Praneet Bhat is an Indian television actor best known for his role as

Shakuni Shakuni (, , ) is one of the antagonists of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. He was the prince of the kingdom of Gandhara when introduced, later becoming its king after the death of his father, Subala. He was the brother of Gandhari (Mahabharata), ...

in the epic TV series '' Mahabharat'' (2013–2014).

Early life

Bhat is a

Kashmiri Pandit The Kashmiri Pandits (also known as Kashmiri Brahmins) are a group of Kashmiri Hindus and a part of the larger Saraswat Brahmin community of India. They belong to the Pancha Gauda Brahmin group from the Kashmir Valley, located within the In ...

and hails from

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. After completing his engineering, he worked with a software company,

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. Bhat shifted to Mumbai in 2002, when he was 22 years old. and after modelling.

Career

He started his television career in 2004, and went on to appear on the television programs ''Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi'', ''Hotel Kingston'', ''Kituu Sabb Jaantii Hai'', '' Ssshhhh..Phir Koi Hai'' and '' Kaajjal''. He played the geeky character Aditya in '' Geet'' (2010–2011). He appeared in the role of

in the mythological saga '' Mahabharat'', which earned him worldwide fame. In September 2014, he became one of the contestants of eighth season of reality show ''

Bigg Boss ''Bigg Boss'' is an Indian reality show franchise based on the Dutch reality show '' Big Brother''. It is produced by Endemol Shine India through JioStar Network. Subsequently, the various versions of the show are made internationally availabl ...

''. He also portrayed a negative role in ''Star Plus's Rishton Ka Chakravyuh.'' Bhat then played

Darius III Darius III ( ; ; – 330 BC) was the thirteenth and last Achaemenid King of Kings of Persia, reigning from 336 BC to his death in 330 BC. Contrary to his predecessor Artaxerxes IV Arses, Darius was a distant member of the Achaemenid dynasty. ...

in ''

Porus Porus or Poros ( ; 326–321 BC) was an ancient Indian king whose territory spanned the region between the Jhelum River (Hydaspes) and Chenab River (Acesines), in the Punjab region of what is now India and Pakistan. He is only mentioned in Gr ...

''. From 2018 to 2021, Bhat is portraying a

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, Anguthichhaap in the show '' Aladdin - Naam Toh Suna Hoga'' and in 2020 he join in

Dangal TV Dangal TV is a Hindi language, Hindi general entertainment channel owned by Enterr10 Television Network. It was launched on 2009 as a Bhojpuri language, Bhojpuri-language movie channel but was converted into a Hindi entertainment channel. Its pr ...

's ''Alif Laila as Jafar. In February 2021, he played Madhusudan in Sony TV's '' Mere Sai - Shraddha Aur Saburi''. From 2021 to 2022, he signed &TV's '' Baal Shiv – Mahadev Ki Andekhi Gatha'' where he played as

Narada Narada (, ), or Narada Muni, is a sage-divinity, famous in Hinduism, Hindu traditions as a travelling musician and storyteller, who carries news and enlightening wisdom. He is one of the Manasputra, mind-created children of Brahma, the creator ...

. In 2022, Bhatt appeared in an episodic role in Dangal TV's '' Brij Ke Gopal'' as Kantak and '' Jai Hanuman – Sankatmochan Naam Tiharo'' as Pret Raj. From 2022 to 2023, he was cast as Amit Shastri in

Star Bharat Star Bharat is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. It was launched on 28 August 2017, rebranded from Life OK. The channel broadcasts a mix of ...

's '' Dheere Dheere Se''. Since October 2023, Bhatt appeared as Sartaj Sehgal in

Colors TV Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. Its programming consists of Soap opera, family dramas, Comedy, comedies, fantasy shows, youth-oriented Rea ...

's '' Chand Jalne Laga''.

Television

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhat, Praneet Indian male television actors Living people Male actors from Srinagar Kashmiri Pandits Year of birth missing (living people)