Samir Kochhar (born 23 May 1980) is an Indian actor and television presenter known for being the host of the pre-match Indian Premier League show, Extraaa Innings T20. He currently stars in Netflix India's Sacred Games.
Career Kochhar started his career with Doordarshan's AIDS awareness cum travel show Haath Se Haath Mila which he anchored with Sugandha Garg. He made his Bollywood film debut in 2003 with Sumeer Sabharwal's bilingual film Valentine Days.
Kochhar made his television debut with Dangerous, a talk show on sex, which was broadcast on Zoom. He appeared as Rajat Kapur in the soap opera Bade Achhe Lagte Hain. In 2005, he appeared in Mohit Suri's Zeher (2005) and followed it with the thriller Jannat (2008), where he played a police inspector.
Kochhar was part of Island City directed by Ruchika Oberoi, that received rave reviews at the Venice International Film Festival as well as the JIO MAMI Film Festival 2015 in Mumbai. He will also be seen in Mango Dreams, a feature film set in India, directed by American director John Unchurch.
Kochhar is also part of the CCL (Celebrity Cricket League) team Mumbai Heroes.
Kochhar had two commercial releases in 2016 - Sajid Nadiadwala's Housefull 3 with Akshay Kumar and Mango Dreams and Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna with Karanvir Bohra directed by Lalit Mohan which is set to release in 2018 and after Jannat 3 (2025)
Personal life Kochhar married his longtime girlfriend Radhika on 9 January 2010. In April 2015, they became parents to a baby boy whom they named Kabir and a baby girl named Sara in October 2017.
Filmography Films Year Film name Role Other notes2005ZeherSean Verghese2006Bold2006Ek Se Mera Kya HogaBashir2008JannatACP Shekhar Malhotra2008Chintakayala Ravi Guest appearance Telugu film2008The Mole British film2010Hide & Seek2010ChaseInspector Siddharth2012Survivor IndiaHost2012Dangerous IshhqRashidDurgam Shah's second life2015Island City2016Housefull 3Rishi2016Mango DreamsAbhi2017Munna MichaelRamesh2019Hume Tumse Pyaar KitnaRanvir Dhillon2019Charlie Chaplin 2Tamil Film2020Adho Andha Paravai PolaTamil Film2022QalaChandan Lal Sanyal
Television Year Show title Role Notes2003 Haath Se Haath MilaHimself Doordarshan + BBC collaboration2004-05 Full Toss Himself Hungama TV2012–2014Bade Achhe Lagte HainRajat KapoorSony Entertainment Television2017The Test CaseShivalik AhujaALTBalaji2018Jio Dhan Dhana DhanHimself2018Sacred GamesSPI MarkandNetflix2019TypewriterPeter Fernandez Netflix2020-22Four More Shots Please!Shashank Bose Amazon Prime2020The Bid and Win ShowHost Flipkart Video Originals2020Powerplay with ChampionsHostFlipkart Video Originals2022Mind the MalhotrasRishabh JainNetflix2024Hustlers - Jugaad Ka KhelMihir JainPrime Video Miniseries2024MoonwalkMaddyJioCinema
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