Ashutosh Rana

Ashutosh Rana
Born	Ashutosh Ramnarayan Neekhra (1967-11-10) 10 November 1967 (age 57) Gadarwara, Madhya Pradesh, India
Alma mater	Dr. Hari Singh Gour University National School of Drama
Occupations	Actor poet television presenter author singer
Spouse	Renuka Shahane ​ (m. 2001)​
Children	2

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 Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil 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 Filmfare Awards. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Besides his acting career, he is an author and philanthropist. Some books written by him include 'Maun Muskaan Ki Maar' and 'Ramrajya'. ^[4]

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. ^[5]

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

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Hindi films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1993	Ashaant
1996	Sanshodhan	Daaman Verma
1997	Tamanna	Haribhai
	Krishna Arjun	Billoo Singh
1998	Dushman	Gokul Pandit
	Ghulam	Agrawal Shyamsundar
	Zakhm	Subodh Malgaonkar
1999	Sangharsh	Lajja Shankar Pandey
	Jaanwar	Abdul Razi
2000	Laado	Inder
	Badal	DIG Jaisingh Rana
	Tarkieb	Major / Dr. Kamal Dogra
2001	Guru Mahaaguru	Gautam
	Kasoor	Inspector Ram Lokhande
2002	Raaz	Professor Agni Swaroop
	Ansh	Sukhdev Singh
	Danger	Nainesh
	Ab Ke Baras	Tejeshwar Singha
	Gunaah	Madhusudhan Gokhale
	Annarth	Raghav Kapoor
	Karz	Rajpal Thakur
2003	2 October	Karan Abhyankar
	Haasil	Gaurishankar Pandey
	Sandhya	Dr. Ajay Singhania
	LOC: Kargil	Yogendra Singh Yadav
	Dil Pardesi Ho Gayaa	Major Ram Brujpal
2004	Pardesi Re	Prabhakar Rao
	Chot- Aj Isko, Kal Tereko	Kishan Yadav
	Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo	Sikandar Khan
2005	Shabnam Mausi	Shabnam Bano
	Dil Ke Pechey Pechey	Vanraj Chauhan
	Kalyug	Johnny Ranade
2007	Awarapan	Bharat Daulat Malik
	Dhokha	Inspector Dev Singh
2008	Summer 2007	Dr. Mukesh Jadhav
2009	Coffee House	Kamal Kishore
2010	Ramayana: The Epic	Ravana	Voiceover
2011	Monica	Chandrakant Pandit
	Sargana
2012	Kismet Love Paisa Dilli	Kaptan Sahab
	Ata Pata Laapata	Satyaprakash Chaubey
2013	Zila Ghaziabad	Santosh Singh Rana
	Mutthi Bhar Sapne	Ramakant Mishra
	Mahabharat	Dronacharya	Voiceover
2014	Spark	Rana / Veera	Dual role
	Desi Kattey	Politician Amrish
	Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania	Kamaljeet Pratap Singh
2015	Ab Tak Chhappan 2	Insp. Suryakant Roy
	Dirty Politics	Dayal Upadhyay
	Brothers	Pasha
	Black Home	Darshan "DK" Kumar
2016	Shorgul	Vikram Chaudhary
2017	Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai	Kunwar Vikram Singh
	Aa Gaya Hero
2018	Yeh Kaisa Tigam	Chhagan Patel
	Mulk	Santosh Anand
	Udanchhoo	Billu Kabootar
	Dhadak	Ratan Singh Rathod
	Simmba	Head Constable Nityanand Mohile
2019	Sonchiriya	Virender Singh Gujjar
	Milan Talkies	Janardhan Panda
	Chicken Curry Law	Sitapati Shukla
	War	Colonel Sunil Luthra [6]
2020	Bhoot – Part One: The Haunted Ship	Prof. Raghubir Joshi
2021	Pagglait	Shivendra Giri
	Hungama 2	Colonel Govind Kapoor
2022	Samrat Prithviraj	Jayachandra
	Rashtra Kavach Om	Colonel Jai Rathore
2023	Pathaan	Colonel Sunil Luthra [7]
	Bheed	Inspector Subhash Yadav
	Lakeerein [8]	Dhudhari Singh
	Tiger 3	Colonel Sunil Luthra	Cameo appearance
2024	Fighter	Abhijeet Rathore	Special appearance
2025	Loveyapa	Atul Kumar Sharma
	Chhaava	Sarsenapati Hambirrao Mohite
	Kaushaljis vs Kaushal	Sahil Kaushal [9]	[9]
	War 2	Colonel Sunil Luthra	[10]
	Heer Express †
	Alpha†	Colonel Sunil Luthra	[10]

Telugu films

Year	Film	Role
2004	Venky	Yogendra Kumar Sharma
2006	Bangaram	Bhooma Reddy
2008	Okka Magadu	Namboodriyar
	Victory	MLA K. Devraj
2013	Balupu	Poorna
	Tadakha	Bagga
2015	Pataas	G. K.
	Courier Boy Kalyan	Corrupt Doctor
2016	Krishnashtami
2017	Nene Raju Nene Mantri	Subbarayudu
2018	Jai Simha	Thota Rami Reddy
	Saakshyam	Munuswamy's 2nd brother
2019	Viswamitra	A. Rana
	Kalki	Narsappa

