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Rohit Saraf
Rohit Saraf at the OTTPlay Change Makers Awards 2023 (cropped).jpg
Saraf in 2023
Born (1996-12-08) 8 December 1996 (age 28)
Kathmandu, Nepal
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actor
Years active 2012–present

Rohit Suresh Saraf (born on December 8, 1996) is an actor from India. He mostly works in Hindi movies and TV shows. Rohit started his acting journey on television. His first movie role was in Dear Zindagi (2016).

He has also appeared in many other films like the Norwegian movie What Will People Say (2017), the comedy Hichki (2018), The Sky Is Pink (2019), Ludo (2020), and the action film Vikram Vedha (2022). Since 2020, Rohit has been a main actor in the Netflix romantic comedy series Mismatched. In 2024, he played his first main role in a movie called Ishq Vishk Rebound.

About Rohit's Early Life

Rohit Saraf was born on December 8, 1996, in Kathmandu, Nepal. His family is Indian. When he was five years old, his family moved to Delhi, India. He grew up in Delhi before moving to Mumbai to start his modeling career.

Rohit's father, Suresh Saraf, passed away when Rohit was 12 years old. Rohit finished his early schooling at the Saint Francis D'Assisi High School. Later, he went to St. Xavier’s College in Mumbai for his college studies.

Rohit's Acting Career

Rohit Saraf in 2019
Rohit Saraf in 2019

Rohit Saraf started his career by acting in several TV shows. One of his first roles was in the teen drama Best Friends Forever? on Channel V. He made his first appearance in a movie called Dear Zindagi (2016). In this film, he played the younger brother of the character played by Alia Bhatt.

After that, Rohit acted in a Norwegian drama called What Will People Say. In this movie, he played the cousin of the main character. This film was chosen to represent Norway at the 91st Academy Awards for the Best Foreign Language Film.

In 2018, Rohit appeared in the comedy-drama Hichki, which was made by Yash Raj Films. He acted alongside Rani Mukerji in this movie. Then, in 2019, he starred with Priyanka Chopra and Zaira Wasim in a true-story drama called The Sky Is Pink.

In 2020, Rohit Saraf was part of a big cast in Anurag Basu's dark comedy movie Ludo. In the same year, he started playing a main role in the Netflix romantic drama series Mismatched. He acts alongside Prajakta Koli in this popular show.

Rohit also had a main role in the Tamil romantic drama Kamali From Nadukkaveri (2021). In 2022, he appeared in Vikram Vedha as the younger brother of the character played by Hrithik Roshan. In 2024, Rohit played his first main role in a Hindi movie, the romantic comedy Ishq Vishk Rebound.

Rohit Saraf will next be seen in a Tamil film by Mani Ratnam called Thug Life. He will also appear in a romantic comedy from Dharma Productions called Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari.

Movies Rohit Has Been In

  • All films are in Hindi unless noted otherwise.
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Dear Zindagi Kabir
2017 Dear Maya Neil
What Will People Say Amir Norwegian film
2018 Hichki Akshay Verma
2019 The Sky Is Pink Ishaan Chaudhary
2020 Ludo Rahul Awasthi
2021 Kamali From Nadukkaveri Ashwin Anand Tamil film
2022 Vikram Vedha Shatak
2024 Woh Bhi Din The Rahul Sinha
Ishq Vishk Rebound Raghav Pandit
2025 Thug Life To be announced Tamil film; currently filming
Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari To be announced Currently filming

TV Shows Rohit Has Been In

Year Title Role Notes
2012–2013 Best Friends Forever? Sahil Mehta
2013–2014 Ek Boond Ishq Bunty
2015 MTV Big F Gyan Episode: "Love Just Happens"
2020–present Mismatched Rishi Singh Sekhawat
2021 Feels Like Ishq Aditya Episode: "Star Host"

Music Videos Rohit Has Appeared In

Year Title Singer(s)
2021 "Shola" Akasa Singh

Awards and Nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2023 Pinkvilla Style Icons Awards Mould Breaker (Male) N/A Won
Bollywood Hungama Style Icons Most Stylish Trailblazer N/A Nominated
Most Stylish Emerging Icon N/A Nominated
2024 Most Stylish Mould-Breaking Talent of the Year N/A Nominated
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