Akash Khurana
| Akash Chandra Khurana | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor, Screenwriter, Entrepreneur |
Akash Khurana is an Indian Bollywood actor, screenwriter, media personality and entrepreneur.[1] He worked as Chief Creative Officer at Nimbus Communications in Mumbai. He acts in dramas,[2] television as well as movies. Akash won Filmfare award for script of Baazigar movie that he had co-scripted.[3]
Early life and background
Khurana did his schooling from St. Francis de Sales school in Nagpur.[4] He graduated from NIT Rourkela as a Mechanical Engineer. He then obtained Post Graduate in Business Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur. Later he obtained M. Phil and a Ph.D. in Social Sciences from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai where he is a visiting faculty member since 1995.[5]
Filmography
Actor
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Kalyug | Sandeep Raj |
| 1983 | Ardh Satya | Khanna - Mill Owner |
| 1984 | Party | Agashe |
| 1984 | Saaransh | Chief Minister Shashikant |
| 1985 | Trikal | Renato |
| 1986 | Naam | Aftab Ahmed |
| 1987 | Jalwa | Inspector Hosi Wadia |
| 1987 | 'Kaash' | Doctor Anil - Ritesh's friend |
| 1988 | Falak (The Sky) | Jamuna Das |
| 1988 | Kabzaa | Arun Date |
| 1989 | Jurrat | Police Commissioner |
| 1989 | Daddy (TV movie) | |
| 1990 | Jurm | Ritesh Nandy |
| 1991 | Vishkanya | Trilokchand (Sonal's dad) |
| 1991 | Saudagar | Police Commander |
| 1992 | Maarg | Abhay |
| 1992 | Beta | Prem |
| 1992 | Raat | Mr. Sharma |
| 1992 | Antam | |
| 1992 | Drohi | Chief Minister |
| 1993 | Phool | Rajeshwar Dayal |
| 1993 | Gunaah | Mahender Singh |
| 1993 | Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja | D'souza |
| 1995 | Milan | Raja's brother |
| 1995 | Prem | SP Verma |
| 1995 | Bombay | |
| 1996 | Jaan | |
| 1996 | Diljale | Shyam's Father |
| 1999 | Sarfarosh | Ajay's Father |
| 2000 | Badal | satyaprakash, chief minister |
| 2001 | One 2 Ka 4 | Commissioner of Police |
| 2002 | Filhaal... | Mr. sheth |
| 2002 | Company | Vilas Pandit |
| 2002 | Encounter: The Killing | Sudhakar Rao |
| 2002 | Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai | |
| 2003 | Koi... Mil Gaya | Catholic School Principal |
| 2006 | Taxi No. 9 2 11: Nau Do Gyarah | Shyam Mittal |
| 2006 | Banaras | Dr. Gopal Bhattacharya |
| 2006 | Krrish | Catholic School Principal |
| 2006 | Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota: What If...? | |
| 2006 | Sarhad Paar | Bade Miyan |
| 2008 | Black & White | Wazir Shah - Rajya Sabha Member |
| 2009 | Ladies Special (TV series) | Vipul Joshi |
| 2009 | Kurbaan | Ahuja |
| 2011 | Always Kabhi Kabhi | Principal Elton Phillips |
| 2012 | Barfi! | |
| 2013 | David | |
| 2013 | Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara! | DK (Film Director) |
Director
- Yeh Aashiqui Meri (1998)
Writer
- Aakrosh (story & screenplay) (2010)
- Black & White (screenplay) (2008)
- Sarhad Paar (screenplay) (2006)
- Silsila Hai Pyar Ka (screenplay) (1999)
- Daag: The Fire (screenplay / as Aakash Khurana) (1999)
- Angaaray (written by / as Aakash Khurana) (1998)
- Duplicate (written by) (1998)
- Betaabi (screenplay / story) (1997)
- Itihaas (screenplay) (1997)
- Chaahat (written by) (1996)
- Baazigar (written by) (1996)
- Drohi (dialogue) (1992)
- Antam (dialogue) (1992)
- Saathi (dialogue / screenplay / story) (1991)
- Aashiqui (dialogue / screenplay / story) (1990)
References
- ↑ "Akash Khurana". Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ "Encounter - The Killing". Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "Interview with Akash Khurana". India Television. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "Akash Khurana: The Eclectic Entrepreneur". 6 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ↑ "Akash Chandra Khurana (profile)". Bloomberg. Retrieved 8 January 2014.