Career
He started his acting career with a sci-fi television show called Antariksh (2004) and later went on to play a role in Don Muthu Swami (2008), a box-office failure that starred Mithun Chakraborty. Raina was brought up in Jammu, where he obtained a degree in commerce. He moved to Mumbai to begin a career in modeling.
He hoped that modelling would provide him with a route into acting work and lost 29 kilograms (64 lb) from his teenage weight of 107 kilograms (236 lb) so that he could participate in the 2005 Grasim Mister India modelling contest.
He was placed among the top five contestants in that competition. His acting career began in 2004 when he acted in a science fiction television show called Antariksh.
In 2008, he starred as JaiKishan in the comedy film Don Muthu Swami, which was not a success at the box office and caused him to return to television work. In 2009 he appeared in the Chehra television series, a suspense drama revolving around a handicapped girl.
He was also a part of Bandini.
In December 2010, Raina played the male lead in the show Ganga Kii Dheej. In 2011, he was cast as the lead in Nikhil Sinha"s Devon Ke Development — Mahadev. The Times of India said the role created fans due to his "fab abs, groovy smile and acting chops" He played over 30 different characters in the series, which ran for three years, ending in December 2014.
Mohit will next be portraying the adult Emperor Ashoka, in the historical serial Chakravartin Ashok Samrat on Colors television The show, which currently portrays the emperor is slated to take a leap in time, and Mohit will be seen from mid-April 2016.