# Nishant Singh Malkani

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 | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Horror Story | Achint | Debut movie |
| 2015 | Bezubaan Ishq | Swagat | |
| 2016 | Cute Kameena | Bunty | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 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 | |
| 2022 | Control Room | ACP Ayushman sharma | |
| 2023–2024 | Pashmina – Dhaage Mohabbat Ke | Raghav Kaul | |

#### Special appearances

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | Sasural Genda Phool | Raj | Cameo |
| 2011 | Pavitra Rishta | Anukalp | Crossover special |
| 2011 | Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahani | Himself | Special dance performance with Sanaya Irani |
| 2015 | Swaragini - Jodein Rishton Ke Sur | Himself | Dance performance |
| 2017 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 | Himself | To support Salman Yusuff Khan |
| 2018 | Kundali Bhagya | Akshat | Dance performance |
| 2019 | Yeh Teri Galiyan | Akshat | Crossover special |
| 2021 | Meet | Himself | Guest appearance |
| 2022 | Kumkum Bhagya: Pyaar Wali Holi | Himself | Dance performance |

### 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 |
| 2023 | Johri | Neeraj Bodi | Atrangii |
| 2024 | Heartbeats | Dr. Sandeep | MX Player |