Rajat Tokas

Television

Birthday July 19, 1991

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace New Delhi India

Age 32 years old

Nationality India

Height 1.68 m

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1991

Rajat Tokas (born 19 July 1991) is an Indian television actor.

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.

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.

2005

In 2005, he came to Mumbai with his father & bagged the role of Tantya, who was Sai Baba's brother, in Sai Baba.

2006

In 2006, Tokas was selected by Sagar Arts to play his first lead role of young Prithviraj Chauhan in the series Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan for which he won best actor in ITA 2007.

2008

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

2010

In 2010-11, Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms 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.

2013

In 2013, Tokas starred in the role of Mughal Emperor Jalaluddin Mohammed Akbar in the historical drama show Jodha Akbar. It aired from 18 June 2013 to 7 August 2015 on Zee TV and was produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms.

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.

2015

On 30 January 2015, he married Shrishti Nayyar, a theatre actor.

2016

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.

2019

He returned to reprise his role of Vikrant in 2019 in Naagin 3, again produced by Balaji Telefilms.

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