Krushal Ahuja
Krushal Ahuja | |
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| Born | 1 September 1994[1] |
| Alma mater | BD Memorial Institute (current day BD Memorial International) |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
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Krushal Ahuja (born as Kashish Ahuja on 1 September 1994) is an Indian television actor who is best known as Karna Sen in Ki Kore Bolbo Tomay, Arjun Agarwal in Rishton Ka Manjha[3] and now notably as Aniruddh Bose in Jhanak.[4]
Early life
Ahuja was born on 1 September 1994 in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh.[1][2] In March 1995 his parents Raj D Ahuja and Soni Ahuja shifted to Kolkata and Krushal was brought up in Kolkata and did schooling in BD Memorial Institute (current day BD Memorial International) and completed schooling in 2012 and joined Asutosh College in 2013 and won award for Fresh Face. He was also known as MR BDMI in his school.
Ahuja was a sports person and was involved in Table Tennis, Football and Cricket and played for the national level but in 2012 a shoot of a movie Tor Naam was shot in his school and he was a part of the queue and that made him come to the profession of acting.
In 2016 Krushal moved to Mumbai and did diploma in acting in Actor Prepares of Anupam Kher in Mumbai for 3 months.
In 2017 Krushal was a participant of Mr India Peter England 2017 where he was the finalist and was ranked 8th and won award for Dr Twacha Mr Healthy Hair.
In 2018 Ahuja returned Kolkata from Mumbai as he was feeling homesick after giving auditions and also because back then he knew a bit of Bengali then so he thought of entering the Bengali industry though his initial plan was doing in Hindi from the beginning. He gets approved for Ranu Pelo Lottery in 2018 and from there his acting career starts
Career
Ahuja started his acting career in 2017 with a short film Bidayi.[2] Shortly, he made his television debut with the lead role of Dhrubo Mitra in Zee Bangla series Ranu Pelo Lottery opposite Bijaylakshmi Chatterjee.[5]
From November 2023 to June 2025, he playing the lead role of Aniruddh Bose in StarPlus show Jhanak.[6] From September 2025 to December 2025, he was signed to play Aviraj in Colors TV's Binddii.[7] Since March 2026, he playing Yuvraj in StarPlus show Taara.[8]
Filmography
Television
| Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes | Language(s) | Network | Refs |
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| 2018–2019 | Ranu Pelo Lottery | Dhrubo Mitra | Lead role | Bengali | Zee Bangla | [9] |
| 2019–2021 | Ki Kore Bolbo Tomay | Karna Sen | [10] | |||
| 2021–2022 | Rishton Ka Manjha | Arjun Agarwal | Hindi | Zee TV | [11] | |
| 2023–2025 | Jhanak | Aniruddha Bose | StarPlus | [12] | ||
| 2025 | Binddii | Aviraj Mathur | Colors TV | |||
| 2026–present | Taara | Yuvraj Shekhawat | StarPlus |
Short-films
| Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bidayi | Nakul | Parallel lead | [13] |
Movies
| Year(s) | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Tor Naam | School student | Bengali | Special appearance (here Ahuja is not a part of the film but the film was shot in his school where he was a part of the crowd of school students) | |
| TBA | Dear D | Bengali | Lead role |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Show | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Indian Telly Awards | Fan Favorite Jodi (with Hiba Nawab) | Jhanak | Won | [14] |
See also
References
- ^ a b "'Ki Kore Bolbo Tomay' actor Krushal Ahuja turns 28; celebrates birthday with loved ones". Times of India.
- ^ a b c "Finally, I'm a part of the industry: Krushal Ahuja". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "Bangla actor Krushal Ahuja debuts on Hindi TV with 'Rishton Ka Manjha'". Zee News.
- ^ "Krushal Ahuja on his 'Jhanak' role: 'Audience will witness a varied range of Anirudh's emotions'". IANS.
- ^ "পুজোয় হোমওয়ার্ক পেলেন 'রানু পেল লটারি'-নায়ক". Indian Express (in Bengali).
- ^ "Jhanak's Krushal Ahuja calls out online trolling; co-star Hiba Nawab comes out in support". Times of India.
- ^ Doshi, Hasti (14 September 2025). "Krushal Ahuja on playing a negative role in Bindi says, 'This is the first time I'm doing such a dark character'". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ "Star Plus unveils first glimpse of new romantic show starring Krushal Ahuja and Kanikka Kapur, title still under wraps". Bollywood Hungama. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ "Model-turned-actor Krushal Ahuja to play the lead in 'Ranu Pelo Lottery'". Times of India.
- ^ "Krushal became popular as Karna in Ki Kore Bolbo Tomay, which also starred Swastika Dutta". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Krushal Ahuja performs a daredevil stunt for Rishton Ka Manjha". Times of India.
- ^ "Here's how Jhanak actor Krushal Ahuja got motivated to become an actor". Times of India.
- ^ Hindi Short Film – Bidayi – Emotional Story of Father & Daughter. Chilsag Pictures – via YouTube.
- ^ "Indian Telly Awards 2025 Winners: Complete list of winners". Indian Telly Awards. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.