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Nationality
  
Role
  
Film Actor

Name
  
Kushal Punjabi

Years active
  
2002–
2019 
Occupation
  
Actor



Born
  
23 April 1977, 

Movies and TV shows
  
Crazy Cukkad Family, Bomgay, Aasman Se Aage, Kaal, Sssshhh

Similar People
  

Died
  
27 December 2019 (aged 42) , Mumbai

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Kushal Punjabi was 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.

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Punjabi has been in movies such as Farhan Akhtar's Lakshya and Karan Johars – Kaal, Utv's Goal, and Cinevista's Ssshhhhh. He has also appeared in a number of television series, most recently in Aasman se Aage on Life Okwhere he plays the role of a choreographer; in addition he has participated in several reality shows, including Fear Factor, Mr. & Miss TV, Paisa Bhari Padega, Nautica Navigators Challenge, Ek Se Badhkar Ek, Zor Ka Jhatka and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.

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He has been a professional Modern Jazz and Hip Hop dancer and choreographed the Gladrags Manhunt Megamodel & Mrs. India contests as well as various fashion shows and music videos. He choreographed and directed the 'Star Walk' Fashion event for UMEED (a NGO for children).

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Early life and family

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Born on 23 April, Punjabi was brought up in a Sindhi Hindu family in Mumbai. Kushal's father is from Karachi and mother is from Hyderabad but has been born & raised in Mumbai. As a child, Punjabi was extremely active and started cycling, skating, swimming and dancing very early and in the coming years played football, athletics & swimming for his school & college. He loved travelling and being outdoors and his spirit of adventure made him an apt candidate for adventure sports which he did with great passion. His love of dance theatre and music helped him in becoming a serious actor and went on to do more than 20 tv shows, 5 films and plenty of music videos & commercials.

Career

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He started his career as a dancer & model, and participated in Gladrags Manhunt Contest, in 2000. He also appeared in music album of Shweta Shetty pop song Deewane To Deewane Hai in 1997. His television career began with TV series A mouthful of sky in 1995 for DD Metro channel followed by Love Marriage in 2002 on Zee TV, and has since appeared in a number of series like Don in 2006 for Star One, Santaan from 2007–2008 for Star Plus, Kasam se in 2006 for Zee Tv, Sshh koi hain for Star One and King Aasman ka ek raja for Sony Tv. He appeared as Sub-inspector in CID: Special Bureau, detective-crime Tv series, CID (on Sony TV) from 2003 to 2004 and did a small role in TV series, Kkusum. In 2004, he appeared as a lead in Dekho Magar Pyaar Se (on STAR Plus), an Indian adaptation of popular Venezuelan TV series, Mi Gorda Bella and also in popular comedy TV series, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa on Zee TV. His other shows were Antariksh in 2008 for Star Plus, Yeh Dil Chahe More in 2006 fr Star One, Hum Tum in 2008 for Zee Next, Rishta dot com on Sony Tv in 2010 for Yash Raj productions.He also appeared in STAR Plus TV series, Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat from 2008 to 2010. In 2010, he did a cameo in SAB TV's Gutur Gu, India's first silent comedy series. and then bagged a prominent role in Farhan Akhtar's film, Lakshya (2004), followed by Karan Johar's Kaal, which also starred Shah Rukh Khan and Ajay Devgan.

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He has appeared in Hindi films, like Lakshya (2004), Kaal (2005), Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love (2007) and Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (2007).

He is trained dancer-choreographer and worked as a dancer/trainer with Shiamak Davar for while. He has participated reality shows like, Mr. & Ms. TV (2007),Fear Factor, Fun on the Run and Ek Se Badhkar Ek (2008) on Zee TV, and in 2011 won the TV reality game show, Zor Ka Jhatka, the Indian version of "Wipeout!", which started with 28 contestants, in an obstacle course set in Argentina, and was hosted by Shah Rukh Khan., and is currently shooting for Balaji Film's Rock the Shaadi as 1 of the 3 main leads. He recently made a wild card entry in the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.

Death

He was found dead at his residence on 26 December the cause of death was Suicide by hanging. He was suffering from depression.

References

Kushal Punjabi Wikipedia


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