Harshvardhan Rane

Harshavardhan Rane (born 16 December 1983) is an Indian film actor who works in Telugu and Hindi films. He is best known for Thakita Thakita (2010), Prema Ishq Kaadhal (2013) and Anaamika (2014).[4][5] In 2016, he made his Hindi debut with Sanam Teri Kasam which received mixed reviews.[6]

Harshvardhan Rane
Rane at Vogue Beauty Awards 2017
Born16 December 1983 (1983-12-16) (age 37)[1][2]
Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India[3]
Other namesHarsh
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present

Early life

Rane was born in Rajahmundry (Andhra Pradesh) and brought up in Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh). His father, Vivek Rane,a Maharashtrian, was a doctor and his mother, a Telugu, is a homemaker settled in Hyderabad, and his grandfather an army lieutenant. His sister, Rohini lives in Mumbai.

Career

Rane joined the Bhagat Singh College in Delhi to pursue a course, but later dropped out. He trained at Barry John Acting Studio and started performing in theatrical ventures, including Indian adaptation of Tennessee Williams' works and some Hyderabad-based theater groups.[7] Later on, he worked as a freelancer in a film-branding enterprise. He wanted to be in the movies. He then moved on to Mumbai, where he got his first opportunity in the TV series Left Right Left on SAB TV in 2008.

Rane made his feature film acting debut with the Telugu language Thakita Thakita in 2010. Then he appeared in Naa Istam and Avunu. Over the following years, he acted in several Telugu films,[8] including the psychological thriller Maaya and comedy movie Brother of Bommali. He also made cameo appearances in films like Fidaa and Bengal tiger. Previously he was slated to make his Bollywood debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013), but opted out as it required an eleven-month contract. The romance film, Sanam Teri Kasam became his Bollywood debut.[9][10][11] It was written and directed by Vinay Sapru and Radhika Rao and was released by Eros International on 5 February 2016. His next release was Paltan and his upcoming project is the Telugu film Brundavanamidi Andaridi. He is set to appear in three films directed by J P Dutta.[12]

Rane was among Times' Most Desirable Men in 2015, 2016 and 2017.[13][14][15]

Filmography

Films
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Notes
2010 Thakita Thakita Sridhar Telugu
2012 Naa Ishtam Kishore Telugu
Avunu Harsha Telugu
2013 Prema Ishq Kaadhal Randhir "Randy" Telugu
2014 Anaamika Ajay Telugu Bilingual film
Nee Enge En Anbe Tamil
Maaya Siddharth Varma Telugu
2014 Brother of Bommali Harsha Telugu
2015 Avunu 2 Harsha Telugu
Bengal Tiger Karan Telugu Cameo appearance
2016 Sanam Teri Kasam Inder Lal Parihaar Hindi Debut in Bollywood
2017 Fidaa Bhanumathi's neighbour / suitor Telugu Cameo appearance
2018 Paltan Major Harbhajan Singh Hindi
2018 Kavacham Aravindh Telugu
2020 Taish Pali Hindi Released on ZEE5 both as web series and film.[16]
2021 Brundavanamadi Andaridi TBA Telugu Filming[17]
2021 Haseen Dillruba TBAHindiCompleted[18][19]
2021 Kun Faya Kun TBAHindiCompleted[20][21]

TV series

Short films
  • Infinity (2012)
  • Khamakha (2016) the Short film had won People’s Choice Award as Best Short Film at the Jio Filmfare Short Film Awards 2017.[22]

Other work

Rane owns a charity foundation holding garage sales for the ShirtOff Foundation to raise money to support the education of a girl-child (Swati) who had lost her parents to HIV. The campaign has him selling T-shirts he wore in his films at charity garage sales. And the actor had recently sold his shirts in Hyderabad from his latest hit Sanam Teri Kasam and managed to single-handedly raise close to Rs Two lakhs and still counting through online sales. Talking about this unique initiative, " My fans buy my shirts on sale and pose with me holding placards that read Took my #ShirtOff۪ while some choose to simply contribute." Harshvardhan also says that he is humbled by the support his fans have shown him over the years. Every contribution no matter how big or small, go a long way in helping Swati, he says.[23][24]

Awards and nominations
Year Function Award Work Result
2017 Lions Gold Awards 2016 Fresh Talent of the Year Sanam Teri Kasam Won[25]
2017 Stardust Awards 2017 Best Debut Male Sanam Teri Kasam Nominated[22]

References
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  19. "It's a wrap for Taapsee Pannu-Vikrant Massey's 'Haseen Dilruba'!". Daily News & Analysis. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  20. "Kun Faya Kun: Harshvardhan Rane, Sanjeeda Shaikh & Kushan Nandy paint a happy picture on the sets of the film". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  21. "Harshvardhan Rane, Sanjeeda Shaikh wrap up Kun Faya Kun". The New Indian Expressxpress. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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