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Hometown: Delhi, India
Age: 37 Years
Marital Status: Unmarried

Naveen Kasturia

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)Actor, Assistant Director
Famous role(s)• Naveen Bansal in Hindi web series TVF Pitchers (2015)
TVF Pitchers (2015)
• Abhilash Sharma in Hindi web series TVF Aspirants (2021)
TVF Aspirants
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)in centimeters- 173 cm
in meters- 1.73 m
in feet & inches- 5’ 8”
Eye ColourBrown
Hair ColourBlack
Career
DebutFilm (Assistant Director): Jashnn (2009)
‘Jashnn’ (2009) film poster
Film (Supporting Actor): Shanghai (2012) as Ranjan
Naveen Kasturia as Ranjan in the Hindi film Shanghai
Short Film (Lead Actor): Skin Deep (2013) as Sanjay
Skin Deep
Web Series (Actor): Chai Sutta Chronicles (2013) as Siddharth
Chai Sutta Chronicles
Film (Lead Actor): Sulemani Keeda (2014) as Dulal
Sulemani Keeda film poster
Awards2018: Talentrack Award for Best Actor (Special Jury Mention) for the film Bose: Dead/Alive
2019: Talentrack Award for Best Jodi along with Maanvi Gagroo
2022: IWM Digital Awards for Most Popular Actor in a Web Series for Aspirants
Naveen Kasturia holding his award
Personal Life
Date of Birth26 January 1985 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2022) 37 Years
BirthplaceOtukpo, Benue State, Nigeria [1]YouTube - Digital Commentary
Zodiac signAquarius
NationalityIndian
HometownDelhi, India
SchoolBirla Vidya Niketan, Pushp Vihar, New Delhi
College/UniversityNetaji Subhas University of Technology, Delhi
Educational QualificationManufacturing Process and Automation Engineering [2]Facebook- Naveen Kasturia
EthnicityPunjabi [3]YouTube - Ranveer Allahbadia
Relationships & More
Marital StatusUnmarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsHarshita Gaur (rumoured; actor) [4]SpotboyE
Naveen Kasturia and Harshita Gaur
Family
Wife/SpouseN/A
ParentsFather- Santosh Kasturia (maths teacher)
Naveen Kasturia with his father
Mother- Veena Paul Kasturia (marathon runner)
Naveen Kasturia with his mother
SiblingsSister- Neha Kasturia
Naveen Kasturia's parents and sister

Naveen Kasturia

Some Lesser Known Facts About Naveen Kasturia

  • Naveen Kasturia is an Indian actor, who has also worked as an assistant director in a few Hindi films.
  • He was born in Nigeria, and a year after his birth, his family moved to Delhi from Nigeria.
  • He loves watching films since childhood. During an interview, he shared that as a kid, he used to enjoy watching Hindi films and dancing to Bollywood songs. He said that while he was in class 2 or 3, he danced to the song “Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai” from the Hindi film ‘Khal Nayak’ (1993), at the India Gate, Delhi.
  • While he was in college, he used to write theatre plays and also used to act in the plays. His play ‘Lo Kr Lo Ji Baat’ became very popular during his college days.
  • In 2006, he joined a private company Inductis, Gurgaon, as a finance analyst. After working there for almost two years, he joined the financial services company, J.P. Morgan Chase, in Mumbai. During an interview, he shared that while doing his job, he wanted to move to Mumbai to work in Hindi films. However, it was his father’s instruction that he must have a stable job in Mumbai before shifting there. After reaching Mumbai, he worked at J.P. Morgan Chase for a few months and later, quit his job.
  • In 2007, Naveen started a theatre group named ‘Right Click Entertainment’ along with a few of his college friends.
  • While he was employed at J. P. Morgan in Mumbai, one of his friends gave him the contact numbers of a few production houses in Mumbai. He then started visiting various production houses and got a job as assistant-to-assistant director at Vishesh Films.
  • Naveen worked as an assistant director in the Hindi films ‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha’ (2010), ‘Shanghai’ (2012), and ‘Tigers’ (2014).

