Ravi Kishan


Ravindra Shyamnarayan Shukla, popularly known as Ravi Kishan, is an Indian actor, politician and television personality. He currently serves Member of parliament, Lok Sabha from Gorakhpur. He predominantly works in Bhojpuri and Hindi cinema along sideTelugu cinema. He has also appeared in a few Kannada and Tamil films
In 2006, he participated in Bigg Boss, the Indian version of Big Brother. He ended up as the second runner up. He was also a contestant on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 in 2012.

Personal life

He is married to Priti, and they have four children. His father lives in his hometown, Bisuin in Kerakat Tehsil, Jaunpur District. Bisuin is a small village on the border of Varanasi in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh, consisting of about 20 families.

Career

In June 2008, Kishan was awarded the Most Popular Actor award at the ETV Bhojpuri Cinema Samman 2008 function. Popular reality shows such as Bigg Boss, and more 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,Naman:Ek Sansani |Ek Se Badhkar Ek – Jalwe Sitaron Ke on Zee. 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 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 2010.
In 2013, 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 finales 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 winning 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.
Kishan made his South Indian 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 2018, he had a role in the film MLA.

Political career

Kishan joined Indian National Congress from Jaunpur constituency in Uttar Pradesh, and contested in the 2014 general elections where he secured only 42,759 votes or 4.25 per cent of the total votes. In February 2017, Kishan left the Congress Party and joined the BJP.
On 15 April 2019 Bhartiya Janata Party released a candidate list for the 2019 general election. Ravi Kishan was named for Gorakhpur Loksabha constituency. he contested the 2019 general elections against Samajwadi party candidate Rambhual Nishad in Gorakhpur constituency of Uttar Pradesh. 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.

