Rajneesh Duggal is an Indian film and television actor. He also works as a model. He won the title of
Grasim Mr. India 2003 and represented India at the
Mr. International 2003 pageant held in
London
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, where he was declared as the 1st runner-up. He also won the
Kingfisher
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'Model of the Year' award in 2005. He made his
Bollywood
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debut with
Vikram Bhatt
Vikram Bhatt (born 27 January 1969) is an Indian director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for directing the ''Raaz'' film series, an Indian horror series produced by Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt and for directing ''Ghulam'' ...
's horror thriller ''
1920
Events January
* January 1
** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20.
** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own m ...
''. In 2014, he participated in reality show ''
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5'' and emerged as the winner.
Career
Rajneesh
Rajneesh (born Chandra Mohan Jain; 11 December 193119 January 1990), also known as Acharya Rajneesh, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, and later as Osho (), was an Indian godman, mystic, and founder of the Rajneesh movement. He was viewed as a controv ...
started his career as a model by winning the title of
Mister India World. He also did several TV commercials and ad campaigns like
Raymond
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suitings,
Kitkat
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,
Monte Carlo
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,
Wagon R,
Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:
* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services, established in 1887. The company is the largest shareholder of Yamaha Motor Company (below).
** Yamaha Music Foundation, an organization estab ...
,
Videocon
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and Clinic All Clear.
He made his acting debut in 2008 with
Vikram Bhatt
Vikram Bhatt (born 27 January 1969) is an Indian director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for directing the ''Raaz'' film series, an Indian horror series produced by Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt and for directing ''Ghulam'' ...
's horror thriller movie ''
1920
Events January
* January 1
** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20.
** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own m ...
'', alongside
Adah Sharma
Adah Sharma (born 11 May 1992), is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Hindi and Telugu-language films. Sharma, after finishing her schooling, made her acting debut with a leading role in the 2008 Hindi language horror film ''1920'', a box ...
, where he played the lead role of Arjun Rathod, a man who vows to protect his possessed wife. In 2011, Duggal appeared in his next horror thriller ''
Phhir
''Phhir'' () is an Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Girish Dhamija, starring Rajneesh Duggal, Adah Sharma, and Roshni Chopra. The film was produced by ASA Productions and Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. and was released on 12 August 2011.
...
'', where he collaborated with Bhatt and Sharma for the second time. He portrayed the role of Kabir Malhotra, a doctor who is in the search of his missing wife (played by
Roshni Chopra
Roshni Chopra is an Indian actress, television presenter and the winner of NDTV Imagine's reality show, ''Dil Jeetegi Desi Girl''. She is also known for playing the role of Pia one of the three female leads in the Zee TV series Kasamh Se.
Car ...
). In 2012, Duggal appeared in Bhatt's supernatural thriller ''
Dangerous Ishhq'' co-starring
Karishma Kapoor
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Kapoor made her acting d ...
and
Jimmy Sheirgill
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Sheirgill began his film career with the 1996 thriller '' Maachis''. His bre ...
. In 2014, Duggal played the role of Deepak in
Rajshri Productions
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' ''
Samrat & Co.''
In 2014, Duggal went on to become the winner of the television stunt reality show ''
Khatron Ke Khiladi'' Season 5.
Duggal Duggal (or Dugal) is a Punjabi Khatri surname. They are followers of Hinduism and Sikhism. A minority of Duggals converted to Islam. Mother of Guru Amar Das belonged to a Duggal Khatri family.They were mainly found in Rawalpindi and Jhelum. Accor ...
appeared in the music video "Mohabbat Barsa Dena Tu", alongside
Surveen Chawla
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, from Bhatt's horror movie ''
Creature 3D''. In 2015, he played the lead role of Shravan in Bobby Khan's period thriller drama ''
Ek Paheli Leela
''Ek Paheli Leela'' () is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller drama film, written and directed by Bobby Khan and produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar. It stars Sunny Leone in the titular lead role with Jay Bhanushali, R ...
'', co-starring
Sunny Leone
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and
Jay Bhanushali
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. He also appeared in Syed Ahmed Afzal's crime thriller ''
Laal Rang
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'' as an inspector, co-starring with
Randeep Hooda
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and
Akshay Oberoi
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in 2016.
Duggal played a young boy from Banaras in the romantic comedy ''
Direct Ishq
''Direct Ishq'' () is a 2016 Indian action romantic comedy film, set in the city of Banaras. The film features Rajneesh Duggal, Nidhi Subbaiah and Arjun Bijlani in the lead roles. It was released on 19 February 2016.
Cast
* Rajneesh Duggal as ...
,'' with
Arjun Bijlani
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Arjun made his television debut with Ekta Kapoor's show '' Kartika'' on Hun ...
playing the other lead. At the same time, he portrayed the role of a lover in ''
Ek Paheli Leela
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'' alongside
Sunny Leone
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. Duggall and Leone went on to do another film together titled ''
Beiimaan Love'' where he played an obsessive lover.
He also did a special appearance in ''
Laal Rang
''Laal Rang'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language black comedy crime drama film directed by Syed Ahmad Afzal and produced by Nitika Thakur and Krian Media. Randeep Hooda, Akshay Oberoi and Piaa Bajpai star in the lead roles. Set in Haryana, th ...
'', where he played S.P. Gajraj Singh.
In 2016, Duggall had two more releases: ''
Saansein'', a supernatural thriller; and ''
Wajah Tum Ho'', a crime thriller where he played a negative character.
In 2017, he helmed the role of a fearless warrior Varundev and Jaldev in the TV series ''
Aarambh: Kahaani Devsena Ki''.
He then played the role of
Krishna
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for the mega TV series
Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran
''Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran'' is an Indian mythological television series produced by Nikhil Dwivedi.
Plot
Krishna answers Radha's questions and tells tales from Srimad Bhagavatam in no particular order.
Cast
*Shiny Doshi as Radha
*Rajneesh ...
for Colors in 2019-20.
He also did
Life OK
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's theatrical show ''
Ramleela Ajay Devgn ke Saath
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'' as
Lord Ram
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He also featured in the video of the song by Bombay Vikings named ''Chodd Do Aanchal''.
Rajneesh has been working on a limited series, ''
Aarambh.''
Personal life
Rajneesh graduated with a
Bachelor of Business Administration
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degree from Apeejay School of Management and a B.Com from
Delhi University
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.
He is married to Pallavee Duggall, and the couple have a daughter named Teeyaa.
Filmography
Films
Television
References
External links
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Living people
1976 births
Male actors from Delhi
Indian male models
Male actors in Hindi cinema
21st-century Indian male actors
Indian male film actors
Male actors from Mumbai
Participants in Indian reality television series
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi participants