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Born in Patna on January 21, 1986, Rajput had a keen interest in engineering, and had even completed three years of his Bachelor of Engineering course from Delhi Technological University. But the lure of theatre and dance proved too great to let go, as he had also enrolled in choreographer Shiamak Davar’s dance classes. Ultimately, he dropped out of college to pursue this full time. Acting classes by Barry John was his next stop. From then on, he performed in Shiamak’s troupe at various award functions, until he got noticed by the makers of his first show Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil, and soon landed the lead as Manav in Pavitra Rishta. He then went from strength to strength, until Bollywood came calling. Kai Po Che! (2013) was his big screen debut, for which he got rave reviews.