Praneet Bhat - Wikipedia Praneet Bhat Praneet Bhat Residence Mumbai, India Nationality Indian Occupation Model, Actor, Mechanical Engineer Years active 2004 -- present Home town Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India Praneet Bhat is an Indian television actor best known for his role as Shakuni in epic TV series Mahabharat ( 2013 -- 2014 ). After completing his engineering, Bhat worked with a software company, Wipro. Bhat shifted to Mumbai in 2002, and after modelling, he started his television career in 2004, and went on to appear on the television programs Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi, Hotel Kingston, Kituu Sabb Jaantii Hai, Shhh... Phir Koi Hai and Kaajjal. He played the geeky character Aditya in Geet ( 2010 -- 2011 ). He appeared in the role of Shakuni in the mythological saga Mahabharat. In September 2014, he became one of the contestants of eighth season of reality show Bigg Boss. In November 2015, he married his longtime girlfriend, Kanchan Sharma. His Mahabharat and Bigg Boss close friends attended the wedding. He is currently portraying role of Darius III in Porus. Television Year Show Role Source Notes Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi Shefan 2007 Kaajjal Bunty 2008 Arslaan Shefan 2010 -- 2011 Geet ( TV series ) Aditya 2012 -- 2013 Suvreen Guggal -- Topper of The Year Jolly 2013 -- 2014 Mahabharat Shakuni 2014 Bigg Boss 8 Himself / contestant Evicted on Day 91 - 21 December 2014 2015 Razia Sultan Kasbi Kalandar Lahhori 2017 Trideviyaan Kilmish 2017 -- 18 Rishton Ka Chakravyuh Pujan Singh 2017 -- present Porus Emperor Darius III References ^ Jump up to : Reenu Dabas ( 27 Aug 2013 ). `` Shakuni from Mahabharat is neither positive nor negative : Praneet Bhatt ''. Daily Bhaskar. Retrieved 20 April 2018. ^ Jump up to : Navya Malini ( 23 Oct 2013 ). `` Like lead actors, character actors too are paid well : Praneet Bhat ''. The Times of India. Retrieved 20 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` Then and now : How Mahabharat has got more slick and grand ''. CNN - News18. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2018. Jump up ^ Nikita Sharma ( 6 September 2014 ). `` Praneet Bhatt in Bigg Boss ? ''. Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 13 September 2014. ^ Jump up to : Sana Riyaz ( 12 September 2013 ). `` ' Glad that I am playing the role of Shakuni in Mahabharata ' ''. The Pioneer. Retrieved 20 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` Will Praneet Bhatt aka Shakuni of Mahabharat be the biggest mastermind of Bigg Boss 8 ? ''. Daily Bhaskar. Retrieved 13 September 2014. Jump up ^ IANS ( 22 September 2014 ). `` ' Bigg Boss 8 ′ takes off ''. The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 April 2018. External links Praneet Bhat on IMDb This article about an actor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Praneet_Bhat&oldid=848172498 '' Categories : Actor stubs Indian male television actors Living people People from Srinagar Male actors from Jammu and Kashmir Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from April 2018 Use Indian English from April 2018 All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English Articles with hCards All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia বাংলা हिन्दी Bahasa Indonesia मैथिली नेपाली Edit links This page was last edited on 30 June 2018, at 06 : 26 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who played the role of shakuni in mahabharat 2013
Answer: Praneet Bhat