Ashish Vidyarthi (born 19 June 1965) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in

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, Telugu, Tamil,

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, English, Odia, Marathi and Bengali films. He is noted for his antagonist and character roles. In 1995, he received the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for '' Drohkaal''. He has also received several awards including a Filmfare Award South along with nominations for two

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Early life

Ashish Vidyarthi was born on 19 June 1965 in

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, India to a

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father from Thalassery ( North Malabar, Kerala), and a Bengali mother from

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with ancestry in

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. His mother Reba Vidyarthi (

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: Chattopadhyay) was a

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guru, while his father Govind Vidyarthi is an expert in cataloging and archiving vanishing Performing Arts of India for the

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. He attended National School of Drama until 1990 and associated himself with another theatre group, Act One, run by N. K. Sharma.

Career

In 1992, he moved to

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(now

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). Ashish played the role of V. P. Menon in his first film, ''

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'', based on Sardar Vallabhai Patel's Life. Though, his first release was Drohkaal, for which he won a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1995. He is also renowned for his role as Ashutosh, in 1942:A Love Story. Ashish received the Star Screen Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role, for the 1996 film Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin. Vidhyarthi has worked in 11 languages in over 300 films. He is the co-founder and curator of AVID MINER Conversations, which are interactive modules customized for organizations. Currently, he has a YouTube channel with over one million subscribers and he often vlogs about

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Personal life

Vidyarthi married Piloo Vidyarthi aka Rajoshi in 2001. They have a son Arth. The couple filed for mutual divorce in 2022. He married Rupali Barua in 2023.

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards

Won * 1995: National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor: '' Drohkaal'' * 1996: Bengal Film Journalists' Association - Best Actor Award (Hindi): '' Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin'' * 1997: Star Screen Award for Best Villain: '' Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin'' * 2005: Filmfare Award for Best Villain – Telugu: '' Athanokkade'' *2012: Nandi Award for Best Character Actor: '' Minugurulu'' Nominated * 1996: Filmfare Best Villain Award for '' Drohkaal'' * 1997: Filmfare Best Villain Award: '' Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin'' * 1998: Zee Cine Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Negative Role for '' Ziddi'' * 2012: SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu): '' Ala Modalaindi'' * 2014: SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Kannada): '' Shivajinagara'' * 2015: Star Screen Awards for Best Ensemble Cast: '' Haider'' * 2016: Indian Television Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Negative Role : '' 24''

References

External links

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Ashish Vidyarthi: Filmography
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