Rohit Purohit is an Indian actor who works in

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television. He made his acting debut with ''

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'' portraying Chitwan in 2009. Purohit is best known for his portrayal of

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in '' Razia Sultan'',

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in ''

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'', Ranvijay Shroff in '' Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji'' and Dr. Vikrant Saxena in ''

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''.

Personal life

Purohit was born on 8 June 1986 in

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. Purohit dated his '' Arjun'' co-actor

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for six years. He married Bajaj on 22 January 2019 in

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Career

Purohit started his acting career with ''

'' portraying Chitwan. He then portrayed Marco D'Souza in an episode of ''

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'' and portrayed Aryaman in '' Aise Karo Naa Vidaa''. Purohit went onto portray prominent role of Suraj Purohit in ''

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'', Bhadrasaal in ''

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'', Varun Kashyap / Rubber Man in ''

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'', Karan in '' Arjun''. He then appeared in an episode of ''

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'' as Girish Sinha and in an episode of ''

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'' as Aryan. Purohit portrayed the lead role of

in '' Razia Sultan'', a major turning point in his career. He also portrayed

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in the documentary series ''

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''. He then portrayed

in ''

'' and received praises for his role. Purohit portrayed the lead role of Ranvijay "RV" Shroff in '' Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji'' and Dr. Vikrant Saxena in ''

''. He also appeared as a Contestant in '' Box Cricket League 3''.

Filmography

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Purohit, Rohit Year of birth unknown Living people 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male television actors Indian male models People from Jaipur Male actors from Rajasthan