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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 aired on Colors TV from 1 December 2008 to 16 January 2015. The third longest-running Indian television series of Colors TV, it was produced under Film Farm India. It stars Tina Datta, Rashami Desai ...
'' and
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in ''
Karmaphal Daata Shani Karmaphal Daata Shani () is an Indian dharmic devotional 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 ...
''.


Personal life

Khurana is married to his school friend Neha. They had a son and daughter.


Career


Modelling, acting debut and breakthrough (2001–13)

Khurana started his career as a model in
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. 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
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''
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''. However, it failed to perform well commercially because of a lack of commercial elements. His first major breakthrough and official debut in TV occurred with the dual role of Vansh Singh Bundela / Rocky in the
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''
Uttaran ''Uttaran'' () is an Indian soap opera that aired on Colors TV from 1 December 2008 to 16 January 2015. The third longest-running Indian television series of Colors TV, it was produced under Film Farm India. It stars Tina Datta, Rashami Desai ...
'' on
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in 2009, opposite Tina Datta. The show garnered him fame. In 2010, Khurana featured in
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's ''
Miley Jab Hum Tum ''Miley Jab Hum Tum'' ( ''When You and I Met'') is an Indian Hindi-language teen drama television series that aired from 22 September 2008 to 19 November 2010 on STAR One and is digitally available on Disney+ Hotstar. Produced by Sudhir Sharma ...
''. He was next featured in '' Maayke Se Bandhi Dor'' on
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in 2011. That year he made his
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debut with the Hindi movie ''
Men Will Be Men ''Men Will Be Men'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi 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. Despite being produced by Shah Ru ...
''. It failed to perform well commercially. In 2012, Khurana was cast in the
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film ''
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''. He forayed into
Punjabi cinema Punjabi cinema, also known as Pollywood or Punjwood, is cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Punjabi language, Punjabi-language widely spoken in the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab. It is based in Amritsar, Ludhi ...
with
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''Dil Tainu Karda Ae Pyar''. In 2013, his second Punjabi film, ''
Singh vs Kaur ''Singh vs Kaur'' is a 2013 Indian Punjabi-language romantic comedy action film directed by Navaniat Singh and starring Gippy Grewal, Surveen Chawla, Japji Khaira and Binnu Dhillon in lead roles. ''Singh vs Kaur'' was released on 15 February 2 ...
'', was released. Returning to Hindi television, Khurana performed the lead role in
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's 2013 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 enjoy ...
'', opposite Soumya Seth. He was praised for his performance as Madhav Periwal, an ugly man. He left the series after his character's death.


Further works and success (2013–present)

Towards the end of 2013, Khurana joined
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'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. It is the second longest-running Indian television series on Colors TV, a ...
''. He was cast as Shaurya Singhania, an antagonist opposite Falaq Naaz. He left the soap after three months. Afterwards, he took a short break from acting. Khurana ended his break in 2015, and came back to TV playing Jamaal Peshawari in
Zee TV ZEE TV also known as Z TV is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched on 1 October 1992 as the oldest privately owned television channel in India. History ...
's '' Lajwanti''. That year he had an extended cameo appearance in
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's ''
Suhani Si Ek Ladki ''Suhani Si Ek Ladki'' () is an Indian romantic drama television series that aired on Star Plus from 9 June 2014 to 21 May 2017. It starred Sahil Mehta, Rajshri Rani, Rajshri Rani Jain, Neha Yadav, Gaurav Mukesh Jain. The series is about the roma ...
'' as Rohan, a lawyer. From 2015 to 2016, he portrayed 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
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'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 and went off air on 27 July 2018. It traces the journey of two lovers, Rishi and Tanu, reuniting after their ...
'' marked Khurana's first television venture of 2017. He then appeared in the film ''Hotel Beautifool''. He received immense praise for his portrayal of adult
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in
Colors TV Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. Its programming consists of Soap opera, family dramas, Comedy, comedies, fantasy shows, youth-oriented Rea ...
's mythological series ''
Karmaphal Daata Shani Karmaphal Daata Shani () is an Indian dharmic devotional 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 ...
'', a role he received in the last quarter of 2017. He played the same role as a guest in another
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mythological show, ''
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''. In 2019, Khurana was cast in
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's supernatural series ''
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'' as 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 —
Uttaran ''Uttaran'' () is an Indian soap opera that aired on Colors TV from 1 December 2008 to 16 January 2015. The third longest-running Indian television series of Colors TV, it was produced under Film Farm India. It stars Tina Datta, Rashami Desai ...
.


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