Aparshakti Khurana (born 18 November 1987) is an Indian actor, radio jockey, comedian, singer, music director, television host and a former Indian cricketer who was the captain of Haryana U-19 Cricket Team. He is the younger brother of actor Ayushmann Khurrana.
Khurrana's first Bollywood project came with the sports biopic Dangal (2016), which emerged as the highest-grossing Indian film of all time and earned him several recognitions. He subsequently played many supporting roles in several other commercially successful films such as Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017), Stree (2018), Luka Chuppi (2019) and Pati Patni Aur Woh (2019). In 2021, he acted in Helmet, his first film as a solo lead.
Early and personal life :
Khurrana was born on 18 November 1987 in Chandigarh. His father P. Khurrana is an astrologer and an author on the subject of astrology, whereas his mother Poonam is a house wife of half-Burmese descent and an M.A. in Hindi. He completed his schooling and graduation in law from Chandigarh. He was also into sports at school and captained the Haryana U-19 cricket team. He completed his higher education in the field of Mass Communication from IIMC Delhi. He is also the younger brother of Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana.
