Rushad Rana

Rushad Rana
Born	(1979-11-19) 19 November 1979 (age 45) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998–present
Spouse	Khushnum ​ ​ (m. 2010;div. 2013)​ [1] Ketaki Walawalkar ​ (m. 2023)​ [2] [3]

Rushad Rana (born 19 November 1979) is an Indian actor. Rana has worked in many hindi-language television shows and films. Some his notable works include- Hip Hip Hurray , Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki , Sasural Simar Ka , Kehta Hai Dil Jee Le Zara , Kumkum Bhagya , Anupamaa and many other notable films.

Early and personal life

Rana was born on 19 November 1979 in a Parsi family. ^[4]

He married Khushnum in an arranged marriage in 2010 but the couple divorced in 2013 due to compatibility issues. ^[1] Rana met Ketaki Walawalkar on a dating app and later the couple became close friends on the sets of Anupamaa where Walawalkar served as a creative director. ^[5] The couple dated for around one year and later married on 4 January 2023. ^{[2] [3]}

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2000	Mohabbatein	Gurukul Student
	Motiya Baba
2004	Veer-Zaara	Sahir
2005	Mr Ya Miss	Ravi Prasad
	Sarkar	Unknown
2006	Dor	Amir Khan
2008	Superstar	Unknown
	Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi	Unknown
2009	8 x 10 Tasveer	Adit Malhotra
	Yeh Faasley	Manu
2010	I Am	Rubina's brother
2011	Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi	Hormuz
2013	Gangoobai	Khushru Mistry
2014	The Xposé	Prosecution Lawyer
2015	The Path of Zarathustra	Perseus
	Bumper Draw	Nariman
	Calendar Girls	Aniruddh Shroff
2016	Sanam Teri Kasam	Doctor
2017	Maatr	Ravi Chauhan
	Rangoon	Hoshang Billimoria
	Aksar 2	Harish Raval
2018	3rd Eye
2019	Ekta	Philip
	Firebrand	Advocate Freddie Mehta
2021	Nail Polish	Yashpal Sharma
2024	Ulajh	PM Shahzad Alam	[6]

Television

Year	Show	Role	Notes
1998–2000	Hip Hip Hurray	Raghav	Debut Show
2000	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi	Guest Appearance
	Ghar Ek Mandir	Siddharth Singhal
2001–2002	Kasautii Zindagii Kay	Aniruddh Basu
2002	Par Is Dil Ko Kaise Samjaye	Unknown
2002–2005	Kehta Hai Dil	Nikhil Bhandari
2004	Shaka Laka Boom Boom	Adult Sanju/Sandros
2003–2004	Manshaa	Rhea's fiancee
2005	Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki	Karan
2005–2006	India Calling	Dilawar
2006–2009	Balighat Ka Bargad	Aniket	Supporting Role
2010–2011	Sanjog Se Bani Sangini	Rudra's brother
2011	Kismat	Hanif
2013	Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein	Nitin	Guest Appearance
	Savdhaan India	Ishaan	Episodic Role
	Bade Achhe Lagte Hain	Shekhar
2013–2014	Kehta Hai Dil Jee Le Zara	Anvay Goyal
2014	Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan	Raghav
2014–2015	Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh	Saurabh Ganguly
	Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar	Ronnie	Cameo Appearance
2015	Code Red	Rohit Shanbag	Episodic Role
	Gulmohar Grand	Acid	Episodic Role
2015–2016	Agent Raghav - Crime Branch	Rocky/Vineet Tandon
2016–2017	Sasural Simar Ka	Sumit Kapoor
2017–2019	Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai	Lochan Sir
2017	Koi Laut Ke Aaya Hai	Devki Nandan Khatri
2018	Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala	Unknown
	Crime Patrol	Agent Raghav	Episodic Role
2018–2019	Muskaan	Balraj Bhisht
2019	Shakti - Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki	Advocate Navjot Chaddha
2020–2021; 2023	Anupamaa	Aniruddh Gandhi	Supporting Role
2021–2023	Kumkum Bhagya	Vikram Kohli
2023	Sapnon Ki Chhalaang	Rajesh Nayak
2024	Mehndi Wala Ghar	Vijay "Vijju" Agarwal	[7]
2025–present	Mannat – Har Khushi Paane Ki	Ronnie Saluja

Web series

Year	Show	Role	Notes
2019	The Verdict – State vs Nanavati	JRD Tata
2020	The Raikar Case	Hansal Mehra
	Ashram 3	Vipul Dahiya
	Peshawar	Herat
2021	Crashh	Ashwin Batra	Cameo Appearance
2022	The Great Indian Murder	Prateek Bharadwaj
	Modern Love Mumbai	Zohaib
	Miya Biwi Aur Murder	Abaas Meetha
	Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach	Vicky Kumar
2024	Tujhpe Main Fida	Rishi	Cameo Appearance

References

1. ""My ex-wife's parents can't accept my profession": Rushad Rana opens up about his divorce and him being cast in Anupamaa as Kavya's husband". Times of India. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
2. "Rushad Rana & Ketaki Walawalkar tie the knot, Rupali Ganguly shares pics from the wedding ceremony". The Times of India. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
3. "Exclusive Pics! We are happy and super excited, say Rushad and Ketaki who tied the knot today". The Times of India. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
4. "Rushad Rana on "Save the Parsis campaign"". YouTube. 2015.
5. "Rushad Rana happy to find love again in Ketaki Walawalkar". Times of India. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
6. "Ulajh movie review: Janhvi Kapoor film a damp squib, wastes fine ensemble cast on amateurish plot-line". The Indian Express. 2 August 2024.
7. "Meet Mehndi Wala Ghar Cast: From Vibha Chibber, Rushad Rana to Karan Mehra; check out FULL LIST". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

External links

• Rushad Rana at IMDb
• Rushad Rana on Instagram