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{{short description|Indian actor and television presenter (born 1980)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Samir Kochhar
| image = Samir Kochhar at the launch of 'The House Gastropub'.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Kochhar in 2016
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|5|23}}
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Radhika Kochhar|2010}}
| children = 2
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|presenter}}
| years_active = 2005–present
}}

'''Samir Kochhar''' (born 23 May 1980) is an [[India]]n actor and television presenter known for being the host of the pre-match [[Indian Premier League]] show, ''[[Extraaa Innings T20]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/samir-kochhar-back-to-hosting-ipl-matches/203489|title=Samir Kochhar back to hosting IPL matches|website=mid-day|access-date=2016-04-16|date=9 March 2013|archive-date=24 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424070645/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/samir-kochhar-back-to-hosting-ipl-matches/203489|url-status=live}}</ref> He currently stars in Netflix India's Sacred Games.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-07-25|title=Sacred Games has changed the way people looked at Indian content: Samir Kochhar|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/sacred-games-actor-samir-kochhar-5275469/|access-date=2021-02-12|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Kochhar started his career with [[Doordarshan]]'s AIDS awareness cum travel show ''Haath Se Haath Mila'' which he anchored with [[Sugandha Garg]]. He made his [[Bollywood]] film debut in 2003 with Sumeer Sabharwal's bilingual film ''Valentine Days''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-10|title=First of Many: Samir Kochhar revisits Valentine Days|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/samir-kochhar-valentine-days-first-of-many-7180712/|access-date=2021-02-12|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

Kochhar made his television debut with ''Dangerous'', a talk show on sex, which was broadcast on Zoom. He appeared as Rajat Kapur in the soap opera ''[[Bade Acche Lagte Hain]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-13|title=Samir Kochhar: Didn't know Bade Achhe Lagte Hain was so popular when I signed it|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/samir-kochhar-on-bade-achhe-lagte-hain-return-sony-tv-memories-6454255/|access-date=2021-02-12|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/Bade-Achhe-team-leaves-for-Dubai/articleshow/14711573.cms| title= Bade Achhe team leaves for Dubai!| date= 6 July 2012| access-date= 6 July 2012| archive-date= 11 October 2020| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201011201037/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Bade-Achhe-team-leaves-for-Dubai/articleshow/14711573.cms?| url-status= live}}</ref> In 2005, he appeared in Mohit Suri's ''[[Zeher]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Samir Kochhar Filmography|url=http://www.movietalkies.com/artiste/filmography/39768/samir-kochhar|publisher=movietalkies.com|access-date=12 Feb 2016|archive-date=20 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220193104/http://www.movietalkies.com/artiste/filmography/39768/samir-kochhar|url-status=live}}</ref> (2005) and followed it with the thriller ''[[Jannat]]'' (2008), where he played a police inspector.<ref>{{cite web |title=Samir Kochhar Filmography |url=http://www.movietalkies.com/artiste/filmography/39768/samir-kochhar |publisher=movietalkies.com |access-date=12 Feb 2016 |archive-date=20 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220193104/http://www.movietalkies.com/artiste/filmography/39768/samir-kochhar |url-status=live }}</ref>

Kochhar was part of ''Island City'' directed by Ruchika Oberoi, that received rave reviews at the [[Venice International Film Festival]] as well as the JIO MAMI Film Festival 2015 in [[Mumbai]]. He will also be seen in ''[[Mango Dreams]]'', a feature film set in India, directed by American director John Unchurch.<ref>{{cite web|title=Samir Kochhar's Mango Dreams!|url=http://www.gr8mag.com/posts.php?id=3436|publisher=gr8mag.com|access-date=12 Feb 2016|archive-date=15 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215200405/http://www.gr8mag.com/posts.php?id=3436|url-status=live}}</ref>

Kochhar is also part of the CCL ([[Celebrity Cricket League]]) team [[Mumbai Heroes]].

