Ashish Vidyarthi

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ashish Vidyarthi

• Ashish Vidyarthi is an Indian actor, motivational speaker, leadership & creativity coach, and YouTuber. He appears in films of various languages including Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Odia, Marathi, and Bengali. Ashish gained immense popularity for playing negative roles in various films.

• His father used to portray the role of the Indian freedom fighter Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi in various theatre plays, and inspired by the freedom fighter, his father adopted the surname ‘Vidyarthi.’ ^[6]Lokmat

  

• After completing his graduation, he joined the National School of Drama to learn acting. He later started working with various theatre groups like Sambhav Theatre Group, Act One Group, and Prithvi Theatre.

  

• In 1994, he played the role of commander Bhadra in the Hindi film ‘Drohkaal.’ His performance in the film was appreciated by the audience and critics.

  

• Ashish has appeared in Hindi films like ‘1942: A Love Story’ (1994), ‘Major Saab’ (1998), ‘Vaastav: The Reality’ (1999), ‘LOC: Kargil’ (2003), ‘R… Rajkumar’ (2013), and ‘Kuttey’ (2023).

• He has also acted in Hindi TV serials such as ‘Dastaan’ (1995; Zee TV) and ’24 season 2′ (2016; Colors).

  

• He has appeared in various Telugu films like ‘Sreeram’ (2002), ‘Gudumba Shankar’ (2004), ‘Narasimhudu’ (2005), ‘Naayak’ (2013), and ‘iSmart Shankar’ (2019).

• Some of his Kannada films as an actor are ‘Kotigobba’ (2001), ‘Nandhi’ (2002), ‘Nammanna’ (2005), ‘Siddhartha’ (2015), and ‘Pataki’ (2017).

  

• Ashish has also acted in Bengali films such as ‘Bombaiyer Bombete’ (2003), ‘Kranti’ (2006), ‘Kalishankar’ (2007), ‘Challenge 2’ (2012), and ‘Captain Khan’ (2018).

  

• Some of his Tamil films are ‘Thamizh’ (2002), ‘Ghilli’ (2004), ‘Azhagiya Tamil Magan’ (2007), ‘Vallakottai’ (2010), and ‘En Vazhi Thani Vazhi’ (2015).

  

• He has also acted in a few Malayalam films like ‘Chess’ (2006), ‘Rakshakan’ (2007), ‘Bachelor Party’ (2012), and ‘Uriyattu’ (2020).

  

• In 2011, Ashish acted in the English film ‘Dam 999.’

  

• In 2014, he made guest appearances in the Marathi films ‘Punha Gondhal Punha Mujra’ and ‘Avatarachi Goshta.’

  

• In the same year, he started ‘Avid Miner Conversations,’ a professional training and coaching institute. He is also working as a motivational speaker and often shares his experiences by visiting schools, colleges, and corporate offices. He shares his real-life experience videos on his Facebook page ‘The Rich Universe.’

  

• In an interview, he shared that in 2016, while shooting for a scene near a river in the Hindi film ‘Bollywood Diaries,’ he almost drowned in the river. A policeman then helped him in rescuing. ^[7]Hindustan Times

• Ashish has acted in a few Bangladeshi films like ‘Angaar’ and ‘Hero 420.’

  

• Apart from films and TV serials, he has also appeared in a few Hindi web series such as ‘Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors’ (2020; Disney+ Hotstar), ‘Sunflower’ (2021; Zee5), ‘TVF Pitchers season 2’ (2022; TVFPlay and YouTube), and ‘Rana Naidu’ (2023; Netflix).

  

• Ashish is also a YouTuber. He has various YouTube channels like Ashish Vidyarthi Official, Anbudan Ashish Vidyarthi, Ashish Vidyarthi Actor Vlogs, Kahaani Khatarnaak GOI, Food Khana with Ashish, Daily Ashish Vidyarthi, and Ashish Vidyrathi Clips. His daily vlog channel Ashish Vidyarthi Actor Vlogs has around 1.32 million subscribers (as of 2023).

  

• He has also started various podcast shows such as ‘Kahanibaaz.’ His podcasts are available on various music streaming apps including Gaana, Spotify, and Wynk.

  

• Ashish is a dog lover and has pet dogs named Sasha and Laika.

  

• In one of his interviews, he shared that he was bullied for his dark skin colour in his teenage years.

R… Rajkumar