Barun Sobti
Born	(1984-08-21)21 August 1984 (age 41) Delhi, India
Occupation(s)	Actor, writer
Spouse	Pashmeen Manchanda ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	2
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Barun Sobti^[1] is an Indian actor. He is best known for his role of Arnav Singh Raizada in the television seriesIss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon. He has also acted in various limited web series since 2017 such asAsur,Kohrra,Raat Jawaan Hai andTanhaiyan. In 2023, he won the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series forKohrra.

Sobti was born and brought up inDelhi, India. He belongs to aPunjabi family. 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 acting debut in 2009 as Swayam Khurana inStar Plus'sShraddha. He later did a cameo role in the superhitStar One showDill Mill Gayye as Dr Raj, a medical intern with drug addiction.

In 2010, Sobti starred as Shravan Jaiswal inSony TV'sBaat Hamari Pakki Hai.

Sobti rose to prominence in 2011 as Arnav Singh Raizada, a business tycoon inStar Plus'sIss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon. In 2017, he portrayed Arnav Singh Raizada, aka Dev Kashyap, inIss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 3, the third installment as the main face of the franchise in theIss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon series.

Sobti made his film debut in 2014 with theRomantic comedyMain Aur Mr Riight. Sobti's second feature film wasTu Hai Mera Sunday (2017), directed by Milind Dhaimade, which premiered at festivals includingBFI London Film Festival,Mumbai Film Festival andCannes Film Festival. In 2019, he starred inthe thriller-drama short filmDerma.^[2][3] It premiered onVoot. The same year, he appeared in a Sports drama film,22 Yards.

Sobti started appearing digitally onTanhaiyan in 2017. He later starred inALTBalaji'sThe Great Indian Dysfunctional Family in 2018 as Samar Ranaut alongsideKay Kay Menon.^{[citation needed]}

In 2020, he appeared inVoot's originalmysterycrimethriller showAsur as Nikhil Nair, which earned him several awards, including at Asian level. Later that year, he appeared inthe MX Player showThe Missing Stone. He then played the role of Inspector Yusuf Qureshi inEros Now original movieHalahal (2020). It was written, produced byZeishan Quadri and directed by Randeep Jha.^{[citation needed]}

He also played a cameo role inSrijit Mukherji'sZee 5 web seriesJaanbaaz Hindustan Ke. In 2023, he returned as Nikhil Nair for the second season ofAsur which went on to become a huge nationwide success, topping Ormax charts for several weeks. He also starred in theAmazon Mini TV seriesBadtameez Dil. Later he starred in Netflix's critically acclaimed seriesKohrra. His performance as Amarpal Garundi was well appreciated by the critics, film fraternity, prominent award functions and the public alike.

In 2024, he starred inAmazon Mini TV'sRakshak Chapter 2. His latest comedy dramaRaat Jawaan Hai directed bySumeet Vyas opened to highly positive reviews.

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.^[2]

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