Rohit Saraf

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Rohit Saraf
Rohit Saraf at the OTTPlay Change Makers Awards 2023 (cropped).jpg
Saraf in 2023
Born (1996-12-08) 8 December 1996 (age 28)
Kathmandu, Nepal
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present

Rohit Suresh Saraf (born 8 December 1996) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi films and television. He began his career on television and made his film debut with the comedy drama Dear Zindagi (2016). Saraf is best known for the comedy drama Hichki (2018), the biopic The Sky Is Pink (2019), the dark comedy Ludo (2020), and the romantic comedy Ishq Vishk Rebound (2024). He earned recognition with his portrayal in the Netflix romantic comedy series Mismatched (2020–2024). In 2025, Saraf was placed by Forbes Asia in their 30 Under 30. [1]

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Early life

Rohit Saraf was born on 8 December 1996 in Kathmandu, Nepal to a Marwadi family. [2] [3] [4] He later moved back with his family to Delhi, being raised there. At the age of 15, he moved alone to Mumbai to pursue his late father's dream to make him an actor. [4]

His father, Suresh Saraf, died when Rohit was 12 years old. He had only completed his 10th standard before focusing on his passion of becoming an actor. [5] [6]

Career

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Saraf in 2019

Saraf began his career with several television shows, including the Channel V's teen drama Best Friends Forever? . He made his film debut as the younger brother of Alia Bhatt's character in the coming-of-age film Dear Zindagi (2016). [7] Saraf then played the cousin of the lead character in the Norwegian drama What Will People Say , which was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards. [8] [9]

In 2018, Saraf appeared in Yash Raj Films' comedy-drama Hichki , starring Rani Mukerji. [10] He then starred alongside Priyanka Chopra and Zaira Wasim in the biographical drama The Sky Is Pink (2019). [5] Reviewing the film for NDTV, Saibal Chatterjee wrote that Saraf "gives a solid account of himself" and Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost opined that he "delivers a rock solid performance". [11] [12]

In 2020, Saraf appeared alongside an ensemble cast in Anurag Basu's black comedy Ludo . [13] Sreeparna Sengupta of The Times of India commended him for standing out despite minimal dialogues. [14] In the same year, he began starring alongside Prajakta Koli in the Netflix romantic drama series Mismatched . [15] Raja Sen of Mint Lounge credited him for creating a "refreshingly non-alpha hero", and Poulomi Das of Firstpost labelled him "sincere". [16] [17]

Saraf played a leading role opposite Anandhi in the Tamil romantic drama Kamali From Nadukkaveri (2021), [18] and appeared in Vikram Vedha (2022) as the younger brother of Hrithik Roshan's character. [19] In 2024, Saraf had his first Hindi film lead role in the romantic comedy Ishq Vishk Rebound . [20] Mayur Sanap of Rediff.com panned the film but took note of Saraf's "charming enough screen presence". [21]

Saraf will next feature in Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Thug Life and in Dharma Productions' romantic comedy Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari. [22] [23]

Media

Saraf was ranked at No. 39 in The Times Most Desirable Men [24] in 2020.

Filmography

Films

Key
†Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2016 Dear Zindagi Kabir [25]
2017 Dear Maya Neil [26]
What Will People Say Amir Norwegian film [27]
2018 Hichki Akshay Verma [28]
2019 The Sky Is Pink Ishaan Chaudhary [29]
2020 Ludo Rahul Awasthi [30]
2021 Kamali From Nadukkaveri Ashwin Anand Tamil film [31]
2022 Vikram Vedha Shatak [32]
2024 Woh Bhi Din The Rahul Sinha [33]
Ishq Vishk Rebound Raghav Pandit [34]
2025 Thug Life Ranvijay "Raanu" YadavTamil film [22]
Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari †VikramFilming [23]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2012–2013 Best Friends Forever? Sahil Mehta [35]
2013–2014Ek Boond IshqBunty [36]
2015 MTV Big F GyanEpisode: "Love Just Happens" [37]
2020–present Mismatched Rishi Singh Sekhawat [38]
2021 Feels Like Ishq AdityaEpisode: "Star Host" [39]
2026 The Revolutionaries †TBAPeriod drama on Amazon Prime Video [40]

Music video

YearTitleSinger(s)Ref.
2021"Shola" Akasa Singh [41]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2023 Pinkvilla Style Icons Awards Mould Breaker (Male)—Won [42]
Bollywood Hungama Style Icons Most Stylish Trailblazer—Nominated [43] [44]
Most Stylish Emerging Icon—Nominated
2024Most Stylish Mould-Breaking Talent of the Year—Nominated [45]

