Anas Rashid is an Indian actor who works in

Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

television He rose to fame for portraying

Prithviraj Chauhan Prithviraja III ( IAST: Pṛthvī-rāja; reign. – 1192 CE), popularly known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora, was a king from the Chauhan (Chahamana) dynasty who ruled the territory of Sapadalaksha, with his capital at Ajmer in presen ...

in the historical drama ''

Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan ''Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan'' ( en, Prithviraj Chauhan, the Brave Warrior of the Land) is an Indian historical drama broadcast on Star Plus. It was produced by Sagars which is based on ''Prithviraj Raso'', a Brajbhasha poem by ...

'' (2006–09) and later as ''Sooraj Rathi'' in the soap opera ''

Diya Aur Baati Hum ''Diya Aur Baati Hum'' () is an Indian television soap opera that aired on Star Plus from 29 August 2011 to 10 September 2016 completing 1,487 episodes. Produced under Shashi Sumeet Productions. It starred Anas Rashid and Deepika Singh. Set on ...

'', which ranked among the highest-rated Indian television series.

Early life

Rashid was born in

Malerkotla Malerkotla is a city and district headquarters of Malerkotla district in the Indian state of Punjab. It was the seat of the eponymous princely state during the British Raj. The state acceded to the union of India in 1947 and was merged with ...

into a Muslim family. He has two brothers and two sisters. He did his schooling from an Urdu Medium School and has done his post-graduation in Psychology. He is fluent in Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic and Persian languages. He is also a well trained singer. He also won the title of Mr. Punjab in 2004.

Career

Rashid made his screen debut with the Star Plus drama ''

Kahiin To Hoga ''Kahiin To Hoga'' () is an Indian soap opera which aired on Star Plus between September 2003 and February 2007. The show was created by Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms and starred Aamna Sharif, Rajeev Khandelwal and Gurpreet Singh. The sho ...

'' as Kartik Ahluwalia. He went on to feature in a supporting role in the drama '' Aise Karo Naa Vidaa''. However, his breakthrough role was the portrayal of

, in the historical drama ''

'' on Star Plus, which made him a household name in India. Anas worked as the male lead in ''

'', where he portrayed the role of Sooraj Rathi. Rashid also marked his singing debut with one of the series songs. ''Diya Aur Baati Hum'' ranked among the highest-rated Indian television serials. His performance in the series earned him wide recognition as well as several accolades. In 2018, he made his feature film debut in the Punjabi film ''

Nankana Nankana Sahib () is a city and capital of Nankana Sahib District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is named after the first Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak, who was born in the city and first began preaching here. Nankana Sahib is the mos ...

'' starring

Gurdas Maan Gurdas Maan is an Indian playback singer, songwriter and actor mainly associated with Punjabi and Hindi language music and films. He gained national attention in 1980 with the song "Dil Da Mamla Hai". Since then, he had gone on to record over 3 ...

Personal life

Rashid married Heena Iqbal, a corporate professional from

Chandigarh Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which a ...

, on 10 September 2017. They have a daughter named Aayat, born on 11 February 2019. They have a son named Khabib Anas Rashid born in December 2020.

Television works

Awards

Indian Telly Awards Lion Gold Awards Indian Television Academy Awards Awarded by UP Government Indian Icon Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rashid, Anas Living people 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Hindi television Indian male soap opera actors Male actors from Punjab, India Actors from Mumbai 1980 births