Ravi Kishan

Ravindra Kishan Shukla (born 17 July 1969), popularly known as Ravi Kishan, is an Indian actor, politician, film producer and television personality. He currently serves as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Gorakhpur since 2019. He received a Sansad Ratna award in 2025 for his performance in parliamentary duties. As an actor, Kishan has appeared in over 200 films, predominantly in Bhojpuri and Hindi cinema, as well as in multiple Telugu and Kannada language films. Kishan appeared in several Hindi films in 1990s in supporting roles. Although he received attention from Tere Naam (2003). He then transitioned into Bhojpuri cinema, quickly got breakthrough as a leading man and propelled him to stardom in Bhojpuri region. In later years, he starred in several Hindi and Telugu films, including Phir Hera Pheri (2006), 1971 (2007) Luck (2009), Raavan (2010), Agent Vinod (2012), Bullet Raja (2013), Race Gurram (2014), Mukkabaaz (2017) and Batla House (2019), In 2006, he participated in Bigg Boss. Kishan won Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor and IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Laapataa Ladies (2024).