Ashish Vidyarthi

Ashish Vidyarthi (born 19 June 1962) is an Indian film actor and motivational speaker who predominantly works in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Bengali language films. He is noted for his antagonist and character roles. In 1995, he received the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Drohkaal.

Early life
Ashish Vidyarthi was born in Delhi, India to a Malayali father, and a Bengali mother from Rajasthan. His mother Reba Vidyarthi was a Kathak guru, while his father Govind Vidyarthi is an expert in cataloging and archiving vanishing Performing Arts of India for the Sangeet Natak Akademi. Having started his studies at Shiv Niketan School, 7, Hailey Road, New Delhi, he later joined the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi. In 1983, Ashish attended Hindu College and studied History. It was at Hindu College, where he joined a Theatre Group called Sambhav, run by National School of Drama alumni and started his journey in performing arts. He also attended National School of Drama till 1990 and associated himself with another theatre group, Act One, run by N. K. Sharma.

Career
In 1992, he moved to Bombay (now Mumbai). Ashish played the role of V. P. Menon in his first film, Sardar, based on Sardar Vallabhai Patel's Life. Though, his first release was Drohkaal, for which he won a National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1995. He is also renowned for his role as Ashutosh, in 1942:A Love Story. Ashish received the Star Screen Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role, for the 1996 film Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin. Ashish Vidyarthi, a prolific speaker, motivational interventionist, life ignitor and a national award-winning actor, has worked across 11 languages in 200 plus films. With his igniting talks and bespoke motivational workshops, he has impacted the lives of working professionals from over 200 organisations across the globe. He is also the Co-founder of Ashish Vidyarthi and Associates.

Awards

 * Won
 * 1995: National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor: Drohkaal
 * 1996: Bengal Film Journalists' Association - Best Actor Award (Hindi): Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin
 * 1997: Star Screen Award for Best Villain: Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin
 * 2005: Filmfare Award for Best Villain – Telugu: Athanokkade
 * 2012: Nandi Award for Best Character Actor: Minugurulu


 * Nominated
 * 1996: Filmfare Best Villain Award for Drohkaal
 * 1997: Filmfare Best Villain Award: Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin
 * 2012: SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu): Ala Modalaindi
 * 2014: SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Kannada): Shivajinagara