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Barun Sobti
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| Born | 21 August 1984 Delhi, India |
| Occupation | Actor and Writer |
| Spouse(s) | Pashmeen Manchanda ( m. 2010) |
| Children | 2 |
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Barun Sobti is an Indian actor, noted for his performances in Hindi television, movies and web series. He has won various awards for his performance as Nikhil Nair in Asur including the Best Supporting Actor at 25th Asian Television Awards. He also worked in critically acclaimed projects like Tu Hai Mera Sunday (2017), Halahal (2020) and Kohrra (2023).
He also starred in the Disney+ Hotstar series Tanhaiyan(2017), ALT Balaji series The Great Indian Dysfunctional Family (2018) and Amazon Mini TV's Badtameez Dil(2023). He narrated the audiobook "The Last Boy to fall in Love" by Durjoy Datta for Audible.[1]
Sobti began his acting career in 2009 with the Star Plus show Shraddha and later appeared in a negative role in Dill Mill Gayye on Star One. He then worked in Sony Entertainment Television's Baat Hamari Pakki Hai (2010). In 2011, Sobti rose to fame by playing Arnav Singh Raizada in Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon.[2] He made his film debut with the romantic comedy Main Aur Mr. Riight(2014).
Early life and Career[edit]
Sobti was born and brought up in Delhi, India. He did his schooling in St. Mark's School, New Delhi. Before entering into entertainment industry, he worked as an operation manager at Jindal Telecom for 7 years.
Career[edit]
Sobti made his acting debut as a lead character in 2009 as Swayam Khurana in Star Plus's Shraddha. He later did a negative cameo role in the famous medical show Dill Mill Gayye as Dr. Raj, a medical intern with drug addiction.
In 2010, Sobti starred as the carefree, rich, spoiled Shravan Jaiswal in Sony TV's Baat Hamari Pakki Hai.
Sobti rose to prominence in 2011 as Arnav Singh Raizada, a business tycoon in Star Plus's Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?. In 2017, he portrayed Advay Singh Raizada aka Dev Kashyap in Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 3, third installment in the Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doom series.
Sobti made his film debut in 2014 with the Romantic comedy Main Aur Mr. Riight. Sobti's second feature film was Tu Hai Mera Sunday (2017), directed by Milind Dhaimade, which premiered at festivals like BFI London Film Festival, Mumbai Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival among others. In 2019, he starred in thriller-drama short film Derma.[3][4] It was premiered on Voot. In the same year, he also appeared in a Sports drama film 22 Yards
Sobti started his digital journey with Gul Khan's Tanhaiyan in 2017. He later on starred in ALTBalaji's The Great Indian Dysfunctional Family in 2018 as Samar Ranaut alongside Kay Kay Menon.
In 2020, he appeared in Voot original mystery crime thriller show Asur as Nikhil Nair. Later that year, he appeared in MX Player show The Missing Stone. He then played the role of Inspector Yusuf Qureshi in Eros Now original movie Halahal (2020). It was written, produced by Zeishan Quadriand directed by Randeep Jha.
He also played a cameo role in Srijit Mukherji's Zee 5 web series Jaanbaaz Hindustan Ke. In 2023, he returned as Nikhil Nair for the second season of Asur which became an instant success. He also starred in the light hearted Amazon Mini TV romantic series Badtameez Dil. Later he starred in Netflix's critically acclaimed series Kohrra. His performance as Garundi was well appreciated by the critics, film fraternity and the public.
Personal life[edit]
Barun Sobti married his high school sweetheart, Pashmeen Manchanda on December 12, 2010, in a private ceremony in a Gurudwara. In June 2019, the couple welcomed their daughter, Sifat. In April 2023, the couple again became parents and welcomed their baby boy named Meer.
Filmography[edit]
Web Releases[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Format | |
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| 2017 | Tanhaiyan | Haider Ali Khan | Disney+ Hotstar | Web Series | |
| 2018 | The Great Indian Dysfunctional Family | Samar Ranaut | Alt Balaji | Web Series | |
| 2019 | Derma | Anthony | Voot Select | Short Film | |
| 2020 | Asur 1 | Nikhil Nair | Voot Select | Web Series | |
| Halahal | Inspector Yusuf Qureshi | Eros Now | Web Movie | ||
| The Missing Stone | Sahir | MX Player | Web Series | ||
| 2021 | The Last Boy To Fall In Love | Amartya | Audible | AudioBook | |
| 200 Halla Ho | Umesh Joshi | Zee5 | Web Movie | ||
| 2022 | When a Man Loves a Woman | Peter | YouTube | Short Film | |
| 2023 | Jaanbaaz Hindustan Ke | Sameer | Zee5 | Web Series | |
| Asur 2 | Nikhil Nair | Jio Cinema | Web Series | ||
| Badtameez Dil | Karan Singh Rathod | Amazon Mini TV | Web Series | ||
| Kohrra | Amarpal Garundi | Netflix | Web Series | ||
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Theatre[edit]
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2014 | Main Aur Mr. Riight | Sukhwinder "Sukhi" Singh / Hridaan Dalmiya |
| 2016 | Tu Hai Mera Sunday | Arjun Anand |
| 2019 | 22 Yards | Ronajith "Ron" Sen |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Channel |
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| 2009 | Shraddha | Swayam Khurana | Star Plus |
| 2010 | Dill Mill Gayye | Dr. Raj Singh(Cameo) | Star One |
| 2010-2011 | Baat Hamari Pakki Hai | Shravan Jaiswal | Sony TV |
| 2011-2012 | Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? | Arnav Singh Raizada | Star Plus |
| 2017 | Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 3 | Advay Singh Raizada/Dev Kashyap | Star Plus |
Music videos[edit]
| Year | Title | Singer(s) |
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| 2021 | Taqleefein | Amit Mishra, Ritika Raj Singh |
| Tera Mera | Papon |
Awards and nominations[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Shared with Sanaya Irani
- ↑ Tied with Samir Soni
References[edit]
- ↑ "Barun Sobti: Most sensible actors build their image than their craft as that's how the industry functions". 17 March 2021.
- ↑ "Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon completes 9 years: I thought Barun was high during audition, says Gul Khan". 8 June 2020.
- ↑ Tellychakkar Team. "Barun Sobti shares his shooting experience of short film DERMA". TellyChakkar. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ↑ IANS. "Barun Sobti wants to do full justice to his role in thriller drama DERMA". India Today.
- ↑ "6th Apsara Awards-". apsaraawards.org. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
- ↑ "2012 And the winners are..." People's Choice Awards India. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ↑ "The ITA Awards 2012 - Popular Top-5". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
- ↑ "Telly awards 2012 Popular Awards winners". Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ "Gold Awards 2012". IMDb. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "Star Parivaar Awards 2012". India Forums.
- ↑ Kriti Sonali (7 November 2017). "ITA Awards 2017 winners list: Jennifer Winget, Vivian Dsena and Nakuul Mehta take home the trophies". Indian Express.
- ↑ "Barun Sobti wins the best actor award at BASAFF 2018". Fuzion Productions. 28 September 2018.
- ↑ "Asian Television Awards 2021, NOMINEES". Asian Tv Awards.
- ↑ "IWM Buzz Awards". IWM Buzz Awards. 20 August 2021.
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