Nishant Singh Malkani (born 1 September 1987) is an Indian actor.

Early life

Malkani was born on 1 September 1987 in

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. He completed his schooling from Laxman Public School and MBA from

IIM Kolkata Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM Calcutta or IIM-C) is a public business school located in Joka, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was the first Indian Institute of Management to be established, and has been recognized as an Institu ...

. He got his first role in

Miley Jab Hum Tum ''Miley Jab Hum Tum'' (''When you and I met'') is an Indian teen drama television series that aired on STAR One from 22 September 2008 to 19 November 2010. The show is about falling in love during college and developing relations for a lifetime ...

as adhiraj while he was doing MBA in kolkata.

Career

Malkani's first television role was in

Star One Star One was an Indian pay television network based in Mumbai. It was launched on 1 November 2004 and was it owned by Star TV and distributed worldwide by Fox International Channels. In November 2006, Star One was launched in the UK on Sky. ...

's romantic drama ''

'' as Adhiraj Singh which he began in 2009. It wrapped up in 2010. He portrayed Anukalp Gandhi in ''

Ram Milaayi Jodi ''Preet Se Bandhi Ye Dori Ram Milaayi Jodi'' is an Indian Television drama Series that aired on Zee TV. It premiered on 20 September 2010 and ended on 12 April 2012. Plot The story is that of a Sikh Punjabi girl named Mona meeting her dre ...

'' on Zee TV in 2010 but quit in 2011 to search for film work. Later, he debuted in

Vikram Bhatt Vikram Bhatt (born 27 January 1969) is an Indian director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for directing the ''Raaz'' film series, an Indian horror series produced by Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt and for directing '' Ghula ...

movie '' Horror Story'' in 2013 and he was also seen in movies like

Bezubaan Ishq ''Bezubaan Ishq'' () is 2015 Hindi romantic film directed by Jashwant Gangani and produced by C.J. Gadara and Dinesh Likhiya. The film stars Mugdha Godse, Sneha Ullal and Nishant malkani in leads roles. Music directors Babli Haque and Rupe ...

, cute kameena, love training. In 2017 Malkani debuted in web ; he played Raj in the web series '' Ragini MMS: Returns''. He made a comeback to television on September 2018 portraying the lead Akshat Jindal in Zee TV's '' Guddan Tumse Na Ho Payega'', until he quit the series in 2020. It is regarded as his best and most lovable performance ever in his career. In 2020, Malkani participated in the reality show '' Bigg Boss 14'' as a contestant. He survived for 5 weeks before getting evicted.

In the media

Nishant Malkani was ranked 10th in the

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's 20 Most Desirable Men on Television 2020. He was ranked at 44th position in

Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest se ...

's 50 Most Desirable Men of 2020.

Filmography

Films

Television

Special appearances

Web series

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Malkani, Nishant 1988 births Living people People from Dubai Indian expatriates in the United Arab Emirates Male actors in Hindi television Sindhi people Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants