Purab Kohli has won his fair bit fame only when he worked for Channel V as a VJ, he has done acting in many television serials also like Hip Hip Hurry, Chota Moo Badi Baat and Sangharsh, much more before he became VJ. He has done many ad films also for Colgate, Pizza Hut and Campaq Prassario.
He began his acting career way back in 2003 with "Bas Yun Hi' opposite Nandita Das. He followed that up with roles in films like "Supari' and "Vastu Shastra'. It was Onir's "My Brother Nikhil' which got noticed by critics. It helped him in landing a role in Mahesh Bhatt "Woh Lamhe' and "Awarapan'.