Apurva Agnihotri

Indian television actor

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Apurva Agnihotri

Born| 2 December 1972

Kolkata, India

Occupations|

* Model
* actor

Years active| 1997–present
Spouse|

Shilpa Saklani

(m. 2004)​

Children| 1

Apurva Agnihotri is a model and actor known for his role as Rajiv in Pardes & Armaan Suri in Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin.[1][2] He also participated in Nach Baliye and Bigg Boss 7.

## Personal life[edit]

In 2004, he married television actress Shilpa Saklani. The couple have a daughter.[3][4]

## Career[edit]

Agnihotri debuted in the film Pardes, co-starring with Shahrukh Khan and directed by Subhash Ghai. The film was highly successful and garnered Agnihotri with the nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Zee Cine Awards.

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 Indian Telly Awards Best Actor Award for 2005.

He participated in Colors TV's Bigg Boss 7 on 15 September 2013 with his wife Shilpa Saklani. 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.[5] He then portrayed Harry Somani in ALT Balaji's Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain for three seasons.[6]

## Filmography[edit]

### Films[edit]

Year | Title | Role | Notes

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1997 | Pardes | Rajiv Lal |
1999 | Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin | Ashok/Sunil |
2000 | Krodh | Raj Verma |
2001 | Hum Ho Gaye Aapke | Mohan Sachdev |
Kasoor | Amit |
2002 | Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai | Vikram |
2003 | Dhund | Kunal |
2004 | Lakeer | Ronny Dsouza |

### Television[edit]

Year  | Serial  | Role  | Notes

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2003–2006  | Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin | Armaan Suri  |
2005 | Nach Baliye 1 | Contestant  | 6th place
2006–2007  | Kaajjal | Dev Pratapsingh  |
2008–2009 | Radhaa Ki Betiyaan Kuch Kar Dikhayengi | Dr. Shekhar Kapoor  |
2009 | Pati Patni Aur Woh | Contestant  |
2010 | Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai | Anmol Rajvansh  |
2012 | Aasman Se Aage | Dev Chopra  |
Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai | Himself  | Guest
2013 | Bigg Boss 7 | Contestant  | 13th place
2014 | Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha Meetha Pyaara Pyaara | Vikram Dhanrajgir  |
2014–2015 | Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh | Vikram Ahuja  |
2015 | Power Couple | Contestant  | 7th place
2016 | SauBhagyalaxmi | Samarth Ranawat  |
2017–2018 | Meri Durga | Coach Bhagat  |
2018  | Bepannaah | Rajveer Khanna  |
2021  | Anupamaa | Dr. Adavait Khanna  |

### Web series[edit]

Year | Title | Role | Notes

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2018–2020  | Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain | Harry Somani  |

## Awards[edit]

Year | Award | Category | Show | Notes

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2005 | Indian Telly Awards | Best Actor (Male) | Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin | Won

## References[edit]

1. ^ Abraham, Letty Mariam (28 February 2018). "Apurva Agnihotri: Like my life away from the limelight". Mid-Day.com.
2. ^ Unnikrishnan, Chaya (21 November 2013). "Apurva Agnihotri wants to return to films". Daily News and Analysis.
3. ^ "Apurva Agnihotri wishes wife Shilpa Saklani on their anniversary, shares a beautiful picture of their wedding!". The Times of India.
4. ^ "These photos of Apurva and Shilpa Agnihotri will make you go awww!". The Times of India.
5. ^ "Apurva Agnihotri is all set to enter Jennifer Winget and Harshad Chopda's Bepannaah". India Today.
6. ^ "Apurva Agnihotri: Television is somehow still stuck in the regressive stage". India Today. Retrieved 21 June 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Apurva Agnihotri at IMDb
* apurva and-shilpa agnihotri Archived 27 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
* Apurva Agnihotri wants to be a director
* Apurva's clueless about new role!

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