Vishal Jethwa

Jethwa was born on 6 July 1994 into a Gujarati family in Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India to Naresh and Preeti Jethwa.^[4][5] His father died when he was 13, and he was raised by his mother. According to him, his childhood was full of struggles.^[6] He graduated from Thakur College of Science and Commerce.^[7]

Vishal started his acting career in 2013 by landing the lead role of Akbar in Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap.^[8] In 2015, he was roped in to play Bali in Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman.^[9] In 2016, he landed an important role of a terrorist in Diya Aur Baati Hum as Chota Packet.^[10] In the same year, he bagged the role of Nasir in Peshwa Bajirao.^[11] In August 2017, he replaced actor Bhavesh Balchandani to play the role of Krishna in Chakradhari Ajay Krishna.^[12] He also appeared in Colors TV's Thapki Pyar Ki as Prince, and played a role in Ghatotkacha, which aired on Life OK.^[13]

In his Hindi film debut, Jethwa was cast as the main antagonist in the 2019 film Mardaani 2. His performance was well received by the critics and the audience.^[14]

In 2022, he featured in Disney+ Hotstar's medical thriller series Human alongside Shefali Shah and Kirti Kulhari.^[15][16] Later that year, he played the title role in Revathi's slice of life drama film, Salaam Venky, co-starring Kajol, Rajeev Khandelwal, Rahul Bose, Prakash Raj and Aahana Kumra.^[17][18]

In May 2023, Jethwa played a pivotal role in Vidyut Jammwal's IB71.^[19] He also featured as Hassan Ali in Tiger 3.^[20] In December 2024, he starred in Amazon-MX Player's murder mystery Party Till I Die, alongside Avneet Kaur.^[21]

In 2025, he starred in Neeraj Ghaywan's Homebound, which had its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.^[22][23]