Nishant Singh Malkani (born 1 September 1987) is an Indian television actor and model. He began his acting career in 2009 with "Miley Jab Hum Tum" portraying the character of Adhiraj Singh. 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.
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.
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. He portrayed Anukalp Gandhi in Ram Milaayi Jodi on Zee TV in 2010 but quit in 2011 to search for film work.
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".
In 2017, Malkani made his debut in web series, portraying the character Raj in "Ragini MMS: Returns".
He made a comeback to television in September 2018 portraying the lead Akshat Jindal in Zee TV's Guddan Tumse Na Ho Payega, until he quit the series in 2020. It is regarded as his best and most lovable performance ever in his career.
In 2020, Malkani participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 14 as a contestant. He survived for 5 weeks before getting evicted.
In the media
Nishant Malkani was ranked 10th in the Times Of India's 20 Most Desirable Men on Television 2020.
He was ranked at 44th position in Times of India's 50 Most Desirable Men of 2020.
Filmography Films + Year Title RoleNotesRef(s) 2013 Horror Story AchintDebut movie 2015 Bezubaan Ishq Swagat Ishq Ne Krazy Kiya Re Aditya 2016 Cute Kameena Bunty2025Mastiii 4Sid Walia
Television Year Title Role Notes Ref(s) 2009–2010 Miley Jab Hum Tum Adhiraj Singh 2010–2011 Preet Se Bandhi Ye Dori Ram Milaayi Jodi Anukalp Gandhi 2012 Hum Ne Li Hai... Shapath Sameer 2018–2020 Guddan Tumse Na Ho Payega Akshat Jindal 2020 Bigg Boss 14 Contestant Evicted Day 31 2021–2022 Rakshabandhan... Rasal Apne Bhai Ki Dhal Umed Pratap Singh and Shivraj Umed Pratap Singh/Balwant Singh 2022Control RoomACP Ayushman sharma2023–2024Pashmina – Dhaage Mohabbat KeRaghav Kaul
Special appearances Year Title Role Notes Ref(s) 2010 Sasural Genda Phool Raj Cameo 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 2021MeetHimselfGuest appearance2022Kumkum Bhagya: Pyaar Wali HoliDance performance
Web series Year Title Role Platform Notes 2017–2018 Ragini MMS: Raj ALTBalaji and ZEE5 2022Shubh Mangal Mein Dangal Vishwanath (Vishu)Hungama Play and MX Player2023Johri Neeraj Bodi Atrangii 2024 Heartbeats Dr. Sandeep MX Player 2025 Rishqiyaan: Dil, Dosti aur Dhokha Raghav Pocket TV Microdrama
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