Background
Ahuja was born in New Delhi. His father was in the Indian army.
Ahuja was born in New Delhi. His father was in the Indian army.
His early schooling was at St. Xavier's School, Ranchi; later, he studied at The Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi. While studying at The Asian School, Dehradun, he was attracted to theater right from college days and attended several acting workshops with National School of Drama, new delhi. Later he joined the theatre group 'Tag' where he met Barry John (theatre director) and soon enough joined Barry Johns Acting School in Delhi. Sometime after 1999 he moved to Mumbai.
Before making his debut in films, Ahuja modeled and acted in commercials. He also appeared in a music video for the British-Asian band Stereo Nation.
He also played the lead role in Mahesh Bhatt's ''Gangster'', a more popular movie. In 2006, he acted in the movie''Woh Lamhe'' opposite Kangana Ranaut. In 2010, his movie ''Har Pall'' was release amid controversy because he was convicted of raping his housemaid.