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Kushal Punjabi is a Actor and Writer Indian born on 23 april 1982 at Mumbai (Inde)

Kushal Punjabi

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Nationality Inde
Birth 23 april 1982 at Mumbai (Inde)
Death 27 december 2019 (at 37 years)

Kushal Punjabi is an Indian film and television actor, who won the TV reality game show, Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout, the Indian version of US game show Wipeout in February 2011, taking home the prize of ₹5 million.
Punjabi has performed in the world of entertainment industry for over a decade.
From performing in movies like Farhan Akhtar's – Lakshya and Karan Johars – Kaal to Utv's – Goal and Cinevista's – Ssshhhhh, Punjabi has exhibited his acting credentials in a fine fashion.
In the television circuit, his filmography covers almost every genre with over 20 serials, his last one being Aasman se Aage on Life Ok where he plays the role of a choreographer.
Being the face of over 15 popular music videos and endorsing products via television and print commercials further fuelled his energetic and enthusiastic nature as an entertainer.
Graded with the title of – The Reality King, Punjabi's participation in 7 reality shows has not only been enriching as an experience but also overly fulfilling having won 5 of the 7 over the years – namely: Fear Factor, Mr. & Miss TV, Paisa Bhari Padega, Nautica Navigators Challenge, Ek Se Badhkar Ek and Zor Ka Jhatka.

He has been a professional Modern Jazz and Hip Hop dancer and choreographed the Gladrags Manhunt Megamodel & Mrs. India contests and various Fashion shows and Music Videos over the last decade, Punjabi states that his love and passion still lies in Dance and Choreography. He has Choreographed and Directed the 'Star Walk' Fashion event for UMEED (the ngo for children) where over 40 celebrities from different walks of life sashayed down the ramp.
Governed by the force of body movements and the rhythm of music, Punjabi till today showcases an unavoidable urge and desire to perform better each day and bedazzle his audiences. Given his way he shall tell every story regardless of the medium with just his unstoppable dynamism and intense performance.

Usually with

Zoya Akhtar
Zoya Akhtar
(2 films)
Karan Johar
Karan Johar
(2 films)
John Abraham
John Abraham
(3 films)
Farhan Akhtar
Farhan Akhtar
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Kushal Punjabi (12 films)

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Actor

A Gentleman
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Sidharth Malhotra, Suniel Shetty, Jacqueline Fernandez, Kushal Punjabi, Rajit Kapur, Supriya Pilgaonkar
Roles Willy
Rating62% 3.1488253.1488253.1488253.1488253.148825
Gaurav, un charmant gentleman, décide de se caser avec la belle Kavya. Mais celle-ci aimerait que son gentleman mette un peu plus de piment et d’action dans sa vie. Un jour, suite à une erreur sur sa personne, la paisible existence de Gaurav prend un tournant inattendu entre action, cascade, romance et baston.
Crazy Cukkad Family
Genres Comedy
Actors Swanand Kirkire, Shilpa Shukla, Nora Fatehi, Kiran Karmarkar, Kushal Punjabi, Jugnu Ishiqui
Roles Aman Beri
Rating52% 2.618522.618522.618522.618522.61852
This roller coaster ride begins with the Wealthy Mr. Beri slipping into his third Coma. His four estranged children have to make it back home to be there while their father “hopefully” breathes his last, leaving behind his huge estate in the mountains.
Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal, 2h47
Directed by Agnihotri, Vivek
Genres Drama
Themes Films about racism, Sports films, Association football films
Actors John Abraham, Anil Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Arshad Warsi, Shernaz Patel, Boman Irani
Roles Ranveer
Rating51% 2.552832.552832.552832.552832.55283
A team called Southall United Football club are extremely rubbish. They have not won a match in 25 years, They hold weddings and kebab stools at their home stadium. The local council think that the stadium should be shutdown and turned into a shopping mall since the club is poor, Weddings and kebab stools are held there and they hadn't paied their rent. They enter the Championships, The prize money is 3 million pounds, and they need 3 million pounds to keep the stadium open. Will they win?
Don
Don (2007)

