Naveen Kasturia Explained

Naveen Kasturia
Birth Date:26 Jan 1984
Birth Place:Otukpo, Benue State, Nigeria
Alma Mater:Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology
University of Delhi
Years Active:2009-present
Occupation:Actor
Known For:TVF Pitchers

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Naveen Kasturia (born 26 January 1985) is an Indian actor known for his work in various drama series like , TVF Pitchers and Aspirants.[1] He made his acting debut with the critically acclaimed Sulemani Keeda. He is considered one of the most popular OTT actors with 3 of his web shows in the IMDb Top 250 TV shows list.

He started his career working as an assistant director on the film Jashnn and then assisted Dibakar Banerjee on Love Sex Aur Dhokha and Shanghai. He also appeared in and played leading roles in Waah Zindagi, Thinkistan, Happily Ever After and Runaway Lugai.

Early life

Naveen was born in Otukpo, a small town in Nigeria. His family moved back to India when he was a year old. He was brought up in a joint family in Delhi. He did his schooling from Birla Vidya Niketan and engineering in Manufacturing Process & Automation from Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (now NSUT) in Delhi.[2]

He directed a lot of skits/plays in his school and college days. After graduation, he joined an analytics firm called Inductis in Gurgaon in 2006, where he worked for two years before moving to Mumbai in 2008. In Mumbai, he worked with JP Morgan Chase for a very brief period of time before making a final switch to films.

Career

Naveen continued doing theatre after engineering. In 2007, Naveen and his college friends started a theatre company, Right Click Entertainment, and wrote and directed his first ticketed play Khel Khel Mein, which went houseful. He worked as an assistant director in Jashnn, produced by Vishesh Films.

Naveen got his first television commercial when he went to meet Dibakar Banerjee since he wanted to assist Dibakar Banerjee as an AD, and Banerjee asked him to work in his coke commercial. As of now, Naveen Kasturia has worked in many advertisements for various brands such as Vodafone, Mahindra, Tapzo app, Marathe Jewellers, True Value and so on. Later, he assisted Dibakar Banerjee in LSD and Shanghai, and Oscar-winning director Danis Tanović in an international film called Tigers.

In 2011, Amit Masurkar offered a movie to Kasturia, named Sulemani Keeda. Released in 2014, the movie proved to be a turning point in his career. Naveen did a few more sketches with The Viral Fever before Pitchers happened.[3]

In 2022, he also appeared in a podcast on Spotify, 'Bhaskar Bose: A Hindi Thriller Podcast' (season 3 – 'Bhaskar Bose in a Perfect World') playing the role of Bhaskar Bose from a Parallel World. The podcast was created by MNM Talkies.

Filmography

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Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2009JashnnAssistant director
2010Love Sex Aur Dhokha
2012ShanghaiRanjanalso assistant director
2014TigersAssistant director
Sulemani KeedaDulal[4]
2016LoveshhudaKunal
2018Hope Aur HumNitin[5]
Turtle
2019Waah ZindagiAshokZEE5 film[6]

Web series

YearTitleRolePlatformNotesRef.
2013Chai Sutta ChroniclesSiddharthTVF
2015–presentTVF PitchersNaveen BansalTVF
ZEE5
[7]
2015Man's WorldBus passengerYFilmsGuest appearance
2017Social SeriesPrithviViu
Darbari LalALTBalaji
2018The Good VibesLakshya TripathiYouTube
2019Fuh se FantasySushilVootEpisode
ThinkistanAmitMX Player[8]
Happily Ever AfterRoneet Bagchi
ParchhayeeJimmyZEE5
2021Aapkey Kamrey Mein Koi Rahta HaiSubbuMX Player
Pati Patni Aur PangaRomanchak AroraMX Player[9]
2021–presentTVF AspirantsAbhilash SharmaTVF
Amazon Prime Video
[10] [11] [12]
2021Runaway Lugai[13] [14] [15] Rajnikant SinhaMX Player
2021–presentKota FactoryDhruvNetflix[16]
2022Breathe: Into the Shadows 2Victor BahlAmazon Prime Video
TVF Pitchers 2Naveen BansalZEE5
2023SK Sir Ki ClassIAS Abhilash SharmaYouTubeGuest appearance
TVF Aspirants 2IAS Abhilash SharmaAmazon Prime Video
Sapne vs EveryoneSumit sir(Music Teacher)YouTube
2024Not named -ZEE5

Short films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Skin DeepSanjay
2014Interior Cafe NightYoung Boy
2014Stunt BoyRobin
2015Chhoti KhushiElder sonSonyLIV film
2016Pure-VegArjun
2016Half TicketAyaan
2018Half Ticket 2Ayaan
2018MayaRaunak
2018Sone Bhi Do YaaronNaveenZee5 film
2022Tasalli seRajan
2022Pehli Baar Hum Mile (music video)Naveen Khanna

Notes and References

  1. Web site: From Pitch to Ted Talk. Barkha Kumari. The New Indian Express. 22 October 2015. 29 March 2016. 25 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160325092151/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/From-Pitch-to-Ted-Talk/2015/10/22/article3091395.ece. dead.
  2. Web site: Naveen Kasturia - Biography . IMDb.
  3. Web site: 'Pitchers' actor Naveen Kasturia opens up about working with Swara Bhasker, his horror web show, and more. 27 August 2021. Free Press Journal. en.
  4. News: Desi. Blitz. Sulemani keeda entertains audiences. 18 November 2014. Desiblitz.
  5. Web site: Naseeruddin Shah's Hope Aur Hum is a family entertainer: Director Sudip Bandyopadhyay . The Indian Express. 16 April 2018 .
  6. News: Barasara. Dilip. Wah Zindagi Will Canvas Make in India Concept. 25 August 2017. Mijaaj. 26 April 2017.
  7. Web site: TVF Pitchers Is The Latest Experiment by the Viral Fever Guys And We Think It's Rather Cool!. 2 August 2015. MissMalini. 10 June 2015 .
  8. News: Shooting for 'Thinkistan' is an experience I will never forget: Naveen Kasturia – Times of India. 27 August 2021. The Times of India. 21 May 2019 . en.
  9. Web site: Service. Tribune News. Naveen Kasturia, Adah Sharma star in Pati Patni Aur Panga. 27 August 2021. Tribuneindia News Service. en.
  10. Web site: 16 May 2021. Naveen Kasturia on Aspirants: There is something unique about the show that people have loved. 27 August 2021. The Indian Express. en.
  11. Web site: 18 May 2021. Naveen Kasturia, an 'aspirant' all along: Before or after TVF, struggle has been a constant part of my life. 27 August 2021. Firstpost.
  12. Web site: [EXCL] Aspirants' Naveen Kasturia on his worst phase: 'I'd written my script, wasn't able to do anything']. 27 August 2021. timesnownews.com. en.
  13. Web site: 18 May 2021. Runaway Lugaai first impression: Naveen Kasturia, Sanjay Mishra fail to sail through this mess. 27 August 2021. The Indian Express. en.
  14. News: Naveen Kasturia and Ruhi Singh's 'Runaway Lugaai'releases on Mx Player this May – Times of India. 27 August 2021. The Times of India. 10 May 2021 . en.
  15. Web site: Bureau. ABP News. 10 May 2021. Runaway Lugaai Trailer: Naveen Kasturia And Ruhi Singh's New Web Series Is Here To Tickle Your Funny Bones. 27 August 2021. news.abplive.com. en.
  16. Web site: Aspirants Actor Naveen Kasturia Is Not Your Usual "Catman" In This Pic. 27 August 2021. NDTV.com.