Ashish Vidyarthi
Ashish Vidyarthi in May 2008
Born (1965-06-19) 19 June 1965[1][2][3]
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present
Spouses
Rajoshi Barua
(m. 2001; div. 2022)
    Rupali Barua
    (m. 2023)
    [4]
    Children1

    Ashish Vidyarthi (born 19 June 1965[5]) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Odia, Marathi and Bengali films. He is noted for his antagonist and character roles. In 1995, he received the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Drohkaal. He has also received several awards including a Filmfare Award South along with nominations for two Filmfare Awards.[6][7]

    Early life

    Ashish Vidyarthi was born on 19 June 1965 in Delhi, India to a Malayali father from Kannur (Kerala), and a Bengali mother from Rajasthan.[8] His mother Reba Vidyarthi (Née: Chattopadhyay) was a Kathak guru,[9] while his father Govind Vidyarthi is an expert in cataloging and archiving vanishing Performing Arts of India for the Sangeet Natak Akademi. He attended National School of Drama until 1990 and associated himself with another theatre group, Act One, run by N. K. Sharma.[10]

    Career

    In 1992, he moved to Bombay (now Mumbai). Ashish played the role of V. P. Menon in his first film, Sardar, based on Sardar Vallabhai Patel's Life. Though, his first release was Drohkaal, for which he won a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1995. He is also renowned for his role as Ashutosh, in 1942:A Love Story. Ashish received the Star Screen Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role, for the 1996 film Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin.

    Vidhyarthi has worked in 11 languages in over 300 films.[11] He is the co-founder and curator of AVID MINER Conversations, which are interactive modules customized for organizations.[12]

    Currently, he has a YouTube channel with over one million subscribers and he often vlogs about food.

    Personal life

    Vidyarthi married Piloo Vidyarthi aka Rajoshi in 2001. They have a son Arth. The couple filed for mutual divorce in 2022.[13] He married Rupali Barua in 2023.[14]

