Prashant Raj is a model and actor from Mumbai, India who debuted in

Ram Gopal Varma Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema in addition to Bollywood, Hindi, Kannada cinema, Kannada language ...

's remake of

Ramesh Sippy Ramesh Sippy (born 23 January 1947) is an Indian film director and producer in Hindi cinema. He is particularly known for directing ''Sholay'' (1975), which is regarded as one of the most influential Indian film ever made. The Government of ...

's ''

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'', titled ''

Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag ''Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag'' (), or simply, ''Aag'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language action drama film produced and directed by Ram Gopal Varma, the film features Amitabh Bachchan, Mohanlal, Ajay Devgn, Prashant Raj Sachdev, Sushmita Sen, J. ...

''.

Career

Sachdev is a former model and a struggling from Mumbai, India who landed the role played by Amitabh Bachchan in Ramesh Sippy's Sholay, remade by Ram Gopal Varma as

. His second film, '' Toss'', was released 28 August 2009. It was also the debut vehicle for

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and

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, and the film co-stars

Aarti Chhabria Aarti Chabria (born 21 November 1982) is an Indian actress and a former model who appears in Hindi, Telugu, Punjabi and Kannada films. Career Actress Aarti Chabria started her career as a model in advertisements at the age of three years. He ...

and

Ashmit Patel Ashmit Patel (born 13 January 1978) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films and was seen on ''Bigg Boss''. Personal life Patel is the son of Amit Patel and Asha Patel, and the younger brother of actress and model Ameesha Patel, and ...

. Both of his films have been disasters. First ad campaign was for Benzer. Worked in Event Management with Percept D'Mark (PDM India), Showdiff. In Aag, he played the role of Raj, originally played by

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as Jai. The original name of the film was Ram Gopal Varma Ke Sholay, however, due to copyright concerns, the name had to be changed. Appeared in several Lakme India Fashion Week shows in Mumbai and Delhi. Sachdev, who is 6'3", has done ramp and print campaigns in India,

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

, and

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. He was on a team with model Sahil Shroff on the AXN Network's ''

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'' reality/adventure TV show, in their first Asian season.

Filmography

While gearing up to leave for

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, the role fell into his lap. Aag, as he puts it, was a stroke of luck while he was busy making plans.

Awards

References

External links

* *https://web.archive.org/web/20070126002848/http://www.apunkachoice.com/celebrities/prashant_raj/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201528/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?page=article§id=30&contentid=20061202030920562b88a3efb *https://web.archive.org/web/20161228065804/http://www.rgvkiaag.com/

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