    Love Sex Aur Dhokha (2010)

    Love Sex Aur Dhokha (2010)

  • Later, he applied for the post of assistant director at Dharma Productions for the Hindi film ‘Agneepath’ (2012), but he got rejected.
  • In 2012, he portrayed the Indian actor-VJ Rannvijay Singhaa in the YouTube spoof video series ‘Rowdies 9- Sab Q-tiyapa hai!’ His dialogue ‘I Am Stunned’ from the spoof videos became very popular.

    Rowdies 9- Sab Q-tiyapa hai!

    Rowdies 9- Sab Q-tiyapa hai!

  • He then met the Indian film director Dibakar Banerjee, and Dibakar offered him a TV commercial for Coke. He was then featured in various TV commercials for brands like Vodafone, Mahindra, Tapzo app, Marathe Jewellers, and True Value.

  • Naveen has appeared in many Hindi short films such as ‘Stunt Boy’ (2014), ‘Pure-Veg’ (2016), ‘Half Ticket’ (2016), ‘Maya’ (2018), and ‘Malgook Bidro’ (2019).
  • He was invited to the talk show TEDx Talks as a guest speaker in 2015.
  • He has also acted in Hindi films such as ‘Loveshhuda’ (2016), ‘Hope Aur Hum’ (2018), ‘Turtle’ (2018), ‘Sone Bhi Do Yaaro’ (2018), and ‘Waah Zindagi’ (2019).

    Waah Zindagi (2019)

    Waah Zindagi (2019)

  • Some of his short films as an actor are ‘Stunt Boy’ (2014), ‘Pure-Veg’ (2016), ‘Half Ticket’ (2016), ‘Maya’ (2018), and ‘Malgook Bidro’ (2019).

    Half Ticket

    Half Ticket

  • Naveen has also acted in various Hindi web series like ‘Bose: Dead/Alive’ (2017; ALTBalaji), ‘Happily Ever After’ (2019; Zoom Studios), and ‘Kota Factory Season 2’ (2021; Netflix).

    Happily Ever After (2019)

    Happily Ever After (2019)

  • Some of his Hindi web series which streamed on the OTT app MX player are ‘Thinkistan’ (2019), ‘Aapkey Kamrey Mein Koi Rahta Hai’ (2021), ‘Pati Patni Aur Panga’ (2021), and ‘Runaway Lugai’ (2021).

    Pati Patni Aur Panga (2021)

    Pati Patni Aur Panga (2021)

  • In 2020, some media sources said that he was dating his co-star Harshita Gaur. However, during an interview, Harshita shared that they were only good friends. She said,

    That’s okay, as long as people have something to talk about you. But I find it really amusing. Honestly, such link-ups don’t bother me. Naveen and I were doing a series, where the couple is madly in love and doing everything to get married and while shooting, we became really good friends. So, I think the vibe was created like that. Even today he is very special to me and I have learned a lot from him. We are still in touch as very good friends.”

  • He has also appeared in a few podcast shows like the podcast show of Indian YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia (2021) and the Spotify podcast ‘Bhaskar Bose: A Perfect World’ (2022).

    Bhaskar Bose- A Hindi Thriller Podcast

    Bhaskar Bose- A Hindi Thriller Podcast

  • In 2022, he acted in the Amazon Prime Video web series ‘Breathe: Into the Shadows 2,’ in which he played the role of Victor Behl. He received appreciation from the audience and critics for his performance in the web series.

    Breathe- Into the Shadows 2

    Breathe- Into the Shadows 2

  • Naveen often consumes alcohol at parties and events.

    Naveen Kasturia holding a bottle of beer

    Naveen Kasturia holding a bottle of beer

  • He is considered a look-alike of the popular Indian VJ-actor Rannvijay Singha.

    Naveen Kasturia's Facebook post

    Naveen Kasturia’s Facebook post