Nitish Bharadwaj
Nitish Bharadwaj | |
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Born | Bombay, Maharashtra , India | 2 June 1963
Spouses | Monisha Patil
(m. 1991; div. 2005)Smita Gate
(m. 2009; sep. 2019) |
Children | 4 |
Residence | Mumbai |
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Nitish Bharadwaj (born 2 June 1963) is an Indian television and film actor, director, screenwriter, film and TV programme producer, veterinarian (veterinary surgeon) graduate from Mumbai Veterinary college and former
Career
Theatre and radio
Before coming into the field of acting, Bharadwaj was a professional veterinary surgeon and had worked as an assistant veterinarian at a Race Course in Mumbai; however, he left the job considering it a monotonous one. He started his arts career with his training in
Bharadwaj also did 2 radio shows for BBC Radio 4 (London, UK), namely Bhagvad Geeta and Ramayan. He was nominated for the "Sony Radio award" for Ramayan in the UK in 1995.[6]
Television career
In 1988 Bharadwaj was selected to play the lead role of Lord Krishna in B. R. Chopra's classic television series Mahabharat. He played the role at the age of 23 and became an overnight star.[7][8] His performance was loved and appreciated by audience. He also did a cameo in the show Buniyaad's episode 51.
He directed a philosophical TV series titled Gita Rahasya, Apraadhi for Star TV and a few documentary films.[9]
In 2000, Bharadwaj appeared in B.R. Chopra's another mythological show
Film career
Bharadwaj starred as the Main Lead in many
Bharadwaj made his film direction debut in 2013 with a Marathi film starring Tanuja, Suhas Joshi and Sachin Khedekar titled Pitruroon. The film is based on a novella by Sudha Murthy. The film was acclaimed by both the critics and audiences. Pitruroon received many nominations and awards, and also gave Bharadwaj the Maharashtra State Film Award as the second Best Director of 2013. Recently in 2020 he appeared on screen as a Sudarshan Chakrapani in a Marathi web series Samantar which was telecasted on mx player.[3][13][14][15] Bharadwaj has also played important roles in movies including Mohenjo Daro and Kedarnath.[16]
Politics
Bharadwaj contested the parliamentary elections from
Early life
Nitish Bharadwaj was born on 2 June 1963 to Janardan C. Upadhye, a Senior Advocate of Bombay High Court and a veteran labour lawyer. He was also a close aide of
Personal life
In 1991, Bharadwaj married Monisha Patil, daughter of Vimla Patil, then editor of Femina. They have two children, a son and daughter and divorced in 2005.[18][19] Monisha now lives in Hounslow, Middlesex with her two children, Arrush and Saayli (now called India). Bharadwaj married Smita Gate, an IAS officer (1992 batch) from Madhya Pradesh cadre, in 2009 and they have twin daughters.[20] The couple separated in September 2019, which was confirmed in January 2022.
Filmography
Acting roles
- Trishagni (1988) (with Nana Patekar)[21]
- Njan Gandharvan (1991, Malayalam)[22]
- Sangeet(1992) (with Madhuri Dixit)
- Gruhpravesh (1992) (with Nishigandha Wad)
- Prem Daan (1991) (with Khushboo)
- Karishma Kapoor
- Nache Nagin Gali Gali (1991) with Meenakshi Seshadri
- Khatyal Sasu Nathal Soon (1987) with Varsha Usgaonkar
- Pasant Aahe Mulgi (1989) with Varsha Usgaonkar
- Nivedita Joshi
- Nashibwaan (1988) with Alka Kubal
- Pitruroon (2013) (Writer-Director)
- Mahabharat Aur Barbareek (2013) as Krishna
- Mohenjo Daro (2016) as Durjan (with Hrithik Roshan)
- Yaksh (2018) as Yaksh
- Kedarnath (2018) as Brijraj Mishra
Television
- Mahabharat (1988) as Krishna[23]
- Geeta Rahasya(1999) (producer-Director-Co writer) (with Irrfan Khan)
- Ramayan (2001-2002) as Rama
- Vishnu Puran (2003) as Vishnu / Vamana / Parashurama / Rama / Krishna
- Man Mein Hai Visshwas (2006-2007, presenter)
- Ajab Gajab Ghar Jamai (2014, Krishna)
Web series
- Samantar - in as Sudarshan Chakrapani (MX Player Originals) (2020)
- Samantar season 2 - in as Sudarshan Chakrapani (MX Player Originals) (2021)
Awards
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- Best Screenplay Writer for Marathi feature film, Pitruroon, Sahyadri Film Awards, 2014
- Nominated - Best Actor for Pitruroon, Screen Awards, 2014
- 2nd Best Director for Pitruroon, Maharashtra State Film Awards, 2014
See also
References
- ^ "Nitish Bhardwaj movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ Patil, Vimla (17 March 2002). "itihas in Their Modern Avatar". Spectrum. The Sunday Tribune. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ a b Pandit, Shruti (10 September 2013). "Nitish Bharadwaj dons the hat of a director". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ Trivedi, Tanvi (17 October 2013). "Comparisons with Nitish Bharadwaj are most welcome: Saurabh Raaj Jain". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Chakravyuh Hindi Play/Drama". www.mumbaitheatreguide.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Mahabharata's Krishna, Born of a Mother From Belagavi, Wants to Act With Mohanlal". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ N, Patcy (22 May 2013). "I did not want to play Krishna in 'Mahabharat'". Rediff Movies. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ Verma, Sukanya (18 September 2012). "Reader's Pick: The 25 greatest characters on Indian TV". Rediff Movies. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "Rediff On The NeT: The Rediff Election Interview/Nitish Bharadwaj". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Television". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Renuka, Methil (4 February 2002). "Now, B.R. Chopra to present silicon graphics-driven Ramayan on Zee TV". India Today. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Kumar, K. P. Nijeesh (14 July 2019). "Padmarajan's demise made me to exit from mollywood, says 'Njan Gandharvan' actor". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "First look of Nitish Bharadwaj's Pitruroon". Rangmarathi. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ Swamy, Rohan (21 March 2013). "Krishna's Confessions". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ Deshmukh, Gayatri (16 February 2013). "Nitish Bharadwaj ropes in Tanuja his directorial debut". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Nitish Bharadwaj: My role in 'Mohenjo Daro' has given me an opportunity to explore human emotions - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ Masih, Archana (12 February 1998). "Any party which wants to rule India has to be secular in its true sense". Rediff on the Net. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ Roy, Amit (14 November 2004). "Nitish, Nitish, burning bright". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 15 November 2004. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "For how many years do you want the adivasis to wear their traditional finery and dance for you?". Rediff on the Net. 13 February 1998. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ Singh, Varun (11 January 2010). "Sanjay Dutt resigs from Samajwadi Party". Mid-day. Retrieved 6 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ISBN 8179910660.
- ^ "State Film Awards". Information & Public Relations Department (I&PRD). 1990. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "Mahabharat B.R. Chopra Serial Episodes (Full 1988 TV Series)". Youtube Video Episode. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
External links
- Nitish Bharadwaj at IMDb
- Nitish Bharadwaj on Facebook
- Nitish Bharadwaj at Bollywood Hungama