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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 8 December 1996) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi films and series. He began his career on television and made his film debut with a supporting role in Dear Zindagi (2016). He went on to feature in the Norwegian film What Will People Say (2017), the comedy-drama Hichki (2018), the biopic The Sky Is Pink (2019), the dark comedy Ludo (2020), and the thriller Vikram Vedha (2022).

Since 2020, Saraf has starred in the Netflix romantic comedy series Mismatched and in 2024, he had his first lead film role in the romantic comedy Ishq Vishk Rebound.

Early life

Rohit Saraf was born on 8 December 1996 in Kathmandu, Nepal into an Indian family. He moved back with his family to Delhi when he was five. He was then raised in Delhi but moved to Mumbai when he started modelling.

His father, Suresh Saraf, died when Rohit was 12 years old. He completed his early education at the Saint Francis D'Assisi High School. He then went to St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai for graduation.

Career

Rohit Saraf in 2019
Saraf in 2019

Saraf began his career with several television shows, including the Channel V's teen drama Best Friends Forever?. He made his film debut as the younger brother of Alia Bhatt's character in the coming-of-age film Dear Zindagi (2016). Saraf then played the cousin of the lead character in the Norwegian drama What Will People Say, which was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards.

In 2018, Saraf appeared in Yash Raj Films' comedy-drama Hichki, starring Rani Mukerji. He then starred alongside Priyanka Chopra and Zaira Wasim in the biographical drama The Sky Is Pink (2019). Reviewing the film for NDTV, Saibal Chatterjee wrote that Saraf "gives a solid account of himself" and Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost opined that he "delivers a rock solid performance".

In 2020, Saraf appeared alongside an ensemble cast in Anurag Basu's black comedy Ludo. Sreeparna Sengupta of The Times of India commended him for standing out despite minimal dialogues. In the same year, he began starring alongside Prajakta Koli in the Netflix romantic drama series Mismatched. Raja Sen of Mint Lounge credited him for creating a "refreshingly non-alpha hero", and Poulomi Das of Firstpost labelled him "sincere".

Saraf played a leading role opposite Anandhi in the Tamil romantic drama Kamali From Nadukkaveri (2021), and appeared in Vikram Vedha (2022) as the younger brother of Hrithik Roshan's character. In 2024, Saraf had his first Hindi film lead role in the romantic comedy Ishq Vishk Rebound. Mayur Sanap of Rediff.com panned the film but took note of Saraf's "charming enough screen presence".

Saraf will next feature in Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Thug Life and in Dharma Productions' romantic comedy Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari.

Filmography

Films

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
  • All films are in Hindi unless otherwise noted.
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
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 Not yet released TBA Tamil film; filming
Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari Not yet released TBA Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
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 video

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

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
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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