Varun Toorkey
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Born | Varun Toorkey 8 January 1990[1][2] Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
Citizenship | Indian |
Occupation | Actor, Model |
Years active | 2006–present |
Varun Toorkey is an Indian television actor known for portraying Shaad Khan in Qubool Hai and Tushar Mallick in Humko Tumse Ho Gaya Hai Pyaar Kya Karein.
Personal life[]
Born and brought up in Mumbai, Toorkey belongs to Parsi community.[3]
He did his schooling in Bombay Cambridge School, JB Nagar, Mumbai and graduated from Mithibai college with a B.com degree.
Toorkey has attained training in acting from Anupam Kher's Actor Prepares.[4]
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. 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.[2]
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.[5]
In 2016, Toorkey played Tushar Malik in Humko Tumse Ho Gaya Hai Pyaar Kya Karein opposite Ishani Sharma.[6]
From 2017 to 2018, he portrayed Anant Singh Baghel in Saam Daam Dand Bhed.
In 2019, he played Rishabh in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai opposite Shivangi Joshi.[7] Since July 2021, Toorkey is playing Kunal Malhotra in Choti Sarrdaarni opposite Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia.[8]
Filmography[]
Television[]
Year | Show | Role | Ref |
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2013–2015 | Uttaran | Sankrant Chatterjee | |
2015 | Qubool Hai | Shaad Aftab Khan | [9] |
2016 | Humko Tumse Ho Gaya Hai Pyaar Kya Karein | Tushar Mallick | |
2017–2018 | Saam Daam Dand Bhed | Anant Singh Baghel | |
2019 | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | Rishabh | |
2021 | Choti Sarrdaarni | Kunal Malhotra | [10] |
Music videos[]
Year | Album | Song | Reference |
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2006 | Ustad and the Divas | Leja Leja Re | [11] |
References[]
- ^ "Varun: love is in the air for Varun and Surbhi". Times of India. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ a b Varun Toorkey Interview - Bataz Buzz
- ^ "Happy Navroz: Parsis who made it big on TV". Tellychakkar.com. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ Team, Tellychakkar. "Newbie Varun Toorkey to enter Colors' Uttaran". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "'Qubool Hai' to Take 20-Year Leap; Karanvir Bohra aka Aahil to be Axed?". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "We talk over the phone after shoots: Varun Toorkey". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ "Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai spoiler: A new man to enter Naira's life". India Today.
- ^ "Varun Toorkey and Apara Mehta to join the cast of Choti Sarrdaarni". The Times of India.
- ^ "TV show Qubool Hai to undergo a revamp - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Choti Sarrdaarni takes a leap: Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia to be seen in a new avatar, Mahir Pandhi and Varun Toorkey join the cast". The Times of India.
- ^ "Leja Leja Re - Latest Hindi Songs Lyrics | Hindi Movie Song Lyrics | LyricsBogie". Latest Hindi Songs Lyrics | Hindi Movie Song Lyrics | LyricsBogie. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Indian male television actors
- Indian male models
- Parsi people from Mumbai
- Indian Zoroastrians
- Male actors from Mumbai
- 21st-century Indian male actors
- Male actors in Hindi television
- Parsi people