khurana 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

Actor

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

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

Actor

  • 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

  • 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

  • Gulmohur (West)
  • Kismat
  • America...Amerika
  • Kabhie Kabhie
  • Viruddh
  • Dil Hai Hindustani
  • Kuch Ret Kuch Pani

Theatre

Actor

Play Playwright Director

1970s
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

1980s
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

1990s
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

2000s
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

2010s
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

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

  1. ^ "Akash Khurana". Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Hindi Movie Celebrities | Akash Khurana (Aakash Khurana) | Bollymints". www.bollymints.com. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  3. ^ Kumar, Anuj (13 March 2018). "It is a different kind of assembly line: Akash Khurana". The Hindu.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Akash Khurana: The Eclectic Entrepreneur". 6 January 2014. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Ranbir Kapoor is a very energetic and promising actor, says Akash Khurana". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  7. ^ Biographia (14 May 2020). "Akash Khurana Wiki-Biography-Age-Weight-Height-Profile Info". Biographia. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  8. ^ TEDx GLIM Gurgaon Speakers - website of the media organization TED
  9. ^ "Sonali Bendre to make OTT debut with 'The Broken News'". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

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