Nitish Bharadwaj

Nitish Bharadwaj
Nitish Bhardwaj on the set of the Kapil Sharma show
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1996–1998
Preceded byInder Singh Namdhari
Succeeded byAbha Mahato
ConstituencyJamshedpur
Personal details
Born (1963-06-02) 2 June 1963 (age 61)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Spouses
Monisha Patil
(m. 1991; div. 2005)
Smita Gate
(m. 2009; sep. 2019)
Children4
ResidenceMumbai
Occupation

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 Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha.[1][2] He is best known for his role as Lord Krishna in B. R. Chopra's television series Mahabharat, as well as for his portrayal of Lord Vishnu and several avatars of Lord Vishnu in some of Chopra's other great works, such as Vishnu Puran.[3][4] His debut directorial film in Marathi titled Pitruroon won accolades from audiences and critics. He now focuses on his film career entirely through screenwriting, directing and dancing.

  1. ^ "Nitish Bhardwaj movies, filmography, biography and songs - Cinestaan.com". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  2. ^ Patil, Vimla (17 March 2002). "itihas in Their Modern Avatar". Spectrum. The Sunday Tribune. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Trivedi, Tanvi (17 October 2013). "Comparisons with Nitish Bharadwaj are most welcome: Saurabh Raaj Jain". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 April 2016.