School and Career
Himansh hometown is in Delhi and completed his education there. He did his schooling from K. R. Mangalam World School, New Delhi and completed his Bachelors in Mass Media in March 2011 at Amity University.
Since his childhood he had been fan of Rajesh Khanna and draws inspiration from him. Since childhood he participated in many cultural program and won numerous prizes.
He quoted on Rajesh Khanna, “One of the most admirable things about him is how he would easily converse with the viewers, without speaking as much as a word. He is one of the very few actors who had it in them to beautifully express so many feelings with just their eyes and facial expressions.”
After completing his Bachelors, he worked as a Radio Jockey at Radio Mirchi in Delhi from May to July 2011. He made his debut on TV with Channel V’s daily soap opera Humse Hai Liife. He played the character Raghav Oberoi, the male protagonist.
In May 2012, director Divya Kumar cast Himansh Kohli as one of the lead actors for the Bollywood movie Yaariyaan, to play the character Lakshya.
In Jan 2015, Kohli was cast for his second movie after Yaariyan as one of the lead actor for the Bollywood movie Abhi Nahi Toh Kabhi Nahi which was released in February 2016.
Himansh later appeared in the film Sweetie Desai weds NRI opposite Zoya Afroz. For this movie Himansh learns Gujarati.
Favourite Things:
- Favourite Food: Street Food
- Favourite Actor: Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Govinda and Naseeruddin Shah
- Favourite Actress: Tabu and Kajol.
- Favourite Musician: A.R.Rahman and Yo Yo Honey Singh
Facts
- He considers his dad, Vipin Kohli as his best friend.
- He is a close friend of Sachin Tendulkar’s daughter Sara Tendulkar.
- Himansh was a Radio Jockey in Radio Mirchi, Delhi before turning into an actor. Himansh Kohli as RJ
- He considers his fellow RJ Naved Khan as his inspiration.
- He loves animals and has many fishes and 2 pet dogs, Birdie and Aldo.