Ashish Vidyarthi (born 19 June 1962) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in
Hindi,
Telugu
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...
,
Tamil
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,
Kannada,
Malayalam
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,
English
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,
Odia
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,
Marathi and
Bengali
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films. He is noted for his antagonist and character roles. In 1995, he received the
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
The National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, officially known as the Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Supporting Actor (), is an honour presented annually at India's National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), a ...
for ''
Drohkaal
''Drohkaal'' () is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed and produced by Govind Nihalani, which deals with India's fight against terrorism. The film examines the mental and psychological trauma that honest police officers go th ...
''.
Early life
Ashish Vidyarthi was born on 19 June 1962 in
Delhi, India to a
Malayali
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father from
Kannur, and a
Bengali
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mother from
Rajasthan.
His mother Reba Vidyarthi (
Née
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: Chattopadhyay) was a
Kathak guru, 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
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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
Bombay
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(now Mumbai). Ashish played the role of
V. P. Menon
Rao Bahadur Vappala Pangunni Menon, CSI, CIE (30 September 1893 – 31 December 1965) was an Indian civil servant who served as Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of the States, under Sardar Patel.
By appointment from V ...
in his first film, ''
Sardar
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'', based on
Sardar Vallabhai Patel's Life. Though, his first release was
Drohkaal
''Drohkaal'' () is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed and produced by Govind Nihalani, which deals with India's fight against terrorism. The film examines the mental and psychological trauma that honest police officers go th ...
, for which he won a
National Film Award
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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 writte ...
.
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:
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
The National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, officially known as the Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Supporting Actor (), is an honour presented annually at India's National Film Awards ceremony by the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF), a ...
: ''
Drohkaal
''Drohkaal'' () is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed and produced by Govind Nihalani, which deals with India's fight against terrorism. The film examines the mental and psychological trauma that honest police officers go th ...
''
* 1996:
Bengal Film Journalists' Association - Best Actor Award (Hindi): ''
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 writte ...
''
* 1997:
Star Screen Award for Best Villain
The Screen Award for Best Villain is chosen by a distinguished panel of judges from the Indian Bollywood film industry and the winners are announced in January. The award was further extended when they included a separate female category for pe ...
: ''
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 writte ...
''
* 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
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Winners
References
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Character Actor
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: ''
Minugurulu
''Minugurulu'' () is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language social problem film co-written and directed by Ayodhyakumar Krishnamsetty. The film stars Ashish Vidyarthi, Suhasini Maniratnam, Raghubir Yadav and Deepak Saroj.
The film was selected as Best In ...
''
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 ''
Drohkaal
''Drohkaal'' () is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed and produced by Govind Nihalani, which deals with India's fight against terrorism. The film examines the mental and psychological trauma that honest police officers go th ...
''
* 1997:
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 ...
: ''
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 writte ...
''
* 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 apprec ...
: ''Ala Modalaindi''
* 2014:
SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Kannada): ''Shivajinagara''
References
External links
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Ashish Vidyarthi: Filmographyat
Bollywood Hungama
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Indian male film actors
Tamil male actors
Male actors in Hindi cinema
Male actors in Kannada cinema
Indian male television actors
Telugu male actors
Living people
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award winners
Best Supporting Actor National Film Award winners
Screen Awards winners
Filmfare Awards South winners
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan schools alumni
Male actors from Kannur
Male actors in Malayalam cinema
20th-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian male actors
Male actors in Bengali cinema
Male actors in Tamil cinema
1962 births
National School of Drama alumni