Name |
Kushal Punjabi |
Height |
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Naionality |
Indian |
Date of Birth |
April 23,1982 |
Place of Birth |
India |
Famous for |
Acting |
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 internationally popular "Wipeout" in February 2011, taking home the prize.
Kushal is taurian born and brought up in Sindhi family in Mumbai, Kushal's father is from Karachi and mother is from Hyderabad.
Starting his career as a model , and participated in Gladrags Manhunt Contest, in 2000. His television career began with TV series Love Marriage in 2002 on Zee TV, he has since appeared in a number of series . He appeared as Sub-inspector in CID Special Bureau, detective-crime Tv series, C.I.D. (on SONY TV) from 2003 to 2004 and did a small role in Balaji Telefilms TV series, Kkusum. In 2004, he appeared as a lead in Dekho Magar Pyaar Se (on STAR Plus), an Indian adaptation of popular Venezeulan TV series, Mi Gorda Bella and also in popular comedy TV series, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa on Zee TV, and bagged a role in Farhan Akhtar's film, Lakshya (2004), followed by Karan Johar’s Kaal, which also starred Shah Rukh Khan and Ajay Devgan.
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.
He has appeared in Hindi films, like Lakshya (2004), Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love (2007) and Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (2007).
He is trained dancer-choreographerand worked as a dancer with Shiamak Davar for while.He has participated reality shows like, Mr. & Ms. TV (2007), 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.