Rajat Tokas (born 19 July 1991) is an Indian television actor, who appeared in television series like '' Dharam Veer'', '' Tere Liye'', '' Naagin'' and '' Chandra Nandini''. He is widely recognised for playing the titular character of

Prithviraj Chauhan Prithviraja III (IAST: Pṛthvī-rāja; 22 May 1166 – February 1192), popularly known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora, was a king from the Chahamanas of Shakambhari, Chauhan (Chahamana) dynasty who ruled the territory of Sapadalaksha, w ...

in '' Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan'' and the role of

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in '' Jodha Akbar''.

Career

Debut and breakthrough (2005–2012)

Tokas started his television career with show ''Bongo'' as Ashu on DD national. He then did many shows including ''Lighthouse for children'', Jadui Chirag, Tarang, and Ye Hawayan. In 2005, he came to Mumbai with his father and bagged the role of Tantya, who was Sai Baba's brother, in ''Sai Baba''. In 2006, Tokas was selected by Sagar Arts to play his first lead role of young

in the series '' Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan'' for which he won best actor in ITA 2007. In 2008 he was again selected by Sagar Arts to play Veer in the NDTV imagine show '' Dharam Veer''. In 2010-11,

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chose Rajat to play the parallel lead in '' Tere Liye'' where he played the character of Robindo Ganguly. Later, he did episodic roles in '' Bandini'' and '' Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein''.

Jodha Akbar and other success (2013–2019)

In 2013, Tokas starred in the role of

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Jalaluddin Mohammed Akbar in the

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show '' Jodha Akbar.'' It aired from 18 June 2013 to 7 August 2015 on

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and was produced by

under

. The show was a critical and commercial success amassing regularly high TV viewership ratings. Critics have praised the series for its acting, scope, soundtrack and production values. Tokas went on to win several awards for his performance including '' BIG Star Most Entertaining Television Actor - Male'', '' Star Guild Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series'', '' Boroplus Gold Award for Best Actor in Lead Role (Critics)'', and ''

Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role Male is an award given as a part of the annual Indian Telly Awards. The award was first awarded in 2002 under the title TV Actor Of The Year. A special award called Best Actor Jury was also awar ...

''. In 2016, he played the negative role of Kabir (Icchadhari Nevla) in ''Naagin'', a

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which was aired on

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. Also in 2016 he was selected by Balaji Telefilms to play the lead role of

Chandragupta Maurya Chandragupta Maurya (Sanskrit: elp:IPA/Sanskrit, t̪͡ɕɐn̪d̪ɾɐgupt̪ɐ mɐʊɾjɐ (reigned 320 BCE – c. 298 BCE) was the founder and the first emperor of the Maurya Empire, based in Magadha (present-day Bihar) in the Indian ...

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show '' Chandra Nandini''. He returned to reprise his role of Vikrant in 2019 in ''Naagin'' ''3'', again produced by

Early and personal life

He studied in the Hope Hall Foundation School, R. K. Puram, Delhi and later on completed his graduation through distance mode. On 30 January 2015, he married Shrishti Nayyar, a theatre actor.

Filmography

Television

Special appearances

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tokas, Rajat 21st-century Indian male actors Living people Indian male television actors Indian male soap opera actors Male actors from Delhi 1991 births