Namit Khanna (born 29 October 1985)[1] is an Indian actor known for portraying Siddhant Sinha in Yeh Pyaar Nahi Toh Kya Hai and Dr. Siddhant "Sid" Mathur in Sanjivani.[2]

Namit Khanna
Khanna Namit
Born
Namit Khanna

(1985-10-29) October 29, 1985 (age 38)
OccupationActor
Years active2017–present
Known forDr.Sid, Siddhant Sinha
Websitenamitkhanna.com

Early life

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Khanna hails from Delhi.[3] He completed his Bachelor of Business Administration from Kingston University, London. He started his modelling career in 2004.[4]

After modelling for almost a decade, he decided to retire from it.[5]

Career

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Khanna made his acting debut in 2017 with Vikram Bhatt's Twisted as Ranbir Raichand opposite Nia Sharma.[6]

In 2018, he made his television debut with Sony TV's Yeh Pyaar Nahi Toh Kya Hai as Siddhant Sinha opposite Palak Jain.[7]

From 2019 to 2020, he portrayed Dr. Siddhant "Sid" Mathur in Star Plus's Sanjivani[8]

In December 2021, he made his debut in music videos through music video titled Butterfly opposite Anupamaa actress Madalsa Sharma Chakraborty(sung by Dev Negi and Swati Sharma).

Media

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Khanna was listed 17th in Times of India's list of Top 20 Most Desirable Men on Indian Television 2019.[9]

In 2019, he was placed 28th in Eastern Eye's Top 50 Sexiest Asian Men List.[10]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Show Role Ref(s)
2018 Yeh Pyaar Nahi Toh Kya Hai Siddhant Sinha [11]
2019–2020 Sanjivani Dr. Siddhant "Sid" Mathur [12][13]
Year Title Role Platform Reference
2017 Twisted Ranbir Raichand Jio Cinema [14]
2019 Sepia Farhaz YouTube

Music Videos

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Year Title Platform Singer(s) Co-actor Notes References
2021 Butterfly MRM(Music and Shorts) Dev Negi, Swati Sharma Madalsa Sharma Chakraborty Debut Music Video [15]
2023 DP Zooom MinaraFilm Dev Negi, Pritam Das Vedika Bhandari Music Video

References

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  1. ^ "Sanjivani actor Namit Khanna celebrates birthday in Sri Lanka. See pics". India Today.
  2. ^ "Sanjivani reboot to return in July with Namit Khanna, Surbhi Chandna joining original cast members Mohnish Bahl, Gurdeep Kohli". Hindustan Times. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Exclusive - After cancellation of 4 flights, Sanjivani 2 fame Namit Khanna finally manages to meet family in Delhi".
  4. ^ "Sanjivani actor Namit Khanna manages to reach home after 4 cancelled flights; Talks about his experience".
  5. ^ "Here's why Twisted actor Namit Khanna quit modelling". India Today.
  6. ^ "Twisted teaser: Nia Sharma locks lips with Namit Khanna in this tale of seduction and betrayal". Bollywood Life. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Namit Khanna: Most models who turned actors did not emote well on screen - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Sanjivani actors Surbhi Chandna, Namit Khanna get trained by real doctors for maximum authenticity. See pics". Hindustan Times. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Meet television's most desirable dudes - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Vivian Dsena, Mohsin Khan , Shaheer Sheikh and Parth Samthaan bag the 'Sexiest Men' title in popular annual list". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  11. ^ Uniyal, Parmita (21 March 2019). "Palak Jain: I share a good chemistry with Namit Khanna". India Today. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Surbhi Chandna and Namit Khanna join Mohnish Bahl and Gurdeep Kohli for Sanjivani's reboot". Mumbai Mirror.
  13. ^ "Sanjivani 2's Namit Khanna on his bond with Surbhi Chandna, show not meeting expectation & more".
  14. ^ "Namit Khanna: I don't mind doing bold scenes if the script demands it |Exclusive".
  15. ^ Butterfly, retrieved 28 December 2021
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