Nishant Singh Malkani

Nishant Singh Malkani
Malkani in 2020
Born	(1987-09-01) 1 September 1987 (age 37) [1] Dubai, United Arab Emirates [1]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009–present

Nishant Singh Malkani (born 1 September 1987) is an Indian television actor and model. ^[1] He began his acting career in 2009 with "Miley Jab Hum Tum" portraying the character of Adhiraj Singh. ^[2] He is well-known for his roles as Akshat Jindal in "Guddan Tumse Na Ho Payega" and Anukalp Gandhi in "Preet Se Bandhi Ye Dori Ram Milaayi Jodi". In 2020, he participated as a contestant in Bigg Boss 14. ^[3]

Early life

Malkani was born on 1 September 1987 in Dubai. He comes from a Sindhi family. He went to Laxman Public School in New Delhi for his early education. Later, he graduated from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College and then completed his MBA from Kolkata. ^[1]

Career

Malkani's first television role was in Star One's romantic drama Miley Jab Hum Tum as Adhiraj Singh which he began in 2009. It wrapped up in 2010. ^[4] He portrayed Anukalp Gandhi in Ram Milaayi Jodi on Zee TV in 2010 but quit in 2011 to search for film work. ^[5]

Later, he made his debut in the Vikram Bhatt film "Horror Story" in 2013. He also appeared in other films such as "Bezubaan Ishq," "Cute Kameena," and "Love Training". ^[6]

In 2017, Malkani made his debut in web series, portraying the character Raj in "Ragini MMS: Returns". ^[7]

He made a comeback to television in September 2018 portraying the lead Akshat Jindal in Zee TV's Guddan Tumse Na Ho Payega , ^[8] until he quit the series in 2020. ^[9] It is regarded as his best and most lovable performance ever in his career. ^[10]

In 2020, Malkani participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 14 as a contestant. ^[11] He survived for 5 weeks before getting evicted. ^[12]

In the media

Nishant Malkani was ranked 10th in the Times Of India's 20 Most Desirable Men on Television 2020. ^[13]

He was ranked at 44th position in Times of India's 50 Most Desirable Men of 2020. ^[14]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2013	Horror Story	Achint	Debut movie	[15]
2015	Bezubaan Ishq	Swagat		[16]
2016	Cute Kameena	Bunty		[17]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2009–2010	Miley Jab Hum Tum	Adhiraj Singh		[2]
2010–2011	Preet Se Bandhi Ye Dori Ram Milaayi Jodi	Anukalp Gandhi		[18]
2012	Hum Ne Li Hai... Shapath	Sameer		[19]
2018–2020	Guddan Tumse Na Ho Payega	Akshat Jindal		[20]
2020	Bigg Boss 14	Contestant	Evicted Day 31	[21]
2021–2022	Rakshabandhan... Rasal Apne Bhai Ki Dhal	Umed Pratap Singh and Shivraj Umed Pratap Singh/Balwant Singh		[22] [23]
2022	Control Room	ACP Ayushman sharma		[24] [25]
2023–2024	Pashmina – Dhaage Mohabbat Ke	Raghav Kaul

Special appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2010	Sasural Genda Phool	Raj	Cameo	[26]
2011	Pavitra Rishta	Anukalp	Crossover special
	Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahani	Himself	Special dance performance with Sanaya Irani
2015	Swaragini - Jodein Rishton Ke Sur		Dance performance
2017	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9		To support Salman Yusuff Khan
2018	Kundali Bhagya	Akshat	Dance performance
2019	Yeh Teri Galiyan		Crossover special
2021	Meet	Himself	Guest appearance	[27]
2022	Kumkum Bhagya: Pyaar Wali Holi		Dance performance	[28]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Platform
2017–2018	Ragini MMS:	Raj	ALTBalaji and ZEE5
2022	Shubh Mangal Mein Dangal	Vishwanath (Vishu)	Hungama Play and MX Player
2023	Johri	Neeraj Bodi	Atrangii
2024	Heartbeats	Dr. Sandeep	MX Player

References

1. "Actor Nishant Singh Malkani celebrates his birthday with acid attack survivors in Lucknow". The Times of India . 1 September 2018.
2. "Miley jab hum tum". The Times of India .
3. "Bigg Boss 14 FULL Contestants List: From Nikki Tamboli To Shehzad Deol, Celebs Who Are Part Of Salman Khan's Show". 4 October 2020.
4. Ganguly, Ruman (24 October 2009). "Miley jab Nishant..." The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
5. "First look: Horror Story". Filmfare. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
6. Bhowmik, Arijita (16 September 2013). "Box Office Collection: 'Grand Masti' Earns Over ₹40 Crore, Sidelines 'John Day' and 'Horror Story'". International Business Times. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
7. "Nishant Singh roped in for 'Ragini MMS 2.2'". India Forums. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
8. "Nishant Malkani on his career: After my first show, I struggled for 8 years to make my mark till I got Guddan Tumse Na Ho Payega". Times of India .
9. Kashyap, Nitisha (22 February 2012). "Nishant Malkani signs first Bollywood movie". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
10. "Bigg Boss 14 contestant Nishant Singh Malkani: Television shows, photos and more". The Times of India . 3 October 2020.
11. "Nishant Singh Malkani to take part in Bigg Boss 14?". The Times of India . 23 August 2020.
12. "Nishant Singh Malkani: 'My eviction from Bigg Boss 14 is completely unfair'". The Times of India. 3 November 2020. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 4 May 2024.
13. "Meet The Times 20 Most Desirable Men on Television 2020". Times of India .
14. "The Times Most Desirable Man of 2020: Sushant Singh Rajput - Philosopher, dreamer, charmer". Times of India .
15. "'Horror Story' has horror from the first scene to the last: Bhatt". Times of India . Retrieved 25 August 2013.
16. "Bezubaan Ishq music combines melody and meaning". Times of India . Retrieved 17 June 2015.
17. "Nishant Malkani signs first Bollywood movie". Times of India .
18. "Zee TV brings new tale of love tangle, family bonds". Sify . Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
19. Tiwari, Vijaya. "Nishant Malkani in Hum Ne Li Hai… Shapath". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 22 March 2024.
20. "Guddan Tumse Na Ho Payega team shoots for show's promo". 11 June 2020.
21. "Nishant Singh Malkani to take part in Bigg Boss 14". Times of India .
22. "Nishant Singh Malkani turn into a Rajasthani character for his show Rakshabandhan". Times of India .
23. "TV show Rakshabandhan to go in for a time leap, Nishant Singh Malkhani to play his own grown-up son". Times of India .
24. "Nishant Singh Malkani Is All Set To Play A Cop In His Upcoming Show Control Room". Filmibeat. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
25. "Nishant malkhani new show". The Times of India .
26. "Sasural genda phool".
27. "Shabir Ahluwalia, Sriti Jha on performing for Diwali special episode of 'Meet' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
28. "TV Celebs Celebrate 'Pyaar Wali Holi' On The Sets Of 'Kumkum Bhagya'". ABP Live. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

External links

• Nishant Singh Malkani at IMDb
• Nishant Singh Malkani at Bollywood Hungama