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

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, and Odia films. He is noted for his antagonist and character roles. In 1995, he received the

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for ''

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''. He has also received several awards including a

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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

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(

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), and a

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

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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

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in his first film, ''

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'', based on Sardar Vallabhai Patel's Life. Though, his first release was

, for which he won a

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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

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. 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

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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

Hindi

Telugu

Tamil

Bengali

Kannada

Malayalam

Other language films

Television

Awards

Won * 1995:

: ''

'' * 1996: Bengal Film Journalists' Association - Best Actor Award (Hindi): ''

'' * 1997: Star Screen Award for Best Villain: ''

'' * 2005:

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: ''

Athanokkade ''Athanokkade'' () is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Surender Reddy and produced by Nandamuri Janaki Ram under N. T. R. Arts. It stars Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, alongside Sindhu Tolani, Ashish Vidyarthi, Prakash Raj, Ch ...

'' *2012:

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: ''

Minugurulu ''Minugurulu'' () is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language social problem film co-written and directed by Ayodhyakumar Krishnamsetty. The film stars Ashish Vidyarthi, Suhasini Maniratnam, Raghubir Yadav and Deepak Saroj. The film was selected as Best I ...

'' Nominated * 1996:

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for ''

'' * 1997:

: ''

'' * 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 ''Ala Modalaindi'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by B. V. Nandini Reddy under the Sri Ranjith Movies banner. It stars Nani, Nithya Menen (in her Telugu debut) and Sneha Ullal with the music compos ...

'' * 2014: SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Kannada): '' Shivajinagara'' * 2015:

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for Best Ensemble Cast: ''

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'' * 2016:

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for Best Actor in a Negative Role : '' 24''

References

External links

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Ashish Vidyarthi: Filmography
at

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