Gaurav Khanna

Gaurav Khanna (born 11 December 1981) [1] is an Indian television actor and model. He is known for his roles of Neil in Jeevan Saathi, Inspector Kavin in CID and Akshay in Tere Bin.[2][3] He is currently portraying Anuj Kapadia in Star Plus's Anupamaa.[4]

This article is about the Indian actor and model. For other uses, see Gaurav Khanna (disambiguation).

Gaurav Khanna
Born (1981-12-11) 11 December 1981
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation
  • Model
  • Actor
Years active2003 - present
Notable work
Spouse(s)
Akanksha Chamola
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(m. 2016)​

Career

Khanna worked as a marketing manager in an IT firm for nearly a year before switching careers. He started his career appearing in television commercials.[5][6] His first appearance on a television show was in the hit show Bhabhi as Bhuvan Sareen. His next notable role was in Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan as Sharman Wadhwa. Khanna's first lead role was in Meri Doli Tere Angana in 2007.

Khanna is best known for his role in Yeh Pyar Na Hoga Kam as Abeer Bajpayee opposite Yami Gautam in 2009.

Khanna was seen as a contestant in 9X's dance competition, Jalwa Four 2 Ka 1 and made a special appearance on the show Dancing Queen. He was also the host for Season 3 of the show Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan.

He was also seen in popular show CID as Senior Inspector Kavin. He entered 'CID' in Episode 1060.

In late August 2021, he bagged the role of Anuj Kapadia in Anupamaa.

In April 2022, he reprised his role of Anuj Kapadia in Anupamaa prequel web series Anupama: Namaste America.

Personal life

In early 2016, Khanna was revealed to be dating television actress Akanksha Chamola.[7][8] The couple were married on 24 November 2016 in his hometown Kanpur.[9][10][11]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2003–2005 Kayaamat Ritesh
2004 Studio One Sunny Episode 1
2004–2005 Chi and Me Dr. Sharad Batra/Birbal
2005 Siddhant Tanmay Bakshi
2006 Bhabhi Bhuvan Sareen
Sinndoor Tere Naam Ka Sahil
2006–2007 Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan Sharman Wadhwa
2007 Mano Ya Na Mano Aditya Episode 57
Jamegi Jodi.Com Rahul
Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai Ritesh Episode 55
2007–2008 Meri Doli Tere Angana Ruhaan Oberoi
Ardhangani Nivaan Banerjee
2007–2009 Santaan Shubh Dixit [12]
2008 Jalwa Four 2 Ka 1 Contestant
Ssshhhh...Phir Koi Hai Rajkumar Episodes 96-97
Unknown Episodes 112-113
2008–2009 Jeevan Saathi Neil Fernandez Guest
2008 Bigg Boss 2
2009 Balika Vadhu
Uttaran
Dancing Queen Himself
2009–2010 Love Ne Mila Di Jodi Prithvi Saxena
Yeh Pyar Na Hoga Kam Abeer Bajpayee
2010–2011 Dil Se Diya Vachan Prem Rajadhyaksha [13][14]
2011 Sasural Simar Ka Host Of Dancing Competition
Nachle Ve with Saroj Khan Host
2012 Byaah Hamari Bahoo Ka Gopikishan "Krish" Vaishnav/Real Satya [15][16]
2013 Jo Biwi Se Kare Pyaar Mohit Khanna
2014 C.I.D. Senior Inspector Kavin[17]
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
2014–2015 Box Cricket League 1 Contestant/Himself [18]
2015 Hazir Jawab Birbal Birbal [19]
2016 Darr Sabko Lagta Hai Saket/Sarthak Episode 30
Box Cricket League 2 Contestant/Himself
Comedy Classes Various Characters
Tere Bin Dr. Akshay Sinha [20]
2016 Gangaa Sameer Mirza
2017 Prem Ya Paheli - Chandrakanta Maharaj Harshvardhan/Rajkumar Virendra Singh [21][22]
2018–2020 Laal Ishq Dr. Avinash Episode 4
Sunil Episode 70
Raghav Episode 167
Jaggu Episode 201
2018–2019 Chandragupta Maurya Seleucus I Nicator
2019–2020 Apna News Aayega Various
2020 Savdhaan India ATS Officer Devdutt Episodes 30-31
2021 The Socho Project Rahul Kishore
2021 Mauka-E-Vardaat Senior Inspector Gaurav Rajput Episodes 53/55/59
2021–present Anupamaa Anuj "AK" Kapadia Nominated for Best Actor Popular by Indian Television Academy Awards in 2022


Web series
Year Title Role Ref.
2022 Anupama: Namaste America Anuj "AK" Kapadia [23]

References
  1. Desk, India com Entertainment. "Rupali Ganguly Sends Birthday Wishes To 'National Crush' Anuj Kapadia Aka Gaurav Khanna With These Unseen Pics". India.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. "TV actor Gaurav Khanna follows Akshay Kumar's footsteps to stay healthy". Hindustan Times. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  3. "Gaurav Khanna: I like doing shows for a shorter time". mid-day. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  4. "Anupamaa: Gaurav Khanna Breaks Silence on Being Anuj Kapadia, Says 'Haven't Watched the Show'". 2 September 2021.
  5. "I am the most romantic guy on television: Gaurav Khanna - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  6. "TV actor Gaurav Khanna continues with his stint on the ad space with TV commercials - Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  7. Bureau, ABP News (27 March 2016). "REVEALED: TV actor Gaurav Khanna is DATING 'Swaragini' actress!". www.abplive.in. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  8. "Gaurav Khanna is dating 'Swaragini' actress - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  9. "Tere Bin actor Gaurav Khanna to marry Swaragini's Akanksha Chamola, see pics". The Indian Express. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  10. "Gaurav and Akanksha's starry wedding in Kanpur - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  11. "Gaurav Khanna's big Kanpur wedding - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  12. "Sayonara Santaan". Hindustan Times. 3 March 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  13. "Playing on the extremes!". Hindustan Times. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  14. "Nothing exciting so far - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  15. "Gaurav Khanna in Byah Hamari Bahu Ka - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  16. Das, Soumitra (26 November 2012). "Shrenu Parikh heaps praises on co-actor Gaurav Khanna". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  17. "Gaurav Khanna wants CID team in BCL | TV - Times of India Videos". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  18. "Photos: Mumbai Warriors team launch". mid-day. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  19. "Hasan-Gaurav are the new Akbar Birbal - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  20. "Wanted to become doctor, now getting to play one on TV: Gaurav Khanna". The Indian Express. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  21. "Gaurav Khanna to play the lead in Life OK's Chandrakanta and Chandan Anand to play the bad guy - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  22. "Actor Gaurav Khanna changes look for Virendra's role in Chandrakanta". The Times of India. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  23. ""Anupamaa:Namaste America" is all set to launch. Know the premise story of your favourite show Anupamaa's prequel web series". Times Now Hindi (in Hindi). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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