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.
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.
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.
From 2014 to 2015, he portrayed Kabir Kumar in Nisha Aur Uske Cousins opposite Aneri Vajani. 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. From 2016 to 2017, he portrayed Babbal Pratap in SAB TV's Ichhapyaari Naagin.
In 2018, he played Shaurya Saxena in &TV's anthology series Laal Ishq. In 2019, Varma portrayed Viraat in &TV's Shaadi Ke Siyape. 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.
From January 2025 to July 2025, he's portraying Om Vajpayee in Colors TV's Ram Bhavan opposite Khushbu Rajendra and Samiksha Jaiswal.
Filmography Year Film Role Notes Ref. 2019Rishtey Mein Toh Hum TumhareNirmal KhuranaShort film
Television Year Serial Role Notes Ref. 2014 Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya Raj Purohit Lead Role 2014–2015 Nisha Aur Uske Cousins Kabir Kumar 2016 Yeh Hai Aashiqui Josy Nair Episode: "Secret Marriage" 2016–2017 Ichhapyaari Naagin Babbal Pratap Lead Role 2018 Laal Ishq Shaurya Saxena Episode: "Kundali" 2019 Shaadi Ke Siyape Viraat Lead Role 2019–2020 Divya Drishti Shikhar Shergill 2022 Anandibaa Aur Emily Aarav Sanghani 2023–2024 Kavya – Ek Jazbaa, Ek Junoon Adhiraj "Adi" Pradhan 2025 Ram Bhavan Om Ramdas Vajpayee 2026–present Dilo Ki Ram Leela Ram Kumar
Web series Year Title Role Ref.2016I Don't Watch TV Himself2026Tu Yaa Koi NahiYash/Ansh
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Show Result Reference 2014 Indian Telly Awards Fresh New Face (Male) Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya 2015 Asian Viewers Television Awards Male Actor Of The Year Nisha Aur Uske Cousins 202424th Indian Television Academy AwardsBest Actor Popular Drama Kavya – Ek Jazbaa, Ek Junoon
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