Rohit Khurana is an Indian television actor known for his work as Vansh Singh Bundela/Rocky in ''

Uttaran ''Uttaran'' () is an Indian soap opera that was broadcast on Colors TV on weeknights from 1 December 2008 to 16 January 2015. It is the third longest-running Indian television series of Colors TV with 1,549 episodes. The series starred Tina Dat ...

'' and

Shani Shani ( sa, शनि, ), or Shanaishchara ( sa, शनैश्चर, ), refers to the divine personification of the planet Saturn in Hinduism, and is one of the nine heavenly objects (Navagraha) in Hindu astrology. Shani is also a male Hindu ...

in ''

Karmaphal Daata Shani Karmaphal Daata Shani () is an Indian mythological television series, which aired from 7 November 2016 to 9 March 2018 on Colors TV. The series was produced by Swastik Productions of Siddharth Kumar Tewary. Plot The story of the series is ba ...

''.

Personal life

Khurana is married to his school friend Neha. She bore him a son and daughter.

Career

Modelling, acting debut and breakthrough (2001–13)

Khurana started his career as a model in

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

. In TV, he had a small role in the serial ''Choti Maa: Ek Anokha Bandhan'' in 2001. In 2008 he obtained a lead role as Abhiram in the

Telugu film Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hy ...

''Sangamam''. However it failed to perform well commercially because of a lack of producers. His first major breakthrough and official debut occurred in TV with the dual role of Vansh Singh Bundela / Rocky in the

Indian soap opera Indian television drama (in Indian English Indian serials) are television programs written, produced, and filmed in India, with characters played by Indians and episodes broadcast on Indian television. India's first television drama was '' Hum ...

'' on

Colors TV Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment broadcast network owned by Viacom18. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime and television films. History It was launched on 2 ...

in 2009 opposite

Tina Datta Tina Datta (born 27 November 1991) is an Indian actress known for her work in Hindi television. She rose to fame after portraying Ichcha in the drama series '' Uttaran'' for which she won the Producers Guild Award for Best Actress. She went on ...

. The show garnered him fame. In 2010, Khurana featured in

Star One Star One was an Indian pay television network based in Mumbai. It was launched on 1 November 2004 and was it owned by Star TV and distributed worldwide by Fox International Channels. In November 2006, Star One was launched in the UK on Sky. S ...

's ''

Miley Jab Hum Tum ''Miley Jab Hum Tum'' (''When you and I met'') is an Indian teen drama television series that aired on STAR One from 22 September 2008 to 19 November 2010. The show is about falling in love during college and developing relations for a lifetime ...

''. He got selected next in ''

Maayke Se Bandhi Dor Maayke Se Bandhi Dor is a soap opera that aired on Star Plus. It is a remake of Tamil serial Kolangal of Sun TV. The show ran from 14 February 2011 to 2 October 2011. The show was also broadcast on a television channel in Afghanistan called ...

'' on

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in 2011. That year he debuted into

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

with Hindi movie ''

Men Will Be Men ''Men Will Be Men'' is an Indian film starring Gaurav Chopra, Rohit Khurana, Zeenal Kamdar, Rajesh Kumar and Rahil Tandon. The film was produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and directed by Gorky. Cast * Gaurav Chopra as Jimmy * Zeenal K ...

''. It failed to perform well commercially. In 2012, Khurana was cast in the

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film ''

Billa II ''Billa II'' is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Chakri Toleti. It is a prequel to ''Billa'' and the film was set at the ending of late 1990's. The story focuses on how David Billa, an ordinary man from the coastal regions ...

''. He forayed into

Punjabi cinema Punjabi cinema, sometimes Metonymy, metonymously referred to as Pollywood or Punjwood is the Punjabi language, Punjabi-language film industry centered around the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab, and based in Amritsar and Mohali. The ci ...

with

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''Dil Tainu Karda Ae Pyar''. In 2013, his 2nd Punjabi film named ''

Singh vs Kaur ''Singh vs Kaur'' is a Punjabi romantic comedy starring Gippy Grewal, Surveen Chawla, Japji Khaira and Binnu Dhillon in lead roles. ''Singh vs Kaur'' was released on 15 February 2013. Gippy Grewal will be seen in a turbaned avatar for the ver ...

