Ashutosh Rana

Early and personal life

Rana was born on 10 November 1967 in Gadarwara, Madhya Pradesh. He lived in Ahmedabad, Gujarat 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 Swabhimaan, 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 Karwar, Karnataka. 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 psychopathic killer. Throughout his career, he has predominantly played negative and supporting roles. He has won two Filmfare Awards for Best Villain for his performances in Dushman and Sangharsh.

Apart from featuring in Hindi films, he has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada 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 ;* Won - Screen Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role for Dushman

;Zee Cine Awards ;* Won - Best Performance in a Negative Role for Dushman ;* Won - Best Performance in a Negative Role for Sangharsh ;Filmfare Awards ;* Won - Best Performance in a Negative Role for Dushman ;* Won - Best Performance in a Negative Role for Sangharsh ;South Indian International Movie Awards ;* '*Nominated - SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu) for *Tadakha'''''

Filmfare OTT Awards

• Won - Best Supporting Actor in a Web Original Film '*for *Pagglait'''''

Bibliography

References

References

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