Parikshit Sahni Age, Wife, Children, Biography & More

Bio
Full Name	Parikshit Sahni
Profession	Actor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet inches- 5’ 7”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 165 lbs
Eye Colour	Dark brown
Hair Colour	Salt & pepper
Personal Life
Date of Birth	1 January 1944
Age (as in 2017)	73 Years
Birth Place	Murree, Punjab, British India (now in Pakistan)
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Capricorn
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Shantiniketan, West Bengal
School	Lawrence School, Sanawar Kasauli, Solan, Himachal Pradesh
College	St. Stephen's College, Delhi, India
Educational Qualification	Graduate
Debut	Film: Deedar (1951, as child artist) Anokhi Raat (1968, as adult) TV: Barrister Vinod
Family	Father- Balraj Sahni (Actor) Mother- Damayanti Sahni, Santosh Chandhok Sahni (Step mother) Brother- Not Known Sister- Sanovar Sahni (Half-sister)
Religion	Hindu
Hobbies	Painting, listening to music, writing, reading
Favourite Things
Favourite Actors	Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan
Favourite Actress	Nutan
Favourite Directors	Asit Sen, Yash Chopra
Favourite Sport	Cricket
Favourite Destination	Indore
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not known
Wife/Spouse	Aruna Sahni
Marriage Date	Not known
Children	Son- Varn Sahnni Daughter- Aditi Sahni, Tania Sahni

Some Lesser Known Facts About Parikshit Sahni

• Does Parikshit Sahni smoke?: Yes

• Does Parikshit Sahni drink alcohol?: Yes

• Parikshit Sahni spent most of his childhood in the boarding since his father was an activist in India’s fight for freedom against the Britishers.

• After graduating from St. Stephen’s Delhi, he went to study architecture in Moscow. But he was not good at mathematics and could not clear the aptitude test. Then he joined the Cinema Institute of the same university.

• Parikshit Sahni was more into direction. He had written the script of ‘Pavitra Paapi’ and intended to direct it. But the producer of the project made him act as a lead in the film instead of directing it.

• He injured his backbone while shooting for ‘Veer Shivaji’. It took a whole year for him to recover.

• In the beginning, Parikshit Sahni had adopted the screen name Ajay Sahni on the advice of his very close friend Sanjeev Kumar. But after the accident, he changed his screen name back to his real name, as he says that it was his new birth when he recovered from the injuries.