Rajniesh Duggal (born 19 November 1980) is an Indian model and an actor known for his roles in television and films. He is the winner of title Grasim Mr. India 2003 and Kingfisher 'Model of the Year' award. He made his Bollywood debut in the horror thriller 1920. He participated in the reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5, emerging as the winner.
Education Duggal graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Apeejay School of Management and a B.Com from Delhi University.
Career Duggal started his career as a model by winning the title of Mister India World. He has also done TV commercials and ad campaigns like Raymond suitings, Kit Kat, Monte Carlo, Wagon R, Yamaha, Videocon and Clinic All Clear.
He made his acting debut in 2008 with Vikram Bhatt's horror thriller movie 1920, alongside Adah Sharma, where he played the lead role of Arjun Rathod, a man who vows to protect his possessed wife. In 2011, Duggal appeared in horror thriller Phhir. He portrayed the role of Kabir Malhotra, a doctor who is in the search of his missing wife. In 2012, Duggal appeared in supernatural thriller Dangerous Ishhq co-starring Karishma Kapoor and Jimmy Sheirgill. In 2014, Duggal played the role of Deepak in Rajshri Productions' Samrat & Co.
In 2014, Duggal went on to become the winner of the television stunt reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi Season 5.
Duggal appeared in the music video "Mohabbat Barsa Dena Tu", alongside Surveen Chawla, from horror movie Creature 3D. In 2015, he played the lead role of Shravan in Bobby Khan's period thriller drama Ek Paheli Leela, co-starring Sunny Leone and Jay Bhanushali. He also appeared in Syed Ahmed Afzal's crime thriller Laal Rang as an inspector, co-starring with Randeep Hooda and Akshay Oberoi in 2016. He played the role of a young boy from Banaras in the romantic comedy Direct Ishq, portraying the role of a lover in Ek Paheli Leela alongside Sunny Leone. Duggall also did another movie with Leone Beiimaan Love where he played an obsessive lover. He gave a special appearance in Laal Rang, where he played S.P. Gajraj Singh character. In 2016, Duggall has played negative character in movies like Saansein, a supernatural thriller; and Wajah Tum Ho. In 2017, he helmed the role of a fearless warrior Varundev and Jaldev in the TV series Aarambh: Kahaani Devsena Ki. He played the role of Krishna for the TV series Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran for Colors in 2019-20.He was seen in Life OK's theatrical show Ramleela Ajay Devgn ke Saath as Lord Ram He was also featured in the video of the song by Bombay Vikings named Chodd Do Aanchal. Duggal has worked in limited series such as Aarambh.
He was associated with the short film Fragile, which focuses on Fragile X syndrome, a genetic condition linked to autism, and was produced under the banner of Flow Like Water Films.
Personal life He is married to Pallavee Duggall, and the couple have a daughter named Teeyaa.
Awards He is a winner of title Grasim Mr. India 2003. and represented India at the Mr. International 2003 pageant held in London, where he was named the 1st runner-up. In 2005, Duggal received the Kingfisher 'Model of the Year' award.
Filmography
Films Year Title RoleNotes Ref. 2008 1920 Arjun Rathod Debut Film 2011 Phhir Kabir Malholtra Be Careful Sameer Malhotra 2012 Dangerous Ishq Rohan, Iqbal, Ali and Raj Dutt Quadruple roles This Weekend Ajay 2013 Main Krishna Hoon HimselfSpecial appearance in "Govinda Aala Re" song 2014 Samrat & Co. Deepak Khurana Spark Arjun Creature 3D HimselfSpecial appearance in "Mohabbat Barsa Dena Tu" song 2015 Ek Paheli Leela Shravan 2016 Laal RangSP Gajraj Singh Direct Ishq Vickky Shukla Beiimaan Love Raj Wajah Tum Ho Rahul Oberoi Saansein Abhay2018 Udanchhoo Vikram Teri Bhabhi Hai Pagle Dev2019 Mushkil Abeer2022Khalli BilliRohitBal Naren2025Udaipur Files IB officer Ishwar Singh
Television Year Title RoleNotes 2012 Ramleela – Ajay Devgn Ke Saath Rama 2014 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5 ContestantWinner 2017 Aarambh Varun Dev 2019–2020 Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran Lord Krishna 2022 Sanjog Rajeev Kothari
Web series Year Title Role Channel Notes2023Inspector AvinashInspector Ranvijay AhlawatJioCinema2024Video Cam ScamSub Inspector Vinay KumarEpic On2024PostcardsDr Siddharth KapoorNetflixGlobal2025ExitRavi WavesBestseller
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