Mishkat Varma

Mishkat Varma (born 17 November 1989) is an Indian television actor known for playing Kabir Kumar in Nisha Aur Uske Cousins and Adhiraj Pradhan in Kavya – Ek Jazbaa, Ek Junoon.

Mishkat Varma
Born	(1989-11-17) 17 November 1989 (age 35) Delhi, India
Occupations	Actor model
Years active	2014–present
Television	Nisha Aur Uske Cousins Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya Ichhapyaari Naagin Anandibaa Aur Emily Kavya – Ek Jazbaa, Ek Junoon
Relatives	Mihika Verma (sister)

Early life and family

Varma was born to a Punjabi father, Dilip Varma and South-Indian mother, Uma Varma. He did his schooling from Bombay Scottish School, Mahim and attended Mithibai College. He is a trained dancer and was a part of Shiamak Davar's dancing troupe. His elder sister, Mihika Verma is also an actress.^[1]

Career

Varma started his career by modelling and appearing in various advertisements. He made his television debut in 2014 with Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya as Raj Purohit. He was nominated for Fresh New Face Male in Indian Telly Awards.^[2]

From 2014 to 2015, he portrayed Kabir Kumar in Nisha Aur Uske Cousins opposite Aneri Vajani.^[3] His performance earned him a nomination for Male Actor Of The Year in Asian Viewers Television Awards 2015.

In 2016, he played Josy Nair in Bindass's Yeh Hai Aashiqui which reunited him with Vajani.^[4] From 2016 to 2017, he portrayed Babbal Pratap in SAB TV's Ichhapyaari Naagin.^[5]

In 2018, he played Shaurya in &TV's anthology series Laal Ishq.^[6] In 2019, Varma portrayed Viraat in &TV's Shaadi Ke Siyape.^[7] From 2019 to 2020, Varma played Shikhar Shergill in Star Plus's Divya Drishti opposite Nyra Banerjee.

In 2022, Varma played Aarav Sanghani in Anandibaa Aur Emily.

From 2023 to 2024, he played the lead Adhiraj Pradhan in Kavya – Ek Jazbaa, Ek Junoon opposite Sumbul Touqeer Khan, which earned him his first Indian Television Academy Awards nomination for Best Actor Popular .^[8]

Since January 2025, he's portraying Om Ramdas Vajpayee in Colors TV's Ram Bhavan opposite Khushbu Rajendra and Samiksha Jaiswal.^[9]

Television

Year	Serial	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya	Raj Purohit		[10]
2014–2015	Nisha Aur Uske Cousins	Kabir Kumar		[3]
2016	Yeh Hai Aashiqui	Josy Nair	Episode: "Secret Marriage"	[4]
2016–2017	Ichhapyaari Naagin	Babbal Khadak Pratap
2018	Laal Ishq	Shaurya Saxena	Episode: "Kundali"	[6]
2019	Shaadi Ke Siyape	Viraat		[11]
2019–2020	Divya Drishti	Shikhar Shergill
2022	Anandibaa Aur Emily	Aarav Sanghani		[12]
2023–2024	Kavya – Ek Jazbaa, Ek Junoon	Adhiraj "Adi" Pradhan		[13]
2025–present	Ram Bhavan	Om Ramdas Vajpayee		[14]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	Rishtey Mein Toh Hum Tumhare	Nirmal Khurana	Short film	[15]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2016	I Don't Watch TV	Himself	[16]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Show	Result	Reference
2014	Indian Telly Awards	Fresh New Face (Male)	Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya	Nominated
2015	Asian Viewers Television Awards	Male Actor Of The Year	Nisha Aur Uske Cousins	Nominated
2024	24th Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actor Popular Drama	Kavya – Ek Jazbaa, Ek Junoon	Nominated		[17]

References

1. "Siblings Mihika and Mishkat Varma share things they love and hate about each other". The Indian Express.
2. "I pinch myself to check if I'm dreaming: Mishkat Varma". Deccan Chronicle.
3. "EXCLUSIVE! Mishkat Verma: My role in Nisha Aur Uske Cousins in not a cameo". Bollywood Life. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
4. "Mishkat Verma and Aneri Vajani in 'Yeh Hai Aashiqui'". The Times of India.
5. "Mishkat Verma: I am terrified of supernatural elements". The Times of India.
6. "Mishkat Verma and Ankitta Sharmaa in &TV's Laal Ishq". IWM Buzz.
7. "Mishkat Verma to play the hero in 'Shaadi Ke Siyape'". The Times of India. 21 February 2019.
8. "Anandi Baa Aur Emily actor Mishkat Verma reacts to Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar doing tobacco ads". DNA India.
9. "Mishkat Verma, Samiksha Jaiswal and Khushbu Rajendra share their excitement about their upcoming show Ram Bhavan". Times of India. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
10. "My parents are my God: Mishkat Verma". The Times of India. 4 December 2014.
11. "Mishkat Varma to play a DJ from the planet Jupiter in 'Shaadi Ke Siyape'". The Times of India. 11 March 2019.
12. "Mishkat Verma, who is seen in Anandibaa Aur Emily, talks about his journey". Tribune India.
13. "Mishkat Varma to portray lazy genius 'Adiraj Pradhan' in 'Kavya – Ek Jazbaa, Ek Junoon'". The Times of India. 23 August 2023.
14. "Mishkat Verma shines in the show Ram Bhavan". The Tribune India. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
15. "ZEE5 on Instagram: "A joyride that will make you call your Dad right away. #RishteyMeinTohHumTumhare... comes out tomorrow on #FathersDay, only on #ZEE5.…"". Instagram.
16. Ladage, Rutu (12 February 2016). "I Don't Watch TV the latest web series trailer is here". India.com. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
17. "AVTA 2014: Winners List". Biz Asia.