Directed by Raghava Lawrence
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Actors Akkineni Nagarjuna, Anushka Shetty, Rahul Dev, Raghava Lawrence, Nikita Thukral, Chetan Hansraj
Rating57% 2.852122.852122.852122.852122.85212
The story begins when a teen named Suri escapes and finds a drug dealer tormenting some little boys. Suri guns down the drug dealer. One of the boys, Raghava expresses his wish to join him. The rest of the boys too become Suri's helpers and eventually his henchman.
Salaam-e-Ishq, 3h44
Directed by Nikhil Advani
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Romance
Actors Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Anil Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna, John Abraham, Anjana Sukhani
Roles Rohit Chaddha
Rating52% 2.6003852.6003852.6003852.6003852.600385
Born in Dehra Dun, temperamental and ambitious Kamna changes her name to Kamini Ranawat (Priyanka Chopra), hires Babu (Tinnu Anand) as her manager, and becomes one of the most sought-after heroines in Bollywood. As a publicity stunt to change her image from item queen and to get the attention of filmmaker Karan Johar she says she is in love with a man named Rahul. In London a man saying he is Rahul Khanna (Salman Khan) poses as her childhood sweetheart and future husband. Kamini has to play along or she will not get the film deal she was looking for with Karan Johar. This results in a dilemma for her as Rahul reveals he loved her back when she was Kamna and she has to choose between her career and Rahul.
Kaal
Kaal (2005)
, 3h26
Directed by Soham Shah
Origin Inde
Genres Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Ajay Devgn, Vivek Oberoi, John Abraham, Lara Dutta, Esha Deol, Shahrukh Khan
Roles Sajid
Rating47% 2.3517052.3517052.3517052.3517052.351705
Two British nationals are killed by a ferocious tiger in Orbit National Park in India. This incident follows several other tiger attacks, and many deaths result, prompting National Geographic to send a correspondent, Krish Thapar (John Abraham) to the national park and ascertain what really happened. Thapar is accompanied by his wife Riya (Esha Deol). A group of youngsters, consisting of Dev Malhotra (Vivek Oberoi), Ishika (Lara Dutta), Sajid (Kushal Punjabi) and Vishal (Vishal Malhotra), on a hunting trip also arrive in Orbit National Park in the hopes of sighting and shooting some big prey.
Lakshya
Lakshya (2004)
, 2h55
Directed by Farhan Akhtar
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, War, Action, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Amitabh Bachchan, Sharad Kapoor, Om Puri, Boman Irani
Roles Rajiv Goel
Rating77% 3.897313.897313.897313.897313.89731
Karan Shergill (Hrithik Roshan) is a young man who has no goal or plans for his future. His father is a businessman, his brother is a successful individual living in America. His girlfriend, Romi (Preity Zinta), a student activist and reporter who espouses fashionable causes out of well-meaning sincerity, tells him he needs to find a goal in life. When a friend announces he is going to join the Indian Military Academy (IMA, Dehradun), Karan applies as well, despite dissent from his parents.
Andaaz
Andaaz (2003)

Directed by Raj Kanwar
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Musical films
Actors Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta, Aman Yatan Verma, Johnny Lever, Vivek Shauq
Roles Monty
Rating52% 2.602942.602942.602942.602942.60294
Young Raj Malhotra (Akshay Kumar) lives with his elder brother, Rohit his sister-in-law Kiran, and a niece. After an accident fractures his leg, he is unable to walk for some time. Due to psychological reasons, he cannot walk even after the fracture heals. When the Malhotras move to Dehra Dun, Raj befriends their neighbour, young tomboy Kajal (Lara Dutta), as both share a common passion for aeroplanes. Kajal encourages Raj to walk, and he succeeds. Years later the two continue to be fast friends, and everyone expects them to marry soon. Raj secretly loves Kajal and is waiting for the right time to propose her. However, Kajal sees him only as her best friend. Raj is recruited by the Indian Air Force and goes for training for a year and a half. After his training gets over, he rushes to Kajal to propose her, only to find out that she has given her heart to a multimillionaire, Karan Singhania (Aman Verma). Raj tells Kajal that Karan is the best life partner for her, but does not reveal his true feelings. Kajal and Karan get married and during the reception party, Kajal comes to know about Raj's feeling for her. Hurt by the fact that she did not see his feelings for her despite being Raj's best friend, Kajal asks him to move on in his life as now she is a married woman. Thereafter the Malhotras move to Nainital, and Raj relocates to Cape Town for training.
Sssshhh...
Sssshhh... (2003)
, 2h22
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Dino Morea, Tanisha, Kushal Punjabi, Maya Alagh, Alyy Khan, Shivaji Satam
Roles Nikhil
Rating44% 2.2268952.2268952.2268952.2268952.226895
Malini Gujral (Simone Singh) and her boyfriend Sunny are brutally murdered in the college campus at Shimla by a joker-masked person.
Bombay Boys, 1h45
Directed by Kaizad Gustad
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Films about films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Gangster films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Naveen Andrews, Rahul Bose, Vinay Pathak, Roshan Seth, Naseeruddin Shah, Luke Kenny
Rating62% 3.1460153.1460153.1460153.1460153.146015
The three meet each other for the first time at Mumbai's airport and decide to find a place together. In the course of the movie, Krishna finds out that, in order to break into the local film industry, he must first win the (decidedly risky) patronage of Don Mastana (Naseeruddin Shah), a godfather of the Mumbai underworld who's also a film producer. Mastana is a violent man who thinks nothing of impaling a lizard with a knife or shattering the skull of a fellow crime boss for making a pass at his girlfriend.

Scriptwriter

Crazy Cukkad Family
Genres Comedy
Actors Swanand Kirkire, Shilpa Shukla, Nora Fatehi, Kiran Karmarkar, Kushal Punjabi, Jugnu Ishiqui
Roles Writer
Rating52% 2.618522.618522.618522.618522.61852
This roller coaster ride begins with the Wealthy Mr. Beri slipping into his third Coma. His four estranged children have to make it back home to be there while their father “hopefully” breathes his last, leaving behind his huge estate in the mountains.