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).
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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.
Filmography
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 Rage
Director
Front Page on Doordarshan
Kuch Ret Kuch Pani on Channel 9 Gold
Magal on Sun TV (2007–2011)
The River of Love (2021 film)
Writer
Gulmohur (West)
Kismat
America...Amerika
Kabhie Kabhie
Viruddh
Dil Hai Hindustani
Kuch Ret Kuch Pani
