Akash Khurana is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, author, theatre artist and entrepreneur.
His first screen appearance was in Shyam Benegal's Kalyug. He has appeared in nearly 60 films, including Ardh Satya, Saaransh, Naam, Beta, Saudagar, Sarfarosh, Company and Barfii.
He has written over 20 screen plays, including Aashiqui and Baazigar. He won the Nandi Award for Special Jury for the film Dr. Ambedkar (1992).
Early life and background Khurana did his schooling at St. Francis de Sales school in Nagpur. He graduated from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (Rourkela, Odisha, India) as a mechanical engineer. He then obtained an MBA degree from XLRI – Xavier School of Management (Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India). Later he obtained an M.Phil. degree and a Ph.D. in Social Sciences from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Mumbai, India), where he has been a visiting faculty member since 1995.TEDx GLIM Gurgaon Speakers - website of the media organization TED
Filmography
Actor Year Film Role 1981 Kalyug Sandeep Raj 1983 Ardh Satya Khanna - Mill Owner 1984 Party Agashe Saaransh Chief Minister Shashikant 1985 Trikal Renato Janam Asghar 1986 Naam Aftab Ahmed 1987 Jalwa Inspector Hosi WadiaKaash Doctor Anil - Ritesh's friend1988Mere Baad Falak Jamuna Das Kabzaa Arun Date Tamas (film) Dr. Kapoor 1989 Jurrat Police Commissioner Daddy (TV movie) 1990 Jurm Ritesh Nandy 1991 Vishkanya Trilokchand (Sonal's dad) Saudagar Police Commander 1992 Maarg Abhay Beta Prem Raat Mr. Sharma Antham Drohi Chief Minister 1993 Phool Rajeshwar Dayal Gunaah Mahender Singh Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja D'souza 1995 Milan Raja's brother Prem SP Verma Bombay (Tamil film) 1996 Jaan Diljale Shyam's Father 1999 Sarfarosh Ajay's Father 2000 Badal Satyaprakash, Chief Minister 2001 One 2 Ka 4 Commissioner of Police2002 Filhaal... Mr. Sheth Company Vilas Pandit Encounter: The Killing Sudhakar Rao Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai 2003 Koi... Mil Gaya Catholic School Principal 2006 Taxi No. 9211 Shyam Mittal Banaras Dr. Gopal Bhattacharya Krrish Catholic School Principal Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota Sarhad Paar Bade Miyan 2008 Black & White Wazir Shah - Rajya Sabha Member 2009 Ladies Special (TV series) Vipul Joshi Kurbaan Ahuja 2010 Aakrosh 2011 Always Kabhi Kabhi Principal Elton Phillips 2012 Barfi! Barfi's Father 2013 David Iqbal Ghani Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara! DK (Film Director) 2014 Real FM Saloni's Father UnIndian Ashok Humshakals Mr. Singhania; Ashok's father 2018Karwaan Prakash Rajpurohit 2020Sadak 2 Psychiatrist 2021Rashmi Rocket Dr. Ejaz Qureshi2022The Broken NewsKetan Kedia2024Sector 36Mr Bassi2025DhurandharDevavrat Kapoor, Minister of External Affairs2026Dhurandhar: The Revenge
Writer YearFilms2014Kaanchi: The Unbreakable2010Aakrosh2008Black & White2006Sarhad Paar 2001Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke 1999Daag: The Fire 1999Agar Tum Na Aate1999Kartoos1999Silsila Hai Pyar Ka 1998Angaaray 1998Duplicate1998Yeh Aashiqui Meri1997Betaabi (screenplay / story) 1996Chaahat (written by) Sanam O Sanam1995Milan1993Baazigar (written by) 1992Drohi (dialogue) 1991Do Pal1991Saathi (dialogue / screenplay / story) 1990Aashiqui (dialogue / screenplay / story) Swayam
Television
Actor Satyajit Ray Presents Sara Jahan Hamara Guftagoo Tamas C. Rajagopalachari Stories Faisla Dhadkan Asha Rishtey Untitled Raahein Kuch Ret Kuch Pani Aakrosh Ladies Special''' 24 Season 2 Humshakals Leila Mai: A Mother's RageDirector Front Page on Doordarshan Kuch Ret Kuch Pani on Channel 9 Gold Magal on Sun TV (2007–2011)The River of Love (2021 film)
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Theatre
Actor Year Play Playwright Director Refs 1970s The Miser Molière K. Janardhan Equus Peter Schaffer K. Janardhan Adhe Adhure Mohan Rakesh K. Janardhan The Memorandum Vaclav Havel Anmol Vellani The Unknown General Rene de Obaldia Sunil Shanbag Abe Bewaqoof Slavomir Mrozek Satyadev Dubey 1980s Aur Tota Bola C'shekhar Kambhar Satyadev Dubey Aah Vijay Tendulkar Satyadev Dubey Ajnabi Albert Camus Satyadev Dubey Ooljulool A. Rangachari Satyadev Dubey Don Juan in Hell Bernard Shaw Satyadev Dubey Chowkidar Harold Pinter Sunil Shanbag/Akash Khurana Circus Slavomir Mrozek Sunil Shanbag Mat Yaad Dila Vijay Tendulkar Akash Khurana Arms and the Man Bernard Shaw Naseeruddin Shah 1990s Julius Caesar Shakespeare Naseeruddin Shah The Caine Mutiny Court Martial Herman Wouk Naseeruddin Shah Waiting for Godot Samuel Beckett Benjamin Gilani Ramu aur Maalik Milan Kundera Sunil Shanbag 2000s A Life in the Theatre David Mamet Zubin Driver Women in Waiting, Men on the Line Various Poets Akash and Akarsh Khurana A Special Bond Ruskin Bond Akarsh Khurana Antigone Jean Anouilh Satyadev Dubey Blackbird David Harrower Akarsh Khurana 2010s Super 8 Various Akarsh Khurana Our Town Thornton Wilder Akash Khurana Stories in a Song Vikram Phukan Sunil Shanbag Tuesdays with Morrie Mitch Albom Meera Khurana
Director Play Playwright ChowkidarHarold PinterMat Yaad DilaVijay TendulkarWomen in Waiting, Men on the LineVarious PoetsOur TownThornton WilderA Friend's StoryVijay TendulkarThe Hound of the BaskervillesSteven Canny & John NicholsonUnder the Gypsy MoonSarat Chandra Chattopadhyaya/Akash Khurana
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