Laksh Lalwani
Born (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 27)[1]
Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present
Notable workPorus

Laksh Lalwani (born 19 April 1996), also known as Lakshya, is an Indian actor, formerly starring on Indian television.[2] He played the titular warrior in Porus (2017–18), the most expensive Indian TV show budgeted at ₹500 crore.

Career

In 2015, Lakshya made his acting debut with television series Warrior High.[3] He went on to play Yuvraj Madhav Shekhawat/Krish in the &TV series Adhuri Kahaani Hamari (2015–2016).[4]

After doing an episode in Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya, Lakshya was cast in Pardes Mein Hai Mera Dil (2016–2017) as Veer Mehra.[5][6] He attained widespread critical acclaim for his portrayal of the titular warrior in India's most expensive TV historical show Porus (2017–2018), costing ₹500 crore.[7]

Lakshya is all set for Bollywood debut and will be launched by Karan Johar under Dharma Productions, who has signed a three-film contract with him.[8] He was scheduled to debut with Johar's production Dostana 2 in 2021, which he also began filming in November 2019, but it has been delayed and then shelved.[9][10] He was also gearing up to debut with Johar and Shashank Khaitan's love triangle Bedhadak alongside Shanaya Kapoor and Gurfateh Pirzada, but the film was shelved. He is slated to feature in a leading role in Dharma Production's KILL.[11][12]

Filmography

Films

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 Kill † TBA Completed [13]

Television

Year Show Role
2015 Warrior High Parth Samthaan
2015–2016 Adhuri Kahaani Hamari Yuvraj Madhav Shekhawat/Krish
2016 Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya Aarav Gaitonde
2016–2017 Pardes Mein Hai Mera Dil Veer Mehra
2017–2018 Porus Porus the Elder

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2019 Asian Television Awards Best Actor In A Leading Role Porus Won

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Laksh Lalwani : My 20th Birthday Is The Best Birthday Ever!". 18 April 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Laksh Lalwani drops his surname - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. ^ Sarkar, Prarthna (16 September 2015). "'Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan' actor Parth Samthaan thrown out of upcoming TV show for being unprofessional?". International Business Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  4. ^ India-West, ARIELLE, Special to. "'Adhuri Kahani Hamari's' Laksh Lalwani: I Have Worked on My Voice". Retrieved 8 December 2016.((cite web)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Team, Tellychakkar. "Laksh Lalwani is back on the TV screen". Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Pardes Mein Hai Mera Dil actor Laksh Lalwani doesn't mind playing second lead - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Porus actor Laksh Lalwani gets injured during a horse riding sequence - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Laksh Lalwani drops his surname - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Confirmed: Newbie Lakshya to join Kartik Aaryan and Janhvi Kapoor in 'Dostana 2'". Times of India. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Janhvi Kapoor kicks off Dostana 2 shoot in Amritsar with lassi and a visit to Golden Temple". Hindustan Times. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Shanaya Kapoor starts shooting for her debut film; father Sanjay Kapoor says, 'work hard, focus'". Bollywood Hungama. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Bedhadak First Look: Karan Johar announces Shanaya Kapoor to debut opposite Lakshya Lalwani and Gurfatez Pirzada in Shashank Khaitan directorial". Bollywood Hungama. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Karan Johar's upcoming production 'KILL' starring Lakshya to be presented at the Toronto International Film Festival". Firstpost. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

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