Rajniesh Duggal is an Indian film and television actor. He also works 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 declared as the 1st runner-up. He also won the Kingfisher 'Model of the Year' award in 2005. He made his Bollywood debut with Vikram Bhatt's horror thriller 1920. In 2014, he participated in reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5 and emerged as the winner.
Duggall in 2011
1920 is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language supernatural horror film written and directed by Vikram Bhatt. The plot revolves around the events surrounding a married couple living in a haunted house in the year 1920. The film stars debutant actors Rajneesh Duggal and Adah Sharma as the married couple, along with Indraneil Sengupta in a special role. Loosely inspired by the 1973 horror film The Exorcist, it is the first installment of the 1920 film series, which was a commercial success. The film was also dubbed into Telugu and Tamil, under the title 1920 Gayathri. A sequel, 1920: The Evil Returns, was released in 2012 to mixed reviews and commercial success.
Promotional release poster
Sharma made her film debut with 1920.