Rajat Tokas

Rajat Tokas
Tokas in 2013
Born (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 (age 33)
EducationHope hall foundation school
OccupationTelevision actor
Years active2005–2019
Notable work
Spouse
Shrishti Nayyar
(m. 2015)

Rajat Tokas (born 19 July 1991) is an Indian television actor, he was born in a Jat family in Munirka Village. He 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 in Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan and the role of Akbar in Jodha Akbar.

Career

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Debut and breakthrough (2005–2012)

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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 & 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 Prithviraj Chauhan[1] in the series Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan for which he won best actor in ITA 2007.[citation needed]

In 2008 he was again selected by Sagar Arts to play Veer in the NDTV imagine show Dharam Veer.

In 2010-11, Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms chose Rajat to play the parallel lead in Tere Liye[2] where he played the character of Robindo Ganguly. Later, he did episodic roles in Bandini and Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein.

Ekta Kapoor, Paridhi Sharma, Rajat Tokas, Ajay Bhalwankar at ‘Jodha Akbar’ launch

Jodha Akbar and other success (2013–2019)

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In 2013, Tokas starred in the role of Mughal Emperor Jalaluddin Mohammed Akbar in the historical drama show Jodha Akbar.[3][4] It aired from 18 June 2013 to 7 August 2015 on Zee TV and was produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms.[5] 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,[6] Star Guild Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series,[7] Boroplus Gold Award for Best Actor in Lead Role (Critics),[8] and Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role.[9]

In 2016, he played the negative role of Kabir (Icchadhari Nevla) in Naagin, a fantasy drama which was aired on Colors TV. Also in 2016 he was selected by Balaji Telefilms to play the lead role of Chandragupta Maurya in Star Plus show Chandra Nandini. He returned to reprise his role of Vikrant in 2019 in Naagin 3, again produced by Balaji Telefilms.

Early and personal life

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He studied in the Hope Hall Foundation School, R. K. Puram, Delhi and later on completed his graduation through distance mode.[10]

On 30 January 2015, he married Shrishti Nayyar, a theatre actor.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2005 Sai Baba Tantya Child artist
2006–07 Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan Prithviraj Chauhan
2008 Dharam Veer Veer
2010 Keshav Pandit Madhav Shastri
2010–11 Tere Liye Robindo Shekhar Ganguly
2013–15 Jodha Akbar Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar
2016 Naagin Ichhadhaari Nevla (Fake Kabir Oberoi)
2016–17 Chandra Nandini Chandragupta Maurya
2018–19 Naagin 3 Ichhadhaari Naag Vikrant

Special appearances

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Bandini Krishna
2012 Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein Ankush Season 1, Episode 26

Awards

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Year Award Category Series Result
2007 7th Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor in Lead Role (Popular) Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan Won[11]
7th Indian Telly Awards Best Child Artiste (Male) Won[12]
7th Indian Telly Awards Dharti ka Sitara Won[citation needed]
2013 BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Television Actor (Male) Jodha Akbar Won[citation needed]
2014 7th Boroplus Gold Awards Best Actor in Lead Role (Critics) Won[citation needed]
13th Indian Telly Awards Best Actor in a Lead Role Won[citation needed]
9th Renault Star Guild Awards Best Actor in a Drama Series Won[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Prithviraj in a new avatar". The Hindu. 24 October 2007. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007.
  2. ^ "In daily soaps male leads are just onlookers: Rajat Tokas - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "Rajat Tokas is Ekta's Akbar - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. ^ "Jodha Akbar's shooting in Jaipur". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Jodha Akbar: Ekta Kapoor's & Zee TV's historical romance". Indian Television. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Nominations of Big Star Entertainment Awards 2013".[dead link]
  7. ^ "Star Guild Awards - Winners". starguildawards.org.
  8. ^ "Zee Gold Awards 2014 Complete List Of Winners". 20 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Indian Telly Awards 2016 - Index". tellyawards.indiantelevision.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Fighting with lions". The Hindu. 18 January 2008. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008.
  11. ^ Winners & Nominees of Indian Television Academy Awards, 2007 Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "The Seventh Indian Telly Awards > Winners List". tellyawards.indiantelevision.com.
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