Ashutosh Rana is an Indian actor, producer, writer and TV presenter who works in films in various languages such as Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu and Tamil. He is known for playing negative characters in films. He has also won the Filmfare Award for Best Villain for the Hindi films ‘Dushman’ (1998) in which he played the role of Gokul Pandit and ‘Sangharsh’ (1999) in which he played the role of Lajja Shankar Pandey.
Wiki/Biography
Ashutosh Rana alias Ashutosh Ramnarayan Neekhra was born on Friday, 10 November 1967 (55 years of age; by 2022) in Gadarwara, Madhya Pradesh, India. His zodiac sign is Scorpio.
Childhood picture of Ashutosh Rana
He did his schooling in a primary school in Gadarwara, Madhya Pradesh. Later, he attended Christ Church Boys Senior Secondary School, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, but his father did not like the school’s culture, so he asked Ashutosh to leave the school. Thereafter he completed his schooling in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. As a child, he used to play the role of Ravana in the Ramlila of his village. He did BA and LLB from Dr HS Gour University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. When he was studying in college, he wanted to become a political leader.
Ashutosh Rana in his college days
From 1991 to 1994, he did his MA in Dramatics from the National School of Drama, New Delhi.
National School of Drama Batch 1994
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx.): 5′ 8″
Hair Color: brown
Eye Colour: brown
Family
He was born in a well-to-do Hindu family.
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Ram Narayan Neekhra. He has four elder brothers namely Prabhat Neekhra, Nand Kumar Neekhra (Professor), Jayant Kumar Neekhra (Advocate in a High Court), and Madan Mohan Neekhra (Vice President of Marketing at Shri Krishna Keshav Lab Ltd., Vice President at SKKL Ltd.). His sister’s name is Kamini Gupta.
Ashutosh Rana with his father
Ashutosh Rana’s mother
Ashutosh Rana’s brother Nand Kumar Neekhra
Ashutosh Rana’s brother Madan Mohan Neekhra
Ashutosh Rana’s brother Jayant Neekhra
Ashutosh Rana with his sister
wife and kids
Ashutosh Rana once met Indian actress Renuka Shahane for the first time on the sets of Hansal Mehta’s Hindi film ‘Jayte’. Ashutosh was accompanied by his two friends Rajeshwari Sachdev (singer) and Tejaswini Kolhapure (actress). Rajeshwari was friends with Renuka and she introduced Ashutosh and Renuka. The two became good friends in the first meeting as they had similar interests. Later, during a conversation with Renuka, Ashutosh said,
We have given you a job in the film. We are your big campaigners.
They did not see each other for a few months after their first meeting. Ashutosh then attended a Diwali party at Indian director Ravi Rai’s house, to which Renuka was also invited, however, she could not attend the party. Ashutosh then asks Ravi to share Renuka’s contact number. Recalling those days in an interview, Ashutosh said,
He (Ravi) warned me that Renuka does not pick up unknown numbers and does not check her phone after 10 pm. he was right. I left a (Dussehra) wish on her answering machine with my name but not my number, hoping she would find a way to contact me.
During an interview, when Renuka was asked about this incident, she said,
In October, director Ravi Rai was planning a serial, and he had Ashutosh, a few others and me in mind. Ravi Rai had organized a Diwali party at his house in which Ashutosh could not attend as he had to give an interview. The next day he called me on my answering machine to wish me a happy Diwali. This was on 17 October, he called again on 19 October and finally on 20 October 1998.
After listening to his voice message, Renuka called him back, and they talked for an hour. Then they started talking on the phone daily and on 31 December 1998 they met for the second time. Renuka was a bit apprehensive about starting a relationship with Ashutosh as she had just come out of a bad phase in her marriage. In an interview, when Ashutosh was asked about Renuka’s first marriage, he said,
Her past didn’t figure into any of our long discussions, there was no doubt from my side.
Ashutosh and Renuka then decided to get married, but their mother was a bit worried as Ashutosh had a joint family, and Renuka’s mother was worried about how she would be able to adjust with them. After a courtship period of two and a half years, the couple tied the knot on 25 May 2001 in Damoh, Madhya Pradesh. Talking about marriage in an interview, Renuka said,
We reached Damoh station on the morning of 25th itself and the marriage ceremony was fixed at 12 noon. To our surprise we found the entire station packed with people as if in a political rally. We actually had to fight our way through to the jeep that had come to receive us. And then we got up in the jeep and waved to the crowd gathered on both sides of the road.”
ashutosh rana wedding photo
The couple has two sons named Satyendra Rana and Shauryaman Rana.
Ashutosh Rana with his sons
other relatives
Indian politician Rameshwar Neekhra is his cousin.
livelihood
Theater
Ashutosh started his career as a theater artist and acted in several theater plays with theater group Satyadev Dubey at Prithvi Theatre.
Ashutosh Rana with the cast of a theater play
TV serial
actor
In 1994, he made his TV debut as Shyam in the Hindi TV series ‘Tehkiqat’. The TV series was aired on DD National.
