Rajniesh Duggal is an Indian film and television actor, as well as a model. He won the title of Grasim Mr. India 2003 and represented India at the Mr. International 2003 pageant held in London, where he was named the 1st runner-up. In 2005, Duggal received the Kingfisher 'Model of the Year' award. He made his Bollywood debut in the horror thriller 1920,[1] directed by Vikram Bhatt. In 2014, he participated in the reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5, where emerged as the winner.[2]
He made his acting debut in 2008 with Vikram Bhatt's horror thriller movie 1920,[5] alongside Adah Sharma, where he played the lead role of Arjun Rathod, a man who vows to protect his possessed wife.[6] In 2011, Duggal appeared in his next horror thriller Phhir, where he collaborated with Bhatt and Sharma for the second time. He portrayed the role of Kabir Malhotra, a doctor who is in the search of his missing wife (played by Roshni Chopra). In 2012, Duggal appeared in Bhatt's supernatural thriller Dangerous Ishhq co-starring Karishma Kapoor and Jimmy Sheirgill.[7] In 2014, Duggal played the role of Deepak in Rajshri Productions' Samrat & Co.
In 2014, Duggal went on to become the winner of the television stunt reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi Season 5.
Duggal played a young boy from Banaras in the romantic comedy Direct Ishq, with Arjun Bijlani playing the other lead. At the same time, he portrayed the role of a lover in Ek Paheli Leela alongside Sunny Leone. Duggall and Leone went on to do another film together titled Beiimaan Love where he played an obsessive lover.
He also did a special appearance in Laal Rang, where he played S.P. Gajraj Singh.
In 2016, Duggall had two more releases: Saansein, a supernatural thriller; and Wajah Tum Ho, a crime thriller where he played a negative character.
