| Akash Khurana | |
| Occupation: | Actor, Screenwriter, Director, Theatre Artist, Corporate Leader, Author, Mentor |
| Spouse: | Meera Khurana |
| Children: | 2 |
Akash Khurana is an Indian actor, screenwriter, theatre artist and entrepreneur.[1]
His first screen appearance was in Shyam Benegal's Kalyug.[2] He has appeared in nearly 60 films, including Ardh Satya, Saaransh, Naam, Beta, Saudagar, Sarfarosh, Company and Barfii.[3]
He has written over 20 screen plays, including Aashiqui and Baazigar. He won Nandi Award for Special Jury for the film Dr. Ambedkar (1992).[4]
Khurana did his schooling from St. Francis de Sales school in Nagpur.[5] He graduated from 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).[6] 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.[7] [8]
| 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 Wadia | |
| Kaash | Doctor Anil - Ritesh's friend | ||
| 1988 | Mere Baad | ||
| Falak (1988 film) | 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 Police | |
| 2002 | Filhaal... | Mr. Sheth | |
| Company | Vilas Pandit | ||
| Sudhakar Rao | |||
| Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai | |||
| 2003 | Koi... Mil Gaya | Catholic School Principal | |
| 2006 | Taxi No. 9211 Nau Do Gyarah | Shyam Mittal | |
| Banaras | Dr. Gopal Bhattacharya | ||
| Krrish | Catholic School Principal | ||
| Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota What If...? | |||
| 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 | ||
| 2018 | Karwaan | Prakash Rajpurohit | |
| 2020 | Sadak 2 | Psychiatrist | |
| 2021 | Rashmi Rocket | Dr. Ejaz Qureshi | |
| 2022 | The Broken News[9] |
| Year | Films | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ||
| 2010 | Aakrosh | |
| 2008 | Black & White | |
| 2006 | Sarhad Paar | |
| 2001 | Yeh Raaste Hain Pyaar Ke | |
| 1999 | ||
| 1999 | Agar Tum Na Aate | |
| 1999 | Kartoos | |
| 1999 | Silsila Hai Pyar Ka | |
| 1998 | Angaaray | |
| 1998 | Duplicate | |
| 1998 | Yeh Aashiqui Meri | |
| 1997 | Betaabi (screenplay / story) | |
| 1996 | Chaahat (written by) | |
| Sanam O Sanam | ||
| 1995 | Milan | |
| 1993 | Baazigar (written by) | |
| 1992 | Drohi (dialogue) | |
| 1991 | Do Pal | |
| 1991 | Saathi (dialogue / screenplay / story) | |
| 1990 | Aashiqui (dialogue / screenplay / story) | |
| Swayam |
| Play | Playwright | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|
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 |
| Play | Playwright | |
|---|---|---|
| Chowkidar | Harold Pinter | |
| Mat Yaad Dila | Vijay Tendulkar | |
| Women in Waiting, Men on the Line | Various Poets | |
| Our Town | Thornton Wilder | |
| A Friend's Story | Vijay Tendulkar | |
| The Hound of the Baskervilles | Steven Canny & John Nicholson | |
| Under the Gypsy Moon | Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyaya/Akash Khurana |