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
The Traitors India Season 1
The Secrets of the Shiledars Season 1
The Secret of the Shiledars Season 1
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
Sunflower Season 1
Chakravyuh - An Inspector Virkar Crime Thriller Season 1
Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors Season 1
Raktanchal Season 1
iSmart Shankar
Pantham
Anegan
Gopala Gopala
Meaghamann
Aagadu
Baadshah
Naayak
Mappillai
Ala Modalaindi
Varudu
Porki
Adhurs
Ganesh
Kanthaswamy
Ontari
Bheemaa
Tulasi
Chirutha
Lakshyam
Annavaram
Raraju
Narasimhudu
Jurm
Gudumba Shankar
Ghilli
Kismat
Ek Aur Ek Gyarah
Talaash: The Hunt Begins...
Chor Machaaye Shor
Jodi No.1
Bichhoo
Badal
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
Jaanwar
Vaastav: The Reality
Arjun Pandit
Haseena Maan Jaayegi
Soldier
Daud: Fun on the Run
Ziddi
Jeet
Baazi
Naajayaz
Actor
The Traitors India (Season 1) as Self - Contestant
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
Sunflower (Season 1) as Dilip Iyer
Chakravyuh - An Inspector Virkar Crime Thriller (Season 1) as ACP Wagh
Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors (Season 1) as Dipen Prabhu
Raktanchal (Season 1) as Ramanand Rai
iSmart Shankar as Ramamoorthy, Central Minister
Pantham as Defence Lawyer
Anegan as Commissioner Gopinath
Gopala Gopala as Shankar Narayana
Meaghamann as Sharma
Aagadu as Mallikarjuna Rao
Baadshah as Crazy Robert
Naayak as CBI Officer
Mappillai as Devaraj
Ala Modalaindi as John Abraham
Varudu as Rajgopal
Porki as Ali Bhai
Adhurs as Dhanraj
Ganesh as Mahadev
Kanthaswamy as Pallur Paramajyothi Ponnusamy
Ontari as Mahankali
Bheemaa as Police Commissoner
Tulasi as Veeranna
Chirutha as Mattu Bhai
Lakshyam as DIG Ajay Prakash
Annavaram as Tapas Balu
Raraju as Villian
Narasimhudu as Ravi Shankar
Jurm as Inspector Vishnu Patnaik
Gudumba Shankar as Kumaraswamy
Ghilli as Siva Subramanian
Kismat as Vikas Patil
Ek Aur Ek Gyarah as Cobra
Talaash: The Hunt Begins... as Police Commissioner
Chor Machaaye Shor as Tito
Jodi No.1 as Sir John
Bichhoo as Devraj Khatri
Badal as Jeet Ram
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai as Insp. Shinde
Jaanwar as Inspector Pradhan
Vaastav: The Reality as Vitthal Kaanya
Arjun Pandit as Haldiram
Haseena Maan Jaayegi as Bhai (gangster)
Soldier as Dinesh Kapoor
Daud: Fun on the Run as Inspector Nair
Ziddi as ACP Inder Saxena
Jeet as Inspector Pratap Vidyarthi
Baazi as Shiva Dashrat Singh
Naajayaz as Ratan