Praneet Bhat

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{{Short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Praneet Bhat
| image = Praneet bhat.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|09|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = {{hlist|Model|actor|engineer}}
| years_active = 2004 – present
| spouses = Kanchan Sharma (m.2015)
}}

'''Praneet Bhat''' (born 26 September 1980) is an Indian television actor best known for his role as [[Shakuni]] in the epic TV series ''[[Mahabharat (2013 TV series)|Mahabharat]]'' (2013–2014).<ref name=toi/><ref>{{cite web | title = Then and now: How Mahabharat has got more slick and grand|work=[[CNN-News18]] | url = https://www.news18.com/photogallery/movies/then-and-now-how-mahabharat-has-got-more-slick-and-grand-921608-2.html|date=7 October 2013| accessdate = 20 April 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Praneet Bhatt in Bigg Boss? | work= [[Daily News and Analysis]] | url = http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-praneet-bhatt-in-bigg-boss-2016458 | date=6 September 2014|author=Nikita Sharma|accessdate = 13 September 2014 }}</ref>

==Life and career==
Bhat hails from [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="bhaskar"/> After completing his engineering, he worked with a software company, [[Wipro]].<ref name="bhaskar">{{cite web | title = Shakuni from Mahabharat is neither positive nor negative: Praneet Bhatt|website =[[Daily Bhaskar]] | url = http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-shakuni-from-mahabharat-is-neither-positive-nor-negative-praneet-bhatt-4358106-NOR.html# |author=Reenu Dabas|date= 27 August 2013| accessdate = 20 April 2018 }}</ref><ref name=pio>{{cite web | title = Glad that I am playing the role of Shakuni in Mahabharata|work=[[The Pioneer (India)|The Pioneer]]| url = http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhopal/glad-that-i-am-playing-the-role-of-shakuni-in-mahabharata.html |date=12 September 2013 |author= Sana Riyaz| accessdate = 20 April 2018 }}</ref>

Bhat shifted to Mumbai in 2002,<ref name=pio/> and after modelling,<ref>{{cite news|title=Will Praneet Bhatt aka Shakuni of Mahabharat be the biggest mastermind of Bigg Boss 8?|work=[[Daily Bhaskar]]|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/CEL-will-praneet-bhatt-aka-shakuni-of-mahabharat-be-the-biggest-mastermind-of-bigg-b-4738059-PHO.html|accessdate=13 September 2014|date=8 September 2014}}</ref> he started his television career in 2004,<ref name=pio/> and went on to appear on the television programs ''Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi'', ''Hotel Kingston'', ''Kituu Sabb Jaantii Hai'', ''[[Ssshhhh...Koi Hai|Ssshhhh..Phir Koi Hai]]'' and ''[[Kaajjal]]''.

He played the geeky character Aditya in ''[[Geet (TV series)|Geet]]''(2010–2011). He appeared in the role of [[Shakuni]] in the mythological saga ''[[Mahabharat (2013 TV series)|Mahabharat]]'', which earned him worldwide fame.<ref name=toi>{{cite web | title = Like lead actors, character actors too are paid well: Praneet Bhat | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news/Like-lead-actors-character-actors-too-are-paid-well-Praneet-Bhat/articleshow/24547716.cms |author=Navya Malini|date= 23 October 2013| accessdate = 20 April 2018 | website = [[The Times of India]] }}</ref> In September 2014, he became one of the contestants of [[Bigg Boss 8|eighth season]] of reality show ''[[Bigg Boss]]''.<ref>{{cite web | title = 'Bigg Boss 8′ takes off |work= [[The Indian Express]] | url = http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/brace-yourself-here-comes-bigg-boss-8/ |author=IANS |author-link=Indo-Asian News Service |date=22 September 2014| accessdate = 20 April 2018 }}</ref>

In November 2015, he married his longtime girlfriend, Kanchan Sharma. His Mahabharat and Bigg Boss close friends attended the wedding. He also portrayed a negative role in ''Star Plus's [[Rishton Ka Chakravyuh]].''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/no-to-make-up-for-rishton-ka-chakravyuh-praneet-bhatt/articleshow/59953085.cms|date=7 August 2017|title=No to make up for Rishton Ka Chakravyuh: Praneet Bhatt|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=20 April 2018}}</ref> Bhat then played [[Darius III]] in ''[[Porus (TV series)|Porus]]''.

Since 2018, Bhat is portraying a [[genie]] in the show ''[[Aladdin - Naam Toh Suna Hoga]]'' and in 2021 in he will feature as the magician Jafar in the upcoming story ''Aladdin and the Magic Lamp'' on ''[[Alif Laila (2020 TV series)|Alif Laila]] in [[Dangal TV]]''{{cn|date=April 2021}}

==Television==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Show
! Role
! Source
! Notes
|-
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi]]''
|
|
|
|-
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Kaajjal]]''
| Bunty
|
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Arslaan]]''
| Shefan
|
|
|-
| 2010–2011
| ''[[Geet - Hui Sabse Parayi]]''
| Aditya "Adi"
|
|
|-
| 2012–2013
| ''[[Suvreen Guggal – Topper of The Year]]''
| Jolly
|
|
|-
| 2013–2014
| ''[[Mahabharat (2013 TV series)|Mahabharat]]''
| [[Shakuni]]
|
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Bigg Boss (Hindi season 8)|Bigg Boss 8]]''
| Contestant
|
| Evicted on Day 91 – 21 December 2014
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Razia Sultan (TV series)|Razia Sultan]]''
| Kasbi Kalandar Lahhori
|
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Baal Krishna]]''
| [[Nanda Baba]]
|
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Trideviyaan]]''
| Kilmish
|
|
|-
| 2017–2018
| ''[[Rishton Ka Chakravyuh]]''
| Pujan Singh
|
|
|-
| 2017–2018
| ''[[Porus (TV series)|Porus]]''
| [[Darius III]]
|
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Meri Hanikarak Biwi]]''
| Aghori Baba
|
|
|-
| 2018–2021
| ''[[Aladdin - Naam Toh Suna Hoga]]''
| Genie of Ring, Anguthichhaap
|
|
|-
| 2020
|[[Alif Laila (2020 TV series)|Alif Laila]]
|Magician Jafar
|
|Episodic Role
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Mere Sai]]''
| Madhusudan
|
|
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|5970968}}

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[[Category:Indian male television actors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Srinagar]]
[[Category:Male actors from Jammu and Kashmir]]
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