Ashutosh Rana is an Indian actor, producer, author, and TV presenter known for playing negative characters in Hindi films. |
In childhood, his father changed his school from Jabalpur to Ahmedabad. |
Despite not being a bright student, Ashutosh passed class 11 with flying colors and celebrated by playing drums in his village. |
In his childhood, he loved playing Ravana in Ramleela events in his village. |
Ashutosh kept his name from a mantra his parents chanted during a ritual. |
He changed his surname from Neekhra to Rana, inspired by his father's name, Ram Narayan. |
During college, he was known for helping college students and aspired to be a politician. |
After his mother's passing in 1984, his brother-in-law introduced him to a spiritual guru, Dadda Ji, who suggested he join the National School of Drama in New Delhi. |
After completing his education, Ashutosh joined a theatre group and later appeared in various TV serials. |
He met his wife, Renuka Shahane, at a party, and after initial missed connections, they started a phone conversation that led to marriage. |
He has appeared in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, and Tamil films, as well as Hindi web series. |
Ashutosh has authored two Hindi books and enjoys reading in his free time. |