Abhilash Thapliyal

Abhilash Thapliyal (born 24 November) is an Indian film actor, radio jockey and TV host. He is known for his prominent roles in 'Aspirants' as Shwetketu (SK), 'Kennedy (2023)' as Chandan, 'TVF Inmates (2017)' as Sukesh, 'Faadu - A Love Story (2022)' as Roxy and 'Raksha Bandhan (2022)' as Swapnil. He has been associated with a few Indian and global radio stations, as well as a few television channels as a voice actor. After being a part of Red FM, Abhilash took a break as a Radio Jockey, and appeared in Aleya Sen Sharma's directorial debut film, Dil Juunglee, alongside Taapsee Pannu and Saqib Saleem.

The film Kennedy, directed by Anurag Kashyap, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023.

Early life and education Thapliyal belongs to Pauri Garhwal in Uttarakhand.

His father served as an officer in the Indian Army while his mother is a homemaker.

He completed his schooling at Army Public School and Kendriya Vidyalaya and later graduated in journalism and mass communication from the University of Delhi.

Career

Radio career Thapliyal began his career in radio while studying at Delhi University.

He worked with radio stations including Radio Tarang, Radio One, Fever 104 FM and Red FM 93.5.

Between 2010 and 2015 he hosted the radio show Dilli Ke Do Dabangg on Fever 104 FM.

With an evening drive time slot on 92.7 Big FM, he is known as the Mumbai Ka Sabse Bada Struggler with a dedicated listener-ship base of more than 2 million everyday.

Acting career Thapliyal made his Hindi film debut in Dil Juunglee (2018) alongside Taapsee Pannu and Saqib Saleem. He gained recognition for portraying Shwetketu “SK” Jha in the web series Aspirants (2021). He later appeared in films including Raksha Bandhan and Blurr in 2022. In 2023 he appeared in Kennedy, directed by Anurag Kashyap, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. He later appeared in the sports drama film Maidaan (2024) starring Ajay Devgn.

Aspirants Season 3 In 2026 he reprised his role as Shwetketu “SK” Jha in the third season of Aspirants, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role 2018 Dil Juunglee Prashant 2022 Raksha Bandhan Swapnil 2022 Blurr Chander 2023 Kennedy Chandan 2024 Maidaan Dev Matthew

Web series Year Title Role 2017 TVF Inmates Sukesh 2021–present Aspirants Shwetketu “SK” Jha 2022 Faadu – A Love Story Roxy 2023 Shehar Lakhot Antariksh Tyagi 2023 SK Sir Ki Class Shwetketu “SK” Jha

Television Year Title Role 2014 World Kabaddi League (Sony Six) Host 2016 He Thand Rakh (MTV) Actor 2018 Entertainment Ki Raat (Colors TV) Actor 2018 Comedy Circus (Sony Entertainment Television) Actor 2019 Apna News Aayega (Sony SAB) Actor 2022 The Kapil Sharma Show Guest

Radio Year Station Role 2006 BIG FM 92.7 RJ Hunt finalist 2007 Radio Tarang Radio jockey 2008–2010 UTV Voice actor 2010 Radio One Creative writer / promo producer 2010–2015 Fever 104 FM Radio jockey 2016–2017 Red FM 93.5 Radio jockey 2019–present BIG FM 92.7 Radio jockey

Awards and recognition Year Award Organisation Notes 2013 New York Festivals Award Fever 104 FM Radio programming 2014 New York Festivals Award Fever 104 FM Radio programming 2015 Abby Award Goa Fest Radio 2017 Promax Award MTV India Actor 2018 Vdonxt Award The Quint Digital performance 2025 State recognition for contribution to entertainment Government of Uttarakhand Actor