'' was released. Returning back to Hindi television, Khurana got the chance to enact the lead role in

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's love story ''

Dil Ki Nazar Se Khoobsurat ''Dil Ki Nazar Se Khoobsurat'' aired on Sony TV from 25 Feb 2013 to 19 July 2013. The story was mainly based on a triangle love story between Aradhya, Madhav and Rahul. Plot summary Rahul and Madhav are childhood friends. As kids, Rahul enjoys ...

'' opposite

Soumya Seth Soumya Seth is a former Indian television actress. She gained popularity by playing the role of Navya in the serial '' Navya..Naye Dhadkan Naye Sawaal''. She portrayed the role of Kaurwaki in ''Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat''. She worked in shows l ...

in 2013. He was praised for his performance as Madhav Periwal, an ugly man. He quit the series after his character's death.

Further works and success (2013–present)

Towards the end of 2013, Khurana entered

's popular daily soap ''

Sasural Simar Ka ''Sasural Simar Ka'' () is an Indian Hindi-language television soap opera produced by Rashmi Sharma Telefilms, that aired from 25 April 2011 to 2 March 2018 on Colors TV. The show starred Dipika Kakar, Keerti Gaekwad Kelkar, Avika Gor, Dheeraj ...

''. He was cast as an antagonist, Shaurya Singhania opposite

Falaq Naaz Falaq Naaz is an Indian television actress. The younger sister of Shafaq Naaz; she is best known for her roles in TV shows telecasted on Colors TV channel, most notably the long running soap opera ''Sasural Simar Ka'' in which she played the cha ...

. He exited the soap after playing for 3 months. Afterwards, he took a short break from acting. Khurana ended his break in 2015 and came back to TV playing Jamaal Peshawari in

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's ''

Lajwanti ''Lajwanti'' is a 1958 Indian drama film directed by Narendra Suri. It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or for Best Film. The film was remade in Tamil as ''Engal Selvi'' (1960). Cast * Bal ...

''. That year he gave an extended cameo appearance in

's ''

Suhani Si Ek Ladki Suhani Si Ek Ladki ( A Beautiful Girl Suhani) is an Indian romantic drama television series which aired on Star Plus from 9 June 2014 to 21 May 2017. It starred Sahil Mehta, Rajshri Rani Jain, Neha Yadav, Gaurav Mukesh Jain. The series is about ...

'' as Rohan, a lawyer. From 2015 to 2016, he essayed the part of Viraat in Big Magic's ''Chatur Aur Chalak, Birbal aur Viraat''. He was chosen for the character of a garbage man in the Hindi short film ''Girl in Red''. The role of Dr. Manav Garewal in

's reincarnation based romance ''

Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki ''Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki'' () is an Indian Hindi language television romantic drama series that premiered on 7 March 2016 on Colors TV. It is also digitally available on Voot. Produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms, it stars Kratika Senga ...

'' marked Khurana's first television venture of 2017. Then he appeared in the film ''Hotel Beautifool''. He received immense appreciation for his portrayal of adult

's mythological series ''

'' which he bagged in the last quarter of 2017. He played the same role as a guest in

's another mythological show ''

Mahakali — Anth Hi Aarambh Hai ''Mahakaali — Anth Hi Aarambh Hai'' (English: ''Mahakali — The end marks the beginning'' is an Indian (Hindi language) television series that premiered on 22 July 2017 on Colors TV. The show traced the epic story of Goddess Parvati’s meta ...

''. In 2019, Khurana was roped in for

's supernatural series ''

Tantra Tantra (; sa, तन्त्र, lit=loom, weave, warp) are the esoteric traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism that developed on the Indian subcontinent from the middle of the 1st millennium CE onwards. The term ''tantra'', in the Indian ...

'' essaying Daksh Mehra. In 2020, he played as shani dev in Devi adi parashakti.

Filmography

Television Films

Awards

* 2010 - New Talent Award for Best Supporting Actor —

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Khurana, Rohit Living people Indian male film actors Indian male television actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian male soap opera actors Male actors from Delhi 21st-century Indian male actors 1983 births