Dubbing career

In 2007, Kishan's voice was used to dub Tobey Maguire's role as Spider-Man in the third film into Bhojpuri. This is the first Hollywood blockbuster film to include a Bhojpuri voice dub, along with Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu dubs. This caused Kishan to plan to create a superhero film of his own.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1992PitambarHindi
1993Aag Ka ToofanHindi
1993Rani Aur MaharaniHindi
1994Zakhmi DilAbhimanyuHindi
1994Aag Aur ChingariHindi
1994Udhaar Ki ZindagiHindi
1996LaalcheeHindi
1996AatankMahesh KumarHindi
1996ArmyKartarHindi
1997Sher-E-BazarShekarHindi
1997Koi Kisi Se Kum NahinHindi
1997Jai HanumanShri KrishnaHindiTV series
1997Agni MorchaHindi
1998Hamaara FaislaHindi
1998KudratHindi
1998KeematMohan TripathiHindi
1999Aaya ToofanHindi
1999Monisha En MonalisaTamilDebut film in Tamil
2000Justice ChowdharyHindi
2001500 Ka NoteHindi
2002Hello InspectorInspector VijayHindiTV series
2002The TrapDetective RajHindiTV series
2002MarshalHindi
2002Guru MahaguruHindi
2003Saiyaan HamarBhojpuri
2003Tere NaamRameshwarHindi
2003HawayeinShahidHindiTV serial
2004Pandit Ji Batai Na Biyah Kab HoiBhojpuri
2004'Raghu ShettyHindi
2004Kab Hoi Milanwa HamarShankarBhojpuri
2005Raja Bhai Lagey RahoRaja BhaiHindi
2005Gehri ChaalHindi
2005Dulha Milal DildarBhojpuri
2005Hum To Ho Gayi ToharBhojpuri
2005RajaBhojpuri
2006Phir Hera PheriTiwari's sidekickHindi
2006Ab Ta Banja Sajanwa HamaarBhojpuri
2006Banke Bihari M.L.ABhojpuri
2006GangaBhojpuri
2006Gabbar SinghGovardhan Singh aka Gabbar SinghBhojpuri
2007Janam Janam Ke SaathBhojpuri
2007Deal – In CrimeHindi
20071971Captain JacobHindi
2008Welcome to SajjanpurRam KumarHindi
2009Ram BalramBhojpuri
2009LuckRaghav RaghuvaranHindi
2009Kanoon Hamra Mutthi MeBhojpuri
2009Rangbaaj DarogaBhojpuri
2009BidaiBhojpuri
2009BhoomiputraBhojpuri
2009Khatailaal Mithai LaalBhojpuri
2009Money Hai Toh Honey HaiHindi
2009Bihari MafiaBhojpuri
2009Rangbaz DarogaBhojpuri
2009LootHindi
2009Chandu Ki ChameliBhojpuri
2009Dil Diwana ThakurBhojpuri
2010BalidaanBhojpuri
2010Satyamev JayteBhojpuri
2010MuktiBhojpuri
2010Devra Bada SatawelaBhojpuri
2010Jala Deb Duniya Tohra Pyar MeinBhojpuri
2010RaavanMangalHindi
2010Banaras Ke Babuaa Surat Ke ChhoriBhojpuri
2010Ram Pur Ke LakshmanBhojpuri
2010Laharia Loota E RajajiBhojpuri
2010Well Done AbbaHindi
2010Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat KeBhojpuri
2010Kab TakkHindi
2011Tanu Weds ManuRaja's friendHindi
2011Chitkabrey — The Shades of GreyRakesh ChoubeyHindi
2011Piywa Bada SatavelaBhojpuri
2011Hamar DevdasBhojpuriBhojpuri version of Devdas
2011MallyuddhBhojpuri
2011Kehu Hamse Jeet Na PayeBhojpuri
2011FaulaadBhojpuri
2011Mohalla AssiBhojpuri
2011SantanBhojpuri
2011Sajna Saath Na ChhuteBhojpuri
2011Man from BenarasEnglish, Hindi
2012AazaanPandey Hindi
2012Jeena Hai Toh Thok DaalChandrabhanHindi
2012Kaisan Piyawa Ke CharitarwaBhojpuri
2012Prem VidrohiBhojpuri
2012Dangerous IshqDurgam Sah Hindi
2012Agent VinodRajanHindi
2012Dhamaal Kaila RajaBhojpuri
2012Kaisan Piywa Ke Charittar BaBhojpuri
2012Chaalis ChauraasiShakti ChinappaHindi
2013Dhurandhar — The ShooterBhojpuri
2013Bullet RajaSumer YadavHindi
2013Bajatey RahoMohanlal SabbarwahlHindi
2013IssaqTeeta Singh Hindi
2013Mere Dad Ki MarutiPathanHindi
2013Zilla GhaziabadRashid AliHindi
2014Race GurramMaddali Shiva ReddyTeluguDebut film in Telugu
2014Lucky KabootarHindi
2014Lakhon me ek Hammar BhaujiBhojpuri
2014'JournalistMarathi
2015Second Hand HusbandGurpreet's brotherHindi
2015Miss Tanakpur Haazir HoBheemaHindi
2015Kick 2Solomon Singh ThakurTelugu
2015RanbankaRaghavHindi
2015Pandit Ji Batai Na Biyah Kab Hoi 2Bhojpuri
2016Love Aur RajneetiLead ActorBhojpuri
2016SupremeBeekuTelugu
2016Okka Ammayi ThappaAnwarTelugu
2016Global BabaInspector JacobHindi
2017HebbuliAmrut ShahKannadaKannada Debut
2017HameerVeersingh/ RaghuveerGujarati
2017RadhaMLA SujathaTelugu
2017ShahenshahBhojpuri
2017LIEBharadwajTelugu
2017Lucknow CentralC.M.Hindi
2017MukkabaazSanjay KumarHindi
2017Kashi AmarnathAmarnathBhojpuri
2018MLAMLA GadappaTelugu
2018Saakshyam Munuswamy's brotherTelugu
2018Bairi Kangana 2Deva / BholaBhojpuri
2018Sanki DarogaRaghuraj Pratap SinghBhojpuri
2019Ravikant NagaichTelugu
2019BombairiyaHindi
2019MarjaavaanACP Ravi YadavHindi
2019Batla HouseKKHindi
2019Sye Raa Narasimha ReddyBasi ReddyTelugu
201990MLJayram Telugu
2019SangathamizhanSanjayTamil
2020DronaUday KrishnaKannada
2020RoberrtKannada
2020Boondi RaitaHindiPre-Production
2020RadheBhojpuriPost Production
2020Sabse Bada ChampionBhojpuriPost Production

Dubbing roles

Television

Web Series