Apurva Agnihotri is an Indian actor known for playing Rajiv Lal in '' Pardes'' and Armaan Suri in '' Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin''.

Personal life

In 2004, he married television actress

Shilpa Saklani Shilpa Saklani Agnihotri (born 5 June) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. She is recognised for her portrayal of Ganga Joshi Virani in ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'', Kkusum Deshmukh Kapoor in ''Kkusum'', Vrinda i ...

. The couple have a daughter.

Career

Agnihotri debuted in the film '' Pardes'', co-starring with

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and directed by

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. The film was highly successful and garnered Agnihotri the nomination for Best Supporting Actor in

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. After several more film roles, he rose to prominence when he was offered the lead role in '' Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin'', an Indian television serial. The show became successful and his performance was appreciated. His work as Armaan Suri won him the

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Best Actor Award for 2005. He participated in

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's '' Bigg Boss 7'' on 15 September 2013 with his wife

. He went on to play roles in shows like '' Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara'', '' Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh'' and '' SauBhagyalaxmi''. In 2018, he joined '' Bepannah'' as Rajveer Khanna. He then portrayed Harry Somani in

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's ''

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'' for three seasons.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

Awards

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Agnihotri, Apurva 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male film actors Indian male soap opera actors Living people Indian male television actors Male actors from Kolkata Male actors in Hindi television Male actors in Hindi cinema Place of birth missing (living people) 1972 births