Mishkat Varma


Mishkat Varma 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|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 ITA [Award for Best Actor Popular Drama|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

Television

Web series

Awards and nominations