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The Himanshu Awasthi serial list is short but it shows a steady climb. He played Jogi in the web series Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo (Disney+ Hotstar, 2023), Ketan in Colors TV’s Krishna Mohini (2024), and since 13 October 2025 he has played the male lead, Sameer, in Dangal TV’s Rimjhim – Choti Umar Bada Safar. That role won him IFTA 2026 Most Popular TV Actor with 15,396 of 28,205 verified votes, or 54.6 per cent.

Himanshu Awasthi as Sameer speaks at a press conference with microphones in front of him, in a scene from Rimjhim

Himanshu Awasthi serial list: which shows has he done?

These are the screen credits we could check against published cast lists. Each one names the actor as Himanshu Awasthi. We have left out other titles that appear on fan and biography sites, because we could not confirm them.

Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo (2023) – Hindi web series, Disney+ Hotstar. Role: Jogi.
Krishna Mohini (2024) – TV serial, Colors TV. Role: Ketan, Aryaman’s assistant.
Rimjhim – Choti Umar Bada Safar (2025 to now) – TV serial, Dangal TV. Role: Sameer, the male lead.

So, if you are searching for “Himanshu Awasthi all serial name”, the answer for television is two daily shows: Krishna Mohini and Rimjhim. His one verified web series is Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo.

What was Himanshu Awasthi’s first show?

The earliest credit we could verify is Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo. The eight-episode Hindi crime drama was created by Homi Adajania and premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 5 May 2023. Dimple Kapadia led the cast as Savitri, known as Rani Baa, with Radhika Madan, Isha Talwar, Angira Dhar and Deepak Dobriyal. Himanshu Awasthi appears in the cast list as Jogi.

It was a small part in a big ensemble. But it put him in a well-known show with senior actors, and it is the first entry in his public screen record.

Which role did Himanshu Awasthi play in Krishna Mohini?

His first daily TV serial was Krishna Mohini on Colors TV. Made by Boyhood Productions, it premiered on 29 April 2024 in the 7 pm slot and ended on 5 August 2024 after 99 episodes. The story followed a young singer who becomes her family’s only earner and supports her younger sibling through a journey of gender identity.

Debattama Saha played Krishna and Fahmaan Khan played Aryaman “Arya” Mehta. Himanshu Awasthi played Ketan, Aryaman’s assistant. It was a supporting part, but it gave him a full run on a prime-time general entertainment channel and daily-soap working hours.

How did Himanshu Awasthi come to Rimjhim?

No interview or press note we found explains how he was cast in Rimjhim, so we will not guess. What the record does show is the jump in billing. In 2023 and 2024 he played supporting parts. In October 2025 he was named as one of the two leads of a new Dangal TV show.

Rimjhim – Choti Umar Bada Safar is produced by Shashi Sumeet Productions. Published listings of the company’s shows record it as a drama that premiered on Dangal TV on 13 October 2025, with Himanshu Awasthi and Yashika Sharma as its leads. Among the credits we could verify, this is the first show in which he is the male lead.

Who is Sameer in Rimjhim?

Sameer is the male lead of Rimjhim, and Yashika Sharma plays the title role. Together they are the lead pair of the show. At IFTA 2026 the pair was nominated as RIMEER, a blend of Rimjhim and Sameer. The story also has strong family characters, such as Pratap Sa, played by Atul Verma, and Prem Bua Sa, played by Kanchan Dubey.

In the current track, the show’s own sneak peeks on its YouTube channel, Rimjhim Dangal TV, show Sameer and Rimjhim working together to expose the villain Phulli. The show crossed 100 episodes in January 2026. To mark it, Himanshu Awasthi and Yashika Sharma gave a joint interview to the YouTube channel Telly Reporter, where they spoke about the milestone, life on set and the twists coming up in the story.

How many votes did Himanshu Awasthi win at IFTA 2026?

He won IFTA 2026 Most Popular Actor in a Lead Role (TV) with 15,396 of 28,205 votes, or 54.6 per cent. Sixteen actors were nominated. Every IFTA vote is checked by OTP, and each WhatsApp number can vote only once per category.

The runner-up, Syed Raza Ahmed (Nawab in Tu Juliet Jatt Di), got 5,554 votes, or 19.7 per cent. That put Himanshu 9,842 votes clear. Ashish Dixit (Sooraj in Pati Brahmachari) was third with 1,768 votes.

Who voted for him? He won 55.9 per cent of women’s votes and 46.7 per cent of men’s. He led in every age group with at least 30 voters, and took 53.8 per cent among voters aged 18 to 24. Women under 25 cast 11,690 of his 15,396 votes, about 76 per cent. Read the full breakdown in our story on Himanshu Awasthi’s Most Popular TV Actor win.

His win was one of six for the show. Rimjhim was also voted Most Popular TV Serial with 13,576 votes (60.4 per cent), and RIMEER won Most Popular TV Jodi with 13,257 of 22,505 votes (58.9 per cent).

Key facts

Current show: Rimjhim – Choti Umar Bada Safar, Dangal TV, since 13 October 2025
Character: Sameer, the male lead
Producer: Shashi Sumeet Productions
Earlier TV serial: Krishna Mohini, Colors TV, 2024 (Ketan)
Web series: Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo, Disney+ Hotstar, 2023 (Jogi)
Award: IFTA 2026 Most Popular TV Actor, 15,396 of 28,205 votes (54.6 per cent)

What is Himanshu Awasthi’s new serial?

As of 12 November 2026, Rimjhim is still his current show, and we found no announcement of a new serial or film. People searching for “Himanshu Awasthi new serial” are most likely looking for Rimjhim, which is his newest and biggest role so far. We will update this page if a new project is officially announced.

What to watch next

Rimjhim – Choti Umar Bada Safar on Dangal TV – his lead role as Sameer. Read where the story is heading in our Rimjhim serial upcoming story guide.
Krishna Mohini – the 2024 Colors TV serial, to see him as Ketan.
Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo – the 2023 crime drama released on Disney+ Hotstar, where he plays Jogi.
Tu Juliet Jatt Di (Colors) and Pati Brahmachari (Dangal TV) – the shows of the second- and third-placed actors in his IFTA category.

FAQ

Which serials has Himanshu Awasthi done?

Two TV serials we could verify: Krishna Mohini on Colors TV (2024) and Rimjhim – Choti Umar Bada Safar on Dangal TV (2025 to now).

What was Himanshu Awasthi’s first serial?

His first verified daily TV serial is Krishna Mohini (Colors TV, 2024), where he played Ketan. His earliest verified screen role is Jogi in the 2023 web series Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo.