Rohit Purohit (born 8 June 1988) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi television. Purohit is best known for his portrayal of Malik Altunia in Razia Sultan, Alexander in Porus, Ranvijay Shroff in Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji, Dr. Vikrant Saxena in Dhadkan Zindaggi Kii and Armaan Poddar in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.
Early life Purohit was born on 8 June 1988 in Jaipur, Rajasthan into a Marwari family.
Personal life Purohit dated his Arjun co-actor Sheena Bajaj for six years. He married Bajaj on 22 January 2019 in Jaipur.
The couple got blessed with their first child, a boy, Aarush on 15 September 2025.
Career Before turning as actor, Purohit worked as a stuntman for Hrithik Roshan in Jodhaa Akbar. Purohit started his acting career with StarPlus's fictional drama Shaurya Aur Suhani portraying Chitwan. He then portrayed episodic roles as Vikram and Dushyanta in two episodes of Imagine TV's Mahima Shani Dev Ki and Marco D'Souza in an episode of Sony TV's Adaalat and portrayed the antagonist Prince Aryaman in Colors TV's Aise Karo Naa Vidaa.
Purohit went onto portray prominent role of Suraj Purohit in Zee TV's Sanskaar Laxmi, Bhadrasaal in Imagine TV's Chandragupta Maurya, Varun Kashyap the Rubber Man in Life OK's Super Cops Vs Super Villains - Shapath, Karan in StarPlus's Arjun. He then appeared in an episode of Sony TV's Encounter as Girish Sinha and in an episode of StarPlus's Ishq Kills as Aryan Khanna. He also appeared as a Contestant in seasons 1 to 3 of Box Cricket League.
Purohit portrayed the lead role of Malik Altunia opposite Pankhuri Awasthy in 2015 in then newly launched &TV's Razia Sultan, a major turning point in his career. He also portrayed Dara Shikoh in ABP News's documentary series Bharatvarsh in 2016. He then portrayed Alexander in Sony TV's Porus from 2017 till the show completed its run in 2018 and received praises for his role.
Purohit portrayed the antagonistic role of Advocate Ranvijay Shroff in StarPlus's Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji in 2019. After a hiatus of two years, Purohit returned with Sony TV's limited episodes based medical drama Dhadkan Zindaggi Kii in 2021 in the lead role of Dr. Vikrant Saxena opposite Additi Gupta until the show completed its run in 2022. Later in same year he entered Colors TV's Udaariyaan as Advait Kapoor until he quit the show in March 2023. In same year he portrayed lead role of Gaurav Shukla opposite Krutika Desai in Dangal TV's Gauna – Ek Pratha, but the show off-aired in few months.
Since March 2024, Purohit is seen portraying Advocate Armaan Poddar opposite Samridhii Shukla in StarPlus's longest running series Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. He has been praised for his role as Armaan Poddar, gaining fame.
Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes Ref. 2009 Shaurya Aur Suhani Chitwan2010 Mahima Shani Dev Ki Vikram Episodic appearance Dushyanta Adaalat Marco D'Souza Aise Karo Naa Vidaa Prince Aryaman "Arya" Singh 2011 Sanskaar Laxmi Suraj Purohit 2011–2012 Chandragupta Maurya Bhadrasaal 2013 Super Cops Vs Super Villains - Shapath Varun Kashyap the Rubber Man 2013–2014 Arjun Karan2014 Encounter Girish SinhaEpisodic appearance Ishq Kills Aryan Khanna 2014–2015, 2016, 2018 Box Cricket League Contestant Seasons 1–3 2015 Razia Sultan Malik Altunia 2016 Bharatvarsh Dara Shikoh Episode: "Story of Dara Shikoh" 2017–2018 Porus Alexander 2019 Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji Advocate Ranvijay "RV" Shroff 2021–2022 Dhadkan Zindaggi Kii Dr. Vikrant Saxena 2022–2023 Udaariyaan Advait Kapoor 2023 Gauna – Ek Pratha Gaurav Shukla 2024–present Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata HaiAdvocate Armaan "Aaru" Poddar
Special appearances Year Title Role Ref. 2024, 2026 Anupamaa Advocate Armaan "Aaru" Poddar 2025, 2026 Udne Ki Aasha
Music videos Year Title Singer(s) Ref.2023 Kam Toh Nahi Payal Dev
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef 2018 Asian Television Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Porus 2022 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor – Drama Dhadkan Zindaggi Kii 2024 Best Actor – Popular Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai 2025 Indian Telly Awards Fan Favorite Actor Best Onscreen Couple (with Samridhii Shukla) Fan Favorite Jodi (with Samridhii Shukla) Fan Favorite Star – Star Plus
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