Nitish Bharadwaj | |
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 Nitish Bhardwaj on the set of the Kapil Sharma show | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Inder Singh Namdhari |
| Succeeded by | Abha Mahato |
| Constituency | Jamshedpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 June 1963 Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Spouses | Monisha Patil
(m. 1991; div. 2005)Smita Gate
(m. 2009; sep. 2019) |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Mumbai |
| Occupation |
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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.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Trivedi, Tanvi (17 October 2013). "Comparisons with Nitish Bharadwaj are most welcome: Saurabh Raaj Jain". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 April 2016.