Nationality Indian Role Film actor | Name Nitish Bharadwaj Years active 1987- present | |
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Spouse Smita Gate (m. 2009), Monisha Patil (m. 1991–2005) Movies and TV shows Nache Nagin Gali Gali, Mahabharat, Njan Gandharvan, Prem Shakti, Sangeet Similar People | ||
Chakravyuh play official trailer starring nitish bharadwaj as krishna
Nitish Bharadwaj (Hindi: नितीश भारद्वाज; born 2 June 1963) is an Indian film actor, director, screenwriter and former member of the Indian Parliament Lok Sabha. He is best known for his portrayal of Lord Krishna in B. R. Chopra's television series Mahabharat, as well as for his portrayal of several Avatars of Vishnu in some of Chopra's other works, such as Vishnu Puran. His debut directorial film in Marathi titled 'Pitruroon' has won him accolades from both the audiences and critics and he now focusses on his film career entirely through screenwriting, directing and acting. Academically Nitish is a qualified veterinary surgeon from Bombay Veterinary College, Parel, Mumbai. He has voluntarily withdrawn from electoral politics. He now focusses on his film career as an actor, screenwriter and director.
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- Chakravyuh play official trailer starring nitish bharadwaj as krishna
- Nitish bharadwaj speaking at rotary district conference snehbandh 2014
- Television and films
- Politics
- Personal life
- Award nominations
- Awards
- Filmography
- References
Nitish bharadwaj speaking at rotary district conference snehbandh 2014
Television and films
Nitish Bharadwaj has starred in many Marathi movies like Anapekshit, Pasanta ahe Mulgi, and the highly acclaimed Malayalam movie Njan Gandharvan (1991) directed by P. Padmarajan. He directed a historical TV serial titled Gita Rahasya, Apraadhi for Star TV and a few documentary films. He judged a Marathi dance reality show on ETV Marathi Jallosh Survanayugacha with Sudha Chandran and Ramesh Deo. Bharadwaj made his film direction debut in 2013 with a Marathi film starring Tanuja, Suhas Joshi and Sachin Khedekar titled Pitruroon. The film is based on a novella by Sudha Murthy. The film was acclaimed by both the critics and audiences. Pitruroon received many nominations and awards, and also gave Bharadwaj the prestigious Maharashtra State Film Award as the second Best Director of 2013. Bharadwaj played the role of Krishna at the age of 23 and became an overnight star.
Politics
Bharadwaj contested the parliamentary elections from Jamshedpur and Rajgarh (in Madhya Pradesh) as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate and was elected to Lok Sabha as a Member of Parliament from Jamshedpur in 1996, by defeating veteran Inder Singh Namdhari. He lost to Laxman Singh (brother of then chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, Digvijaya Singh) in the 1999 Lok Sabha elections.
Personal life
In 1991, Nitish Bharadwaj married Monisha Patil, daughter of Vimla Patil, then editor of Femina. They have two children and divorced in 2005. Monisha now lives in London with her children. Bharadwaj married Smita Gate, an IAS officer (1992 batch) from Madhya Pradesh cadre, in 2009.
Award nominations
Awards
Filmography
Actor
2020
Samantar (TV Series) as
Sudarshan Chakrapani
- A Woman Enters My Life (2021) - Sudarshan Chakrapani
- Twist (2020) - Sudarshan Chakrapani
- The Diaries (2020) - Sudarshan Chakrapani
- Past Life Crises (2020) - Sudarshan Chakrapani
- Sudarshan Chakrapani (2020) - Sudarshan Chakrapani
2018
Kedarnath as
Briraaj
2018
Yaksh as
Yaksh
2016
Mohenjo Daro as
Durjan
2013
Mahabharat Aur Barbareek as
Krishna
2006
Man Mein Hai Visshwas (TV Series) as
Show Host
2002
Ramayan (TV Series) as
Ram
- Birth Of Ram (2002) - Ram
2000
Vishnu Puran (TV Series) as
Vishnu / Ram / Parasuram / ...
