Ashutosh Kaushik

Ashutosh Kaushik
Born	1981 or 1982 Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Years active	2007–Present
Spouse	Arpita Kaushik (m. 2020)
Children	1 son

Ashutosh Kaushik (born 1981 or 1982)^[1] is an Indian actor and reality TV participant. Kaushik was the winner of MTV Hero Honda Roadies 5.0 in 2007 and the 2nd season of Bigg Boss in 2008.^[2] Later he was also seen in MTV Roadies 8 and in 2nd season of Bigg Boss. He has had a role in the movies Zila Ghaziabad and Kismat Love Paisa Dilli .

Filmography

Films	Year
Chal Jaa Bapu	2016
Laal Rang
Love Ke Funday
Pitamah
Zila Ghaziabad	2013
Bhadaas
Shortcut Romeo
Kismat Love Paisa Dilli	2012

Television

Year	Name	Role	Channel	Notes	Ref
2007	MTV Roadies 5	Contestant	MTV India	Winner	[3]
2008	Bigg Boss 2		Colors TV		[4]

Personal life

Kaushik was arrested in summer 2009 for riding a motorbike under the influence of alcohol.^[5] He was found guilty, fined, sentenced to one day in jail, and his license was suspended.^[6] In the 2020s, he has gone to court asking for the incident to be expunged from the internet under the right to be forgotten.^[1]

Kaushik and his wife, Arpita, a banker, married in 2020.^[1]

References

1. Geeta Pandey (16 February 2022). "Ashutosh Kaushik: Indian actor fighting for the 'right to be forgotten'". BBC News. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
2. "Sify News on Bigg Boss". Sify. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
3. "6 most successful Roadies contestants". Times of India. 16 February 2016.
4. Suparna Thombare (19 November 2013) [23 November 2008]. "Ashutosh Kaushik wins Bigg Boss". DNA India.
5. "Bigg Boss 2 winner held for drink driving". Hindustan Times. 14 June 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
6. "Drunk driving: court awards reality show winner a day in jail". Indian Express. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2022.