[1] He started his acting career with the film, Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) and gained recognition with his portrayal of Abhigyan, a wealthy Canadian industrialist in the 2001 romance Tum Bin.
[7] He made his film debut with a role in Mira Nair's Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) and also appeared in Ram Gopal Varma's Jungle in 2000.
However, his big break came as a supporting actor in Tum Bin (2001), leading to work in several small films.
His next feature was Khwahish (2003), playing the lead opposite Mallika Sherawat, notable for its sensuality and kissing scenes.
"[10] In 2022, he revealed in an interview with Navbharat Times that, during his early days in the film industry, he was propositioned to stay in the news,[10] and that the incident left him shocked.