Ashutosh Ramnarayan Neekhra (born 10 November 1967), known professionally as Ashutosh Rana, is an Indian actor, producer, author and television personality. He has worked in Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, and Hindi films. He has also worked in Indian television shows. He has also won two Filmfare Awards for Dushman and Sangharsh. He won these awards in the category Filmfare Awards in a negative role. He is known for his portrayal of negative roles.[1][2][3]
Besides being an actor, he is also an author, a philanthropist. Some of the books written by him are 'Maun Muskaan Ki Maar' and 'Ramrajya'.[4]
Early and personal life
Rana was born on 10 November 1967. He is from Gadarwara, Narsinghpur Madhya Pradesh. He also spent some time Kasindra city of Ahmedabad district, Gujarat state. He spent his childhood in Gadarwara, Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh where he finished his primary school. He had done his graduation form Dr. Hari Singh Gaur University Sagar Madhya Pradesh. He used to play the role of Ravana in the local Ramleela productions. He is cousin of Rameshwar Neekhra, two times MP of Narmadapuram (Lok Sabha constituency) and state vice president of Indian National Congress.Template:Fact
He went to the National School of Drama, New Delhi and studied acting. He has done many plays with Satyadev Dubey in Prithvi Theatre.[5]
Rana is married to Renuka Shahane also a Bollywood actress.[6] They have two sons, Shauryaman and Satyendra.Template:Cn
Career
Television
Rana started his career with the television serial Swabhimaan, followed by serials like Farz, Sazish, Jax Kabhi, Waris and anchoring the TV show, Baazi Kiski.[7][8] He also hosted Sarkaar Ki Duniya, a reality show which took place on Mango Island in Karwar, Karnataka. Later, in 2010, he had acted in a Star Plus show Kaali- Ek Agnipariksha, where he played a negative role as Thakral. He had also played lead role in famous TV serial of Doordarshan, named Apradhi Koun.
Films
Rana became known in Indian Cinema after his movie Dushman, where he played a cold blooded psychopathic killer. He is mostly given roles of antagonists in movies, particularly that of a killer. And in some movies he played supporting roles. He has acted in South Indian films. He frequently appears in Mahesh Bhatt's films. He played the role of Alia Bhatt's father in Karan Johar's Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania.[9]
He has acted in many Kannada films. He has shared screen space with South Indian Super Star Vishnuvardhan, a star of 220 movies in five different languages. He acted in the Kannada film Vishnu Vijaya, starring Akshay Kumar.[10] He also acted with Vishnuvardhan in the 2005-released super hit film Vishnu Sena,[11] and the 2007 released movie Kshana Kshana[12] that also starred Aditya and Prema.
Filmography
Hindi films
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Sanshodhan | Daaman Verma |
| 1997 | Tamanna | Haribhai |
| Krishna Arjun | Billoo Singh | |
| 1998 | Dushman | Gokul Pandit |
| Ghulam | Template:No wrap | |
| Zakhm | Subodh Malgaonkar | |
| 1999 | Sangharsh | Lajja Shankar Pandey |
| Jaanwar | Abdul Razi | |
| 2000 | Laado | Inder |
| Badal | DIG Jaisingh Rana | |
| Tarkieb | Template:No wrap | |
| 2001 | Guru Mahaaguru | Gautam |
| Kasoor | Insp. Ram Lokhande | |
| 2002 | Raaz | Prof. Agni Swaroop |
| Ansh | Sukhdev Singh | |
| Danger | Nainesh | |
| Ab Ke Baras | Tejeshwar Singha | |
| Gunaah | Template:No wrap | |
| Annarth | Raghav Kapoor | |
| Karz | Rajpal Thakur | |
| 2003 | 2 October | Karan Abhyankar |
| Haasil | Gaurishankar Pandey | |
| Sandhya | Dr. Ajay Singhania | |
| LOC: Kargil | Yogendra Singh Yadav | |
| Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa | Major Ram Brujpal | |
| 2004 | Pardesi Re | Prabhakar Rao |
| Chot- Aj Isko, Kal Tereko | Kishan Yadav | |
| Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo | Sikandar Khan | |
| 2005 | Babu Mashai | |
| Shabnam Mausi | Shabnam Bano | |
| Dil Ke Pechey Pechey | Vanraj Chauhan | |
| Kalyug | Johnny Ranade | |
| 2006 | Bangaram | Bhooma Reddy |
| 2007 | Awarapan | Bharat Daulat Malik |
| Dhokha | Inspector Dev Singh | |
| 2008 | Summer 2007 | Dr. Mukesh Jadhav |
| 2009 | Coffee House | Kamal Kishore |
| 2010 | Ramayana: The Epic | Ravan/Voiceover |
| 2011 | Monica | Chandrakant Pandit |
| A Strange Love Story | ||
| B & W The Black And White Fact | ||
| Sargana | ||
| Hamilton Palace | ||
| 2012 | Kismet Love Paisa Dilli | Kaptan Sahab |
| Ata Pata Laapata | Satyaprakash Chaubey | |
| 2013 | Zila Ghaziabad | Santosh Singh Rana |
| Mutthi Bhar Sapne | Ramakant Mishra | |
| Mahabharat | Dronacharya/Voiceover | |
