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'' (2009) and has hosted several seasons of the reality show ''

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'' and award functions like Screen Awards, Indian Television Awards and the Golden Petal Awards. He made his Bollywood debut with the film ''

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'' (2013), for which he was nominated for an

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in the category of Best Male Debut in 2014. He later on appeared in Navneet Behal directorial '' San' 75 Pachattar'' (2016) and Kanwal Sethi directed '' London Confidential'' (2020), it was released on

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. He was seen playing the role of Thapa in

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original series '' The Serpent'' (2021). He also made a small appearance as Heeralal in '' Radhe'' (2021). He also played the main antagonist, Project Manager Bali in '' Ram Setu''.

Education

He completed his schooling from St. Mary's Academy, Meerut, after which he moved to

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to complete B. A. (Honors) in Economics. He completed his Master of Fine Art (MFA) from London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Career

He won the Haywards 5000 Mr India contest in 2008 in Mumbai. Rana has worked for television channels like

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, STAR Plus,

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and

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(Viacom 18) and hosted various seasons of ''

''. Rana was the runner-up in Bigg Boss Season 3. He was recently seen in BBC ONE's

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Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rana, Pravessh Living people People from Baraut Indian male models 1993 births Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian television presenters Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) contestants Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Ramjas College alumni