Naveen Kasturia (born 26 January 1985) is an Indian actor known for his work in TVF drama series TVF Pitchers and Aspirants.[1] He also appeared in lead actor in the critically acclaimed film Sulemani Keeda. He received critical acclaim and immense fame for his role of Abhilash in TVF Aspirants.
Naveen Kasturia | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 January 1984 |
| Alma mater | Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology University of Delhi |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Known for | TVF Pitchers Bose: Dead/Alive TVF Aspirants Breathe into the shadows |
He started his career working as an assistant director on the film Jashnn and then assisted Dibakar Banerjee on Love Sex Aur Dhokha and Shanghai. He also appeared in Bose: Dead/Alive and played leading roles in Waah Zindagi, Thinkistan, Happily Ever After and Runaway Lugai.
Early life edit
Naveen was born in Otukpo, a small town in Nigeria. His family moved back to India when he was a year old. He was brought up in a joint family in Delhi. He did his schooling from Birla Vidya Niketan and engineering from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (now NSUT) in Delhi.[2]
He directed a lot of skits/plays in his school and college days. After graduation, he joined an analytics firm called Inductis in Gurgaon in 2006, where he worked for two years before moving to Mumbai in 2008. In Mumbai, he worked with JP Morgan Chase for a very brief period of time before making a final switch to films.[citation needed]
Career edit
Naveen continued doing theatre after engineering. In 2007, Naveen and his college friends started a theatre company, Right Click Entertainment, and wrote and directed his first ticketed play Khel Khel Mein, which went houseful. He worked as an assistant director in Jashnn, produced by Vishesh Films.[citation needed]
Naveen got his first television commercial when he went to meet Dibakar Banerjee since he wanted to assist Dibakar Banerjee as an AD, and Banerjee asked him to work in his coke commercial. As of now, Naveen Kasturia has worked in many advertisements for various brands such as Vodafone, Mahindra, Tapzo app, Marathe Jewellers, True Value and so on. Later, he assisted Dibakar Banerjee in LSD and Shanghai, and Oscar-winning director Danis Tanović in an international film called Tigers.[citation needed]
In 2011, Amit Masurkar offered a movie to Kasturia, named Sulemani Keeda. Released in 2014, the movie proved to be a turning point in his career. Naveen did a few more sketches with The Viral Fever before Pitchers happened.[3]
In 2022, he also appeared in a podcast on Spotify, 'Bhaskar Bose: A Hindi Thriller Podcast' (season 3 – 'Bhaskar Bose in a Perfect World' ) playing the role of Bhaskar Bose from a Parallel World. The podcast was created by MNM Talkies.
Filmography edit
| † | Denotes films / dramas that are not yet released |
Films edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Jashnn | Assistant director | ||
| 2010 | Love Sex Aur Dhokha | |||
| 2012 | Shanghai | Ranjan | also assistant director | |
| 2014 | Tigers | Assistant director | ||
| Sulemani Keeda | Dulal | [4] | ||
| 2016 | Loveshhuda | Kunal | ||
| 2018 | Hope Aur Hum | Nitin | [5] | |
| Turtle | — | |||
| 2019 | Waah Zindagi | Ashok | ZEE5 film | [6] |
Web series edit
| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Chai Sutta Chronicles | Siddharth | TVF | ||
| 2015–present | TVF Pitchers | Naveen Bansal | TVF ZEE5 |
[7] | |
| 2015 | Man's World | Bus passenger | YFilms | Guest appearance | |
| 2017 | Social Series | Prithvi | Viu | ||
| Bose: Dead/Alive | Darbari Lal | ALTBalaji | |||
| 2018 | The Good Vibes | Lakshya Tripathi | YouTube | ||
| 2019 | Fuh se Fantasy | Sushil | Voot | Episode | |
| Thinkistan | Amit | MX Player | [8] | ||
| Happily Ever After | Roneet Bagchi | Zoom Studios | |||
| Parchhayee | Jimmy | ZEE5 | |||
| 2021 | Aapkey Kamrey Mein Koi Rahta Hai | Subbu | MX Player | ||
| Pati Patni Aur Panga | Romanchak Arora | MX Player | [9] | ||
| 2021–present | TVF Aspirants | Abhilash Sharma | TVF Amazon Prime Video |
[10][11][12] | |
| 2021 | Runaway Lugai[13][14][15] | Rajnikant Sinha | MX Player | ||
| 2021–present | Kota Factory | Dhruv | Netflix | [16] | |
| 2022 | Breathe: Into the Shadows 2 | Victor Bahl | Amazon Prime Video | ||
| TVF Pitchers 2 | Naveen Bansal | ZEE5 | |||
| 2023 | SK Sir Ki Class | IAS Abhilash Sharma | YouTube | Guest appearance | |
| TVF Aspirants 2 | IAS Abhilash Sharma | Amazon Prime Video | |||
| Sapne vs Everyone | Sumit sir
(Music Teacher) |
YouTube | |||
| 2024 | Not named † | - | ZEE5 |
Short films edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Skin Deep | Sanjay | |
| 2014 | Interior Cafe Night | Young Boy | |
| 2014 | Stunt Boy | Robin | |
| 2015 | Chhoti Khushi | Elder son | SonyLIV film |
| 2016 | Pure-Veg | Arjun | |
| 2016 | Half Ticket | Ayaan | |
| 2018 | Half Ticket 2 | Ayaan | |
| 2018 | Maya | Raunak | |
| 2018 | Sone Bhi Do Yaaron | Naveen | Zee5 film |
| 2022 | Tasalli se | Rajan | |
| 2022 | Pehli Baar Hum Mile (music video) | Naveen Khanna |
References edit
- ^ Barkha Kumari (22 October 2015). "From Pitch to Ted Talk". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Naveen Kasturia - Biography". IMDb.
- ^ "'Pitchers' actor Naveen Kasturia opens up about working with Swara Bhasker, his horror web show, and more". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ Desi, Blitz. "Sulemani keeda entertains audiences". Desiblitz. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "Naseeruddin Shah's Hope Aur Hum is a family entertainer: Director Sudip Bandyopadhyay". The Indian Express. 16 April 2018.
- ^ Barasara, Dilip (26 April 2017). "Wah Zindagi Will Canvas Make in India Concept". Mijaaj. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "TVF Pitchers Is The Latest Experiment by the Viral Fever Guys And We Think It's Rather Cool!". MissMalini. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "Shooting for 'Thinkistan' is an experience I will never forget: Naveen Kasturia – Times of India". The Times of India. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Naveen Kasturia, Adah Sharma star in Pati Patni Aur Panga". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Naveen Kasturia on Aspirants: There is something unique about the show that people have loved". The Indian Express. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Naveen Kasturia, an 'aspirant' all along: Before or after TVF, struggle has been a constant part of my life". Firstpost. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "[EXCL] Aspirants' Naveen Kasturia on his worst phase: 'I'd written my script, wasn't able to do anything'". timesnownews.com. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Runaway Lugaai first impression: Naveen Kasturia, Sanjay Mishra fail to sail through this mess". The Indian Express. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Naveen Kasturia and Ruhi Singh's 'Runaway Lugaai'releases on Mx Player this May – Times of India". The Times of India. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ Bureau, ABP News (10 May 2021). "Runaway Lugaai Trailer: Naveen Kasturia And Ruhi Singh's New Web Series Is Here To Tickle Your Funny Bones". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Aspirants Actor Naveen Kasturia Is Not Your Usual "Catman" In This Pic". NDTV.com. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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