Pravesh Rana
Rana in 2010
Born
Baraut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Other namesPravessh Rana
Education
Occupation(s)Actor, Television host
Years active2008–present
Spouse
Scarlett Wilson
​
(m. 2016)​

Pravesh Rana is an Indian actor, television host and model. He has walked the ramp for various top designers and also won the title of Mr. India in 2008. He was a participant in the reality television show Bigg Boss (2009) and has hosted several seasons of the reality show Emotional Atyachar and award functions like Screen Awards, Indian Television Awards and the Golden Petal Awards. He made his Bollywood debut with the film Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns (2013), for which he was nominated for an Apsara Awards 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 Zee5. He was seen playing the role of Thapa in Netflix 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 Ramjas College, Delhi University to complete B.A. (Honors) in Economics.[1] He completed his Master of Fine Art (MFA) from London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[2]

Career

He won the Haywards 5000 Mr India contest in 2008 in Mumbai.[3] Rana has worked for television channels like Zoom, STAR Plus, The Walt Disney Company and Colors (Viacom 18) and hosted various seasons of Emotional Atyachar.[4] Rana was the runner-up in Bigg Boss Season 3. He was recently seen in BBC ONE's The Serpent (TV series).[5]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009 Bigg Boss Contestant First Runner Up
2010-2013 Emotional Atyachar Host Reality Show
2013 Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns Parambir Singh Debut film [6]
2016 San' 75 Pachattar Prakash [7]
2020 London Confidential Azaad Released on Zee5 [8]
2021 The Serpent Thapa Netflix original series [9]
2021 Radhe Heera Lal Released on Zee5
2021 Foundation † Rowan
2022 Ram Setu Project Manager Bali

Awards and nominations

Year Award Show Award Film Result
2014 Apsara Awards Best Male Debut Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Pravesh Rana Mr. India 2008". Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "2018 graduates London academy of music & dramatic art". www.lamda.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Pravesh Rana at Filmicinema
  4. ↑ "Pravesh Rana to host Emotional Atyachaar again". Hindustan Times. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  5. ↑ Scroll Staff (17 January 2021). "British TV series 'The Serpent' revisits Charles Sobhraj's deadly crime spree in Thailand". Scroll.in. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  6. ↑ Team, DNA Web (24 July 2016). "Wedding Bells! 'Emotional Atyachar' host Pravesh Rana to get hitched to Scarlett Wilson". DNA India. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "San' 75 (Pachattar)". IMDb.
  8. ↑ "Mouni Roy: London Confidential is not about coronavirus". 19 September 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  9. ↑ Scroll Staff (17 January 2021). "British TV series 'The Serpent' revisits Charles Sobhraj's deadly crime spree in Thailand". Scroll.in. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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