# Aparshakti Khurana (अपरशक्ति खुराना)
**Aparshakti Khurana** (अपरशक्ति खुराना; born 1987) is an Indian actor, radio jockey, singer, and television host from [Chandigarh](https://www.edgepedia.org/chandigarh) who works in Hindi films and streaming series. He is the younger brother of actor [Ayushmann Khurrana](https://www.edgepedia.org/ayushmann-khurrana) and is known for supporting roles in commercially successful films such as *Dangal* (2016), *Stree* (2018), *Luka Chuppi* (2019), and *Pati Patni Aur Woh* (2019), and for his lead dramatic performance as Binod Das in the series *Jubilee* (2023)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6269780/) • [2](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/jubilee-review-a-celebration-homage-and-lament-rolled-into-one-4-5-stars-3927920).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1987, Chandigarh, India[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6269780/) |
| Family | Younger brother of actor Ayushmann Khurrana[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6269780/) |
| Education | Studied law at Chandigarh University[3](https://elcinema.com/en/person/2142861/) |
| Film debut | *Dangal* (2016), as Omkar, directed by Nitesh Tiwari[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6269780/) |
| Signature roles | Bittu in *Stree* (2018) and *Stree 2* (2024); Binod Das in *Jubilee* (2023)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6269780/) |
| Major awards | Screen Award for Most Promising Debut Actor (2018); Zee Cine Award and Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award for Best Comic Actor, both for *Stree 2* (2025)[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6269780/awards/) |
| Upcoming firsts | *Gunmaaster G9* (2026), his first full-blown Hindi action film and first full-fledged antagonist role[5](https://varietyindia.com/aparshakti-khurana-on-gunmaaster-g9-this-is-my-first-full-blown-hindi-action-film-exclusive/) |
## Early life and start in radio
Khurana was born in Chandigarh, India[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6269780/). He studied law at [Chandigarh University](https://www.edgepedia.org/chandigarh-university), a qualification he later drew on when playing a lawyer on screen[3](https://elcinema.com/en/person/2142861/). Before acting, he worked as a radio jockey in New Delhi[6](https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2020/epaper/december/bhopal-english-edition-2020-12-19.pdf). He has also described starting out as a costume stylist after facing rejections, and he initially aspired to be a television host[7](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/just-the-right-role-call-500005/).
## Film career
**Debut with [Dangal](https://www.edgepedia.org/dangal-film).** Khurana made his Bollywood debut in *Dangal* (2016), playing Omkar, a cousin of the lead characters, in the [Nitesh Tiwari](https://www.edgepedia.org/nitesh-tiwari) film that became a major success and brought him into the limelight[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6269780/). The role earned him the Screen Award for Most Promising Debut Actor in 2018[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6269780/awards/).
**Comic supporting roles.** His breakthrough comic role was Bittu in the horror-comedy *Stree* (2018), a critical and commercial success for which he received a Filmfare nomination for Best Supporting Actor and won the Lions Gold Award for Best Actor in Comic Role[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6269780/) • [4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6269780/awards/). He followed it with *Luka Chuppi* (2019), *Pati Patni Aur Woh* (2019), *Bala* (2019), and *Street Dancer 3D* (2020), along with *Badrinath Ki Dulhania* (2017) and *Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi* (2018)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6269780/) • [8](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/aparshakti-khurrana/filmography/). Commentators have noted his recurring screen persona as the lead character's best friend, a pattern he has acknowledged[9](https://www.khaleejtimes.com/entertainment/aparshakti-khurana-talks-music-and-acting-roles).
**Dramatic turn in [Jubilee](https://www.edgepedia.org/jubilee-tv-series).** In Vikramaditya Motwane's ten-part Amazon Prime Video series *Jubilee* (2023), set in the Hindi film industry of the 1940s and 1950s, Khurana played Binod Das, a loyal lab assistant at Roy Talkies who becomes the studio's new star, Madan Kumar[2](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/jubilee-review-a-celebration-homage-and-lament-rolled-into-one-4-5-stars-3927920) • [7](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/just-the-right-role-call-500005/). The performance was widely received as a break from his comic typecasting: *The Tribune* wrote that he had "broken many moulds to come across as a serious actor of repute"[7](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/just-the-right-role-call-500005/), and the role brought him several nominations, including a Filmfare OTT nomination for Best Actor in a Drama, and wins such as the IWM Digital Editor's Choice Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Negative Role and the OTTplay Jury Award for Breaking the Mould[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6269780/awards/).
**Stree 2 and recent work.** Khurana reprised Bittu in *Stree 2* (2024), for which he won the Zee Cine Award for Best Comic Actor and the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award for Best Comic Actor in 2025[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6269780/awards/). His other 2024 releases included the thriller *[Berlin](https://www.edgepedia.org/berlin-2023-film)* (13 September 2024) and [Vikramaditya Motwane](https://www.edgepedia.org/vikramaditya-motwane)'s *CTRL* (4 October 2024), in which he voiced Allen[8](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/aparshakti-khurrana/filmography/) • [10](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/aparshakti_khurana). In *Dhokha: Round D Corner* (2022) he played a negative role, winning the Lions Gold Critics Choice Award for Best Villain and the Iconic Gold Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6269780/awards/).
