Barun Sobti is an Indian actor who is known for working in Hindi television, movies and web series.
He rose to fame for his role as Arnav Singh Raizada in Star Plus's romantic drama series Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon.
1925
He is also known, and has won various awards for his performance as Nikhil Nair in the popular series Asur, including Best Supporting Actor at the 25th Asian Television Awards.
He also won an award for Best Supporting Actor (Male): Drama at the 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards for his role as Amarpal Garundi in the critically-acclaimed Kohrra on Netflix.
2009
Sobti began his acting career in 2009 with the Star Plus show Shraddha and later appeared in a role in Dill Mill Gayye on Star One.
Sobti made his acting debut in 2009 as Swayam Khurana in Star Plus's Shraddha.
He later did a cameo role in the medical show Dill Mill Gayye as Dr Raj, a medical intern with drug addiction.
2010
He then worked in Sony Entertainment Television's Baat Hamari Pakki Hai (2010).
In 2010, Sobti starred as Shravan Jaiswal in Sony TV's Baat Hamari Pakki Hai.
Barun Sobti married his high school sweetheart, Pashmeen Manchanda, on 12 December 2010, in a private ceremony in a Gurudwara.
2011
In 2011, Sobti rose to fame by playing Arnav Singh Raizada in Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon.
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 in the Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doom series.
2014
He debuted his film with the romantic comedy Main Aur Mr Riight (2014).
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.
Sobti made his film debut in 2014 with the Romantic comedy Main Aur Mr Riight.
2017
He worked on various critically acclaimed projects, including Tu Hai Mera Sunday (2017), Halahal (2020), Asur (2020–2023) and Kohrra (2023).
He also starred in the Disney+ Hotstar series Tanhaiyan (2017), ALT Balaji series The Great Indian Dysfunctional Family (2018) and Amazon Mini TV's Badtameez Dil (2023).
He narrated the audiobook The Last Boy to Fall in Love by Durjoy Datta for Audible.
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.
Sobti started appearing digitally on Tanhaiyan in 2017.
2018
He later starred in ALTBalaji's The Great Indian Dysfunctional Family in 2018 as Samar Ranaut alongside Kay Kay Menon.
2019
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.
In June 2019, the couple welcomed their daughter, Sifat.
In April 2023, the couple again became parents and welcomed their baby boy, Meer.
2020
In 2020, he appeared in Voot's original mystery crime thriller show Asur as Nikhil Nair.
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.
He also starred in the Amazon Mini TV series Badtameez Dil.
Later he starred in Netflix's critically acclaimed series Kohrra.
His performance as Garundi was well appreciated by the critics, film fraternity and the public.