Kochhar had two commercial releases in 2016 - Sajid Nadiadwala's ''[[Housefull 3]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Samir Kochhar to act in multi starer movie housefull 3|url=http://www.merinews.com/article/samir-kochhar-to-act-in-multi-starer-movie-housefull-3/15910625.shtml|publisher=merinews.com|access-date=12 Feb 2016|archive-date=22 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222015222/http://www.merinews.com/article/samir-kochhar-to-act-in-multi-starer-movie-housefull-3/15910625.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> with [[Akshay Kumar]] & [[Mango Dreams]] and ''Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna''<ref>{{cite web|publisher=ritzmagazine.in}}</ref> with [[Karanvir Bohra]] directed by Lalit Mohan which is set to release in 2018

==Personal life==
Kochhar married his longtime girlfriend Radhika on 9 January 2010. In April 2015, they became parents to a baby boy whom they named Kabir and a baby girl named Sara in October 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Samir Kochhar and his wife welcome a baby boy|url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/samir-kochhar-and-his-wife-welcome-baby-boy-150408#|publisher=tellychakkar.com|access-date=31 May 2010|archive-date=10 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410233312/http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/samir-kochhar-and-his-wife-welcome-baby-boy-150408|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film Name
! Role
! Other Notes
|-
|2005
|''[[Zeher]]''
|Sean Verghese
|
|-
|2006
|''Bold''
|
|
|-
|2006
|''Ek Se Mera Kya Hoga''
|Bashir
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Jannat (2008 film)|Jannat]]''
|ACP Shekhar Malhotra
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Chintakayala Ravi]]''
| Guest appearance
| Telugu film
|-
|2008
|''The Mole''
|
| British film
|-
|2010
|''Hide & Seek''
|
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Chase (2010 film)|Chase]]''
|Inspector Siddharth
|
|-
|2012
|''[[Survivor India]]''
|Host
|
|-
|2012
|''[[Dangerous Ishhq]]''
|Rashid
|Durgam Shah 's second life
|-
|2015
|''Island City''
|
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Housefull 3]]''
|Rishi
|
|-
|2016
|''Mango Dreams''
|Abhi
|
|-
|2017
|''[[Munna Michael]]''
|Ramesh
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna]]''
|
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Charlie Chaplin 2]]''
|
|Tamil Film
|-
|2020
|''[[Adho Andha Paravai Pola]]''
|
|Tamil Film
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Show title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|2003
| Haath Se Haath Mila
|Host|
| Doordarshan + BBC collaboration<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.comminit.com/hiv-aids/content/haath-se-haath-milaa|title=Haath Se Haath Milaa|access-date=25 July 2019|archive-date=25 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725163803/http://www.comminit.com/hiv-aids/content/haath-se-haath-milaa|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2012–2014
|''[[Bade Achhe Lagte Hain]]''
|Rajat Kapur||
|-
|2017
|''[[The Test Case (web series)|The Test Case]]''
|Shivalik Ahuja||ALTBalaji<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/the-test-case-samir-kochhar-to-star-opposite-nimrat-kaur-in-alt-balaji-web-series-4086753.html|title=The Test Case: Samir Kochhar to star opposite Nimrat Kaur in ALT Balaji web series|date=2017-09-27|work=Firstpost|access-date=2017-09-29|language=en-US|archive-date=29 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929185704/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/the-test-case-samir-kochhar-to-star-opposite-nimrat-kaur-in-alt-balaji-web-series-4086753.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|''Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan''
|Himself||
|-
|2018
|''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]''
|SPI Markand||Netflix
|-
|2019
|''[[Typewriter (series)|Typewriter]]''
|Peter Fernandez|| Netflix
|-
|2020
|''[[Four More Shots Please!]]''
|Shashank Bose || Prime video
|-
|2020
|''[[The Bid and Win Show]]''
|Himself as host || Flipkart Video Originals<ref>{{cite web |title=Flipkart Launches A New Original And Interactive Show 'The Bid And Win Show' |url=https://www.mumbailive.com/en/digital/flipkart-launches-a-new-original-and-interactive-show-the-bid-and-win-show-with-samir-kocchar-53823 |website=Mumbai Live |publisher=Mumbai Live}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|Powerplay with [[Virender Sehwag|Champions]]
|Host
|Flipkart Video Originals
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from New Delhi]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]

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