Tehqiqat Tv Serial
After this he acted in few other Hindi TV serials like ‘Swabhiman’ (1995), ‘Aahat’ (1995), ‘Saturday Suspense’ (1997), ‘Kabhi Kabhi’ (2003), and ‘Kaali – Ek Agnipariksha’ (2010). acted out. ,
Ashutosh Rana as Tyagi in Swabhiman (1995)
host
Ashutosh has also hosted some Hindi TV shows like ‘Baji Kiski’ (2001), ‘Sarkar Ki Duniya’ (2009) and ‘Savdhaan India’ (2019).
Ashutosh Rana in ‘Baji Kiski’ (2001)
web series
Ashutosh Rana has worked in Hindi web series like ‘Chhatrasal’ (2021; MX Player), ‘Aranyak’ (2021; Netflix) and ‘The Great Indian Murder’ (2022; Disney+ Hotstar).
Chhatrasal (2021; MX Player)
film
Hindi
Ashutosh made his Bollywood debut with ‘Samshodhan’ (1996), in which he played the role of Daman Verma.
Revision (1996)
In 1997, she acted in the Hindi films ‘Tamanna’ and ‘Krishna Arjun’. In 1998, he gained immense popularity with his role as Gokul Pandit in the Hindi film ‘Dushman’.
Ashutosh Rana as Gokul Pandit in Hindi film Dushman
In the same year, he appeared in Hindi films like ‘Ghulam’ and ‘Zakhm’. His role as Lajja Shankar Pandey in the Hindi film ‘Sangharsh’ (1999) became very popular.
Sangharsh (1999)
He then went on to appear in many popular Hindi films like ‘Raaz’ (2002), ‘LOC: Kargil’ (2003), ‘Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo’ (2004), ‘Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania’ (2014), and ‘Rashtra Kavach’. appeared in Om’ (2022).
LOC- Ashutosh Rana in Kargil (2003)
Telugu
In 2004, he made his Telugu debut in the film Venky as Yogendra Kumar Sharma.
Ashutosh Rana as Yogendra Kumar Sharma in Venky
She has worked in several Telugu films such as ‘Okka Magadu’ (2008), ‘Balupu’ (2013), ‘Patas’ (2015), ‘Jai Simha’ (2018), and ‘Kalki’ (2019).
Balupu movie poster
tamil
In 2012, Ashutosh made his Tamil debut in the film Vettai (2012) as Annachi.
‘Waitai’ (2012)
Some of her other Tamil films are ‘Meghaman’ (2014), ‘Tamilselvanam Thaniyar Anjalum’ (2016), ‘Johnny’ (2018), and ‘Sangathamizhan’ (2019).
johnny movie poster
Kannada
He made his Kannada debut with the film ‘Vishnusena’ (2005) as Badrinath.
Vishnusena movie poster
Her other Kannada films are ‘Kshana Kshana’ (2007) and ‘Avatar Purush’ (2022).
kshan kshan movie poster
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Ashutosh made his Marathi film debut in Sankasur (2013) as Daisy Gaokar.
Sankasur (2013)
In the same year he acted in the Marathi film ‘Yeda’.
Yeda (2013)
Author
He is also a writer, and in 2020, he wrote Hindi books titled ‘Ramrajya’ and ‘Maun Muskan Ki Maar’.
Books by Ashutosh Rana
Prize
screen awards
- 1999: Best Actor in a Negative Role for Dushman
zee cine awards
- 1999: best villain for enemy
- 2000: Best Villain for Clash
Filmfare Awards
- 1999: Dushman Best Villain Award
Ashutosh Rana receiving the Filmfare Award for Dushman
- 2000: Best Villain Award for Sangharsh
- 2021: OTT Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Web Original Film Pagglait
Comment: As of 2022, he is one of the actors to have won the most Filmfare Awards in the Best Villain category.
other awards
- 2022: Madhya Pradesh Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel ‘Ramrajya’
car collection
net worth
By 2021, his net worth is around Rs 46 crore.
Favorite
- Eat: Potato Cabbage and Peas Curry, Rajma Rice
Facts / Trivia
- When Ashutosh passed class 11, he celebrated the results in his village by playing drums. Recalling those days in an interview, Ashutosh said,
No one was sure that I would pass 11th, but when the result came, I passed with good marks. I came upon a truck with my friends beating drums to announce that I had passed.
- During an interview, Ashutosh shared an interesting story behind his name. He said that he had kept his own name during the puja in his house. They said,
It was Rudra Abhishek of Lord Shiva and my parents were chanting the mantra ‘Om Ashutoshaye Namah’. I then asked my parents the meaning of Ashutosh, then my mother said that it means one who is easily pleased. I immediately decided that I would keep my name Ashutosh.
- His mother passed away in January 1984 which affected him mentally. Within a few months of his mother’s demise, he met spiritual master Daddaji, who helped him come out of the trauma. Since then, Ashutosh has been an ardent follower of Daddaji. It was Daddaji who inspired Ashutosh to make his career in acting.
Ashutosh Rana with his mentor
- When he was in college, he used to have the image of Robinhood in his mind. College students used to take his help to get their work done.
- In his spare time, he loves to read books.
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