Abhishek Nigam

Abhishek Nigam (born 13 September 1997) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi television. He is known for his roles as Veer Nanda in Hero – Gayab Mode On and Ali Baba in Ali Baba: Ek Andaaz Andekha.

Abhishek Nigam
Nigam in 2019
Born	(1997-09-13) 13 September 1997 (age 27) Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2015–present
Known for	Hero – Gayab Mode On Ali Baba: Ek Andaaz Andekha
Mother	Vibha Nigam
Relatives	Siddharth Nigam (brother)

Early life

Abhishek Nigam with his family at special screening of Panipat

Nigam was born and raised in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. His father, Ramvir Tokas, died when Nigam was still young and he was raised under the care of his mother.^[1][2] He also has a younger brother, Siddharth Nigam, who is a well-known actor.^[3]

He completed his early education at Delhi Public School (DPS), Prayagraj. He moved to Pune for higher studies and earned a master's degree in law from New Law College. He later moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in acting.^[4][5]

Career

Abhishek Nigam made his film debut in 2015 with the short documentary India’s Daughter, which marked his first screen appearance.^[6]

In 2017, he made his television debut with Akbar – Rakht Se Takht Ka Safar.^[7] In the same year, he played supporting roles in Mere Sai - Shraddha Aur Saburi, Chandra Nandini, and Paramavatar Shri Krishna.^[8][9]

In October 2019, he launched the music label Bon Bros Records with his brother, Siddharth.^[10] Under the label, he directed several music videos, including Attachment, Tu Mera Bhai Hai, and Hasdi Reya Kar.^[11][12] Later, he ventured into lyricism and music composition with the song Meri Hai Maa.^[13]

In December 2019, he made his Bollywood debut with Ashutosh Gowariker's Panipat, where he played Vishwasrao Peshwa. From 2020 to 2021, he portrayed the role of Veer "Hero" Nanda in SAB TV's Hero – Gayab Mode On, opposite Yesha Rughani and Tunisha Sharma.^[14][15]

In 2023, he replaced Sheezan Khan as the titular character in the second season of Sony SAB's Ali Baba.^[16][17] Later that year, he played Chirag, a nerd, in Amazon miniTV's anthology series Jab We Matched.^[18] In 2024, he starred in Sony TV's Pukaar – Dil Se Dil Tak.^[19][20]

Media

In August 2022, Nigam was named one of 75 cultural ambassadors by the Ministry of Culture to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Indian Independence.^[21]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	Panipat	Vishwasrao Peshwa		[22]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Akbar – Rakht Se Takht Ka Safar	Akbar		[23]
	Mere Sai - Shraddha Aur Saburi	Young Sai Baba	Cameo	[24]
	Chandra Nandini	Rajkumar Bhadraketu	Recurring role	[citation needed]
	Paramavatar Shri Krishna	Teenage Krishna	Cameo	[25]
2019	Ace of Space 2	Himself	Episode 72	[26]
2020–2021	Hero – Gayab Mode On	Veer Nanda/Hero		[27]
2023	Ali Baba: Ek Andaaz Andekha	Ali Baba		[28]
	Jab We Matched	Chirag	Episode 1: "Dating Algorithm"	[29]
2024	Pukaar – Dil Se Dil Tak	Sagar Maheshwari		[30]

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer(s)	Refs
2020	Sun Le Saathiya	Stebin Ben	[31]
	Tu Mera Bhai Hai	Ravish Khanna	[32]
	Tere Hi Ghar Ke	Yasser Desai	[33]
	Dil Kahe		[34]
	Meri Hai Maa	Tarsh	[35]
2021	Hasdi Reya Kar	Gurnazar	[36]
	Tum Bin	Palak Muchhal	[37]
	Lockdown Main Mora Saiyaan	Antara Mitra, Kettan Singh	[38]
	Majnu	Sukriti Kakar, Prakriti Kakar, Mellow D	[39]
2022	Heeriye	Abhi Dutt	[40]
	Yeh Adah	Stebin Ben	[41]
2023	Meri Aashiqui	Saaj Bhatt	[42]
	Burqa	Salman Ali	[43]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2022	21st Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actor (Popular)	Hero – Gayab Mode On	Nominated	[citation needed]
	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards India	Favourite Sibling Jodi (With Siddharth Nigam)	—	Nominated	[citation needed]
	22nd Indian Television Academy Awards	Popular Actor (Drama)	Hero – Gayab Mode On	Nominated	[44]