Ravi Behl (born 10 May 1966)
is an Indian
actor
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and
television
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producer belonging to
Behl family of Hindi films. He is better known for the 1991 film
Narsimha
Narasimha ( sa, नरसिंह, lit=man-lion, ), sometimes rendered Narasingha, is the fourth avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. He is regarded to have incarnated in the form of a part-lion, part-man being to slay Hiranyakashipu, to end rel ...
and co-host of dance show ''
Boogie Woogie
Boogie-woogie is a genre of blues music that became popular during the late 1920s, developed in African-American communities since 1870s.Paul, Elliot, ''That Crazy American Music'' (1957), Chapter 10, p. 229. It was eventually extended from pia ...
'', that he co-produced with Naved Jaffery for Sony television.
He debuted in movies in 1980 with film ''
Morchha'', followed by ''Inteha'' in 1984.
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Early and personal life
He is a son of film producer Shyam Behl.[Bollywood’s Forgotten Stars: 8 Interesting facts about Boogie Woogie’s judge – Ravi Behl]
The Free Press Journal
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, 17 June 2018. His sister Geeta Behl is an actress who did roles in movies such as ''Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki
''Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki'' is a 1978 Indian drama film directed by Raj Khosla and Sudesh Issar. It is based on a Marathi novel titled ''Ashi Tujhi Preet'' by Chandrakant Kakodkar. The film won Nutan her 5th and final Filmfare Award in the ...
'' (1968),[ '' Meraa Dost Meraa Dushman'' (1984), '' Do Premee'' (1980) and '']Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai
''Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai'' (translation: ''Show The World'') is a 1981 Cinema of India, Indian Bollywood, Hindi romantic film, romantic thriller film produced and directed by Nasir Hussain. It stars Rishi Kapoor, Padmini Kolhapure, Yogeeta Bali ...
'' (1981). Ravi's father produced movies, such as '' Duniya'' (1968) starring Dev Anand and Vyjayanthimala, and '' The Gold Medal'' (1969) starring Jeetendra
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Early life ...
, Rakhee Gulzar
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, and Shatrughan Sinha
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.
Behl, who remains unmarried, had said in an interview, ''"A lot of people are surprised that I’m still unmarried. It’s not that I haven’t tried. I was seeing a girl for a long time but unfortunately, our relationship didn’t blossom into marriage. We had our differences."''[
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Professional work
Ravi made his acting debut with Raj Babbar
Raj Babbar (born 23 June 1952) is an Indian Hindi and Punjabi film actor and politician belonging to Indian National Congress. three-time member of the Lok Sabha and a two-time member of the Upper House of the Indian Parliament. He was the Pr ...
in film '' Inteha'' in 1984. He worked in popular films, such as ''Narsimha'' with (1991) with Sunny Deol and Urmila Matondkar, ''Dalaal
''Dalaal'' is a 1993 Indian action drama film produced by Prakash Mehra and directed by Partho Ghosh, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Ayesha Jhulka in lead roles; Raj Babbar as the main antagonist. The film fetched good initial box-office collectio ...
'' (1993) with Mithun Chakraborty
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and Ayesha Jhulka
Ayesha Jhulka (born 28 July 1972) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Hindi films. She has also worked in Odia, Kannada and Telugu languages films.
Career
She has starred in films including '' Kurbaan'' (1991), ''Jo Jeeta Wohi ...
; '' Agni Sakshi'' (1996) with Jackie Shroff
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, Nana Patekar
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and Manisha Koirala
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; and ''Ghulam-E-Mustafa
''Ghulam-E-Mustafa'' () is a 1997 Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Partho Ghosh, Starring Nana Patekar and Raveena Tandon, it was produced by P.G. Shrikanth and Dinesh Gandhi under the S.G.S. Cinearts International and Eros Interna ...
'' (1997) with Nana Patekar and Raveena Tandon
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.The Far Pavilions
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''.Boogie Woogie
Boogie-woogie is a genre of blues music that became popular during the late 1920s, developed in African-American communities since 1870s.Paul, Elliot, ''That Crazy American Music'' (1957), Chapter 10, p. 229. It was eventually extended from pia ...
'' (1996-2014)[
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Filmography
* '' Morchha'' (1980), acting debut
* '' Inteha'' (1984)
* ''Avinash
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'' (1986)
* ''Narsimha
Narasimha ( sa, नरसिंह, lit=man-lion, ), sometimes rendered Narasingha, is the fourth avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. He is regarded to have incarnated in the form of a part-lion, part-man being to slay Hiranyakashipu, to end rel ...
'' (1991),Ravi Rastogi first break as lead pair
* '' Boy Friend'' (1993)
* ''Dalaal
''Dalaal'' is a 1993 Indian action drama film produced by Prakash Mehra and directed by Partho Ghosh, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Ayesha Jhulka in lead roles; Raj Babbar as the main antagonist. The film fetched good initial box-office collectio ...
'' (1993)
* ''Pyar Ka Rog
''Pyar Ka Rog'' is a 1994 Bollywood film written and directed by Akashdeep. Ravi Behl, Shammi Kapoor, Anupam Kher and Sheeba were the leading artists. Sanjay Dutt, Vinod Khanna and Chunkey Pandey made cameo appearance Archana Puran Singh s.
So ...
'' (1994)
* ''The Far Pavilions
''The Far Pavilions'' is an epic novel of British-Indian history by M. M. Kaye, published in 1978, which tells the story of an English officer during the British Raj. There are many parallels between this novel and Rudyard Kipling's ''Kim'' th ...
'' British TV mini series (1994)
* '' Meri Mohabbat Mera Naseeba'' (1995)
* '' Agni Sakshi'' (1996)
* ''Ghulam-E-Mustafa
''Ghulam-E-Mustafa'' () is a 1997 Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Partho Ghosh, Starring Nana Patekar and Raveena Tandon, it was produced by P.G. Shrikanth and Dinesh Gandhi under the S.G.S. Cinearts International and Eros Interna ...
'' (1997)
* ''Boogie Woogie (TV series)
''Boogie Woogie'' was an Indian dance competition television series created and directed by Naved Jaffrey, Ashu Jain and Ravi Behl for Sony Entertainment Television and Sony Entertainment Television Asia. Debuting in 1996, the show was judged b ...
'' (1997-2014)
* '' Sarfarosh-E-Hind'' (1999)
* '' Salaam Bacche'' (2007)
See also
* List of Hindi film families
This article lists notable families whose members are prominent in the Indian Film Industry. For South Indian film families, see List of South Indian film families and for Indian music families, see List of Indian music families.
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References
External links
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Indian male film actors
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Living people
Indian television producers
Male actors from Mumbai
Indian television presenters
1966 births