Manaktala started as a ramp model. Later, he joined television in 2006 portraying Cadet Amardeep "Amar" Huda in
Sony SAB's
Left Right Left until 2008. After a five-year break, he made his comeback in 2013 playing Sameer Verma/Aditya Jagannadh in
Main Naa Bhoolungi on
Sony Entertainment Television, opposite
Aishwarya Sakhuja. In 2016, he acted as Neel Sharma in
Yeh Hai Aashiqui. The next year, Manaktala appeared as Veer Pratap in
Life OK's
Ghulaam alongside
Param Singh and
Niti Taylor. Then he portrayed
Gangadhar Rao in Color's historical drama
Jhansi Ki Rani opposite
Anushka Sen and Balveer in
&TV's
Laal Ishq opposite wife
Gunjan Walia. Next, he joined the cast of Star Plus's
Namah as
Shiva. In 2022, Manaktala entered the
Colors TV's reality TV show
Bigg Boss 16 as a wild card contestant. He was evicted on day 90, finishing at 13th place. ==Television==