Ashish Vidyarthi
Biography
Ashish Vidyarthi (born 19 June 1965) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Odia, Marathi, and Bengali films. Noted for his antagonist and character roles.
In 1995, he received the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Drohkaal. He has also received several awards including a Filmfare Award South along with nominations for two Filmfare Awards.
Ashish Vidyarthi was born on 19 June 1965 in Delhi, India to a Malayali father from Kannur (Kerala), and a Bengali mother from Rajasthan. His mother Reba Vidyarthi (Née: 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 the National School of Drama until 1990 and associated himself with another theatre group, Act One, run by N. K. Sharma.
In 1992, he moved to Bombay (now Mumbai). Ashish played the role of V. P. Menon in his first film, Sardar, based on Sardar Vallabhai Patel's Life. Though, his first release was Drohkaal, for which he won a National Film Award 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.
Vidhyarthi has worked in 11 languages in over 300 films. He is the co-founder and curator of AVID MINER Conversations, which are interactive modules customized for organizations.
Currently, he has a YouTube channel with over one million subscribers and he often vlogs about food.
Vidyarthi married Piloo Vidyarthi aka Rajoshi in 2001. They have a son Arth. The couple filed for mutual divorce in 2022. He married Rupali Barua in 2023.
Known for
Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond Season 1
Khufiya
Iraivan
Rana Naidu Season 1
Trial by Fire Season 1
Aar Ya Paar Season 1
Half Pants Full Pant Season 1
Goodbye
Rudra: The Edge of Darkness Season 1
Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors Season 1
Raktanchal Season 1
iSmart Shankar
Anegan
Aagadu
Baadshah
Naayak
Mappillai
Varudu
Porki
Adhurs
Ganesh
Chirutha
Narasimhudu
Ghilli
Ek Aur Ek Gyarah
Talaash: The Hunt Begins...
Badal
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
Jaanwar
Haseena Maan Jaayegi
Actor
Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond (Season 1) as NSA chief Madhusudan Dutta
Khufiya as Jeev
Iraivan as DGP Hari K. Vedantam
Rana Naidu (Season 1) as Surya Rao
Trial by Fire (Season 1) as Neeraj Suri
Aar Ya Paar (Season 1) as Ruben Bhatta
Half Pants Full Pant (Season 1) as Subbarao
Goodbye as PP Singh
Rudra: The Edge of Darkness (Season 1) as Jt. CP Raman Acharya
Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors (Season 1) as Dipen Prabhu
Raktanchal (Season 1) as Ramanand Rai
iSmart Shankar as Ramamoorthy, Central Minister
Anegan as Commissioner Gopinath
Aagadu as Mallikarjuna Rao
Baadshah as Crazy Robert
Naayak as CBI Officer
Mappillai as Devaraj
Varudu as Rajgopal
Porki as Ali Bhai
Adhurs as Dhanraj
Ganesh as Mahadev
Chirutha as Mattu Bhai
Narasimhudu as Ravi Shankar
Ghilli as Siva Subramanian
Ek Aur Ek Gyarah as Cobra
Talaash: The Hunt Begins... as Police Commissioner
Badal as Jeet Ram
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai as Insp. Shinde
Jaanwar as Inspector Pradhan
Haseena Maan Jaayegi as Bhai (gangster)