Harshavardhan Rane (born 16 December 1983) is an Indian actor who works in

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and

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films. He is best known for ''

Thakita Thakita ''Thakita Thakita'' is a 2010 Telugu coming-of-age film directed by Sreehari Nanu and produced by Bharat Thakur. The film features an ensemble cast of characters including Harshvardhan Rane, Haripriya, Aditi Chengappa, Ananth Krishnamurthy, an ...

'' (2010), ''

Prema Ishq Kaadhal ''Prema Ishq Kaadhal'' () is a 2013 Telugu romantic-comedy anthology film directed by Pavan Sadineni. The film was produced by Bekkam Venugopal of Lucky Media. The cinematography was handled by Karthik Gattamneni, who is famous for cinematography ...

'' (2013) and ''

Anaamika ''Anaamika'' is a 2014 Indian drama thriller film directed by Sekhar Kammula, starring Nayanthara in the titular role, alongside Vaibhav Reddy, Pasupathy, and Harshvardhan Rane. A remake of the Hindi film ''Kahaani'', the film was simultaneousl ...

'' (2014). In 2016, he made his Hindi debut with ''Sanam Teri Kasam''.

Early life

Harshvardhan Rane was born on 16 December 1983 in

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, India to a

mother and a Maharashtrian father. He was brought up in

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and can speak English, Hindi, Telugu and Marathi. He worked as a

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in a film-branding enterprise. He wanted to be in the movies. He then moved on to

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, where he got his first opportunity in the TV series Left Right Left on

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in 2008.

Career

Mawra Hocane during Promotions of 'Sanam Teri Kasam' at Eros office01

Rane made his feature

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acting debut with the

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'' in 2010. Then he appeared in Naa Istam and Avunu. Over the following years, he acted in several Telugu films, including the psychological thriller '' Maaya'' and comedy movie ''

Brother of Bommali ''Brother of Bommali'' is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by B Chinni Krishna, produced by Ammiraju Kanumilli under Siri Cinema and starring Allari Naresh, Monal Gajjar, and Karthika Nair in the lead roles. The film soundtr ...

''. He also made cameo appearances in films like

Fidaa ''Fidaa'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Sekhar Kammula, and produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. The film stars Sai Pallavi (in her Telugu debut) with Varun Tej in the ...

and

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. Previously, he was slated to make his Bollywood debut with

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's ''

Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela ''Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela'' () or simply known as ''Ram-Leela'', is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language tragic romantic action film written and directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who also composed its original soundtrack. The film was jointly ...

'' (2013), but opted out as it required an eleven-month contract. The

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, '' Sanam Teri Kasam'' became his Bollywood debut. It was written and directed by ''

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'' and ''

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'' and was released by

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on 5 February 2016. His next release was

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and his upcoming project is the Telugu film ''Brundavanamidi Andaridi''. He is set to appear in three films directed by

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. Rane was among ''Times' Most Desirable Men'' in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Media

Rane was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Men at No. 32 in 2016, at No. 35 in 2017, at No. 33 in 2018, at No. 31 in 2019, at No. 29 in 2020.

Filmography

Harshavardhan rane at 9th Edition of TopGear Magazine Awards

Films

Television

Short films

Other works

Rane owns a charity foundation holding garage sales for the ShirtOff Foundation to raise money to support the education of a girl-child (Swati) who had lost her parents to HIV. The campaign has him selling T-shirts he wore in his films at charity garage sales. And the actor had recently sold his shirts in Hyderabad from his latest hit Sanam Teri Kasam and managed to single-handedly raise close to Rs Two lakhs and still counting through online sales. Talking about this unique initiative, " My fans buy my shirts on sale and pose with me holding placards that read Took my #ShirtOff۪ while some choose to simply contribute." Harshvardhan also says that he is humbled by the support his fans have shown him over the years. Every contribution no matter how big or small, go a long way in helping Swati, he says.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rane, Harshvardhan 1983 births Living people Indian male film actors Male actors in Telugu cinema Male actors from Rajahmundry 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Male actors from Madhya Pradesh People from Gwalior Telugu male actors Marathi actors Male actors in Hindi television