Indian actor and politician
Ravindra Kishan Shukla
; (born 17 July 1969), popularly known as
Ravi Kishan
(
Hindi
: ??? ????, Ravi Ki?ha?), is an
Indian
actor, politician, film producer and television personality. He currently serves as
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
from
Gorakhpur
.
[4]
His film works are predominantly in
Bhojpuri
and
Hindi cinema
, as well as
Telugu cinema
.
[5]
[6]
He has also appeared in a few
Kannada
and
Tamil
films.
In 2006, he participated in
Bigg Boss
.
[7]
He ended up as the second runner up. He was also a contestant on
Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5
in 2012.
Personal life
[
edit
]
Ravi Kishan was born on 17 July 1969 in
Bombay
,
Maharashtra
,
India
. He is the youngest of five siblings.
[8]
He studied up to 12th at Rizvi College Bandra West, Mumbai.
[9]
His family hails from
Kerakat
,
Jaunpur district
,
Uttar Pradesh
, where Kishan lived for about seven years.
[3]
Ravi Kishan married Priti Shukla on 10 December 1993, and they have four children, one son and three daughters.
[3]
His daughter Riva Kishan made her film debut with
Sab Kushal Mangal
in 2020.
[10]
[11]
[12]
Career
[
edit
]
Acting
[
edit
]
In June 2008, Kishan was awarded the Most Popular Actor award at the
ETV
Bhojpuri Cinema Samman 2008 function. Popular reality shows such as
Bigg Boss
,
[13]
and more recently
Ek Se Badhkar Ek ? Jalwe Sitaron Ke
have brought him to the front line of top Indian television actors. In 2008, he started co-hosting the celebrity dance-based reality show
Bathroom Singer
,
Naman:Ek Sansani
and
Ek Se Badhkar Ek ? Jalwe Sitaron Ke
on
Zee
. Kishan also hosted the reality show
Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka
, on NDTV Imagine for two seasons. He worked with film directors
Shyam Benegal
[14]
and
Mani Ratnam
in 2010.
A film starring Kishan,
Jala Debh Duniya Tohra Pyar Mein
, produced by the American film company PUN Films, was shown in the India Pavilion at the
Cannes Film Festival
2010.
[
citation needed
]
, In 2011 he had a role in the film
Shraddha In The Name Of God
directed by Gurubhai Thakkar.
[15]
In 2013, Kishan was one of the judges on the reality TV show
Sales Ka Bazigar
, telecast on
ETV
.
[16]
The show aimed to find the best salesperson in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The top ten people who made it to the finales were to be employed by the presenter of the show
Su-kam Power Systems
. The winner would get a package of ten lakhs per annum, followed by the first runner-up winning a package of six lakhs per annum.
[17]
This show was the first of its kind to find the best salesperson in India, and saw participation from over 10,000 people from regions across Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
[18]
Kishan made his
South Indian
debut with the 2014
Telugu film
Race Gurram
. In 2017 he made his
Kannada
debut in
Hebbuli
and
Tamil
debut with
Monisha En Monalisa
in 1999. In 2018, he had a role in the film
MLA
.
[19]
Politics
[
edit
]
Kishan joined
Indian National Congress
(INC) from Jaunpur constituency in
Uttar Pradesh
, and contested in the
2014 general elections
where he secured only 42,759 votes or 4.25 per cent of the total votes and finished 6th.
[20]
[21]
In February 2017, Kishan left the Congress Party and joined the
BJP
.
[22]
[23]
Ravi Kishan was named for
Gorakhpur
during 2019 General election by
Bharatiya Janata Party
.
[24]
[25]
He contested the
2019 general elections
against Samajwadi party candidate Rambhual Nishad in
Gorakhpur
constituency of
Uttar Pradesh
. Kishan, won against Rambhual Nishad by a lead of over 3,01,664 votes. Ravi Kishan polled 7,17,122 votes, while Rambhual Nishad polled 4,15,458 votes.
[26]
[27]
Dubbing
[
edit
]
In 2008, Kishan dubbed
Tobey Maguire
's role as
Spider-Man
in
Spider-Man 3
into
Bhojpuri
. This is the first
Hollywood
blockbuster film to include a Bhojpuri voice dub, along with
Hindi
,
Tamil
, and
Telugu
dubs.
[
citation needed
]
Filmography
[
edit
]
Films
[
edit
]
Key
†
|
Denotes films that have not yet been released
|
Dubbing roles
[
edit
]
Television
[
edit
]
Web series
[
edit
]
References
[
edit
]
- ^
"Member Profile: Lok Sabha"
.
Lok Sabha
. Retrieved
4 October
2022
.
- ^
"Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishan joins Bharatiya Janata Party"
.
India Today
. 19 February 2017.
Archived
from the original on 19 February 2017.
- ^
a
b
c
Gupta, Priya (31 October 2013).
"My father saved me from becoming a male prostitute: Ravi Kishan"
.
The Times of India
. Retrieved
26 July
2021
.
- ^
"Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: BJP candidate Ravi Kishan wins from Gorakhpur"
.
Business Today (India)
. 23 May 2019.
Archived
from the original on 3 June 2019
. Retrieved
27 November
2019
.
- ^
"Ravi Kishan makes a hat-trick with Vidhata"
.
sify.com
. Archived from
the original
on 10 May 2009
. Retrieved
3 April
2018
.