- Story Of Hanuman (2002) - Ram
- Meghnad Injures Lakshman, Hanuman Fetches The Sanjeevni Herb, Ram Kills Kumbhkarn (2002) - Ram
- Vibhishan Joins Ram, Vanars Build Ram Setu (2002) - Ram
- Hanuman Burns The City Of Lanka (2002) - Ram
- Hanuman Meets Sita (2002) - Ram
- Ram Kills Bali, Sugreev Orders His Army To Find Sita (2002) - Ram
- Ram Meets Shabri & Hanuman (2002) - Ram
- Ram And Lakshman Search For Sita (2002) - Ram
- Ravan Abducts Sita (2002) - Ram
- Ravan & Indrajeet Vadh (2002) - Ram
- Parshuram Gives Mahadev's Bow To Janak (2001) - Parasuram
- Anamika Kills Herself, Parshuram Kills Sahastra Arjun's Sons (2001) - Parasuram
- Dashrath Dies (2001) - Ram
- Ram Goes Into Exile (2001) - Ram
- Ram Wins Sita's Swayamvar (2001) - Ram / Parasuram
- Lakshmi Born As Sita, Meghnad Defeats Devas (2001) - Vishnu / Ram
- Vishnu Is Born As Ram (2001) - Vishnu
- Parshuram Killed Sahastra Arjun (2001) - Parasuram / Vishnu
- Sahastra Arjun Killed Jamdagni (2001) - Parasuram / Vishnu
- Parshuram Beheaded His Mother Renuka And Later Jamdagni Brought Her Back To Life (2001) - Parasuram
- Ram Becomes Parshuram (2001) - Parasuram
- Bali Resolves To Conquer Earth (2000) - Vishnu / Ram
- Shukracharya Brings Bali Back To Life, Bali Defeats Indra (2000) - Vishnu / Ram
- Jay And Vijay's Curse, Hiranyaksh Vadh (2000) - Vishnu / Ram
- The Saptarishis Inform Prahlad Of Virochan's Actions (2000) - Vishnu
- Virochan And Sudhanva Proposes Deepavali, Virochan Abducts Deepavali (2000) - Vishnu
- Shukracharya Sends Virochan For Hunting (2000) - Vishnu
- Prahlad Grown Up (2000) - Vishnu
- Prahlad Performs His Father's Last Rites (2000) - Vishnu
- Bhagwan Vishnu Appears As Narsingh And Kills Hiranyakashyap (2000) - Vishnu
- Singhika Burns, Prahlad Is Protected (2000) - Vishnu
- Prahlad Becomes A Bhagwan Vishnu Devotee, Hiranyakashyap Declares A Festival For The Fire Trial (2000) - Vishnu
- Hiranyakashyap's Sister Singhika and Her Husband Viprachitti Come For A Visit (2000) - Vishnu
- Swarbhanu Attempts To Poison Prahlad, Mahadev Manifests And Drinks The Poison (2000) - Vishnu
- Hiranyakashyap's Soldiers Throw Prahlad Off A Mountain, Bhagwan Vishnu Saves Him (2000) - Vishnu
- Hiranyakashyap Orders Prahlad To Be Killed (2000) - Vishnu
- Prahlad Teaches His Classmates About Bhagwan Vishnu (2000) - Vishnu
- Birth Of Prahlad (2000) - Vishnu
- Birth Of Bali (2000) - Vishnu
- Birth Of Vaman (2000) - Vaman / Vishnu
- Hiranyakashyap's Boon (2000) - Vishnu
- Hiranyakashyap's Tapasya, Narad Rescues Kayadhu From Indra (2000) - Vishnu
- Mahadev Drinks Lethal Poison And Devi Lakshmi Emerges From The Ocean (2000) - Vishnu
- Beginning Of Mahapralay & Haygreev Vadh (2000) - Vishnu
- Dhruv Returns Home, Birth Of Vedas (2000) - Vishnu
- Vishnu Appearing Before Dhruv (2000) - Vishnu
- Dhruv Leaves The Palace In Search Of Bhagwan Vishnu (2000) - Vishnu
- Parshuram Becomes Student Of Mahadev (2000) - Vishnu
- Parshuram Killed Sahastrabahu Arjun's Army (2000) - Vishnu
- Birth Of Parshuram (2000) - Vishnu
- Vaman Examines Bali (2000) - Vamana
- Vishnu Tricked The Asurs In Form Of Mohini (2000) - Vishnu
- Beginning Of Samudra Manthan And Vishnu Took The Form Of Kurma (2000) - Vishnu
- Matsya Avtar (2000) - Vishnu
- Haygreev Stole The Vedas (2000) - Vishnu
- The Story Of Dhruv (2000) - Vishnu
- Vishnu Is The Protector Of The Universe (2000) - Vishnu
1999
Geeta Rahasya (TV Series) as
Krishna
1994
