Vishal Jethwa (born 6 July 1994) is an Indian actor. He is known for portraying Akbar on '' Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap'' which aired on Sony TV, and Sunny in '' Mardaani 2''.

Early life

Jethwa is a Gujarati. He was born to Naresh and Preeti Jethwa on 6 July 1994. He completed his graduation from Thakur College of Science and Commerce.

Career

Vishal started his acting career in 2013 by landing a lead role of Akbar on '' Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap''. In 2015, he was roped in to play Bali in '' Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman''. In 2016, he landed an important role of a terrorist on ''

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'' as Chota Packet. In the same year, he bagged the role of Nasir on ''

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''. In August 2017, he replaced actor Bhavesh Balchandani to play the role of

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on '' Chakradhari Ajay Krishna''. He also has appears in

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's '' Thapki Pyar Ki'' as Prince and Ghatotkacha that will air on

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. In his Hindi film debut, Jethwa was cast as the main antagonist in the 2019 film '' Mardaani 2''. His performance was well received by the critics and the audience. In 2022, he featured in

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's medical thriller series ''

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'' alongside

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and Kirti Kulhari. Later that year, he played the title role in

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, '' Salaam Venky'', co-starring

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, Rahul Bose,

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and Aahana Kumra. In May 2023, Jethwa played a pivotal role in Vidyut Jammwal's ''IB71''. He also featured as Hassan Ali, in '' Tiger 3''. In December 2024, he starred in

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's murder mystery ''Party Till I Die'' alongside Avneet Kaur. In 2025 he starred in Neeraj Ghaywan's ''Homebound'', which had its world premiere at the

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Filmography

Films

Television

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jethwa, Vishal 1994 births Living people Gujarati actors Indian male television actors Indian male soap opera actors Male actors from Mumbai Zee Cine Awards winners