- ^
Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (15 August 2015).
"In for a long innings"
.
The Hindu
.
Archived
from the original on 3 April 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^
Ravi Kishan is bridging the 'gap' Agencies
[
permanent dead link
]
Screen (magazine)
, 2 July 2008.
- ^
"Seventeenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile: Shukla, Shri Ravi Kishan"
.
Lok Sabha
.
- ^
association of democratic reforms report
- ^
"Ravi Kishan's daughter Riva on nepotism: 'I'll get a maximum of three films because of my dad'
"
. 17 December 2019.
- ^
"Ravi Kishan shares an adorable photo with her daughter Riva Kishan on her birthday"
.
The Times of India
.
- ^
"Aamrapali Dubey shares a stunning photo of Riva Kishan on her birthday"
.
The Times of India
.
- ^
"Ravi Kishan to enter Bigg Boss house"
. ndtv.com. 20 November 2008. Archived from
the original
on 12 July 2012.
- ^
"Worth a trip"
. Rediff. 19 September 2008.
Archived
from the original on 24 January 2012.
- ^
"Shraddha: In the Name of God Movie Full Download - Watch Shraddha: In the Name of God Movie online & HD Movies in Hindi"
. Archived from
the original
on 2 November 2022
. Retrieved
8 April
2022
.
- ^
"Ravi Kishan to judge Sales Ka Baazigar on ETV"
. Telly Chakkar. 9 April 2013.
Archived
from the original on 9 February 2015.
- ^
"Sales ka Baazigar' hunt starts in Lucknow"
.
India Infoline
. 22 April 2013.
Archived
from the original on 9 February 2015.
- ^
"First time in India, reality talent hunt show to find best salesperson"
.
Times of India
. 8 July 2013.
Archived
from the original on 19 January 2016.
- ^
"MLA Telugu Movie Review {3/5}: Entertaining, 'time-pass' kind of a film to watch along with your family"
.
The Times of India
.
Archived
from the original on 25 March 2018
. Retrieved
3 April
2018
.
- ^
"Celeb politicians: who won and who lost"
. 16 May 2014.
Archived
from the original on 8 September 2017.
- ^
"Bhojpuri Actor Ravi Kishan, Congress Candidate In 2014, Formally Joins BJP"
.
Archived
from the original on 8 September 2017.
- ^
"Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishan joins BJP"
.
The Hindu
. Archived from
the original
on 11 September 2018.
- ^
"Actor Ravi Kishan leaves Congress, joins BJP says, "Have come to the party that thinks for the poor"
"
. 19 February 2017.
Archived
from the original on 1 July 2017.
- ^
Qazi Faraz Ahmad (15 April 2019).
"BJP Fields Bhojpuri Star Ravi Kishan from Yogi's Gorakhpur, Praveen Nishad Moved to Sant Kabir Nagar"
.
News18 India
.
Archived
from the original on 16 April 2019
. Retrieved
16 April
2019
.
- ^
NDTVKhabar News Desk (15 April 2019).
"?????? ?? ?? ?? ?????, ??????? ?? ??????? ??????? ??? ???? ?? ????? ??? ?????"
.
NDTV Khabar
(in Hindi).
Archived
from the original on 11 October 2020
. Retrieved
16 April
2019
.
- ^
"Lok Sabha election results 2019: Ravi Kishan wins Gorakhpur seat by 3,01,664 votes, defeats Samajwadi Party's Rambhual Nishad"
.
cnbctv18.com
. 23 May 2019.
Archived
from the original on 11 October 2020
. Retrieved
23 May
2019
.
- ^
"UP Election result 2019 Live: Narendra Modi's lead over SP's Ahalini Yadav increases to 3,18,878"
.
The Times of India
. Retrieved
23 May
2019
.
- ^
"Boondi Raita Movie First Look Poster: Himansh Kohli, Sonnalli Seygall and Ravi Kishan Movie Boondi Raita First Look Poster released, directed by kamal chandra"
.
Inkhabar
(in Hindi). 20 February 2020.
Archived
from the original on 24 February 2020
. Retrieved
24 February
2020
.
- ^
Priyanka Nahata (30 June 2011).
From tacky clothes to loud acting Bhojpuri Cinema has come a long way
Archived
15 March 2012 at the
Wayback Machine
. Mybangalore.com. Retrieved on 25 July 2012.
- ^
"Box Cricket League Teams: BCL 2014 Team Details With TV Actors & Names of Celebrities"
. 14 December 2014.
- ^
"Rangbaaz second trailer introduces Ravi Kishan's character Chandrabhan Singh in upcoming crime web series"
.
Firstpost
. 11 December 2018.
Archived
from the original on 5 July 2019
. Retrieved
5 July
2019
.
- ^
"Ravi Kishan joins the cast of ZEE5's Rangbaaz"
.
Mumbai Live
. 28 November 2018.
Archived
from the original on 5 July 2019
. Retrieved
5 July
2019
.
External links
[
edit
]
|
---|
Seasons
| |
---|
Spin-off
| |
---|
Digital series
| |
---|
Winners
| |
---|
|
---|
Seasons
| |
---|
Hosts
| |
---|
Judges
| |
---|
Winners
| |
---|
Runners-ups
| |
---|
Related articles
| |
---|