    Filmography

    Films

    YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
    1991Kaal SandhyaHindi
    1993SardarV. P. Menon
    1994DrohkaalCommander Bhadra
    1942: A Love StoryAshutosh
    1995Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India!
    BaaziShiva
    NaajayazRatan
    1996JeetInspector Pratap Bidyarthi
    Is Raat Ki Subah NahinRamanbhai
    1997VishwavidhaataRai Bahadur
    BhaiDavid
    MrityudaataMohanlal
    Daud: Fun on the RunInspector Nair
    Koi Kisise Kum NahinAshok
    ZiddiACP Inder Saxena
    1998Major SaabShankar
    SoldierDinesh Kapoor
    YamraajRaja Bhaiya
    Pape Naa PranamAssassinTelugu
    1999AK-47DawoodKannada
    Haseena Maan JaayegiBhaiHindi
    Arjun PanditHaldiram
    BenaamDamak
    TrishaktiRajeshwar Raja
    JaanwarInspector Arjun Pradhan
    Vaastav: The RealityVitthal Kaanya
    2000BadalJeet Ram
    Kaho Naa... Pyaar HaiInspector Satish Shinde
    BichhooDevraj Khatri
    Gaja GaminiScientist
    Joru Ka GhulamPappu Anna
    RefugeeMakkad
    Shesh ThikanaSoumyabrataBengali
    NightfallKoptonEnglishAmerican film
    MadhuriKishanTelugu
    2001Vande MatharamMajor SujanKannada
    KotigobbaMark Anthony
    Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of LoveHari SinghHindi
    Jodi No.1Sir John
    Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin BoltaKalra Bhai
    DhillDSP ShankarTamil
    2002SainikaCaptain BadshahKannada
    Ansh: The Deadly PartDawooHindi
    Ab Ke BarasRudra Singh
    Chor Machaaye ShorTito
    Hum Kisise Kum NahinPillai
    Kya Yehi Pyaar HaiRaj Patil (Raja)
    ShararatArora
    Waah! Tera Kya KehnaCharles
    Zindagi Khoobsoorat HaiGul Baloch
    Baba'Ippo' RamaswamyTamil
    EzhumalaiNagalingam
    BagavathiEaswarapandiyan
    ThamizhPeriyavar
    ThamizhanGK
    SreeramEncounter ShankarTelugu
    Law & OrderDon Chota
    NandhiDifferent Dyani alias DhanrajKannada
    2003Ramachandra"Sodukku" ChockalingamTamil
    Ek Aur Ek GyarahCobraHindi
    LOC: KargilCol. Ravindran, 2 Rajputana Rifles
    Border Hindustan KaMajor Ansari
    Ek Hindustani
    Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th CenturyGhoshal
    Jaal: The TrapNaved Rabhani
    Love at Times SquareHashmi 'Bullet'
    Talaash: The Hunt Begins...Police Commissioner
    DumThilakTamil
    Bombaiyer BombeteMr. GoreBengali
    CID MoosaCommissioner Gowri ShankarMalayalam
    2004DurgiPolice CommissionerKannada
    KismatVikas PatilHindi
    ShikaarKanwar Singh
    AgnipankhPakistani Army Commander
    AK-47Dadua
    GhilliSivasubramanianTamil
    NoDKTelugu
    Gudumba ShankarKumaraswamy
    ChatrapathySI Pasupathy Chakravarthy's henchmen
    Vijayendra VarmaNanaji
    JananamMuthukaruppanTamil
    2005Spiritual RealityHindi
    ThuntaSuryaprakashKannada
    Aakash
    Nammanna
    JurmPolice InspectorHindi
    Eashwar Mime Co.Eashwar
    AthanokkadeAnnaTelugu
    NarasimhuduPolice CommissionerRemake of Durgi
    AaruNaadhanTamil
    2006Thandege Thakka MagaDharmannaKannada
    SuntaragaaliKalinga
    Mere Jeevan SaathiToraniHindi
    EDr. RamakrishnanTamil
    AnnavaramTapas BaluTelugu
    RarajuKotireddy Venkat Reddy
    Agantakudu
    BrahmastramRudra
    PokiriSub-inspector Pasupathy
    Simhabaludu
    MadhuSiluvaiTamil
    ChessSP SwaminathanMalayalam
    KrantiVishnuBengali
    Nayak The Real HeroKali Gunda
    2007Aa DinagaluM. P. JayarajKannada
    The ChallengeSanjuHindi
    AwarapanRajan D. Malik
    Main Rony Aur Jony
    Azhagiya Tamil MaganAnand ChelliahTamil
    MalaikottaiChittappa Kanthaswamy
    ChiruthaMattu BhaiTelugu
    AthidhiDanny Bhai
    TulasiVeeranna
    LakshyamDIG Ajay Prakash
    ManikandaBalasingamTamil
    Black CatPrabhul KumarMalayalam
    RakshakanCI Sugathan
    Bhasmasuran
    GreptarBalaram GhoshBengali
    KalishankarDebu Soren
    KalishankarDebu SorenOdia
    2008Janumada GelathiKannada
    Citizen
    Paramesha Panwala
    Mr. Black Mr. WhiteHindi
    Jimmy
    DhanamCop #1Tamil
    Ellam Avan SeyalAnbukkarasu
    KuruviKonda Reddy
    TheekuchiPasupathy PandianTamil
    BheemaaCommissioner
    Konchem KoththagaTelugu
    KantriSeshu
    OntariLal Mahankali
    Satyameba JayateBengali
    Neel Rajar Deshe
    2009Bhagyada BalegaraKannada
    Devru
    LahoreMohd. AkhtarHindi
    Adada Enna AzhaguAlexanderTamil
    Red Alert: The War WithinVeluHindi
    Kisse Pyaar KaroonPolice Inspector
    YodhaPatilKannada
    Solla Solla InikkumMadhiyazhaganTamil
    KanthaswamyPallur Paramajothi Ponnusamy (PPP)
    Ganesh Just GaneshMahadevanTelugu
    I G Inspector GeneralMalayalam
    Daddy CoolBheem Bhai
    2010Black StallionIrumban John
    Khuda KasamHome MinisterHindi
    PorkiAli BhaiKannada
    VaruduRaj GopalTelugu
    JothegaraACP VeerabhadraKannada
    Rakta CharitraMandhaHindi
    UthamaputhiranPeriyamuthu GounderTamil
    VallakottaiNachiyar
    AdhursDhanrajTelugu
    2011Ala ModalaindiJohn Abraham
    FighterDIGBengali
    ChattamShivajiTelugu
    MappillaiDevarajTamil
    KandaenNarmadha's Father
    UdhayanAyyanaar
    Madatha KajaNandaTelugu
    Dam 999DuraiEnglish
    Gosainbaganer BhootHabu SardarBengali
    2012KhokababuBallu
    JaanemanSridhar
    Bachelor PartyChettiyarMalayalam
    AwaraIndrajitBengali
    Barfi!Mr. ChatterjeeHindi
    Challenge 2Guru NayakBengali
    ThiruthaniTamil
    ShaktiPolice OfficerKannada
    GeniusPeddapuram Peda BabuTelugu
    2013NaayakCBI Officer
    BaadshahCrazy Robert
    BachchanMahesh DeshpandeKannada
    MinuguruluFatherTelugu
    Kevvu KekaGottam Gopalakrishna
    BhaiDavid
    ChandeeMinister
    Abdul KalamDr. Yuvraj Shankar
    Greeku VeeruduP. R.
    KaminaTeja
    R... RajkumarManik ParmarHindi
    NirbhoyaBengali
    2014BachchanInspector
    HaiderBrigadier T. S. MurthyHindi
    Punha Gondhal Punha MujraHimselfMarathi
    Autonagar SuryaTelugu
    AmaraSethupathiTamil
    TeenkahonJoydeb GuhaBengali
    Rang RasiyaRaja ThirumalHindi
    AagaduSP MallikarjunTelugu
    MeaghamannSharmaTamil
    Avatarachi GoshtaHimselfMarathiSpecial appearance
    2015SiddharthaYeshwanathKannada
    Yennai ArindhaalGolden RajTamil
    AneganCommissioner Gopinath
    RahasyaSachin MahajanHindi
    Gopala GopalaShankar NarayanaTelugu
    Jadoogadu
    Kick 2Settlement Durga
    SherChhota
    En Vazhi Thani VazhiTamil
    Besh Korechi Prem KorechiDibakarBengali
    James BondDonTelugu
    Once Upon a Time in BiharMadan SharmaHindi
    Agnee 2PythonBengaliBangladeshi film
    BlackBiru Pande
    2016AligarhAdvocate Anand GroverHindi
    AngaarSwapan SarkarBengaliBangladeshi film
    Hero 420Rai / Riya's father
    Nannaku PremathoKapil Sinha / Satpal SinghTelugu
    Janatha GarageRaghava's business partner
    RoktoVillainBengali
    Bollywood DiariesVishnuHindi
    2017Begum JaanHarsh
    RadhaHome MinisterTelugu
    PatakiRudrapratapKannada
    March 22Muslim Maullah
    Bachche Kachche SachcheMunnaHindi
    Sarkari Kelasa Devara KelasaMinisterKannada
    OxygenCBI OfficerTelugu
    AndhhagaduDr. Ashish
    2018Jole JongolePolice OfficerBengali
    InttelligentVenkateswara RaoTelugu
    MukhyanPolice InspectorMalayalam
    DhumketuCommissioner Dibakar GuptaBengali
    ChalbaazDada
    PanthamDefence LawyerTelugu
    Captain KhanAbdur RahmanBengali
    2019iSmart ShankarRamamoorthyTelugu
    The Lion KingScarHindiVoice Artist
    2020UriyattuMalayalam
    2021HelmetJogiHindi
    2022Kaun Pravin Tambe?CoachHindi
    GoodByeP.P. SinghHindi
    2023Writer PadmabhushanMadhusudhan RaoTelugu[15]
    KutteyHarryHindi[16]
    Abhilasha Telugu
    EchoEdwardTamil
    KhufiyaJeev BondaHindi
    TejasIAF chief R K PanickerHindi
    IraivanHari K. VedantamTamil

