Nishant Shokeen is an Indian film and television actor. He has done several commercial advertisements and television serials. Nishant is currently portraying the role of

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.Nishant Shokeen to enter Choti Bahu

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Personal life

Nishant was born in Nangloi in

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders ...

. He did his graduation in Arts in

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. He never planned to become an actor but he likes to dance and in a way that led him eventually to television. He had joined

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. He joined Shaimak’s troop, but soon realized that it was not what he wanted from life. On his friends' advice he subsequently auditioned for roles and entered the glamorous world of television.

Career

His first television show was ‘Miss India’ which was aired on Doordarshan. He got his second serial from Balaji Telefilms called ‘Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi’. He has made himself known in the world of advertisements also by modeling in a very popular advertisement of Hero Honda bikes. His good looks and appeal remained in public memory and then on he has become popular as Hero Honda Boy. He has now been doing pretty good work on television since last few years. Nishant has played varied characters in various serials. He played Dhoti clad simpleton Bhola in Sony’s

Durgesh Nandinii ''Durgesh Nandinii'' is an Indian television series that aired on Sony TV, which is loosely based on Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel '' Durgeshnandini'', the first Bengali romance and the first ever novel in Bengali that was published in 1865. ...

. He has played a negative character in

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’s Dehleez and a very positive character in STAR Plus's Thodi Si Zameen Thoda Sa Aasmaan. He has also worked with big ad film makers like Balki and Andy (producer of Hrithik Roshan Reliance Mobile Commercial).

TV Serials

# Miss India # Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi #

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# K. Street Pali Hill # Hum Paanch # Thodi Si Zameen Thoda Sa Aasmaan #

# CID Special Bureau # Akela (episodic) # Yeh Dil Chahe More # Simplly Sapney # Jai Maa Vaishno Devi # Dehleez # Bandhan # Kahaniya Vikram Aur Betaal Ki # Na Aana Is Des Laado # Mera Naam Karegi Roshan #

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Adaalat ''Adaalat'' () is an Indian television courtroom drama anthology series about a defence attorney, K.D. Pathak, portrayed by Ronit Roy. First season of the show premiered on Sony on 20 November 2010 and ran for five years, ending on 11 July 201 ...

TV Commercials

Nishant's commercial ad work includes:

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Promo, Breeze Soap, Parle Poppins, Fair One, Kissan Ketchup, Sahara Buniyad Promo, Wheel, Chevrolet Magnum,

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References

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