# Barun Sobti

Barun Sobti is an Indian actor. He is best known for his roles in Asur, Raat Jawaan Hai, Kohrra, Tu Hai Mera Sunday, Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon and Halahal. In 2023, he won the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role in the Netflix series Kohrra.

## Early life and career

Sobti was born and brought up in Delhi, India. He attended school at St. Mark's School in New Delhi. Before entering the entertainment industry, he worked as an operation manager at Jindal Telecom for 7 years.

### Career

Sobti made his acting debut in 2009 as Swayam Khurana in Star Plus's Shraddha. He later did a cameo role in the superhit Star One show Dill Mill Gayye as Dr Raj, a medical intern with drug addiction.
In 2010, Sobti starred as Shravan Jaiswal in Sony TV's Baat Hamari Pakki Hai.
Sobti rose to prominence in 2011 as Arnav Singh Raizada, a business tycoon in Star Plus's Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon. In 2017, he portrayed Advay Singh Raizada, aka Dev Kashyap, in Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 3, the third installment as the main face of the franchise in the Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon series.
Sobti made his film debut in 2014 with the Romantic comedy Main Aur Mr Riight. Sobti's second feature film was Tu Hai Mera Sunday (2017), directed by Milind Dhaimade, which premiered at festivals including BFI London Film Festival, Mumbai Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival. In 2019, he starred in the thriller-drama short film Derma. It premiered on Voot. The same year, he appeared in a Sports drama film, 22 Yards.
Sobti started appearing digitally on Tanhaiyan in 2017. He later starred in ALTBalaji's The Great Indian Dysfunctional Family in 2018 as Samar Ranaut alongside Kay Kay Menon.
In 2020, he appeared in Voot's original mystery crime thriller show Asur as Nikhil Nair, which earned him several awards, including at Asian level. Later that year, he appeared in the MX Player show The Missing Stone. He then played the role of Inspector Yusuf Qureshi in Eros Now original movie Halahal (2020). It was written, produced by Zeishan Quadri and directed by Randeep Jha.
He also played a cameo role in Srijit Mukherji's Zee 5 web series Jaanbaaz Hindustan Ke. In 2023, he returned as Nikhil Nair for the second season of Asur which went on to become a huge nationwide success, topping Ormax charts for several weeks. He also starred in the Amazon Mini TV series Badtameez Dil. Later he starred in Netflix's critically acclaimed series Kohrra. His performance as Amarpal Garundi was well appreciated by the critics, film fraternity, prominent award functions and the public alike.
In 2024, he starred in Amazon Mini TV's Rakshak Chapter 2. His latest comedy drama Raat Jawaan Hai directed by Sumeet Vyas opened to highly positive reviews.

## Personal life

Barun Sobti married his high school sweetheart, Pashmeen Manchanda, on 12 December 2010, in a private ceremony in a Gurudwara. They have two children, Sifat Sobti, born in June 2019, and Meer Sobti, born in April 2023.

## Filmography
### Web

| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Format |
| 2015 | Dry Dreams | Protagonist | YouTube | Short Film |
| 2017 | Tanhaiyan | Haider Ali Khan | Hotstar | Web Series |
| 2018 | The Great Indian Dysfunctional Family | Samar Ranaut | Alt Balaji | Web Series |
| 2019 | Derma | Anthony | Jio Cinema | Short Film |
| 2020 | Asur | Nikhil Nair | Jio Cinema | Web Series |
| 2020 | Halahal | Inspector Yusuf Qureshi | Eros Now | Web Movie |
| 2020 | The Missing Stone | Sahir | MX Player | Web Series |
| 2021 | The Last Boy To Fall In Love | Amartya | Audible | Audiobook |
| 2021 | 200 Halla Ho | Umesh Joshi | Zee5 | Web Movie |
| 2021 | When a Man Loves a Woman | Peter | YouTube | Short Film |
| 2023 | Jaanbaaz Hindustan Ke | Sameer(Cameo) | Zee5 | Web Series |
| 2023 | Badtameez Dil | Karan Singh Rathod | Amazon MX Player | Web Series |
| 2023 | Asur 2 | Nikhil Nair | Jio Cinema | Web Series |
| 2023 | Kohrra | Amarpal Garundi | Netflix | Web Series |
| 2024 | Rakshak - India's Brave 2 | Naib Subedar Sombir Singh | Amazon MX Player | Web Series |
| 2024 | Raat Jawaan Hai | Avinash | Sony Liv | Web Series |
| 2025 | Kohrra 2 | Amarpal Garundi | Netflix | Web Series |
| 2025 | Ikatthe | TBA | TBA | Web Series |

### Films

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2014 | Main Aur Mr. Riight | Sukhwinder "Sukhi" Singh / Hridaan Dalmiya |
| 2016 | Tu Hai Mera Sunday | Arjun Anand |
| 2019 | 22 Yards | Ronajith "Ron" Sen |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2009 | Shraddha | Swayam Khurana |
| 2010 | Dill Mill Gayye | Dr. Raj Singh (Cameo) |
| 2010–2011 | Baat Hamari Pakki Hai | Shravan Jaiswal |
| 2011–2012 | Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? | Arnav Singh Raizada |
| 2017 | Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 3 | Advay Singh Raizada/Dev Kashyap |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Singer(s) |
| 2021 | Taqleefein | Amit Mishra, Ritika Raj Singh |
| 2021 | Tera Mera | Papon |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2011 | Star Guild Awards | Best Actor | Baat Hamari Pakki Hai | Nominated |
| 2012 | People's Choice Awards India | Favorite Actor (Drama) | Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? | Won |
| 2012 | People's Choice Awards India | Favorite Onscreen Couple | Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? | Won |
| 2012 | ITA Awards | Best Actor - Popular | Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? | Won |
| 2012 | Indian Telly Awards | Best Onscreen Couple | Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? | Won |
| 2012 | Indian Telly Awards | Best Television Personality of the Year | Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? | Nominated |
| 2012 | Gold Awards | Best Couple | Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? | Won |
| 2012 | Star Parivaar Awards | Favourite New Member (Male) | Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? | Won |
| 2012 | Star Parivaar Awards | Favourite Stylish Member (Male) | Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? | Won |
| 2012 | Star Parivaar Awards | Favourite Couple | Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? | Won |
| 2017 | ITA Awards | Best Actor - Popular | Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 3 | Nominated |
| 2020 | Asian Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Asur | Won |
| 2023 | 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards | Best Supporting Actor, Series (Male): Drama | Kohrra | Won |
| 2023 | ITA Awards | Best Actor Popular - OTT | Kohrra | Won |