    Television and OTT shows

    YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
    1990Truck Dhina DhinMamaHindi
    1995DastaanLankesh
    201624Roshan SherchanSeason 2
    KahanibaazAshish Vidyarthi
    2019M.O.M. - Mission Over MarsK. MurlidharanWeb series
    2020Criminal Justice: Behind Closed DoorsDipen Prabhu, Public Prosecutar
    2021SunflowerDilip Iyer
    Tryst with Destiny[17]Mr. Mudira
    2022RaktanchalRamanand RaiSeason 2
    Rudra: The Edge Of DarknessJt. CP Raman Acharya
    Aar Ya PaarBusiness tycoon
    TVF PitchersKishen Charan DesaiSeason 2
    2022Half Pants Full PantsRailway guard Subbarao[18]
    2023Rana NaiduSurya Rao Naidu / Surya Mohammad KhanHindi, Telugu
    Trial By FireNeeraj SuriHindi[19]
    Slow RiversGuru MargadarishiEnglish[20]

    Awards

    Won

    Nominated

    References

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    2. "Policeman rescues Ashish Vidyarthi from drowning on set". Hindustan Times. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
    3. "Ashish Vidyarthi gets married to fashion entrepreneur at 57; says 'It's an extraordinary feeling'". The Indian Express. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
    4. "Ashish Vidyarthi marries Kolkata fashion entrepreneur". Ruman Ganguly. The Times of India. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
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    8. Ashish Vidyarthi and Anjali. I Came Here To Give An Interview, Not To Reveal Secrets - Ashish Vidyarthi Full Interview | #17 - YouTube. iDream Telugu Movies. Event occurs at 5m29s. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
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