Pravessh Rana

Pravessh Rana
Pravessh Rana
	Pravessh Rana, Model, Actor, TV Host
Born	26 February 1983 (age 41); Baraut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality	Indian
Education	LAMDA (MFA); Delhi University (BA);
Occupations	Actor; Television host; Model;
Years active	2008–present
Awards	Mr. India (2008)
Website	Official Website

Pravessh Rana (born 26 February 1983) is an Indian actor, television host, and model. He gained recognition after winning the Mr. India title in 2008 and has since walked the ramp for several leading Indian designers. Rana participated in the reality television show Bigg Boss (2009) and went on to host multiple seasons of Emotional Atyachar, a popular reality show, as well as major Indian award events like the Screen Awards, Indian Television Awards, and Golden Petal Awards. He made his Bollywood debut in Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns (2013), earning a nomination for Best Male Debut at the 2014 Apsara Awards.

In addition to his work in Indian cinema, Rana has expanded his career internationally with significant roles in Hollywood television series. He starred in The Serpent (2021) alongside Oscar-nominated actor Tahar Raheem and appeared in Foundation (2021) on Apple TV+, acting with BAFTA and Emmy Award winner Jared Harris. These projects marked important milestones in his growing international career.

Education

He completed his schooling from St. Mary's Academy, Meerut, after which he moved to Ramjas College, Delhi University to complete B.A. (Honors) in Economics.^[1] He completed his Master of Fine Art (MFA) from London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.^[2]

Career

He won the Haywards 5000 Mr India contest in 2008 in Mumbai.^[3] Rana has worked for television channels like Zoom, STAR Plus, The Walt Disney Company and Colors (Viacom 18) and hosted various seasons of Emotional Atyachar.^[4] Rana was the runner-up in Bigg Boss Season 3. He was recently seen in BBC ONE's The Serpent (TV series).^[5]

Filmography

Noteworthy Television Series, Bollywood Movies, and International Films Featuring Pravessh Rana

Key
†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Co-Actors
2009	Bigg Boss	Contestant	First Runner Up	Salman Khan, Poonam Dhillon
2010–2013	Emotional Atyachar	Host	Reality Show	Various Guests
2013	Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns	Parambir Singh	Debut film	Jimmy Sheirgill, Mahie Gill, Soha Ali Khan
2016	San' 75 Pachattar	Prakash		Kay Kay Menon, Kirti Kulhari
2020	London Confidential	Azaad	Released on Zee5	Mouni Roy, Purab Kohli
2021	The Serpent	Thapa	Netflix original series	Tahar Rahim, Jenna Coleman
2021	Radhe	Heera Lal	Released on Zee5	Salman Khan, Disha Patani, Randeep Hooda
2021	Foundation	Rowan		Jared Harris, Lee Pace
2022	Ram Setu	Project Manager Bali		Akshay Kumar, Jacqueline Fernandez
2025	Deva (2025 film) †	Farhan Khan		To Be Announced

Awards and nominations

Year	Award Show	Award	Film	Result
2014	Apsara Awards	Best Male Debut	Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns	Nominated

References

^ "Pravesh Rana Mr. India 2008". Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
^ "2018 graduates London academy of music & dramatic art". www.lamda.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
^ Pravesh Rana at Filmicinema
^ "Pravesh Rana to host Emotional Atyachaar again". Hindustan Times. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
^ Scroll Staff (17 January 2021). "British TV series 'The Serpent' revisits Charles Sobhraj's deadly crime spree in Thailand". Scroll.in. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

External links

[1] "Pravesh Rana Mr. India 2008". Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2010.

[2] "2018 graduates London academy of music & dramatic art". www.lamda.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

[3] Pravesh Rana at Filmicinema

[4] "Pravesh Rana to host Emotional Atyachaar again". Hindustan Times. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

[5] Scroll Staff (17 January 2021). "British TV series 'The Serpent' revisits Charles Sobhraj's deadly crime spree in Thailand". Scroll.in. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

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