Vishal Jethwa (born 6 July 1994) is an Indian television and film actor. He is known for portraying Akbar on ''

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'' which aired on Sony TV, and Sunny in the Bollywood film ''

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''.

Early life

Jethwa is a

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. He was born to Naresh and Preeti Jethwa in 1994. He has an elder sister Dolly and younger brother Rahul. He completed his graduation from

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Career

Vishal started his acting career in 2013 by landing a lead role of Akbar on ''

''. In 2015, he was roped in to play Bali in ''

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''. In 2016, he landed an important role of a terrorist on ''

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'' as Chota Packet. In the same year, he bagged the role of Nasir on ''

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''. In August 2017, he replaced actor Bhavesh Balchandani to play the role of Lord Krishna on ''Chakradhari Ajaya Krishna''. He also has appears in

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's ''

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'' as Prince and Ghatotkacha that will air on

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. In his

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debut, Jethwa was cast as the main antagonist in the 2019 film ''

''. His performance was well received by the critics and the audience. In 2022, he was seen as Venky in ''

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'' alongside Kajol.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web series

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jethwa, Vishal 1994 births Living people Gujarati people Indian male television actors Indian male soap opera actors Male actors from Mumbai Zee Cine Awards winners