Purab Kohli Age, Wiki and Bio

Purab Kohli

Quick Info

ProfessionActor
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth23/02/1979
Age45 years
BirthplaceAllahabad (now Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh, India

Bio/Wiki

Full NamePurab H Kohli

Physical Stats & More

Height5' 8" (173 cm)
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

DegreeEconomics, Psychology, and Literature

Personal Life

ReligionHinduism
Food HabitNon-Vegetarian
HobbiesReading

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/Girlfriends
  • Yamini Namjoshi (actor, assistant director)
  • Lucy Payton (meditation and yoga teacher)
Marriage Date
First Marriage18/11/2007
Second Marriage15/02/2018

Family

FatherHarsh Kohli (hotelier)
MotherIndu Rao (corporate trainer)
SiblingsRima Kohli (worked at Fontana del Papa)
Spouse
First WifeYamini Namjoshi (m. 2007; div. 2010)
Second WifeLucy Payton (m. 2018 - Present)
Children
SonOsian Nur (born in 2019)
DaughterInaya Amelia Payon Kohli (born in 2015)

Career

Debut
TVHip Hip Hurray (1998) as 'Mazhar' (Zee TV)
FilmBas Yun Hi (2003) as 'Aditya'
Awards
  • 2009: Special Jury Mention Award for the film 'Rock On!!' at the 54th Filmfare Awards
  • 2017: Best Actor - Drama award for the television series 'P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke' at the 17th Indian Television Academy Awards

Favourites

Fruits
  • Avocado
  • Banana
BeverageAlmond Milk Smoothie
Musicians
  • Sade Adu
  • Usher
  • Erykah Badu
  • Nina Simone
  • Eric Clapton
  • Ankur Tewari
  • Zakir Hussain
HotelKishkinda Heritage Resort in Hampi, Karnataka
DJDavid Guetta
TV Shows
  • Hip Hip Hurray (1998)
  • The Simpsons (1989)
  • Californication (2007)
DirectorChristopher Nolan
Books
  • Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
  • Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
  • India After Gandhi by Ramachandra Guha
Dance StyleTango
Holiday Destinations
  • Goa
  • London

Style Quotient

Bike Collection
  • Royal Enfield Bullet 350 ES
  • Triumph Tiger 800 XCA (bought in 2016)
Money Factor
Assets/Properties
  • A house in Goa (bought in 2016)

Some Lesser Known Facts

Purab Kohli comes from a family involved in filmmaking.
During school, he excelled in sports like hockey and football.
Initially, he pursued science with dreams of becoming a pilot.
His first relationship and first kiss happened at the age of 15.
Although considering hotel management, he later decided against it.
Throughout college, he remained active in plays and dance competitions.
Encouraged by a relative, he debuted on television in 'Hip Hip Hurray' in 1998.
He was a VJ on Channel [V] India for four years.
After his daughter's birth, Purab quit smoking.
Traveling is one of his passions, often shared on social media.
Purab is involved with non-profit organizations to give back to society.