Pravesh Rana

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Pravesh Rana
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Rana in 2010
Born
Other namesPravessh Rana
Education
Occupation(s) Actor, Television host
Years active2008–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.

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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 .

Education

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]

Career

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]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2009 Bigg Boss ContestantFirst Runner Up
2010-2013 Emotional Atyachar HostReality Show
2013 Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns Parambir SinghDebut film [6]
2016 San' 75 Pachattar Prakash [7]
2020 London Confidential AzaadReleased on Zee5 [8]
2021 The Serpent Thapa Netflix original series [9]
2021 Radhe Heera LalReleased on Zee5
2021 Foundation Rowan
2022 Ram Setu Project Manager Bali

Awards and nominations

YearAward ShowAwardFilmResult
2014 Apsara Awards Best Male Debut Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns Nominated

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