Mohit Marwah
Born
New Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materAsian Academy of Film & Television
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
Spouse
Antara Motiwala
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(m. 2018)​
Parents
RelativesAnil Ambani (uncle-in-law)
Tina Ambani (aunt-in-law)

Mohit Marwah is an Indian actor who works in Bollywood films.[1] He is best known for his debut feature film Fugly (2014),[2] and Raag Desh (2017).[3] He has also appeared in short films such as Strangers in the Night produced by Dharma Productions and directed by Shakun Batra,[4] and in Love Shots produced by Yash Raj Films.[5]

Early life and background

Mohit Marwah is the elder son of Sandeep Marwah, founder of Noida Film City, and his wife Reena Marwah.[6] Marwah has one younger brother named Akshay Marwah. His mother, Reena Marwah, is the daughter of Surinder Kapoor and sister of film personalities Boney Kapoor, Anil Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor.[7] He is a first cousin of Sonam Kapoor,[8] Arjun Kapoor,[9] Harshvardhan Kapoor, Rhea Kapoor, Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor.[10]

In February 2018 in Al Jazirah Al Hamra, Marwah married Antara Motiwala, niece of former actress Tina Munim (wife of industrialist Anil Ambani).[11] During the happenings of the wedding, veteran actress Sridevi, who was attending the wedding with her family, passed away due to accidental drowning.

Mohit Marwah attended Don Bosco School and University of Delhi for his formal education. He joined Asian Academy of Film & Television following his inclination towards filmmaking.[12] Thereafter, Mohit Marwah was accepted by Vikram Bhatt as his assistant director.[13] After gathering field experience in movie production, Mohit Marwah decided to specialise in acting and proceed to New York City to join the Lee Strasberg Acting School.[14]

Career

Mohit Marwah started out his career working as an assistant director to Vikram Bhatt,[15] getting involved in activities of the production process of three films, namely Elaan (2005), Jurm (2005) and Deewane Huye Pagal (2005).[16]

He acted in a short film The Audition,[17] produced by his sibling Akshay Marwah, directed by Karan Boolani and music supervised by Amit Trivedi.[18] He also did a short film produced by Karan Johar called Strangers in the Night presented by Dharma Productions and directed by Shakun Batra.[19]

Thereafter, he got his break into the mainstream when he was signed by Akshay Kumar for the feature film Fugly opposite Kiara Advani.[20]

He acted in a video featuring Anmoll Mallik, singer and music director Anu Malik's daughter's debut single, "Lamhein" - a recreation of Coldplay's 2011 hit, "Paradise".[21]

Mohit starred in a short film by Y-Films, the youth division of Yash Raj Films, Love Shots - a collection of six short films, starring him along with Farida Jalal, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Nimrat Kaur, Shweta Tripathi, Tillotama Shome, Saqib Saleem, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Rhea Chakraborty, Saba Azad, Salim Merchant and Swanand Kirkire.[22] He has also acted in the short film The Big Date and later appeared in Raag Desh.[23]

Off-screen appearances and work

He is the director of Marwah Studios group, a creative enterprise involved in Media and entertainment activities. In 2014, Mohit was named one of the Best Dressed Men in Bollywood by GQ India.[24] He has also featured in GQ India's spring spread showcasing standout collection from the Italian fashion label Gucci.[25] Marwah has appeared on the ramp for famous fashion designer Tarun Tahiliani in New Delhi to mark his support for a social cause. The show was organized for raising awareness in communities to help autistic children.[26] He was also signed as the brand ambassador for the famous lifestyle brand, Provogue.[27]

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Director Notes
2014 Fugly Dev Kabir Sadanand Acting Debut
2017 Raag Desh Colonel Prem Sehgal Tigmanshu Dhulia

Short films, web series and music videos

Year Film Director Notes
2014 Strangers in the Night Shakun Batra Dharma Productions
2015 Lamhein Music Video Mohit Suri Adaptation of Coldplay’s song Paradise
2016 Love Shots - The Big Date (Short) Ankur Tiwari Web Series of Y-Films

References

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  2. ^ Fugly Cast & Crew, Fugly Hindi Movie Cast and Crew, Actor, Actress - FilmiBeat Archived 28 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved on 2019-02-17.
  3. ^ Raag Desh trailer: Tigmanshu Dhulia film will reveal to you the real meaning of patriotism . Archived 24 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ Chakraborty, Saionee (4 December 2012). "Karan Johar on Bollywood friendships and 'womance'!". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
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  7. ^ Anil Kapoor’s nephew Mohit Marwah to debut with Akshay Kumar’s Fugly Archived 12 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Bollywood Life. Retrieved on 2019-02-17.
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  9. ^ My cousin Arjun Kapoor and I, both think a lot: Mohit Marwah Archived 8 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine; by Priya Gupta at the Times of india published 4 May 2014 retrieved 24 May 2014
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  11. ^ "Inside Mohit Marwah and Antara Motiwala's big Bollywood wedding". VOGUE India. 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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  16. ^ "Meet Sonam Kapoor and Arjun Kapoors Blazing Hot Brother Mohit Marwah". The Daily Bhaskar. 16 January 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  17. ^ YouTube Trailer : The Audition Archived 27 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 24 May 2014
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  20. ^ Akshay Kumar launches Anil’s nephew, Mohit Marwah Archived 1 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine by Vickey Lalwani, at the Times of India; published 4 July 2013; retrieved 24 May 2014
  21. ^ Anmoll Malik’s ‘Lamhein’, a beautiful recreation of Coldplay’s ‘Paradise’ Archived 10 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine. The Indian Express (2015-10-08). Retrieved on 2019-02-17.
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  23. ^ The Final Short Film Under Love Shots With Rhea Chakraborty, Saba Azad, Mohit Marwah Premieres On YouTube Archived 13 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine, by Bollyspice, at the Bollyspice; published 13 April 2016; retrieved 5 May 2016
  24. ^ "Party Highlights: GQ Best Dressed 2014 | Style | Section :- Look Good | Subsection :- Style & Fashion | Author :- GQ Staff | Embeds :- Text/Image | Covers :- Image (Full-width) | Publish Date:- 06-16-2014 | Type:- Story". Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  25. ^ "Bollywood Actor Mohit Marwah Dons Playful Spring Fashions for GQ India". 8 March 2014. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  26. ^ Mohit Marwah walked the ramp for Tarun Tahiliani in New Delhi Archived 18 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine, by TNN, at the Times of India; published 26 November 2014; retrieved 10 May 2016
  27. ^ Mohit Marwah is the new face of 'Provogue' Archived 15 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine. DNA India (9 April 2015). retrieved 11 May 2015

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