| 2014 | Spark | Rana & Rana's father (Double role) |
| Desi Kattey | Politician Amrish | |
| 2014 | Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania | Kamaljeet Pratap Singh |
| 2015 | Ab Tak Chhappan 2 | Insp. Suryakant Roy |
| Dirty Politics | Dayal Upadhyay | |
| Brothers | Pasha | |
| Black Home | Darshan "DK" Kumar | |
| 2016 | Shorgul | Vikram Chaudhary |
| 2017 | Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai | Kunwar Vikram Singh |
| Aa Gaya Hero | ||
| 2018 | ACP Rudra On Duty | |
| Yeh Kaisa Tigam | Ashu, Tosh, Rana & Arul (Four role) | |
| Mulk | Santosh Anand | |
| Udanchhoo | Billu Kabootar | |
| Dhadak | Ratan Singh Rathod | |
| Simmba | Nityanand Mohile | |
| 2019 | Sonchiriya | Virender Singh Gujjar |
| Milan Talkies | Janardhan Panda | |
| Template:No wrap | Sitapati Shukla | |
| War | Colonel Sunil Luthra[13] | |
| 2020 | Bhoot – Part One: The Haunted Ship | Prof. Raghubir Joshi |
| 2021 | Pagglait | Shivendra Giri |
| Hungama 2 | Colonel Govind Kapoor | |
| 2022 | Samrat Prithviraj | Jayachandra |
| Rashtra Kavach Om | Col. Jai Rathore | |
| 2023 | Pathaan | Colonel Sunil Luthra[14] |
| Template:Pending film | Template:TBA | |
| Template:Pending film | Template:TBA |
Telugu films
- Venky (2004) as Yogendra Kumar Sharma[15][16]
- Bangaram (2006) as Bhooma Reddy[17][18]
- Okka Magadu (2008) as Namboodriyar[19]
- Victory (2008) as MLA K. Devraj[20]
- Balupu (2013) as Poorna[21][22][23]
- Tadakha (2013) as Bagga[24][25]
- Pataas (2015) as G.K.[26][27]
- Courier Boy Kalyan (2015)[28][29]
- Krishnashtami (2016)[30][31]
- Nene Raju Nene Mantri (2017) as Subbarayudu[32][33][34]
- Jai Simha (2018) as Thota Rami Reddy[35][36][37]
- Saakshyam (2018) as Munuswamy's 2nd brother[38][39][40]
- Viswamitra (2019) as A. Rana[41][42]
- Kalki (2019) as Narsappa[43]
Tamil films
- Vettai (2012) As Annachi[44][45][46]
- Meaghamann (2014) King Jothi[47][48][49]
- Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum (2016) Arun[50]
- Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (2017) G.K[51][52]
- Johnny (2018) Ram[53][54][55]
- Sangathamizhan (2019) Kulandaivel[56][57][58][59]
- Maaligai (2021)
Kannada films
- Vishnu Sena (2005)[60][61]
- Kshana Kshana (2007) as Rana[62][63]
- Avatara Purusha (2022) as Darka
Marathi films
- Sankasur (2013)... Marathi Movie[64][65]
- Yeda (2013 Film )... Marathi Movie[66][67]
Host
- Sarkaar Ki Duniya (2009)
- Baazi Kiski (2001)
- Savdhaan India (2019 – present)
Television
- Tehkikaat (1994) Episode 21 to 23 A Mystery Behind Sleep Walking Disorder as Shyam
- Swabhimaan (1995) as Tyagi
- Aahat (1995) Episode 1 The Closed Room, Episode 12 to 15 Explosion as Avinash
- X-Zone (1998-2000) Episode 47
- Saturday Suspense (1997-1999) as Inspector Raghuraj
- Waris (1999)
- Farz (2001)
- Kaali- Ek Agnipariksha (2010)
- Saazish
- Kabhi Kabhi
- Dhundh
- Apradhi Kaun? as Inspector Gaurav Gambhir
- Chhatrasal (2021) as Aurangzeb
- Aranyak (2021) as Mahadev Dogra
- The Great Indian Murder (2022) as Jagganath Rai
- Khakee: The Bihar Chapter (2022) as IG Mukteshwar Chaubey IPS
Awards
- 1999 Won Zee Cine Award for Best Villain for Dushman.[69]
- 2000 Won Zee Cine Award for Best Villain for Sangharsh.[70][71]
- 2014: Nominated- SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu)-Tadakha
- 2021: Won - 2021 Filmfare OTT Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Web Original Film Pagglait.
References
- ↑ I prefer only good and challenging roles: Ashutosh Rana | Bollywood Town| Latest News. bollywoodtown.in. Bollywood Town(29 January 2019). Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ↑ Bollywood Has Never Seen A Villain As Terrifying As The Talented Ashutosh Rana, Mukherjee, Supriyo. www.scoopwhoop.com(10 November 2016).
- ↑ Ashutosh Rana was the personification of fear among the 90s kids because of these villainous characters, Mohan, Smrithi(4 March 2020).
- ↑ Ram Rajya: Ashutosh Rana opens up on his upcoming books at Sahitya AajTak 2019. India Today(2 November 2019).
- ↑ Face to Face with Ashutosh Rana. Indian Express(17 April 2009).
- ↑ Ashutosh Rana, Renuka Shahane celebrate 19 years of marriage with wedding love: 'I am forever yours'. Hindustan Times(25 May 2020).
- ↑ Tellychakkar.com > Interview >"I am reading Atharva Veda"(5 January 2007).
- ↑ Rana The Times of India, 10 September 2007.
- ↑ Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania Cast and Crew.
- ↑ Vishnu Vijaya (1993) Kannada Full Movie Watch online. Ibollytv.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ↑ Vishnu Sena Cast & Crew, Vishnu Sena Kannada Movie Cast, Actor, Actress, Director - Filmibeat. Entertainment.oneindia.in(2005-12-23). Retrieved 2016-12-02.
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