There are many such stars in Bollywood who grabbed a lot of limelight from their debut film but after one film, their career seemed to be over. It is not that he did not get a chance in other films. He got a chance but he could not do anything special. Today, through this story, we will tell you about a chocolate hero, who started his acting career with Shahrukh Khan’s film and also gave him a huge competition, but unfortunately, today he is counted among the megaflop actors of Bollywood.
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Here we are talking about actor Apurva Agnihotri. Apoorva Agnihotri, who has turned 50, is miles away from Hindi cinema these days. Although he is still active in the world of acting.
As you know, Apoorva entered Bollywood with Shahrukh Khan and Mahima Chaudhary’s film ‘Pardes’. This film was released in the year 1997. It was a romantic drama musical film which was directed, produced and co-written by Subhash Ghai. In this film, Apoorva played the role of ‘Rajeev’. He became the husband of Mahima Chaudhary. Apoorva was also a villain in this film. This was his first film.
In this film, Apoorva was seen fighting with Shahrukh Khan many times. His look and style in the film overshadowed Shahrukh Khan. Apoorva impressed the audience with this film. Seeing his acting in the film, people felt that Bollywood had got a superstar. However this did not happen. After this film, more films of Apoorva came but all of them failed badly in Bollywood. After this film, Apoorva has been yearning for a hit for almost 26 years.
After the film ‘Pardes’, Apoorva has also worked in films like ‘Dhund’ and ‘Lakeer’. However, all these films could not do anything special. After continuous flops in films, Apoorva started working in the world of TV. She has appeared in TV shows ‘Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin’, ‘Sapna Babul Ka…Bidaai’, ‘Aasman Se Aage’, ‘Bepannaah’ and Won the hearts of the audience by working in ‘Anupamaa’. Along with films and TV, he has also won hearts with ‘Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain’.
Talking about personal life, Apoorva Agnihotri is married to TV actress Shilpa Saklani. Both of them first met on the sets of the famous serial ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’. Both of them had worked together in this serial and from there friendship and love started between them. Both of them got married in 2004 after dating for a few years. After 18 years of marriage, Apoorva and Shilpa welcomed a daughter.