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Rajneesh Duggal is an Indian film and television actor. He also works as a model. He won the title of Grasim Mr. India 2003 and represented India at the Mr. International 2003 pageant held in London, where he was declared as the 1st runner-up. He also won the Kingfisher 'Model of the Year' award in 2005. He made his Bollywood debut with
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), ''Raaz'' film series, an Indian horror series produced by Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt and for d ...
's horror thriller ''
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''. In 2014, he participated in reality show '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5'' and emerged as the winner.


Career

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started his career as a model by winning the title of Mister India World. He also did several TV commercials and ad campaigns like Raymond suitings, Kitkat, Monte Carlo, Wagon R, Yamaha, Videocon and Clinic All Clear. He made his acting debut in 2008 with
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), ''Raaz'' film series, an Indian horror series produced by Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt and for d ...
's horror thriller movie ''
1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...
'', alongside Adah Sharma, where he played the lead role of Arjun Rathod, a man who vows to protect his possessed wife. In 2011, Duggal appeared in his next horror thriller '' Phhir'', where he collaborated with Bhatt and Sharma for the second time. He portrayed the role of Kabir Malhotra, a doctor who is in the search of his missing wife (played by Roshni Chopra). In 2012, Duggal appeared in Bhatt's supernatural thriller ''
Dangerous Ishhq ''Dangerous Ishhq'' () is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language Supernatural thriller, supernatural thriller film directed by Vikram Bhatt and starring Karisma Kapoor in the lead role. The filming began on 7 September 2010. The film was released on 11 ...
'' co-starring Karishma Kapoor and
Jimmy Sheirgill Jimmy Sheirgill (born Jasjit Singh Gill; 3 December 1970), also credited as Jimmy Shergill, is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi and Punjabi films. Sheirgill began his film career with the 1996 thriller ''Maachis''. His bre ...
. In 2014, Duggal played the role of Deepak in Rajshri Productions' '' Samrat & Co.'' In 2014, Duggal went on to become the winner of the television stunt reality show '' Khatron Ke Khiladi'' Season 5.
Duggal Duggal (or Dugal) is a Punjabi Khatri surname. They are followers of Hinduism and Sikhism. A minority of Duggals converted to Islam. Mother of Guru Amar Das belonged to a Duggal Khatri family.They were mainly found in Rawalpindi and Jhelum. Accor ...
appeared in the music video "Mohabbat Barsa Dena Tu", alongside Surveen Chawla, from Bhatt's horror movie '' Creature 3D''. In 2015, he played the lead role of Shravan in Bobby Khan's period thriller drama '' Ek Paheli Leela'', co-starring Sunny Leone and Jay Bhanushali. He also appeared in Syed Ahmed Afzal's crime thriller '' Laal Rang'' as an inspector, co-starring with Randeep Hooda and Akshay Oberoi in 2016. Duggal played a young boy from Banaras in the romantic comedy ''
Direct Ishq ''Direct Ishq'' () is a 2016 Indian action romantic comedy film, set in the city of Banaras. The film features Rajneesh Duggal, Nidhi Subbaiah and Arjun Bijlani in the lead roles. It was released on 19 February 2016. Cast * Rajneesh Duggal as ...
,'' with Arjun Bijlani playing the other lead. At the same time, he portrayed the role of a lover in '' Ek Paheli Leela'' alongside Sunny Leone. Duggall and Leone went on to do another film together titled ''
Beiimaan Love ''Beiimaan Love'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed and produced by Rajeev Chaudhari. It stars Sunny Leone and Rajneesh Duggal and marks the acting debut of Daniel Weber and Ziesha Nancy. The film was released on 14 Oct ...
'' where he played an obsessive lover. He also did a special appearance in '' Laal Rang'', where he played S.P. Gajraj Singh. In 2016, Duggall had two more releases: ''
Saansein ''Saansein'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language romantic horror film directed by Rajiv S Ruia and produced by Goutam Kumar Jain. It stars Rajneesh Duggal, Sonarika Bhadoria, Hiten Tejwani, and Neetha Shetty. The film was released on 25 Novembe ...
'', a supernatural thriller; and ''
Wajah Tum Ho ''Wajah Tum Ho'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language erotic-crime mystery thriller film directed by Vishal Pandya. It features Sharman Joshi, Gurmeet Choudhary and Sana Khan, in lead roles. The film revolves around a live murder committed on te ...
'', a crime thriller where he played a negative character. In 2017, he helmed the role of a fearless warrior Varundev and Jaldev in the TV series '' Aarambh: Kahaani Devsena Ki''. He then played the role of Krishna for the mega TV series Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran for Colors in 2019-20. He also did
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's theatrical show '' Ramleela Ajay Devgn ke Saath'' as
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He also featured in the video of the song by Bombay Vikings named ''Chodd Do Aanchal''. Rajneesh has been working on a limited series, '' Aarambh.''


Personal life

Rajneesh graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Apeejay School of Management and a B.Com from Delhi University. He is married to Pallavee Duggall, and the couple have a daughter named Teeyaa.


Filmography


Films


Television


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