Ashutosh Rana

Trivia

• Ashutosh worked in a handful of other serials like Farz, Sazish, Kabhi Kabhi and Waris.
• Ashutosh has also anchored a TV show called Baazi Kiski.
• Ashutosh’s first Bollywood film was Sanshodhan (1996). It sank without a trace.
• His next film was Tamanna (1997). The film didn’t do too great commercially, but is praised for the well-written script and strong social message it sends out, and the fantastic acting. Ashutosh played a small role here.
• Dushman (1998) brought Ashutosh in the spotlight. His portrayal of Gokul Pandit, a rapist and ruthless killer, made people loathe his character, which is what the filmmaker wanted.
• Ashutosh played a small role in the hit Ghulam (1998).
• Mahesh Bhatt seemed to pick him for a lot of his films. One such movie was Zakhm (1998); powerful film with a great impact.
• Then came Sangharsh (1999). He played Lajja Shankar, a religious fanatic on a killing spree. His brilliant acting and superb dialogue delivery ensured that though the film did an average business he shone through it.
• In 2001 he played a cop in Kasoor , another film from the Mahesh Bhatt clan.
• As Professor Agni Swaroop in the horror film Raaz (2002) he looked and behaved as spookily as the film was.

Biography

Ashutosh Rana

Last Updated: Thursday, October 01, 2009

Ashutosh was born on 10th January 1964. He is from Gadarwara in Madhya Pradesh. As a kid he was interested in dramatics, and played Ravana in the Ramleela quite often. His acting prowess led everyone to believe that he would make it big one day. No matter how many films he does, a lot of people still refer to Ashutosh Jaisingh Rana as Tyagi, a character he played in the popular soap opera Swabhimaan. After conquering the small screen he moved on to Bollywood and eventually Tollywood, only to return to TV to host a show. Ashutosh Rana is an Indian actor working in the Bollywood film industry. He is married to an actress of Hindi cinema Renuka Shahane.

He started his career with popular TV serial Swabhimaan, followed by serials like, Farz, Sazish, Kabhi Kabhi, Waris and anchoring the TV show, Baazi Kiski. He became known on Indian Cinema scene after his movie Dushman where he played a cold blooded murderer and psychopath killer. His latest film is Summer 2007.