Navdeep Chhabra
Navdeep Chhabra (born 27 August 1988) is an Indian debutante set to feature in many Hindi films. Rolling the ball with his new release, Kuch Kuch Locha Hai as Jigar in which, interestingly he will be seen playing Ram Kapoor’s son and dad at the same time. The film’s trailer has received an exceptional response on the web, crossing a million views in a short span of time.
Early life and background
Navdeep Chhabra was born to Inderjit Chhabra and Amarjeet Chhabra in Delhi. Growing up in a business family, made him to very career oriented. His family members are thorough professionals in the field of engineering, medical and architecture. He has a sister named Amieleena Chhabra. He completed his schooling from Delhi Public School in 2004. Navdeep further honed his business skills by pursuing a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the UK.
Navdeep always aspired to be an actor, since the time he saw the Blockbuster Hindi film, Main Khiladi Tu Anari as a kid. He would dance to the songs and mimic the dialogues from this cult film. Navdeep Chhabra possesses brilliant dancing skills, as he trained thoroughly in Shiamak Davar’s Dance Company for a good 5 years. His friends and family pushed him to pursue his Bollywood dream as he would turn any instance into a movie scene and behave dramatically, thus entertain all persons close to him.
Once when Singapore was hosting Bollywood’s most prestigious award nights, IIFA, Navdeep Chhabra happened to be around the venue, while he was vacationing. He took a chance and entered without any prohibitions, as the staff mistook him for a star. Having taken advantage of this dreamy opportunity, he interacted with legends, Salman Khan and Ranbir Kapoor. Being enthusiastic about films right from his growing up years, he took up a filming course from the New York Film Academy and followed it up with a premium acting course in The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.
Career
Navdeep Chhabra moved to Mumbai in 2014 to fetch lead roles in Bollywood. As destiny would have it, Navdeep met Director, Devang Dholakia at a private function on 28 March 2014, after which he was auditioned for Jigar’s role in Kuch Kuch Locha Hai and things seemed to work in his favor. The film was declared a flop when it released.
Post his first release, Navdeep will be seen playing the solo lead in Zoom, slated to release in early 2016.
Personal life
Navdeep Chhabra is single, but he enjoys all the female attention among his fans. His passion is travelling to different countries and exploring its cultures. His favorite vacation hot-spot is Miami . He looks up to Hrithik Roshan, Al Pacino and Robert Downey Jr as actors and aspires to ape them(and become an ape of its own kind) through his art.
Filmography
- Kuch Kuch Locha Hai as Jigar Patel
References
- Tribuneindia.com
- Indianexpress.com
- Bollywoodhungama.com
- Asianage.com
- Business-standard.com
- Epaper.patrika.com
External links
- www.facebook.com/NavdeepChhabraOfficial
- www.twitter.com/Navdeep_Chhabra