Early work and breakthrough (2016–2019) In 2016, Chaturvedi appeared in the web television sitcom
Life Sahi Hai, about four male roommates. The following year, he began starring as Prashant Kanaujia, a teenage cricketer, in the
Amazon Prime Video series
Inside Edge, which was inspired by the
Indian Premier League. Reviewing the first season for
Scroll.in, Devarsi Ghosh considered Chaturvedi and his co-star
Tanuj Virwani to be the show's "two big acting discoveries". He later reprised his role for the second season in 2019. He auditioned for a small role in
Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva (2022) and got selected. However, following advice from his father, Chaturvedi refused to do the film. He was offered a three film contract by the film's producer
Karan Johar of
Dharma Productions, which he also refused, after which, he claimed that he was briefly blacklisted from the industry for refusing to do minor roles. At a success party of
Inside Edge, filmmaker
Zoya Akhtar, whose brother
Farhan Akhtar produced the show, spotted and asked Chaturvedi to audition for her next directorial
Gully Boy (2019), which marked his film debut and proved to be his
breakthrough role. Starring
Ranveer Singh and
Alia Bhatt, the film saw Chaturvedi play the supporting role of a street rapper named MC Sher, who fuels the ambitions of
Ranveer Singh's titular character. Jay Weissberg of
Variety found Chaturvedi to be "impressive" in his part, and
Rajeev Masand and Rishabh Goel commended his "charming presence". At the annual
Filmfare Awards ceremony, he was awarded with the
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor in addition to a nomination for
Best Male Debut.
Career fluctuations (2020–present) Chaturvedi next appeared in
Yash Raj Films's
Bunty Aur Babli 2 (2021), co-starring
Rani Mukerji,
Saif Ali Khan and
Sharvari Wagh, a sequel to the crime comedy
Bunty Aur Babli (2005). It emerged as a critical and
commercial failure. He had a lead role in
Shakun Batra's
Gehraiyaan (2022), a drama about infidelity, co-starring
Deepika Padukone and
Ananya Panday. It was released on
Amazon Prime Video. Sukanya Verma of
Rediff.com found his portrayal of a "tricky part" to be "compelling". The film recorded high viewership to emerge as a streaming success. He then featured in the comedy horror film
Phone Bhoot with
Katrina Kaif and
Ishaan Khatter. Reviewers were generally unimpressed with the picture, but Saibal Chatterjee of
NDTV opined that Chaturvedi had played his "brash and quick-on-the-draw" character well. Chaturvedi then appeared alongside Panday and
Adarsh Gourav in Netflix's coming-of-age drama
Kho Gaye Hum Kahan (2023). In her review for
Hindustan Times, Monika Rawal Kukreja described Chatruvedi as "effortless and natural" with a "strong screen presence". The drama launched successfully on the platform with 6.3 million hours watched in the first week. In the following year, he had a starring role in the action film
Yudhra from director Ravi Udyawar.
Shubhra Gupta of
The Indian Express considered it a downgrade after his work on
Kho Gaye Hum Kahan, and the film emerged as a box-office bomb. In 2025, Chaturvedi starred opposite
Triptii Dimri in the spiritual sequel
Dhadak 2, a remake of the Tamil film
Pariyerum Perumal. The film follows an inter-caste couple who fall in love in college despite their families' objections. In a mixed review of the film,
Hindustan Times' Rishabh Suri commended his performance of a "young man trapped in systemic injustice but still searching for a way out", particularly in the film's second half. Additionally, Rahul Desai of
The Hollywood Reporter India noted that Chatruvedi had finally "refurbished the potential" he first displayed in
Gully Boy after a series of unremarkable films
. Despite its positive critical reception,
Dhadak 2 failed at the box-office. The following year, Chatruvedi reunited with Udyawar for the romance
Do Deewane Seher Mein (2026) opposite
Mrunal Thakur, which also failed at the box-office, though his performance was positively received. Chaturvedi will next feature alongside
Jaya Bachchan and
Wamiqa Gabbi in the comedy film
Dil Ka Darwaaza Khol Na Darling. == In the media ==