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 predominantly

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, Telugu, and

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films along with working in various Indian television shows. He is known for his portrayal of negative roles. He has received several awards including a Filmfare OTT Award and two

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. Besides his acting career, he is an author and philanthropist. Some books written by him include 'Maun Muskaan Ki Maar' and 'Ramrajya'.

Early and personal life

Rana was born on 10 November 1967 in Gadarwara,

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. He lived in

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in his childhood. He graduated from the Dr. Hari Singh Gaur University of Sagar in Madhya Pradesh. He is the cousin of Rameshwar Neekhra, an Indian politician. He is married to actress Renuka Shahane.

Career

Television

Rana appeared in the television serial ''

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'', which was followed by serials such as ''Farz'', ''Sazish'', ''Jax Kabhi'', ''Waris''. He anchored the TV show, '' Baazi Kiski''. He has also hosted '' Sarkaar Ki Duniya'', a reality show which took place on Mango Island in

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. In 2010, he featured in the Star Plus show '' Kaali- Ek Agnipariksha'', where he played the negative role of ''Thakral''.

Films

Rana received recognition for his negative role in '' Dushman'', where he played a cold blooded

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ic killer. Throughout his career, he has predominantly played negative and supporting roles. He has won two

for Best Villain for his performances in '' Dushman'' and '' Sangharsh''. Apart from featuring in

films, he has appeared in

, Telugu and

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language films. In 2021, he won the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Web Original film for his performance as a grief-stricken father in '' Pagglait''.

Filmography

Hindi films

Telugu films

Tamil films

Kannada films

Marathi films

Television

Awards and nominations

;

Screen Awards The Screen Awards was an annual awards ceremony held in India, honouring professional excellence in Bollywood. The nomination and award selection was done by a panel of distinguished professionals from the industry. The awards were introduced ...

;* Won - Screen Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role for '' Dushman'' ;

Zee Cine Awards The Zee Cine Award (ZCA) is an annual Indian awards ceremony for the Hindi film industry. They were instituted in November 1997 to award "Excellence in cinema – the democratic way". They were first held in Mumbai until 2004, when the ZCA w ...

;* Won - Best Performance in a Negative Role for '' Dushman'' ;* Won - Best Performance in a Negative Role for ''Sangharsh'' ;

;* Won - Best Performance in a Negative Role for '' Dushman'' ;* Won - Best Performance in a Negative Role for '' Sangharsh''

South Indian International Movie Awards The South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA Awards) rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appreciate and hono ...

;* Nominated - SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu) for ''

Tadakha ''Tadakha'' () is a 2013 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language action film directed by Kishore Kumar Pardasani. A remake of the 2012 Tamil film ''Vettai'', the film stars Naga Chaitanya, Tamannaah Bhatia, Sunil (actor), Sunil and Andrea Jere ...

'' Filmfare OTT Awards * Won - Best Supporting Actor in a Web Original Film for '' Pagglait''

Bibliography

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rana, Ashutosh Indian male stage actors Indian male television actors Living people Male actors from Madhya Pradesh National School of Drama alumni Male actors in Hindi cinema 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors People from Narsinghpur district 1967 births Filmfare Awards winners Screen Awards winners Zee Cine Awards winners