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Apurva Agnihotri at Valhalla Chef's Table Night
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Born | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actor (Films, TV) |
Spouse(s) | Shilpa Sakhlani (2004–present) |
Apurva Agnihotri is an Indian television actor, known for his role in hit show Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin and his debut film Pardes.
Agnihotri was born in Kolkata, India. He did his schooling from South Point School (India) in Kolkata.He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Bhavan's College, Andheri, Mumbai in 1993. He married Shilpa Sakhlani in 2004.
Apurva Agnihotri debuted in the film Pardes, co-starring with Shahrukh Khan and directed by Subhash Ghai. The film was highly successful and garnered Agnihotri with the nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1997's Zee Cine Awards. Apurva along with his wife are participants of reality show Big Boss 7 which has been aired on Colors from 15th Sept 2013. In the starting episode, Apurva has been sent to Jahannum('Hell') while his wife was assigned Jannat ('Heaven').
After several more film roles, he was offered the lead role in Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin, an Indian television serial. His work as Armaan Suri won him the Indian Telly Awards Best Actor Award for 2005.
He joined the show Bigg Boss 7 on 15 September 2013 with his wife Shilpa Sakhlani. He was a patient and calm player and also shaved his hair off to make his team win a task. He was voted out by the audience on the 7th week of the show (2 November 2013)