
2014: Nominated- SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu)- Tadakha.2000 Won Zee Cine Award for Best Villain for Sangharsh.1999 Won Zee Cine Award for Best Villain for Dushman.1999 Won Screen Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role for Dushman.The Great Indian Murder (web series) on Disney+ Hotstar.Aranyak (2021) (Web-series on Netflix) as Mahadev Dogra.Apradhi Kaun? as Inspector Gaurav Gambhir.Saturday Suspense (1997-1999) as Inspector Raghuraj.Aahat (1995) Episode 1 The Closed Room, Episode 12 to 15 Explosion as Avinash.Tehkikaat (1994) Episode 21 to 23 A Mystery Behind Sleep Walking Disorder as Shyam.Tamilselvanum Thaniyar Anjalum (2016) Arun.Saakshyam (2018) as Munuswamy's 2nd brother.Nene Raju Nene Mantri (2017) as Subbarayudu.Venky (2004) as Yogendra Kumar Sharma.He also acted with Vishnuvardhan in the 2005-released super hit film Vishnu Sena, and the 2007 released movie Kshana Kshana that also starred Aditya and Prema.įilmography Hindi films Year He acted in the Kannada film Vishnu Vijaya, starring Akshay Kumar. He has shared screen space with South Indian Super Star Vishnuvardhan, a star of 220 movies in five different languages. He played the role of Alia Bhatt's father in Karan Johar's Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania. He frequently appears in Mahesh Bhatt's films. And in some movies he played supporting roles. He is mostly given roles of antagonists in movies, particularly that of a killer. Rana became known in Indian Cinema after his movie Dushman, where he played a cold blooded psychopathic killer. He had also played lead role in famous TV serial of Doordarshan, named Apradhi Koun. Later, in 2010, he had acted in a Star Plus show Kaali- Ek Agnipariksha, where he played a negative role as Thakral. He also hosted Sarkaar Ki Duniya, a reality show which took place on Mango Island in Karwar, Karnataka. Rana started his career with the television serial Swabhimaan, followed by serials like Farz, Sazish, Jax Kabhi, Waris and anchoring the TV show, Baazi Kiski. They have two sons, Shauryaman and Satyendra. Rana is married to Renuka Shahane also a Bollywood actress. He has done many plays with Satyadev Dubey in Prithvi Theatre. He went to the National School of Drama, New Delhi and studied acting. He is cousin of Rameshwar Neekhra, two times MP of Narmadapuram (Lok Sabha constituency) and state vice president of Indian National Congress. He used to play the role of Ravana in the local Ramleela productions. He spent his childhood in Gadarwara, where he finished his primary school. He is from Kasindra city of Ahmedabad district, Gujarat state.