Prem Shakti as
Naagraj
1992
Gruhpravesh as
Vijay
1992
Sangeet as
Upendra Joshi
1992
Soona Ani Mona
1992
Prem Daan as
Anand
1991
Njan Gandharvan as
Gandharvan
1990
Anpekshit as
Sub Inspector Vijay Mohite
1988
Mahabharat (TV Series) as
Krishna
- Karna Is Killed by Arjun (1990) - Krishna
- Krishna Tricks Duryodhan (1990) - Krishna
- Dronacharya Dies (1990) - Krishna
- Karna and Arjun Come Face-to-Face (1990) - Krishna
- Arjun Kills Jayadrath (1990) - Krishna
- Karna eliminates Ghatotkach (1990) - Krishna
- Arjun Breaks Kamalvyuh To Get To Jaydrath (1990) - Krishna
- Arjun Vows To Kill Jayadrath (1990) - Krishna
- Abhimanyu Gets Killed (1990) - Krishna
- Chakravyuh Planned, Duryodhan Promises Susharma (1990) - Krishna
- Dronacharya Accepts Duryodhan's Plan (1990) - Krishna
- Arjun Shoots Arrows at Bhishma (1990) - Krishna
- 9th Day Is Over And 16 Kauravs Are Dead, Bhishma Tells Arjun How To Take Him Out Of The War (1990) - Krishna
- Arjun Is Unstoppable, 3rd Day Is Over, 4th Day Begins, Bheem Is Surrounded, 10 Kauravs Are Killed, Krishna Takes Out His Sudarshan (1990) - Krishna
- Uttar Dies, Arjun Faces Bhishma And Day 2 Begins (1990) - Krishna
- The Kurukshetra War Begins (1990) - Krishna
- Krishna Reveals His Divine Form (1990) - Krishna
- Geeta Saar Continues (1990) - Krishna
- Krishna Reminds Arjun His Duties (1990) - Krishna
- Arjun Worships Devi Durga, Rules Of War Laid (1990) - Krishna
- Duryodhan Tricks Shalya To Join Kauravs (1990) - Krishna
- Shikhandi's Story (1990) - Krishna
- Sanjay Gets Divya Drishti, Uluk Goes To Pandavs (1990) - Krishna
- Vidur Resigns As A Prime Minister, Kunti Meets Karn (1990) - Krishna
- Karn's Identity Is Disclosed (1990) - Krishna
- King Yudhishthir's Coronation (1990) - Krishna
- Dhritarashtra Tries To Kill Bheem (1990) - Krishna
- Duryodhan Dies, Ashwatthama, Krip And Kritvarma Remain, Parikshit's Story (1990) - Krishna
- Duryodhan's Downfall (1990) - Krishna
- Krishna Goes to Hastinapur as Shanti Doot (1989) - Krishna
- Krishna took Virat Avtar and Indra takes Karna's kawach kundala (1989) - Krishna
- Duryodhan gets Narayani Sena from Krishna (1989) - Krishna
- Dhritarashtra Does Not Agree and Sends Sanjay (1989) - Krishna
- Abhimanyu's Marriage and Pandavs Decide to Send a Doot to Hastinapur (1989) - Krishna
- Viraat yudh and clothes for Uttara's dolls (1989) - Krishna
- Kaurav Attack Matsya Desh (1989) - Krishna
- Keechak Vadh by Bheema (1989) - Krishna
- Karna's curse, Draupadi as Maid Sairandhri rejects Keechak (1989) - Krishna
- Agyatvas in Matsya Desh (1989) - Krishna
- Story of Poisoned Water and Yaksha, Abhimanyu Is Grown-up (1989) - Krishna
- Arjun gets curse of impotency from Urvashi, Abhimanyus as a kid, Jayadraths head is shaved (1989) - Krishna
- Krishna's story of one grain of rice, Bhim meets Ghatotkach and Hanuman, Arjun learns dance from Chitrasen (1989) - Krishna
- Arjun Gets the 'Pashupatastra' (1989) - Krishna
- Gandharvas Catch Duryodhan (1989) - Krishna
- Vanvas Begins (1989) - Krishna
- Re-match of Dyut (1989) - Krishna
- Pandavas Get Back Everything (1989) - Krishna
- Vastraharan of Draupadi (1989) - Krishna
- Yudhirshthir Loses Everything in the Gamble (1989) - Krishna
- Pandavas Go to Hastinapur to Gamble (1989) - Krishna
- Vyas Predicts War, Draupadi Laughs at Duryodhan (1989) - Krishna
- Rajsuya Yagya, Shishupal Vadh (1989) - Krishna
- Jarasandh Vadh, Rajsuya Yagnya begins, Shishupals Story (1989) - Krishna
