Avinesh Rekhi is an Indian television actor known for his performances in ''
Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon
''Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon'' () is an Indian television series that premiered on 28 May 2012 and ran through until 9 August 2014, Produced to celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema, it aired on Colors TV Monday to Friday (later Saturday) ...
'', ''
Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh, Piyaji
''Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh, Piyaji'' () is an Indian Hindi-language romantic drama television series that premiered on 3 April 2017 on Star Plus. The series is also digitally available on Disney+Hotstar. Produced under the banner of Shashi Sumeet ...
'' and ''
Choti Sarrdaarni
''Choti Sarrdaarni'' () is an Indian Hindi language romantic drama television series produced by Cockcrow and Shaika Entertainment. It premiered on 1 July 2019 on Colors TV and ended on 10 June 2022 completing 810 episodes. It starred Nimrit Ah ...
''.
Life and career
Personal life
Rekhi married his girlfriend of 8 years, Raisa, on 29 December 2010. They have two children, a son and a daughter.
Films journey
Rekhi began his career with a small role in the 2008 film ''
Ru Ba Ru
''Ru Ba Ru'' is a 2008 Indian drama film directed by the debutant director Arjun Bali. Filmed in Hindi, the film revolves around the relationship between a live-in couple caught amidst their busy professional careers. The film stars actors Randeep ...
''. Another unnoticed role in the 2009 film ''
Dil Bole Hadippa!
''Dil Bole Hadippa!'' (''Heart Says Hurray!'') is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language sports film directed by Anurag Singh and produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. It stars Rani Mukerji and Shahid Kapoor in the story about a youn ...
'' failed to earn him fame.
Television career
Rekhi's first television show was
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 ...
's suspense thriller ''
Chhal — Sheh Aur Maat'' in 2012, where he played the lead character Kabir Jaiswal.
In 2013, he was seen as the antagonist Sultan Kundra in
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 ...
's ''
Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon
''Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon'' () is an Indian television series that premiered on 28 May 2012 and ran through until 9 August 2014, Produced to celebrate 100 years of Indian cinema, it aired on Colors TV Monday to Friday (later Saturday) ...
''.
From 2013 to 2014, he essayed the parallel lead Neeraj Sachdeva in the
psychological thriller
Psychological thriller is a genre combining the thriller and psychological fiction genres. It is commonly used to describe literature or films that deal with psychological narratives in a thriller or thrilling setting.
In terms of context and co ...
''
Main Naa Bhoolungi''.
In 2015, Rekhi bagged the role of
Mughal emperor
The Mughal emperors ( fa, , Pādishāhān) were the supreme heads of state of the Mughal Empire on the Indian subcontinent, mainly corresponding to the modern countries of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The Mughal rulers styled ...
Akbar
Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (25 October 1542 – 27 October 1605), popularly known as Akbar the Great ( fa, ), and also as Akbar I (), was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, H ...
in
Sony Entertainment Television
Sony Entertainment Television (SET) is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel, that was launched on 30 September 1995, and is owned by Culver Max Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese Sony.
SET India's Y ...
's historical period drama ''
Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap
''Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap'' () is an Indian historical fiction series produced by Contiloe Entertainment. It is based on the life of Maharana Pratap, a sixteenth century ruler of Mewar kingdom. It starred Sharad Malhotra, Rac ...
''.
He then had an episodic role on
&TV's ''
Darr Sabko Lagta Hai
''Darr Sabko Lagta Hai'' (Hindi: डर सबको लगता है, English: Everybody feels fear) is an Indian anthology horror fiction television series, which premiered on 31 October 2015 and was broadcast on &TV. The series aired on ...
'' in 2016.
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His first major breakthrough show was Star Plus
StarPlus is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star (formerly ''Star India''), a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The network's programming consists of family dramas, comedie ...
's ''Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh, Piyaji
''Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh, Piyaji'' () is an Indian Hindi-language romantic drama television series that premiered on 3 April 2017 on Star Plus. The series is also digitally available on Disney+Hotstar. Produced under the banner of Shashi Sumeet ...
'' which began airing in April 2017. In the show he starred as the main lead Uma Shankar Toshniwal opposite Rhea Sharma.
From July 2019 to July 2021, Rekhi starred as Sarabjit Singh Gill in 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 ...
's ''Choti Sarrdaarni
''Choti Sarrdaarni'' () is an Indian Hindi language romantic drama television series produced by Cockcrow and Shaika Entertainment. It premiered on 1 July 2019 on Colors TV and ended on 10 June 2022 completing 810 episodes. It starred Nimrit Ah ...
'' alongside Nimrit Kaur Ahluwala.
Filmography
Films
*''Ru Ba Ru
''Ru Ba Ru'' is a 2008 Indian drama film directed by the debutant director Arjun Bali. Filmed in Hindi, the film revolves around the relationship between a live-in couple caught amidst their busy professional careers. The film stars actors Randeep ...
''
*''Dil Bole Hadippa!
''Dil Bole Hadippa!'' (''Heart Says Hurray!'') is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language sports film directed by Anurag Singh and produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. It stars Rani Mukerji and Shahid Kapoor in the story about a youn ...
''
Television
References
External links
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Living people
Indian male film actors
Indian male television actors
Male actors from Mumbai
Year of birth missing (living people)
Ahluwalia