Ashish Sharma is an Indian
film
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and
television actor
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and the founder of Rachayita Films. He is recognised for the title role in ''
Prithvi Vallabh - Itihaas Bhi, Rahasya Bhi,''
Rama
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in ''
Siya Ke Ram,'' Major Rudra Pratap Ranawat in ''
Rangrasiya'', Ranveer Singh/Fateh Singh Rathore/Jeet Singh in ''
Rab Se Sohna Isshq'', and Chandragupta Maurya in ''
''.
Career
Sharma began his film career with the 2010 Hindi film ''
Love Sex Aur Dhokha''. He made his television debut the same year when he starred as the male lead in
Imagine TV
Imagine TV was a Hindi general entertainment channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System, and based in New Delhi.
The channel was known for shows such as ''Ramayan (2008 TV series), Ramayan (2008), Chandragupta Maurya (2011 TV series), Chand ...
's ''
Gunahon Ka Devta''.
He played
in the historical drama series ''
''. He also appeared as Ranveer in
Zee TV
ZEE TV also known as Z TV is an Indian Hindi language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched on 1 October 1992 as the oldest privately owned television channel in India.
History ...
's ''
Rab Se Sohna Isshq''.
It was in 2014 that his character Major Rudra Pratap Ranawat, a BSD (border security) officer, on
Colors TV
Colors TV is an Indian general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. Its programming consists of Soap opera, family dramas, Comedy, comedies, fantasy shows, youth-oriented Rea ...
show ''
RangRasiya'', that garnered him both critical and popular appreciation and making him a household name. He was the winner of Season 7 of dance reality show ''
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'' in 2014 partnered with choreographer Shampa Sonthalia. He was also the host of the radio show ''Tujhse Naaraaz Nahin Zindagi''.
He was last seen on
Sony TV's ''
Prithvi Vallabh - Itihaas Bhi, Rahasya Bhi'' in 2018. Post taking a break from television, Sharma and wife Archana Taide produced feature film ''Khejdi,'' a film about a transgender played by Sharma himself in 2018. The film had participated in various International Film festivals and won neaumrous awards including the Award for Best Actor at NYC South Asian Film Festival 2019.
In 2019, Sharma essayed the role of India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi in Umesh Shukla's directorial web series, Modi – A Journey of a Common Man. The series was released on
Eros Now
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in 2019 and Season 2 was released in 2020.
In 2022, his movie Hindutva, written and directed by Karan Razdan was released. He is currently producing and acting in untitled web series along with
Gulshan Grover
Gulshan Grover (born 21 September 1955) is an Indian actor and film producer who has appeared in over 100 films. He is popularly known as the "Bad Man" of Hindi cinema because of his ability to create an impact with his negative roles in films.
...
and
Sonarika Bhadoria
Sonarika Bhadoria (born 3 December 1992) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television and Telugu language, Telugu films. Bhadoria is best known for her portrayal of Goddess Parvati in ''Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev''. She is also known ...
in lead roles.
Personal life
Sharma was born and raised in
Jaipur
Jaipur (; , ) is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the List of cities and towns in Rajasthan, largest city of the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had ...
. On 30 January 2013, he married television actress
Archana Taide in
Jaipur
Jaipur (; , ) is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the List of cities and towns in Rajasthan, largest city of the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had ...
.
Filmography
Television
Films
Web series
Awards
See also
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List of Indian television actors
References
External links
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21st-century Indian male actors
Indian male film actors
Indian male television actors
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Male actors from Jaipur
People from Jaipur
Male actors in Hindi television