sentences:  In 2013, he was once again selected by Kapoor to reprise the role of the Mughal Emperor Jalaluddin Mohammed Akbar in her historical drama, "Jodha Akbar" for which he went on to win "BIG Star Most Entertaining Television Actor - Male", "Star Guild Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series", "Boroplus Gold Award for Best Actor in Lead Role (Critics)", "Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role".In 2016, he played the negative role of Kabir (Icchadhari Nevla) in Naagin, a fantasy drama which was aired on Colors TV.Again in 2016 he was selected by Balaji Telefilms to play the lead role of Chandragupta Maurya in Star Plus show Chandra Nandini.