Ashish Vidyarthi (born 19 June 1962) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in

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, Odia, Marathi and

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films. He is noted for his antagonist and character roles. In 1995, he received the

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for ''

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''.

Early life

Ashish Vidyarthi was born on 19 June 1962 in

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, India to a

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father from

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, and a

mother from

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. His mother Reba Vidyarthi ( Née: Chattopadhyay) was a

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guru, while his father Govind Vidyarthi is an expert in cataloging and archiving vanishing Performing Arts of India for the

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. He attended

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until 1990 and associated himself with another theatre group, Act One, run by N. K. Sharma.

Career

In 1992, he moved to

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(now Mumbai). Ashish played the role of V. P. Menon in his first film, ''

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'', based on Sardar Vallabhai Patel's Life. Though, his first release was

, for which he won a

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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 ''Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin'' () is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Sudhir Mishra. The film stars Tara Deshpande and Nirmal Pandey, with the entire plot taking place over a single night. The film is based on a story written ...

. Vidhyarthi has worked in 11 languages in over 300 films. He is the co-founder & curator of AVID MINER Conversations, which are interactive modules customized for organizations. Currently he has a YouTube channel with over one million subscriber and he often vlogs about food.

Filmography

Films

Television shows

Awards

Won * 1995:

: ''

'' * 1996: Bengal Film Journalists' Association - Best Actor Award (Hindi): ''

'' * 1997: Star Screen Award for Best Villain: ''

'' * 2005: Filmfare Award for Best Villain – Telugu: ''

Athanokkade ''Athanokkade'' () is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Surender Reddy. It was produced by Nandamuri Janaki Ram, Kalyan Ram's elder brother, under the banner N. T. R. Arts. It stars Kalyan Ram, Sindhu ...

'' *2012:

Nandi Award for Best Character Actor The ''S. V. Ranga Rao'' Nandi Award for Best Character Actor winners since 1995: Winners References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nandi Award For Best Character Actor Character Actor A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interest ...

: '' Minugurulu'' Nominated * 1996:

Filmfare Best Villain Award The Filmfare Best Villain Award was given by ''Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise an actor who had delivered an outstanding performance in a negative role. Although the awards started in 1954, this cate ...

for ''

'' * 1997:

: ''

'' * 2012:

SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu) South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appre ...

: ''Ala Modalaindi'' * 2014: SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Kannada): ''Shivajinagara''

References

External links

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Ashish Vidyarthi: Filmography
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