References

  1. ↑ "Forbes India 30 Under 30 2025: Meet our young groundbreakers and trendsetters". Forbes India. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  2. ↑ {url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEcukaazmAy/ |url-status=live}
  3. ↑ Rohit Saraf speaks on his nationality, trolling. Digihunt. 28 April 2021. Event occurs at 6:10. Archived from the original on 29 June 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2021. I was born in Nepal ... but my family has always been/were Indians.
  4. 1 2 Want to attract amazing work Archived 14 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine . Daily Pioneer .
  5. 1 2 Lohana, Avinash (12 September 2019). "The Sky Is Pink actor Rohit Saraf: Priyanka Chopra told me to be myself, be confident". Mumbai Mirror . Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Rohit Saraf: There were days when I was an emotional wreck while shooting for 'The Sky Is Pink'". The Times of India. 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  7. ↑ Sarmmah, Surupasree (15 March 2018). "In the company of pets and pals". Deccan Chronicle . Archived from the original on 29 June 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  8. ↑ Kozlov, Vladimir (4 September 2018). "Oscars: Norway Selects 'What Will People Say' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  9. ↑ Simon, Alissa (11 September 2017). "Toronto Film Review: 'What Will People Say'". Variety . Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  10. ↑ Goyal, Samarth (3 April 2018). "Hichki actor Rohit Saraf: The moment I saw the final product, I knew we'd hit the bull's eye". Hindustan Times . Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  11. ↑ Chatterjee, Saibal (10 October 2019). "The Sky Is Pink Movie Review: Priyanka Chopra Lends This Unmissable Film A Starry Edge". NDTV . Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  12. ↑ Vetticad, Anna M. M. (10 October 2019). "The Sky Is Pink movie review: Priyanka Chopra's restraint defines a moving, uncommonly calm take on grief". Firstpost . Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  13. ↑ "Ludo Actor Rohit Saraf Describes What Life "On The Other Side" Of Fame Is Like". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  14. ↑ Sengupta, Sreeparna (12 November 2020). "Ludo Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  15. ↑ Pathak, Ankur (16 July 2020). "Netflix India: Here All The Films/Shows Coming To The Streaming Giant". HuffPost. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  16. ↑ "Mismatched review: Netflix India show makes teenage adolescence look like a statement, not a stage of life". Firstpost. 21 November 2020. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  17. ↑ "'Mismatched' review: A series with heart". Mintlounge. 23 November 2020. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  18. ↑ Boopathy, Szhruthi (25 July 2019). "B'wood star roped in for romantic Tamil film". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 11 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  19. ↑ "Rohit Saraf to play Hrithik Roshan's brother in Vikram Vedha". PINKVILLA. 16 August 2021. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  20. ↑ "Rohit Saraf steps into Shahid Kapoor's shoes for 'Ishq Vishk Rebound'". The Times of India. 3 June 2022. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  21. ↑ Sanap, Mayur (21 June 2024). "Ishq Vishk Rebound Review: Flat Rom-Com". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  22. 1 2 "Rohit Saraf joins Kamal Haasan in Mani Ratnam's Thug Life". Pinkvilla . 26 June 2024. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  23. 1 2 "Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari: Varun Dhawan, Janhvi Kapoor, Sanya Malhotra and others beam with joy at Muhurat Pooja". Pinkvilla. 4 May 2024. Archived from the original on 4 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  24. ↑ "The Times Most Desirable Man of 2020: Sushant Singh Rajput - Philosopher, dreamer, charmer". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  25. ↑ "Exclusive! Rohit Saraf on 4 years of Dear Zindagi: Feels overwhelming to receive the appreciation for playing a small part as 'Kiddo'". The Times of India. 25 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  26. ↑ "Rohit Saraf: I'm thoroughly enjoying what I'm doing so I don't think of the pressure". EasternEye. 21 July 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  27. ↑ "'What Will People Say' presents a deeply relatable story of family values". Business Standard . 14 October 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  28. ↑ "Alia Bhatt's Onscreen Brother Rohit Saraf Is Now Rani Mukerji's Student In Hichki". NDTV.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  29. ↑ "Rohit Saraf recalls seeing Priyanka Chopra, who played his mother in The Sky Is Pink". Hindustan Times. 19 July 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  30. ↑ "I played mind games with Anurag Basu to extract information about Ludo: Rohit Saraf". The Indian Express. 9 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  31. ↑ "Kamali From Nadukkaveri Movie Review: The film manages to engage the viewers despite its shortcomings", The Times of India, archived from the original on 10 July 2022, retrieved 25 October 2021
  32. ↑ "Rohit Saraf Lands Key Role in Vikram Vedha Hindi Remake". News18. 18 August 2021. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  33. ↑ "Woh Bhi Din The OTT release date - When and where to watch Adarsh Gourav and Rohit Saraf-starrer after a decade-long delay". OTT Play. 3 June 2022. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  34. ↑ "Ishq Vishk Rebound can be a runaway hit despite featuring new faces". Firstpost. 3 June 2022. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  35. ↑ "Best Friends Forever fame Rohit Saraf bags Ek Boond Ishq". Times of India . 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  36. ↑ "Rohit Saraf bags Ek Boond Ishq". The Times of India. 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  37. ↑ "Rohit Saraf tests positive for Covid-19". India Today. 25 March 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  38. ↑ "Mismatched: This Netflix Series Slows Down Right When it Needed the Thrust". News18 . 21 November 2020. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  39. ↑ "Anand Tiwari on Netflix's Feels Like Ishq: Have always liked telling stories that question romance and love". The Indian Express. 22 July 2021. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  40. ↑ "Prime Video's 'The Revolutionaries': First look revealed for Nikkhil Advani's 2026 period drama". The Hollywood Reporter India. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  41. ↑ "Watch: Rohit Saraf on collaborating with AKASA for his first single 'Shola': If this song can bring even a little bit of vibrancy in people's lives, I think we did a fantastic job". The Times of India. 5 May 2021. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  42. ↑ "Pinkvilla Style Icons 2: Rohit Saraf wins The Gift Studio presents Mould-Breaker - Male". PINKVILLA. 9 April 2023. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  43. ↑ "Complete List of Winners of Bollywood Hungama Style Icon Awards". Bollywood Hungama . Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  44. ↑ "Bollywood Hungama Style Icons Awards Nominees 2023". Bollywood Hungama . Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  45. ↑ "Bollywood Hungama Style Icons Nominees 2024 Edition". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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