Samir Kochhar

Samir Kochhar (born 23 May 1980) is an Indian actor and television presenter known for being the host of the pre-match Indian Premier League show, Extraa Innings.

Kochhar started his career with Doordarshan's AIDS awareness cum travel show Haath Se Haath Mila which he anchored with Sugandha Garg. He made his Bollywood film debut in 2003 with Sumeer Sabharwal's bilingual film Valentine Days.

Kochhar made his television debut with Dangerous, a talk show on sex, which was broadcast on Zoom. He appeared as Rajat Kapur in the soap opera Bade Acche Lagte Hain. In 2005, he appeared in Mohit Suri's Zeher (2005) and followed it with the thriller Jannat (2008), where he played a police inspector.

Kochhar was part of Island City directed by Ruchika Oberoi, that received rave reviews at the Venice International Film Festival as well as the JIO MAMI Film Festival 2015 in Mumbai. He will also be seen in Mango Dreams, a feature film set in India, directed by American director John Unchurch.

Kochhar is also part of the CCL (Celebrity Cricket League) team Mumbai Tigers.

Sameer Kochhar with Deepak Bhanushali during shoot of Bade Achhe Lagte Hain on Once More Studios location

Kochhar has two commercial releases in 2016 - Sajid Nadiadwala's Housefull 3 with Akshay Kumar and Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna with Karanvir Bohra directed by Lalit Mohan.

Kochhar married his longtime girlfriend Radhika on 9 January 2010. In April 2015, they became parents to a baby boy whom they named Kabir.