- Arjun Weds Subhadra. Arjun Gets Devdatta Conch and Gandiv and Bhim Gets His Gada (1989) - Krishna
- Arjun runs away with Subhadra (1989) - Krishna
- Coronation of Yudhirsthir, Khandavprastha Becomes Indraprastha (1989) - Krishna
- Pandav Get Khandavprastha (1989) - Krishna
- Pandavas Arrives at Hastinapur and Kingdom Is Divided (1989) - Krishna
- Pandavas Leave from Panchal to Hastinapur (1989) - Krishna
- Arjun Wins Draupadi and Later She Became the Wives of 5 Pandavas (1989) - Krishna
- Bakasur Vadh (1989) - Krishna
- Dristadyumna & Draupadi Birth and Draupadi Swayamvar (1989) - Krishna
- Escape from Lakshagraha (1989) - Krishna
- Hidimb Vadh and Bhima's marriage (1989) - Krishna
- Tunneling in Varnavat Begins (1989) - Krishna
- Lakshagraha Is Built in Varnavar by Purochan (1989) - Krishna
- Krishna Comes to Rukmini's Rescue (1989) - Krishna
- Yudhishthir Is Crowned as Prince (1989) - Krishna
- Krishna gets Sudarshan chakra from Parshuram, defeats Jarasandh and orders building Dwarika (1989) - Krishna
- Dronacharya Asks for an Honorarium (1989) - Krishna
- Karna Challenges Arjun (1989) - Krishna
- Ekalavya, Karna's Education, Arjun's Test of Bird's Eye (1989) - Krishna
- Shastra Pooja, Drona insults Karna and Arjun's Test (1989) - Krishna
- Sudama's chivda and Dron arrives to Hastinapur (1989) - Krishna
- Duryodhan Poisons Bhim and Bhim Gets Strength of 1000 Elephants (1989) - Krishna
- Satyavati, Ambika, Ambalika take sanyas with Rishi Vyas (1989) - Krishna
- Pandu's Death (1989) - Krishna
- Kansa vadh (1989) - Krishna
- Kansa invites Krishna to Mathura (1989) - Krishna
- Radha and Gopikas, protest against Mathura, Devakasur and Trulambasur Vadh (1989) - Krishna
- Maiya Mori Mai nahi makhan khayo and Kaliya Nag Tandav (1989) - Krishna
- Krishna brahmand darshan and Krishna gets caught while stealing makhan (1988) - Krishna
- Pootna's Death (1988) - Krishna
- Krishna Janma (1988) - Krishna
- Birth of Balarama and Five Pandavas (1988) - Krishna
- Dhritarashtra is king his sanyas and Kansa is king and Akashwani about Krishna (1988) - Krishna
- Madri is gifted to Pandu, Pandu is resting and Sage Kindama's curse on Pandu (1988) - Krishna
- Karna's Birth-story, Dhritarashtra and Gandhari Get Married and Pandu and Kunti Get Married (1988) - Krishna
- Birth of Pandu, Dhritarashtra and Vidur (1988) - Krishna
- Amba, Ambika and Ambalika's Introduction (1988) - Krishna
- Devavrat Becomes Bhishma (1988) - Krishna
- Bhishma Is Grown-up (1988) - Krishna
- Ganga's Revelation about a Curse (1988) - Krishna
- King Shantanu's Promise to Ganga (1988) - Krishna
1990
Tuzhi Mazhi Jamli Jodi as
Ravi Sabnis
1989
Nache Nagin Gali Gali as
Kamal / Nagesh
1989
Navra Baiko as
Krishna Dev
1989
Pasant Ahe Mulgi as
Bansi Dhurandar
1989
Mirza Ghalib: The Playful Muse (TV Series)
1988
Nashibwan as
Nitish
1988
Trishagni
1988
Zanjeeren
1987
Khatyal Sasu Nataal Soon as
Abhay
1987
Abhishek (Video) as
Sachin
Director
2013
Pitruroon
1999
Geeta Rahasya (TV Series)
Writer
2013
Pitruroon (co-writer)
Self
2020
The Kapil Sharma Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Mahabharat Ke Kamaal Kisse (2020) - Self
1990
Mahabharat Ki Mahabharat (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
Archive Footage
2002
Vishnu Puran (TV Series) as
Krishna
- Episode #1.123 (2002) - Krishna
References
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