Rajat Tokas

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Rajat Tokas
Rajat Tokas at 'Jodha Akbar' launch.jpg
Tokas as Akbar in 2013
Born (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 32)
Education Hope hall foundation school
OccupationTelevision actor
Years active1999–present
Notable work
Spouse
Shrishti Nayyar
(m. 2015)

Rajat Tokas (born 19 July 1993) is an Indian television actor. 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 .

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Career

Debut and breakthrough (2005–2012)

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 .

Ekta Kapoor, Paridhi Sharma, Rajat Tokas, Ajay Bhalwankar at 'Jodha Akbar' launch Ekta Kapoor, Paridhi Sharma, Rajat Tokas, Ajay Bhalwankar at 'Jodha Akbar' launch.jpg
Ekta Kapoor, Paridhi Sharma, Rajat Tokas, Ajay Bhalwankar at ‘Jodha Akbar’ launch

Jodha Akbar and other success (2013–2019)

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.

Early and personal life

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 ]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2005 Sai Baba TantyaChild 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

Special appearances

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2011 Bandini Krishna
2012 Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein AnkushSeason 1, Episode 26

Awards

YearAwardCategorySeriesResult
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 SitaraWon[ 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 ]

See also

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