Long before television cameras found him, Rajat Dalal was already a name serious lifters recognised. He built a reputation the hard way — years of competitive powerlifting, personal training, and a YouTube channel full of lifts that made people stop scrolling. Bigg Boss simply gave the rest of the country a reason to catch up.
Today he’s known for two very different things at once: the discipline of a competitive athlete, and the unfiltered, sometimes combustible personality that made him one of the more talked-about faces on reality television in the past two years.
From Faridabad to the National Stage
Rajat was born on January 12, 1996, and grew up in Faridabad, Haryana. He studied at Tagore Academy Public School before enrolling at Manav Rachna University, and by his own account, fitness wasn’t a side interest even then — it was the plan. Faridabad’s local gyms and lifting community gave him his first taste of competition, and he leaned into it fully rather than treating it as a hobby.
His family has largely stayed away from the spotlight, but Rajat has occasionally mentioned their support during the years when powerlifting had nowhere near the visibility or sponsorship it enjoys in India today. Training seriously for a niche sport, with little financial backing, is a grind most people never see — and it’s part of why his later success reads less like luck and more like payoff.
Building a Name in Powerlifting
The medals came steadily once he found his rhythm. A gold at the National Deadlift Championship in 2018 put him on the radar nationally, and by 2021 he’d added a WPC World Powerlifting Championship title to his résumé, alongside a string of state-level wins along the way.
It was really his online presence that turned a respected athlete into a public figure. His videos — heavy lifts, form breakdowns, blunt training advice — pulled in over a million followers across Instagram and YouTube well before his television debut, and that audience is largely what carried over when he stepped into the Bigg Boss house.
The Bigg Boss Years
Rajat’s first reality television stint came on Bigg Boss OTT Season 3 in 2024, where his combination of physical dominance in tasks and refusal to soften his opinions made him instantly memorable. It was enough to earn him a spot on the main Bigg Boss 2025 season, where he became one of the show’s most discussed contestants for the entire run.
Two storylines defined his season. The first was an ongoing rivalry with fellow contestants Rajveer Shishodia and Aadi Nagar, which played out across several group tasks and heated house debates. The second was his friendship with co-contestant Riya Khurana — a bond close enough that fans speculated it might be something more, though both later brushed off the romance rumours once the show ended. Through the noise, his fitness challenges and no-nonsense attitude kept him popular enough to reach the finale.
Life Outside the House
Rajat’s public disagreements haven’t been limited to the Bigg Boss house. He’s also been part of an ongoing back-and-forth with YouTuber Ajey Nagar, known as Carryminati, following a roast video that neither side seemed willing to let go of quietly. It’s the kind of internet spat that keeps resurfacing in comment sections long after the original clip was posted.
Where Fans Can Follow Him
Rajat stays active across a handful of official channels:
- Instagram (personal): instagram.com/rajat_9629
- Instagram (fitness): instagram.com/trainedbyrajat
- YouTube: youtube.com/@rajatdalal7821
- X (Twitter): x.com/rajat_9629
- Facebook: facebook.com/p/Rajat-Dalal-100064831280583/
These remain the most reliable places to catch his training content and see what he’s working on next, whether that’s a new lifting milestone or his next stint in front of the camera.