Tarun Khanna (actor)

Tarun Khanna is an Indian television and film actor.[2] He made his debut with Star Plus's show Avinash IPS.[3][4] He was last seen in Life OK's show Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev as Ravan.[5] He will be featuring in the upcoming fantasy-based TV show Aarambh, a narration on the clash of Dravidian and Aryan civilizations, which is written by K. V. Vijayendra Prasad.[6]

Tarun Khanna
Born (1975-02-23) 23 February 1975
Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationModel & actor
Years active2001–present
Spouse(s)
Smriti Mohan (m. 2012)
[1]

Personal life

Khanna is married to fellow television actress Smriti Khanna.[7][8] They have son born in 2014.[9]

Moving almost entirely to taking up roles in mythological and fantasy shows, in an interview in 2013 Khanna admitted to finding daily soaps 'stupid and badly written.'[10] In a 2015 interview, he repeated that there was a need for better writing in Indian television.[11][12]

Television
Year Show Role Channel Notes
2001-2003 Kabhi Aaye Na Judaai Sameer Star Plus
2003-2004 Saara Akaash Sikandar / Varun Saxena Star Plus
2003-2004 Kasautii Zindagii Kay Praveen Sengupta Star Plus
2005-2007 Bhabhi Samar Kapoor Star Plus
2005 Kohinoor Rakesh Mehra Sahara One
2005-2006 Kituu Sabb Jaantii Hai Yuvraaj Sahara One
2006-2007 Kuch Apne Kuch Paraye Yash Sahara One
Dhak Dhak In Dubai Rasik Sarabhai 9X
2010 Agnipareeksha Jeevan Ki – Gangaa Harshvardhan (Mahantji) Colors TV
2009 Jhansi Ki Rani Ali Bahadur Zee TV
2011 Chandragupta Maurya Karvinath Imagine TV
2011-2012 Shobha Somnath Ki Dadda Chaulukya Zee TV
2011-2012 Veer Shivaji Afzal Khan Colors TV
2008-2009 Mata Ki Chowki Yash Kumar Sahara One
2012-2013 C.I.D. Sub-Inspector Suraj Sony TV
2013 Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev Ravana Life OK [13]
2013-2014 Mahabharat Balaram Star Plus
2013-2014 Rang Rasiya Thakur Tejawat Colors TV [10]
2011; 2014-2015 Adaalat Tejas Yadav / Arjun Yadav / Public Prosecutor Sony TV [lower-alpha 1]
2015 Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap Zahir Saaka Sony TV Cameo[15][16]
2015-2017 Santoshi Maa Shiva &TV
2015-2016 Police Factory Shamsher Singh Devgan SAB TV [17][18]
Saaya
Qayamat
2016-2018 Karmfal Daataa Shani Shiva Colors TV [19][20]
2017 Mere Sai Ratnakar Sony TV [21]
2017-2018 Paramavatar Shri Krishna Shiva &TV
2017 Aarambh Veer Kayasth Star Plus [22][23][24]
2018 Porus Acharya Chanakya Sony TV [25][26][27]
2018-2019 Chandragupta Maurya Chanakya Sony TV [28][29]
2018-present RadhaKrishn Shiva Star Bharat [30]
2019-Present Ram Siya Ke Luv Kush Shiva / Parshuram Colors TV
2019-Present Namah Shiva Star Plus [31]

Film
Year Film Role Language Notes
2002 Shaheed Bhagat Singh Bhagat Singh Unreleased
2009 Mission 11 July Hindi [32]
2010 Mar Jawan Gur Khake Rocky Punjabi
2012 Pata Nahi Rabb Kehdeyan Rangan Ch Raazi Harman Singh Punjabi
2016 Dishoom Inspector Saeed Hindi

Notes
  1. Tarun Khanna appeared in two episodics; first as twin brothers and second as the Public Prosecutor in a later episode.[14]

References
  1. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Smriti-Mohan-and-Tarun-Khanna-tie-the-knot/articleshow/14821950.cms
  2. "All you want to know about #TarunKhanna". FilmiBeat.
  3. "Tarun, Smriti bash for friends - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  4. "Short lived stardom for few television actors - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  5. "News: India News, Latest Bollywood News, Sports News, Business & Political News, National & International News | Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  6. "Aarambh actor Tarun Khanna: TV is not being stereotyped nowadays". 22 May 2017.
  7. "Real-life couple Tarun and Smriti play Shiv Parvati on different shows - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  8. "Smriti Khanna: I would love to do a family drama now - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  9. Team, Tellychakkar. "Tarun Khanna and Smriti Khanna become proud parents of a 'baby boy'". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  10. "I hate doing daily soaps: Tarun Khanna". Hindustan Times. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  11. "Tarun Khanna: TV needs improvement in writing". mid-day. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  12. "TV needs improvement in writing: Tarun Khanna". The Indian Express. 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  13. "Tarun Khanna still apprehensive about playing Ravan". Zee News. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  14. "Tarun Khanna in Adaalat, Devon Ka Dev mahadev and Rangrasiya". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  15. "Tarun Khanna lands cameo in 'Maharana Pratap'". mid-day. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  16. "Tarun Khanna to Enter Maharana Pratap as Zaher Sakaa - NDTV Movies". NDTVMovies.com. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  17. "Tarun's first comedy role - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  18. "ATM mishap in 'Police Factory' - Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  19. "Tarun Khanna to play the angry Rudra in Shani - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  20. "Tarun Khanna receives an award for his excellent performance". Latest Indian news, Top Breaking headlines, Today Headlines, Top Stories | Free Press Journal. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  21. "Tarun Khanna roped in for 'Mere Sai' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  22. "Aarambh actor Tarun Khanna: TV is not being stereotyped nowadays". The Indian Express. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  23. "Baahubali writer doing a TV show proves small screen has bigger reach: Aarambh actor Tarun". Hindustan Times. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  24. "Tarun Khanna says TV is breaking stereotypes". Gulf News. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  25. "Tarun Khanna replaces Chetan Pandit to play Chanakya in 'Porus' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  26. "Tarun Khanna to go bald for 'Porus' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  27. "Tarun Khanna Enters As Chanakya In Sony Entertainment Porus". Indian Television. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  28. "Tarun Khanna's quick weight loss for TV show - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  29. DelhiMay 16, Indo-Asian News Service New; May 16, 2019UPDATED:; Ist, 2019 11:33. "Chandragupta Maurya actor Tarun Khanna lost 8 kg in 20 days. Here's how". India Today. Retrieved 25 August 2019.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  30. Bureau, ABP News (17 December 2018). "THIS actor to play Lord Shiva for the third time on-screen in 'RadhaKrishn'!". www.abplive.in. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  31. {{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaforums.com/article/vikkas-manaktala-exits-namah-just-after-28-days-gets-replaced-by-tarun-khanna_156082?mode=amp
  32. "Tarun Khanna's July debut in B'wood". Hindustan Times. 8 May 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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