## Expanding into new genres and languages
**Action and antagonism.** In Aditya Datt's *Gunmaaster G9*, scheduled for 27 November 2026, Khurana plays a pivotal role opposite [Emraan Hashmi](https://www.edgepedia.org/emraan-hashmi) and Genelia Deshmukh. He has described it as his first full-blown Hindi action film and his first outing as a full-fledged antagonist[5](https://varietyindia.com/aparshakti-khurana-on-gunmaaster-g9-this-is-my-first-full-blown-hindi-action-film-exclusive/) • [8](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/aparshakti-khurrana/filmography/).
**Tamil debut.** He is entering [Tamil cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/tamil-cinema) with *ROOT - Running Out of Time*, co-starring Gautham Ram Karthik. Speaking about performing in a language he does not think in, he said, "It's difficult to enact in a language that you are not thinking in," describing a process of thinking in English, translating, and delivering the performance[11](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-had-to-think-in-english-translate-it-and-deliver-my-performance-aparshakti-khurana/articleshow/128307406.cms).
**Jab Khuli Kitaab.** In Saurabh Shukla's *[Jab Khuli Kitaab](https://www.edgepedia.org/jab-khuli-kitaab)*, which premiered on ZEE5 on 6 March 2026, Khurana plays the lawyer mediator between an elderly couple, played by [Pankaj Kapur](https://www.edgepedia.org/pankaj-kapur) and [Dimple Kapadia](https://www.edgepedia.org/dimple-kapadia), seeking divorce after 50 years of marriage. The film is adapted from a stage play of the same name written and directed by Shukla[12](https://www.ottplay.com/interview/jab-khuli-kitaab-actor-aparshakti-khurana-on-his-10-year-journey-in-bollywood-exclusive/d54719686e223).
## Music and hosting
Khurana began his entertainment career as a radio jockey and has continued to host television shows and events[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6269780/). He has also built a parallel music career, featuring in and singing for songs associated with the Punjabi music industry[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6269780/). His singles include "Tere Piche", which features [Mahima Makwana](https://www.edgepedia.org/mahima-makwana), and "Akh Da Kasoor" (2026), recorded with Rochak Kohli, Gurpreet Saini, and Sharan Rawat[13](https://avenuemail.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/The-Avenue-Mail-March-30.pdf) • [14](https://music.amazon.in/artists/B07G4HYT1V/aparshakti-khurana). He has named [Kishore Kumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/kishore-kumar) as a major inspiration, saying, "Kishore Kumar remains an inspo who has done a lot of things and succeeded in all of them"[15](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/i-dont-want-anything-left-in-me-that-i-havent-tried-aparshakti-khurana/articleshow/132454996.cms).
## References
1. [Aparshakti Khurana, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6269780/)
2. [Jubilee Review: A Celebration, Homage And Lament Rolled Into One, NDTV](https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/jubilee-review-a-celebration-homage-and-lament-rolled-into-one-4-5-stars-3927920)
3. [Aparshakti Khurana - Actor Filmography, photos, Video, ElCinema](https://elcinema.com/en/person/2142861/)
4. [Aparshakti Khurana - Awards, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6269780/awards/)
5. [Aparshakti Khurana on 'Gunmaaster G9': 'This is My First Full-Blown Hindi Action Film' (EXCLUSIVE), Variety India](https://varietyindia.com/aparshakti-khurana-on-gunmaaster-g9-this-is-my-first-full-blown-hindi-action-film-exclusive/)
6. [Daily Pioneer, Bhopal English Edition, 19 December 2020](https://www.dailypioneer.com/uploads/2020/epaper/december/bhopal-english-edition-2020-12-19.pdf)
7. [Just the right role call, The Tribune](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/just-the-right-role-call-500005/)
8. [Aparshakti Khurana Movies List, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrity/aparshakti-khurrana/filmography/)
9. [Aparshakti Khurana talks music and acting roles, Khaleej Times](https://www.khaleejtimes.com/entertainment/aparshakti-khurana-talks-music-and-acting-roles)
10. [Aparshakti Khurana Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/aparshakti_khurana)
11. [I had to think in English, translate it and deliver my performance: Aparshakti Khurana, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/i-had-to-think-in-english-translate-it-and-deliver-my-performance-aparshakti-khurana/articleshow/128307406.cms)
12. [Jab Khuli Kitaab actor Aparshakti Khurana on his 10-year journey in Bollywood, OTTplay](https://www.ottplay.com/interview/jab-khuli-kitaab-actor-aparshakti-khurana-on-his-10-year-journey-in-bollywood-exclusive/d54719686e223)
13. [The Avenue Mail, Jamshedpur, 30 March 2026](https://avenuemail.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/The-Avenue-Mail-March-30.pdf)
14. [Aparshakti Khurana on Amazon Prime Music](https://music.amazon.in/artists/B07G4HYT1V/aparshakti-khurana)
15. [I don't want anything left in me that I haven't tried: Aparshakti Khurana, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/i-dont-want-anything-left-in-me-that-i-havent-tried-aparshakti-khurana/articleshow/132454996.cms)
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