Pravesh Rana | |
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Born | Baraut, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Other names | Pravessh Rana |
Education |
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Occupation(s) | Actor, Television host |
Years active | 2008–present |
Spouse | Scarlett Wilson (m. 2016) |
Pravesh Rana is an Indian actor, television host and model. He has walked the ramp for various top designers and also won the title of Mr. India in 2008. He was a participant in the reality television show Bigg Boss (2009) and has hosted several seasons of the reality show Emotional Atyachar and award functions like Screen Awards, Indian Television Awards and the Golden Petal Awards. He made his Bollywood debut with the film Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns (2013), for which he was nominated for an Apsara Awards in the category of Best Male Debut in 2014.
He later on appeared in Navneet Behal directorial San' 75 Pachattar (2016) and Kanwal Sethi directed London Confidential (2020), it was released on Zee5. He was seen playing the role of Thapa in Netflix original series The Serpent (2021). He also made a small appearance as Heeralal in Radhe (2021). He also played the main antagonist, Project Manager Bali in Ram Setu .
He completed his schooling from St. Mary's Academy, Meerut, after which he moved to Ramjas College, Delhi University to complete B.A. (Honors) in Economics. [1] He completed his Master of Fine Art (MFA) from London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. [2]
He won the Haywards 5000 Mr India contest in 2008 in Mumbai. [3] Rana has worked for television channels like Zoom, STAR Plus, The Walt Disney Company and Colors (Viacom 18) and hosted various seasons of Emotional Atyachar . [4] Rana was the runner-up in Bigg Boss Season 3. He was recently seen in BBC ONE's The Serpent (TV series). [5]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2009 | Bigg Boss | Contestant | First Runner Up | |
2010-2013 | Emotional Atyachar | Host | Reality Show | |
2013 | Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns | Parambir Singh | Debut film | [6] |
2016 | San' 75 Pachattar | Prakash | [7] | |
2020 | London Confidential | Azaad | Released on Zee5 | [8] |
2021 | The Serpent | Thapa | Netflix original series | [9] |
2021 | Radhe | Heera Lal | Released on Zee5 | |
2021 | Foundation † | Rowan | ||
2022 | Ram Setu | Project Manager Bali |
Year | Award Show | Award | Film | Result |
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2014 | Apsara Awards | Best Male Debut | Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns | Nominated |
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