Naveen Kasturia is an Indian actor who gained huge popularity with Hindi web series ‘TVF Pitchers’ (2015) as Naveen Bansal and ‘TVF Aspirants’ (2021) as Abhilash Sharma. He has also worked as an assistant director in several Hindi films.
Wiki/Biography
Naveen Kasturia was born on Saturday, January 26, 1985 (age 37 years; in 2022) in Otukpo, Benue State, Nigeria. When he was one year old, his family moved from Nigeria to Delhi. His zodiac sign is Aquarius. He attended school at Birla Vidya Niketan, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi. He then pursued a bachelor’s degree in process manufacturing and automation engineering from Netaji Subhas University of Technology, Delhi. He used to perform and write theater plays when he was in college. One of his theater plays ‘Lo Kr Lo Ji Baat’ became very popular in his college.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 8″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Family
Naveen belongs to a Punjabi family.
Parents & Siblings
His father, Santosh Kasturia, used to work as a Mathematics teacher. His mother, Veena Paul Kasturia, participated in various marathon races. He has a sister named Neha Kasturia.
Naveen Kasturia with his parents and sister
Relationships/Affairs
In 2020, there were rumors that Naveen was dating Indian actress Harshita Gaur. In an interview, when Harshita was asked about dating Naveen, she replied,
It doesn’t matter, as long as people have something to talk about you. But I think it’s really funny. To be honest, such links do not bother me. Naveen and I were doing a serial, where the couple fell in love and did everything to get married and during the shoot, we became good friends. So, I think the vibe was created that way. Even today he is very special to me and I have learned a lot from him. We are still in touch as good friends.”
Naveen Kasturia with Harshita Gaur
Career
Theater
In 2007, Naveen, along with his college friends, started a theater group called ‘Right Click Entertainment.’ He wrote and directed various theater plays for the group.
Corporate Work
After completing his engineering, in 2006, he started working in a private company Inductis, Gurgaon, as a financial analyst. He worked there for almost two years. He then applied for a job at financial services company JP Morgan Chase in Mumbai. In an interview, he shared that before moving to Mumbai, his father advised him that he must have a corporate job in Mumbai before pursuing a career as a film director.
Assistant Director
While he was working at JP Morgan in Mumbai, he met someone who gave him some phone numbers of Indian film production houses after which he met some film directors. Later, Naveen got an offer from Vishhesh films, and they asked him to join them as an assistant director for the Hindi film ‘Jashnn’ (2009).
Poster of the movie ‘Jashnn’ (2009).
He has worked as an assistant director in several Hindi films such as ‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha’ (2010), ‘Shanghai’ (2012), and ‘Tigers’ (2014).
Shanghai (2012) movie poster.
He then applied at Dharma Productions to work as an assistant director in the Hindi film ‘Agneepath’ (2012). However, he was rejected.
TV ads
Naveen once met Indian film director Dibakar Banerjee, who offered Naveen a TV commercial for Coke. After appearing in a Coke commercial, she appeared in TV commercials for various brands such as Vodafone, Mahindra, Tapzo app, Marathe Jewelers and True Value. As of 2022, he has been featured in more than 50 TV commercials.
Actor
Movie
In 2012, he made his Bollywood debut with the Hindi film ‘Shanghai’ in which he played the role of Ranjan.
Still Naveen Kasturia as Ranjan in the Bollywood film Shanghai
In 2014, he made his debut as a lead actor in the Hindi film ‘Sulemani Keeda’ where he played the role of Dulal.
Sulemani Keeda movie poster
She has acted in several Hindi films such as ‘Loveshhuda’ (2016), ‘Hope Aur Hum’ (2018), ‘Turtle’ (2018), ‘Sone Bhi Do Yaaro’ (2018), and ‘Waah Zindagi’ (2019).
‘Sone Bhi Do Yaaro’ (2018)
Short film
In 2013, Naveen played the role of Sanjay in his first Hindi short film ‘Skin Deep.’
Skin Deep (2013)
He has acted in various Hindi short films such as ‘Stunt Boy’ (2014), ‘Pure-Veg’ (2016), ‘Half Ticket’ (2016), ‘Maya’ (2018), and ‘Malgook Bidro’ (2019).
Half Ticket (2016)
Spoof video
In 2012, he appeared in the YouTube spoof video series ‘Rowdies 9- Sab Q-tiyapa hai!’ He portrayed Indian actor-VJ Rannvijay Singhaa in the series, and his dialogue ‘I’m Stunned’ became a huge hit among the audience.
Rowdies 9- Sat Q-tiyapa hi!
Web Series
TVF
In 2013, he made his web series debut with TVF’s Hindi series ‘Chai Sutta Chronicles’ where he played the role of Siddharth.
Chai Sutta Chronicles (2013)
In 2015, he acted in the Hindi web series ‘TVF Pitchers’ as Naveen Bansal. He gained immense popularity with the web series.
TVF Pitchers (2015)
In 2021, he acted in the Hindi web series ‘TVF Aspirants’ where he played the role of Abhilash Sharma. She received critical acclaim for her performance in the web series.
TVF Aspirants (2021)
MX player
Naveen has acted in several Hindi web series of MX players such as ‘Thinkistan’ (2019), ‘Aapkey Kamrey Mein Koi Rahta Hai’ (2021), ‘Pati Patni Aur Panga’ (2021) and ‘Runaway Lugai’ (2021).
Thinkistan (2019)
Other OTT platforms
Some of his other Hindi web series are ‘Bose: Dead/Alive’ (2017; ALTBalaji), ‘Happily Ever After’ (2019; Zoom Studios) and ‘Kota Factory Season 2’ (2021; Netflix).
Happily Ever After (2019)
In 2022, he played the role of Victor Behl in the Amazon Prime Video web series ‘Breathe: Into the Shadows 2.’ Her performance in the series was appreciated by the audience and critics.
Breathe- Into the Shadows 2
Podcasts
In June 2021, he was invited as a guest on popular Indian YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia’s podcast show. In 2022, he played the role of Bhaskar Bose from a parallel world in the Spotify podcast ‘Bhaskar Bose: A Perfect World.’
Bhaskar Bose- Hindi Thriller Podcast
Award
- 2018: Talentrack Award for Best Actor Special Jury Mention for the film Bose: Dead/Alive
- 2019: Talentrack Award for Best Jodi with Maanvi Gagroo for TVF TV series Pitchers
Naveen Kasturia with his award
- 2022: IWM Digital Award for Most Popular Actor in a Web Series for Aspirants
Facts/Trivia
- Since childhood, he was a fan of movies. In an interview, while sharing his childhood memories he said that when he was in class 2 or 3, he danced at India Gate to the song “Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai” from the Hindi film ‘Khal Nayak’ (1993).
- He is often seen drinking alcohol at various parties and events.
Naveen Kasturia holding a bottle of beer
- In 2015, he was invited as a guest speaker on the talk show TEDx Talks.
- He is considered to be the doppelganger of Indian VJ actor Rannvijay Singha.
Naveen Kasturia’s Facebook post
Categories: Biography
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