–Bandra Boy
Ravi Kishan Is Not Only A Bhojpuri’ Superstar, He Has Become A Globally Renowned Actor
By
RUBY ZAIDI
IIFA Award-25 has recognised the acting skills of the Bhojpuri Superstar and globally Renowned actor Ravi Kishan by felicitating him with the best supporting actor for his incredible performance in Aamir Khan Productions’ Laapataa Ladies.
Born on 17 July 1969 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India.
Ravi Kishan is the youngest of five siblings. He studied at Rizvi College- Bandra West, Mumbai.
His family hails from Kerakat, Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh, where Ravi Kishan lived for about seven years.
One of the finest actors of the Indian Film Industry, Ravi Kishan married Priti Shukla on 10 December 1993, and they have four children, one son and three daughters.
His daughter, Riva Kishan, made her film debut with Sab Kushal Mangal. His other daughter, Ishita, who was an NCC cadet, joined the Indian Army in June 2023.
In June 2008, Ravi Kishan was awarded the Most Popular Actor award at the ETV Bhojpuri Cinema Samman 2008 function.
Multi talented Ravi Kishan has done some 325 films in lead roles and has done many television series and popular reality shows including Bigg Boss, recently Ek Se Badhkar Ek – Jalwe Sitaron Ke have brought him to the front line of top Indian television actors.
In 2008, he started co-hosting the celebrity dance-based reality show Bathroom Singer, Nama n: Ek Sansani and Ek Se Badhkar Ek – Jalwe Sitaron Ke on Zee.
Ravi Kishan also hosted the reality show Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka, on NDTV Imagine for two seasons. He worked with film directors Shyam Benegal and Mani Ratnam in 2010.
A film starring Ravi Kishan, Jala Debh Duniya Tohra Pyar Mein, produced by the American film company PUN Films, was shown in the India Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2011 he had a role in the film Shraddha In The Name Of God directed by Gurubhai Thakkar.
In 2013, A very skilled actor, Ravi Kishan, was one of the judges on the reality TV show Sales Ka Bazigar, telecast on ETV. The show aimed to find the best salesperson in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The top ten people who made it to the finals were to be employed by the presenter of the show, Su-kam Power Systems. The winner would get a package of ten lakhs per annum, followed by the first runner-up, who would win a package of six lakhs per annum. This show was the first of its kind to find the best salesperson in India and saw participation from over 10,000 people from regions across Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
The incredible actor Ravi Kishan made his Telugu cinema debut with the 2014 Telugu film Race Gurram. In 2017, he made his Kannada debut in Hebbuli and Tamil debut with Monisha En Monalisa in 1999. In 2018, he had a role in the film MLA.
In 2008, Ravi Kishan dubbed Tobey Maguire’s role as Spider-Man in Spider-Man 3 into Bhojpuri. This is the first Hollywood blockbuster film to include a Bhojpuri voice dub, along with Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu dubs.
Ravi Kishan joined Indian National Congress (INC) from Jaunpur constituency in Uttar Pradesh, and contested in the 2014 general elections where he secured 42,759 votes or 4.25 per cent of the total votes and finished 6th.In February 2017, Ravi Kishan left the Congress Party and joined the BJP.
Ravi Kishan was chosen to contest 2019 General election by Bharatiya Janata Party .He contested the 2019 general elections against Samajwadi party candidate Rambhual Nishad in Gorakhpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Ravi Kishan, won against Rambhual Nishad by a lead of over 3,01,664 votes. Ravi Kishan polled 7,17,122 votes, while Rambhual Nishad polled 4,15,458 votes.
Superstar Ravi Kishan currently serves as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Gorakhpur. His film works are predominantly in Bhojpuri and Hindi cinema, as well as Telugu cinema and he is doing his job quite very well. He is also doing a few southern Indian films, specially Kannada and Tamil films.