Tamil films

Year	Film	Role
2012	Vettai	Annachi
2014	Meaghamann	King Jothi
2016	Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum	Arun
2017	Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva	G. K.
2018	Johnny	Ram
2019	Sangathamizhan	Kulandaivel
2021	Maaligai [11]	King Vikramaditya

Kannada films

Year	Film	Role
1993	Vishnu Vijaya
2005	Vishnu Sena	Badrinath
2007	Kshana Kshana	Rana
2022	Avatara Purusha	Darka
2024	Avatara Purusha 2

Marathi films

Year	Film	Role
2013	Sankasur[ citation needed ]
	Yeda[ citation needed ]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Tehkikaat	Shyam	Episode: "A Mystery Behind Sleep Walking Disorder"
1995	Swabhimaan	Tyagi
	Aahat	Avinash	Uncredited role; Episodes: "The Closed Room", "Explosion"
1997–1999	Saturday Suspense	Inspector Raghuraj
1998–2000	X-Zone
1999	Waris
2001	Farz
	Baazi Kiski	Host
2003	Kabhi Kabhie
2009	Sarkaar Ki Duniya	Host
2010	Kaali- Ek Agnipariksha	Keshav Thakral
2019	Savdhaan India	Host
2021	Chhatrasal	Aurangzeb
	Aranyak	Mahadev Dogra
2022	The Great Indian Murder	Jagganath Rai
	Khakee: The Bihar Chapter	IG Mukteshwar Chaubey IPS
2024	Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond	Raqib Hamid Askani
	Murder In Mahim	Peter Fernandes
	The Mystery of Moksha Island	Viswak Sen

Awards and nominations

Screen Awards

• Won - Screen Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role for Dushman ^[12]

Zee Cine Awards

• Won - Best Performance in a Negative Role for Dushman ^[13]
• Won - Best Performance in a Negative Role for Sangharsh ^{[14] [15]}

Filmfare Awards

• Won - Best Performance in a Negative Role for Dushman ^{[16] [17]}
• Won - Best Performance in a Negative Role for Sangharsh ^{[18] [17]} 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 Filmfor Pagglait ^[19]

Bibliography

• Rana, Ashutosh (2019). Maun Muskan Ki Maar. Prabhat Publication. p. 200. ISBN   978-9352669813.
• Rana, Ashutosh (2024). Ramrajya. Kautilya Books. p. 312. ISBN   978-9390885183.

References

1. Yogesh Mishra (29 January 2019). "I prefer only good and challenging roles: Ashutosh Rana | Bollywood Town| Latest News". bollywoodtown.in. Bollywood Town. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
2. Mukherjee, Supriyo (10 November 2016). "Bollywood Has Never Seen A Villain As Terrifying As The Talented Ashutosh Rana". www.scoopwhoop.com.
3. Mohan, Smrithi (4 March 2020). "Ashutosh Rana was the personification of fear among the 90s kids because of these villainous characters".
4. "Ram Rajya: Ashutosh Rana opens up on his upcoming books at Sahitya AajTak 2019". India Today. 2 November 2019.
5. "Ashutosh Rana, Renuka Shahane celebrate 19 years of marriage with wedding love: 'I am forever yours'". Hindustan Times. 25 May 2020.
6. Pathak, Vedanshi (5 September 2018). "Tiger Shroff and Hrithik Roshan begin shooting for their venture with YRF". Filmfare. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
7. "Ashutosh Rana to reprise War role in Shah Rukh Khan starrer Pathan". Bollywood Hungama. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
8. "Ashutosh Rana, Bidita Bag's courtroom drama 'Lakeerein' gets release date". The Hindu. 10 October 2023.
9. Sharma, Devesh (21 February 2025). "Kaushaljis VS Kaushal Review: Ashutosh Rana, Sheeba Chaddha Shine". Filmfare . Retrieved 17 March 2025.
10. "Ashutosh Rana confirms return as Colonel Luthra in Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR's War 2 & Alia Bhatt, Sharvari's Alpha". OTTPlay. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
11. "Watch Maaligai (Hindi) Full HD Movie Online on ZEE5". ZEE5. 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
12. "Award Winners". Screen . Archived from the original on 22 October 1999. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
13. "Lux Zee Cine Awards 1999 - 2nd Zee Cine Awards". www.awardsandshows.com. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
14. "Lux Zee Cine Awards 2000 - 3rd Zee Cine Awards". www.awardsandshows.com. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
15. "Zee Cine Awards - 2000". www.hindilyrics.net. Archived from the original on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
16. "Filmfare Awards Winners 1999: Complete list of winners of Filmfare Awards 1999". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
17. "Filmfare Awards Winners From 1953 to 2020". filmfare.com. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
18. "Filmfare Awards Winners 2000: Complete list of winners of Filmfare Awards 2000". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
19. "Besharam Rang Song from the movie Pathaan featuring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

External links

• Ashutosh Rana at IMDb