Shabir Ahluwalia (born 10 August 1979) is an Indian actor and host. He is known for portraying Abhishek Prem Mehra in ''

Kumkum Bhagya ''Kumkum Bhagya'' () (from 2021 onwards) is an Indian Hindi-language drama television series produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms.

''. Apart from this, Ahluwalia has acted in ''

Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' ( ''Because a mother-in-law was once a daughter-in-law, too'') is an Indian Hindi-language soap opera that aired from 4 July 2000 to 7 November 2008 on Star Plus. The show was co-produced by Shobha Kapoor ...

'' (2002), ''

Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat ''Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat'' is an Indian thriller anthology television show that was first broadcast on Sony TV from 16 August 2002 to 9 May 2004. The broadcast consisted mainly of small stories in a mini format. The show stars Pallavi Kulkar ...

'' (2004), ''

Kahi To Milenge ''Kahi To Milenge'' is an Indian television series that premiered on Sahara TV now known as Sahara One on 3 November 2001. Plot The story is based on the story of four adopted siblings who are separated by fate and destined to come together at ...

'' (2002), ''

Kkavyanjali Kkavyanjali is an Indian television romantic drama series that aired on Star Plus from 25 January 2005 to 28 August 2006. The series starred Anita Hassanandani, Rakshak Sahni and Eijaz Khan. It is the tale of two lovers who can never meet, sou ...

'' (2005), ''

Kasamh Se ''Kasamh Se'' (English title: ''The Promise'') was an Indian soap opera produced by Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms. The show aired on Zee TV from 16 January 2006 to 12 March 2009. The story is about three sisters: Bani, Piya and Rano. It w ...

'' (2006), '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' (2006), ''

Kayamath ''Kayamath'' was a popular Indian soap opera that aired on Star Plus. The show started airing on 19 February 2007 replacing '' Kahiin To Hoga'' and ended on 12 March 2009. The show emphasized on how relationships change over the course of time a ...

'' (2007), ''

Laagi Tujhse Lagan ''Laagi Tujhse Lagan'' (English: ''I am Devoted to Loving You'') is an Indian television series that aired Monday to Thursday on Colors TV from 28 December 2009 to 6 January 2012. It's dubbed in Tamil as ''Aval Oru Thodarkathai'' on Polimer T ...

'' (2011) and many more. He won the third season of '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi'' and hosted ''

Nach Baliye ''Nach Baliye'' () is an Indian Hindi-language celebrity dance reality television series that airs on Star Plus. Production Concept The show is a competition wherein 10 television celebrity couples compete against each other. Contestants dance ...

'', ''

Guinness World Records – Ab India Todega ''Guinness World Records – Ab India Todega'' (English: ''Guinness World Records – Now India will Break'') is an Indian English-language reality TV show based on the Guinness Book of World Records. The show, which was hosted by Preity Zinta ...

'' and ''

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''. He made his debut in

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 ''

Shootout at Lokhandwala ''Shootout at Lokhandwala'' is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed and co-written by Apoorva Lakhia and co-written and co-produced by Sanjay Gupta, with Ekta Kapoor serving as producer and Suresh Nair serving as writer. B ...

''. His second film was ''

Mission Istanbul ''Mission Istanbul'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film starring Vivek Oberoi, Shriya Saran and Zayed Khan. The film, directed by Apoorva Lakhia, features Abhishek Bachchan in a special appearance. The film is based on an org ...

''.

Life and family

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University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of Mary ...

. He married his girlfriend, actress

Kanchi Kaul Kanchi Kaul (born 24 May 1982) is an Indian actress who predominantly appeared in Telugu films and Hindi television shows. She is best known for playing Ananya Sachdev-Samarth in the show ''Ek Ladki Anjaani Si ''opposite Shakti Anand and Shra ...

on 27 November 2011. In 2014 they had a son, and in 2016, they had another son.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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