Entertainment News Desk – Pradeep Rawat, the famous ‘villain’ of Bollywood and South films, made a distinct identity in his career with his strong acting in many films. After becoming popular in Bollywood with ‘Ghajini’, Pradeep Rawat never looked back. Pradeep is celebrating his 73rd birthday today i.e. on 21st January.
The full name of Pradeep (Pradeep Rawat), born in Jabalpur in 1952, is Pradeep Ram Singh Rawat. He has worked in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil language films. Pradeep is known for playing villain roles in films. He has acted in many blockbuster Bollywood films including his most notable performances in ‘Sarfarosh’, ‘Lagaan’ and ‘Ghajini’. Even the name of the film is that of his character. His scary and brilliant acting in the film won the hearts of fans.
‘Ashwatthama’ was made in ‘Mahabharata’
You will be surprised to know that the acting career of this famous villain of the film industry started with the mythological serial ‘Mahabharata’. He played the role of Dronacharya’s son Ashwatthama in a television serial. This serial was a big hit at that time. At that time people used to worship positive characters and criticize negative roles even in real life. From Ashwatthama of Mahabharata to Khalnayak of Ghajini, he has given many memorable performances. Fans also like to see Pradeep Rawat on the big screen.
Created identity through these films
Talking about the work front, he has worked in Grand Masti (2013), Shabari (2011), Ghajini (2008), Deewaar (2004), The Hero: Of A Spy (2003), Lagaan (2001), Sarfarosh (1999), Koyla ( 1997) and worked in many other films. Pradeep has also won the ‘Filmfare Best Villain Award’ and ‘Santosham Best Villain Award’ for Sai (Telugu) in 2004. He won the ‘Nandi Award’ for Best Villain for the same film in the same year. She was also nominated for ‘IIFA Awards’ for ‘Best Performance in a Negative Role’. However, Rawat is best known for his negative roles.