Malkani was born on 1 September 1987 in Dubai. He comes from a Sindhi family. He went to Laxman Public School in New Delhi for his early education. Later, he graduated from Shaheed Bhagat Singh College and then completed his MBA from Kolkata.[1]
Career
Malkani's first television role was in Star One's romantic drama Miley Jab Hum Tum as Adhiraj Singh which he began in 2009. It wrapped up in 2010.[4] He portrayed Anukalp Gandhi in Ram Milaayi Jodi on Zee TV in 2010 but quit in 2011 to search for film work.[5]
Later, he made his debut in the Vikram Bhatt film "Horror Story" in 2013. He also appeared in other films such as "Bezubaan Ishq," "Cute Kameena," and "Love Training".[6]
In 2017, Malkani made his debut in web series, portraying the character Raj in "Ragini MMS: Returns".[7]
He made a comeback to television in September 2018 portraying the lead Akshat Jindal in Zee TV's Guddan Tumse Na Ho Payega,[8] until he quit the series in 2020.[9] It is regarded as his best and most lovable performance ever in his career.[10]
In 2020, Malkani participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 14 as a contestant.[11] He survived for 5 weeks before getting evicted.[12]
In the media
Nishant Malkani was ranked 10th in the Times Of India's 20 Most Desirable Men on Television 2020.[13]
He was ranked at 44th position in Times of India's 50 Most Desirable Men of 2020.[14]
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