Rajat Tokas | |
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Born | |
Education | Hope hall foundation school |
Occupation | Television actor |
Years active | 2005–2019 |
Notable work | |
Spouse | Shrishti Nayyar (m. 2015) |
Rajat Tokas (born 19 July 1991) is an Indian television actor, he was born in a Jat family in Munirka Village. He appeared in television series like Dharam Veer , Tere Liye , Naagin and Chandra Nandini . He is widely recognised for playing the titular character of Prithviraj Chauhan in Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan and the role of Akbar in Jodha Akbar .
Tokas started his television career with show Bongo as Ashu on DD national. He then did many shows including Lighthouse for children, Jadui Chirag, Tarang, and Ye Hawayan. In 2005, he came to Mumbai with his father & bagged the role of Tantya, who was Sai Baba's brother, in Sai Baba.
In 2006, Tokas was selected by Sagar Arts to play his first lead role of young Prithviraj Chauhan [1] in the series Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan for which he won best actor in ITA 2007.[ citation needed ]
In 2008 he was again selected by Sagar Arts to play Veer in the NDTV imagine show Dharam Veer .
In 2010-11, Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms chose Rajat to play the parallel lead in Tere Liye [2] where he played the character of Robindo Ganguly. Later, he did episodic roles in Bandini and Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein .
In 2013, Tokas starred in the role of Mughal Emperor Jalaluddin Mohammed Akbar in the historical drama show Jodha Akbar. [3] [4] It aired from 18 June 2013 to 7 August 2015 on Zee TV and was produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms. [5] The show was a critical and commercial success amassing regularly high TV viewership ratings. Critics have praised the series for its acting, scope, soundtrack and production values. Tokas went on to win several awards for his performance including BIG Star Most Entertaining Television Actor - Male , [6] Star Guild Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series , [7] Boroplus Gold Award for Best Actor in Lead Role (Critics) , [8] and Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role . [9]
In 2016, he played the negative role of Kabir (Icchadhari Nevla) in Naagin, a fantasy drama which was aired on Colors TV. Also in 2016 he was selected by Balaji Telefilms to play the lead role of Chandragupta Maurya in Star Plus show Chandra Nandini . He returned to reprise his role of Vikrant in 2019 in Naagin3, again produced by Balaji Telefilms.
He studied in the Hope Hall Foundation School, R. K. Puram, Delhi and later on completed his graduation through distance mode. [10]
On 30 January 2015, he married Shrishti Nayyar, a theatre actor.[ citation needed ]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2005 | Sai Baba | Tantya | Child artist | |
2006–07 | Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan | Prithviraj Chauhan | ||
2008 | Dharam Veer | Veer | ||
2010 | Keshav Pandit | Madhav Shastri | ||
2010–11 | Tere Liye | Robindo Shekhar Ganguly | ||
2013–15 | Jodha Akbar | Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar | ||
2016 | Naagin | Ichhadhaari Nevla (Fake Kabir Oberoi) | ||
2016–17 | Chandra Nandini | Chandragupta Maurya | ||
2018–19 | Naagin 3 | Ichhadhaari Naag Vikrant |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2011 | Bandini | Krishna | ||
2012 | Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein | Ankush | Season 1, Episode 26 | |
Year | Award | Category | Series | Result |
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2007 | 7th Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actor in Lead Role (Popular) | Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan | Won [11] |
7th Indian Telly Awards | Best Child Artiste (Male) | Won [12] | ||
7th Indian Telly Awards | Dharti ka Sitara | Won[ citation needed ] | ||
2013 | BIG Star Entertainment Awards | Most Entertaining Television Actor (Male) | Jodha Akbar | Won[ citation needed ] |
2014 | 7th Boroplus Gold Awards | Best Actor in Lead Role (Critics) | Won[ citation needed ] | |
13th Indian Telly Awards | Best Actor in a Lead Role | Won[ citation needed ] | ||
9th Renault Star Guild Awards | Best Actor in a Drama Series | Won[ citation needed ] | ||
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