| Lakshya | |
| Birth Name: | Laksh Lalwani |
| Birth Date: | 1996 4, df=yes[1] |
| Birth Place: | Delhi, India |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 2015–present |
Laksh Lalwani (born 19 April 1996), known mononymously as Lakshya, is an Indian actor.[2] He played the titular warrior in the period drama series Porus (2017–2018) and made his feature film debut with a starring role in the action film Kill (2023).
In 2015, Lakshya made his acting debut with the television series Warrior High.[3] His television debut went unnoticed, and he followed this with the role of Yuvraj Madhav Shekhawat/Krish in the &TV series supernatural series Adhuri Kahaani Hamari (2015–2016) and appeared in an episode of Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya.[4]
In November 2016, Lakshya joined Ekta Kapoor's StarPlus romantic drama series Pardes Mein Hai Meraa Dil (2016–2017) in the supporting role of Veer Mehra, which proved to be his first big break.[5] [6] He finally gained popularity for his portrayal of the titular warrior, Porus the Elder in the historical TV show Porus (2017–2018), which is India's most expensive television series with a budget of 500 crore.[7]
In 2019, Lakshya was signed by Karan Johar of Dharma Productions for a three-film contract, giving a greenlight to his expansion in Hindi cinema.[8] He officially announced his film debut with Johar's production Dostana 2 alongside Kartik Aaryan and Janhvi Kapoor, which went on floors in late-2019, but hit a production hell due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and was finally shelved in April 2021 out of creative differences between Johar and Aaryan.[9] [10] In March 2022, Johar again announced to launch him alongside Shanaya Kapoor and Gurfateh Pirzada in the romantic drama Bedhadak directed by Shashank Khaitan, but that film too was shelved, continuing the jeopardy in Lakshya's beginning of his film career.[11] [12]
Lakshya had his first film release in Dharma Productions' action film Kill (2023). It premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival and was theatrically released the following year to largely positive reviews and emerged as his breakthrough role.[13] He played Amrit, a stoic army man who has to fight off dacoits in a running train. Barry Hertz of The Globe and Mail wrote that he "conjures the hero with frightening ferocity".[14]
Lakshya will next star in Stardom, a streaming series created by Aryan Khan.[15]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Warrior High | Parth | ||
| 2015–2016 | Adhuri Kahaani Hamari | Yuvraj Madhav Shekhawat/Krish Malhotra | ||
| 2016 | Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya | Aarav Gaitonde | ||
| 2016–2017 | Pardes Mein Hai Mera Dil | Veer Mehra | ||
| 2017–2018 | Porus | Porus | ||
| Stardom | Filming |