Ragesh Asthana (17 May 1962 – 20 March 2014) was an Indian actor who acted in several Hindi television serials such as ''

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'' and ''

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'', Katputli and was last seen in ''Gumraah'' on

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Personal life

Ragesh was born on 17 May 1962 in Uganda. He married Jyothi in 1994 and had two children Nanaki and Yuvaraj.

Early career

Ragesh debuted as an actor in 1987 in the serial ''

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'', directed by Bharat Rungachary, where he played the character of "Appu Swami". Ragesh had initially auditioned for the role of another character "Prem", but was rejected. He then tried for the next best role available and during the audition enacted a soliloquy from one of the plays that he had earlier acted in, which helped him bag the role of "Appu Swami". He also featured in a Doordarshan serial called Inkaar, which had an anti-drugs social message. He played the role of the protagonist's best friend, who helped him to come back to normal life after the latter gave up drug addiction.

Television and films

After the success of ''

'', Ragesh was offered similar roles to the character he played in ''Subah'', which caused him to reject such roles. During this time, he played small roles in episodic stories like Discovery of India by

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and Adhikar by Manju Sinha. After a long gap, he received the role of the rebellious ''Nikhil Singhani'' in the television series ''Parivartan'' (1993), which was telecast on

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. His work in television includes ''Andaaz'', by

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, ''Shatranj'', produced by Raman Kumar, ''Marshall'', ''Waqt ki Raftaar'' and ''Khamoshi'', by Gautam Adhikari. Apart from television, Ragesh has also worked in some films such as ''

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'', '' Black Friday'', ''

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'', '' Jaal: The Trap'', ''Chhal'', ''Dharini'' and a few others.

Filmography

Films

*'' Prahaar: The Final Attack (1991) * ''

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'' (1992) * ''

Waqt Hamara Hai ''Waqt Hamara Hai'' () is a 1993 Indian romantic action comedy film. It was directed by Bharat Rangachary and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. The stars were Akshay Kumar and Sunil Shetty, paired together for the first time. Plot Vikas Sabk ...

'' (1993) * '' Divya Shakti'' (1993)...Sunil Gupta only Photo in photo frame (uncredited) * ''Chhal'' (2002) - Inspector Patil * ''Jaal: The Trap'' (2003) - Ajay's brother-in-law * '' Black Friday'' (2004) - Mohammad Dossa * ''

'': Nau Do Gyarah (2006) - Car owner * ''340'' (2009) - Store Keeper * '' Rakta Charitra II'' (2010) - Jailor * ''

Shabri ''Shabri'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Lalit Marathe and produced by Ram Gopal Varma. It is about a woman, played by Ishaa Koppikar, who becomes the first female crime lady in Mumbai. The film was completed in 20 ...

'' (2011) - Shardool Seth * '' The Victim'' - Lawyer * ''

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'' (2013)

Television

* '' Gumrah: End of Innocence'' (2012) * ''

'' (2009) - Ravikant Dixit * ''

'' (2009–11) * ''Katputli'' * ''Equador'' (TV miniseries) (2009) - Joghind * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' Andaz'' * ''Dharini'' (2002) * ''Khamoshi'' * ''Waqt ki Raftaar'' (1999) * ''Bombay Blue'' (TV Mini-Series) (1997) - Cop 1 * ''

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'' (1993) - Nikhil Singhani * ''

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'' Season 1(1995-2001) Episode 36,37 The Wish/ Episode96,97 Trespasser/Episode 130,131 Kirdaar/Episode 212,213 Tohfa/Episode 214,215 The Last wish * ''

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'' (TV Series) (1994 – 95) * ''

'' (TV Series) (1987)

Death

Ragesh Asthana died on 20 March 2014 in

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due to a heart attack.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Asthana, Ragesh 1962 births 2014 deaths Male actors from Mumbai Indian male television actors Male actors in Hindi cinema