He is known for portraying Akbar on Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap which aired on Sony TV,[2] and Sunny in Mardaani 2.

[6] Vishal started his acting career in 2013 by landing a lead role of Akbar on Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap.

[13] In 2022, he featured in Disney+ Hotstar's medical thriller series Human alongside Shefali Shah and Kirti Kulhari.

[14][15] 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.

[19] In December 2024, he starred in Amazon-MX Player's murder mystery Party Till I Die alongside Avneet Kaur.