Nishant Singh Malkani

Nishant Singh Malkani (born 1 September 1987) is an Indian actor.[1][2]

Nishant Singh Malkani
Malkani in 2020
Born (1987-09-01) 1 September 1987[1]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates[1]
Alma materIndian Institute of Management Calcutta
OccupationActor
Years active2009–present

Early life

Malkani was born on 1 September 1987 in Dubai.[1] He completed his schooling from Laxman Public School and MBA from IIM Kolkata. He got his first role in Miley Jab Hum Tum as adhiraj while he was doing MBA in kolkata.

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.[3] He portrayed Anukalp Gandhi in Ram Milaayi Jodi on Zee TV in 2010 but quit in 2011 to search for film work.[4]

Later, he debuted in Vikram Bhatt movie Horror Story[5] in 2013 and he was also seen in movies like Bezubaan Ishq, cute kameena, love training.

In 2017 Malkani debuted in web ; he played Raj in the web series Ragini MMS: Returns.[6]

He made a comeback to television on September 2018 portraying the lead Akshat Jindal in Zee TV's Guddan Tumse Na Ho Payega,[7] until he quit the series in 2020.[8] It is regarded as his best and most lovable performance ever in his career.[9]

In 2020, Malkani participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 14 as a contestant.[10] He survived for 5 weeks before getting evicted.[11]

In the media

Nishant Malkani was ranked 10th in the Times Of India's 20 Most Desirable Men on Television 2020.[12]

He was ranked at 44th position in Times of India's 50 Most Desirable Men of 2020.[13]

Filmography

Films
YearTitleRole Notes
2013Horror Story[14]Achint Debut movie
2015Bezubaan Ishq[15]Swagat
Ishq Ne Krazy Kiya ReAditya
2016Cute Kameena[16]Bunty
2018Love TrainingRahul

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2009–2010 Miley Jab Hum Tum Adhiraj Singh [17]
2010–2011 Preet Se Bandhi Ye Dori Ram Milaayi Jodi Anukalp Gandhi [18]
2018–2020 Guddan Tumse Na Ho Payega Akshat Jindal [19]
2020 Bigg Boss 14 Contestant Evicted Day 31 [20]
2021–2022 Rakshabandhan... Rasal Apne Bhai Ki Dhal Umed Pratap Singh and Shivraj Umed Pratap Singh/Balwant Singh [21][22]
2022 Control Room ACP Ayushman sharma [23][24]
2023-present Pashmina – Dhaage Mohabbat Ke Raghav Kaul

Special appearances
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2010 Sasural Genda Phool Raj Cameo [25]
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 [26]
2022 Kumkum Bhagya: Pyaar Wali Holi Dance performance [27]

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

References
  1. "Actor Nishant Singh Malkani celebrates his birthday with acid attack survivors in Lucknow". The Times of India. 1 September 2018.
  2. "Bigg Boss 14 FULL Contestants List: From Nikki Tamboli To Shehzad Deol, Celebs Who Are Part Of Salman Khan's Show". 4 October 2020.
  3. Ganguly, Ruman (24 October 2009). "Miley jab Nishant..." The Times of India. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  4. "First look: Horror Story". Filmfare. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  5. 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.
  6. Adarsh, Taran (13 September 2013). "Horror Story (2013) Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  7. "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 .
  8. 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.
  9. "Bigg Boss 14 contestant Nishant Singh Malkani: Television shows, photos and more". The Times of India. 3 October 2020.
  10. "Nishant Singh Malkani to take part in Bigg Boss 14?". The Times of India. 23 August 2020.
  11. "Bigg Boss 14 contestant Nishant Malkani: I said yes to BB14 because I will be sharing stage with Salman Khan". 4 October 2020.
  12. "Meet The Times 20 Most Desirable Men on Television 2020". Times of India .
  13. "The Times Most Desirable Man of 2020: Sushant Singh Rajput - Philosopher, dreamer, charmer". Times of India .
  14. "'Horror Story' has horror from the first scene to the last: Bhatt". Times of India . Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  15. "Bezubaan Ishq music combines melody and meaning". Times of India . Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  16. "Nishant Malkani signs first Bollywood movie". Times of India.
  17. "Miley jab hum tum". The 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. "Guddan Tumse Na Ho Payega team shoots for show's promo". 11 June 2020.
  20. "Nishant Singh Malkani to take part in Bigg Boss 14". Times of India.
  21. "Nishant Singh Malkani turn into a Rajasthani character for his show Rakshabandhan". Times of India .
  22. "TV show Rakshabandhan to go in for a time leap, Nishant Singh Malkhani to play his own grown-up son". Times of India.
  23. "Nishant Singh Malkani Is All Set To Play A Cop In His Upcoming Show Control Room". Filmibeat. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  24. "Nishant malkhani new show". The Times of India.
  25. "Sasural genda phool".
  26. "Shabir Ahluwalia, Sriti Jha on performing for Diwali special episode of 'Meet' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  27. "TV Celebs Celebrate 'Pyaar Wali Holi' On The Sets Of 'Kumkum Bhagya'". ABP Live. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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