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{{short description|Indian television actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Varun Toorkey
| image = Varuntoorkey.jpg
| caption = Toorkey in 2016
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|01|08|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/india/love-is-in-the-air-for-varun-and-surbhi/articleshow/56521089.cms|title=Varun: love is in the air for Varun and Surbhi|date=2017-01-14|website=[[Times of India]]|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-27}}</ref><ref name=interview/>
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| citizenship = [[India]]n
| occupation = Actor, Model (formerly)
| years_active = 2006–2021
}}

'''Varun Toorkey''' is a former Indian television actor known for portraying Shaad Khan in ''[[Qubool Hai]]'' and Tushar Mallick in ''[[Humko Tumse Ho Gaya Hai Pyaar Kya Karein]].''

==Career==
Toorkey was just 16 years of age when he got his first break into the industry, in a [[compilation album]] called [[Ustad and the Divas|Ustad and the divas]]. In that album, he acted as a computer professional in the song [[Leja Leja Re]] which was sung by [[Shreya Ghoshal]] and [[Ustad Sultan Khan]]. The album released in 2006.<ref name=interview>[https://youtube.com/watch?v=1KVgHSJCAps Varun Toorkey Interview - Bataz Buzz]</ref>

He made his television debut in 2013, playing Sankrant in [[Colors TV]]'s ''[[Uttaran]]''.

In 2015, he played Shaad Aftaab Khan in [[Zee TV]]'s ''[[Qubool Hai]]'' opposite [[Surbhi Jyoti]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/qubool-hai-take-20-years-leap-karanvir-bohra-aka-aahil-be-axed-640618|title='Qubool Hai' to Take 20-Year Leap; Karanvir Bohra aka Aahil to be Axed?|website=International Business Times, India Edition|date=27 July 2015 |language=en|access-date=2016-06-17}}</ref>

In 2016, Toorkey played Tushar Malik in ''[[Humko Tumse Ho Gaya Hai Pyaar Kya Karein]]'' opposite Ishani Sharma.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/television/210816/we-talk-over-the-phone-after-shoots-varun-toorkey.html|title=We talk over the phone after shoots: Varun Toorkey|website=Deccan Chronicle|date=21 August 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

From 2017 to 2018, he portrayed Anant Singh Baghel in ''[[Saam Daam Dand Bhed (TV series) | Saam Daam Dand Bhed]]''.

In 2019, he played Rishabh in ''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]'' opposite [[Shivangi Joshi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/soaps/story/yeh-rishta-kya-kehlata-hai-spoiler-a-new-man-to-enter-naira-s-life-1462500-2019-02-22|title=Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai spoiler: A new man to enter Naira's life|website=India Today|date=20 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Since July 2021, Toorkey is playing Kunal Malhotra in ''[[Choti Sarrdaarni]]'' opposite Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia and Mahir Pandhi till October 2021.<ref>{{cite news|title=Varun Toorkey and Apara Mehta to join the cast of Choti Sarrdaarni|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/varun-toorkey-and-apara-mehta-to-join-the-cast-of-choti-sarrdaarni/articleshow/84440096.cms|access-date=|website=The Times of India|date=15 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2023, he quit acting to pursue a career in the [[Culinary arts|Culinary Arts]] industry.<ref>{{cite web |title='Qubool Hai' actor Varun Toorkey quits acting to pursue career in culinary industry |url=https://www.indiaforums.com/article/qubool-hai-actor-varun-toorkey-quits-acting-to-pursue-career-in-culinary-industry_194766 |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=India Forums |language=en}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Serial
! Role
! Ref
|-
| 2013–2015
|''[[Uttaran]]''
| Sankrant Chatterjee
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Qubool Hai]]''
| Shaad Aftab Khan
| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/TV-show-Qubool-Hai-to-undergo-a-revamp/articleshow/46309269.cms|title=TV show Qubool Hai to undergo a revamp - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=20 February 2015 |access-date=2016-06-17}}</ref>
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Humko Tumse Ho Gaya Hai Pyaar Kya Karein]]''
| Tushar Mallick
|
|-
| 2017–2018
| ''[[Saam Daam Dand Bhed (TV series) | Saam Daam Dand Bhed]]''
| Anant Singh Baghel
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai]]''
| Rishabh
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Choti Sarrdaarni]]''
| Kunal Malhotra
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Choti Sarrdaarni takes a leap: Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia to be seen in a new avatar, Mahir Pandhi and Varun Toorkey join the cast|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/choti-sarrdaarni-takes-a-leap-nimrit-kaur-ahluwalia-to-be-seen-in-a-new-avatar-mahir-pandhi-and-varun-toorkey-join-the-cast/articleshow/84498126.cms|access-date=|website=The Times of India|date=17 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

=== Music video appearances ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Album
! Song
! Reference
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Ustad & the Divas|Ustad and the Divas]]''
| [[Leja Leja Re]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lyricsbogie.com/albums/ustad-the-divas-2006/leja-leja-re.html|title=Leja Leja Re - Latest Hindi Songs Lyrics {{!}} Hindi Movie Song Lyrics {{!}} LyricsBogie|date=2012-10-17|website=Latest Hindi Songs Lyrics {{!}} Hindi Movie Song Lyrics {{!}} LyricsBogie|language=en-US|access-date=2016-06-17|archive-date=12 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712223513/https://www.lyricsbogie.com/albums/ustad-the-divas-2006/leja-leja-re.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Indian male models]]
[[Category:Parsi people from Mumbai]]
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[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi television]]
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[[Category:Parsi male actors]]

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