Rahul Dev
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Rahul Dev is an Indian film actor and former model
. Dev is known for his unconventional rugged looks and chiselled features and appearances in action film
s. He was meant to make his acting debut as the main villain in Mukul S. Anand
's 1997 film Dus
but the director's death while the film was still in production caused the film to remain incomplete and unreleased. He then made his debut in the 2000 film Champion
where he played a villainous role and for which he was nominated for the 2001 Filmfare Best Villain Award
. He has since played villain
s and supporting roles in all of his films, but is almost always seen playing the villain. He acted villain in the Punjabi movies Dharti in 2011. Rahul Dev's brother Mukul Dev
is also an actor in films and television.
of Delhi
. He was born in Saket, New Delhi in a Khatri Punjabi family.
Dev did his schooling from St. Columba's, Delhi. He used to be a fast bowler in school, when a former cricket player Gursharan Singh who used to coach occasionally at St. Columba's saw him bowling he was so impressed that he asked him to join his academy. However Rahul was more interested in studies at that time.
Rahul's wife Rina died on 16 May 2009 after a battle with cancer. The couple had been married for 11 years and have a ten year old son Siddharth.
critical of the conditions in, and practices of, Indian zoo
s. Rahul volunteered for the ad, in which he appears in spotted bodypaint to resemble a cheetah
.
Dev described zoos as "nothing more than animal
prison
s maintained for human amusement
." "If you love animals, let them live with their families in the wild
, where they belong." "Protecting species from extinction
sounds like a noble goal, but zoo officials usually favour exotic
or popular animals who draw crowds and publicity, neglecting less popular species. Most animals housed in zoos are not endangered, nor are they being prepared for release into natural habitats. The best thing to do to stop this cruelty
is to urge your friends and family to boycott
zoos."
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
. Dev is known for his unconventional rugged looks and chiselled features and appearances in action film
Action film
Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
s. He was meant to make his acting debut as the main villain in Mukul S. Anand
Mukul S. Anand
Mukul S. Anand was an Indian film director and producer. He was the nephew of veteran film scriptwriter Inder Raj Anand and cousin of actor and director Tinnu Anand.-Career:...
's 1997 film Dus
Dus (1997 film)
Dus is a 1997 unfinished Bollywood action film directed by Mukul S. Anand, who died during filming, leaving the film incomplete. The film starred Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon and Shilpa Shetty. Vinod Khanna and Rahul Dev had supporting roles in the film.-Cast:*Sanjay Dutt .... Captain...
but the director's death while the film was still in production caused the film to remain incomplete and unreleased. He then made his debut in the 2000 film Champion
Champion (2000 film)
Champion is a 2000 film directed by Padam Kumar and starring Sunny Deol and Manisha Koirala.-Plot:Champion mainly revolves around the 4 main characters namely Raajveer Singh a cop who lives in punjab and has only one dream to be a super cop and receiving badges from the higher authority...
where he played a villainous role and for which he was nominated for the 2001 Filmfare Best Villain Award
Filmfare Best Villain Award
The Filmfare Best Villain Award was given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise an actor who had delivered an outstanding performance in a negative role...
. He has since played villain
Villain
A villain is an "evil" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. The villain usually is the antagonist, the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters...
s and supporting roles in all of his films, but is almost always seen playing the villain. He acted villain in the Punjabi movies Dharti in 2011. Rahul Dev's brother Mukul Dev
Mukul Dev
Mukul Dev is an Indian actor known for his Hindi films and TV serials and music albums. He received the 7th Amrish Puri Award, for excellence in acting for his role in Yamla Pagla Deewana. He has also acted in South-Indian films..He is also a trained pilot....
is also an actor in films and television.
Personal life
Dev is the son of the former police commissionerPolice commissioner
Commissioner is a senior rank used in many police forces and may be rendered Police Commissioner or Commissioner of Police. In some organizations, the commissioner is a political appointee, and may or may not actually be a professional police officer. In these circumstances, there is often a...
of Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
. He was born in Saket, New Delhi in a Khatri Punjabi family.
Dev did his schooling from St. Columba's, Delhi. He used to be a fast bowler in school, when a former cricket player Gursharan Singh who used to coach occasionally at St. Columba's saw him bowling he was so impressed that he asked him to join his academy. However Rahul was more interested in studies at that time.
Rahul's wife Rina died on 16 May 2009 after a battle with cancer. The couple had been married for 11 years and have a ten year old son Siddharth.
Activism
Dev was featured in an advertisement released by PETAPeta
Peta can refer to:* peta-, an SI prefix denoting a factor of 1015* Peta, Greece, a town in Greece* Peta, the Pāli word for a Preta, or hungry ghost in Buddhism* Peta Wilson, an Australian actress and model* Peta Todd, English glamour model...
critical of the conditions in, and practices of, Indian zoo
Zoo
A zoological garden, zoological park, menagerie, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures, displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred....
s. Rahul volunteered for the ad, in which he appears in spotted bodypaint to resemble a cheetah
Cheetah
The cheetah is a large-sized feline inhabiting most of Africa and parts of the Middle East. The cheetah is the only extant member of the genus Acinonyx, most notable for modifications in the species' paws...
.
Dev described zoos as "nothing more than animal
Animal
Animals are a major group of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and...
prison
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
s maintained for human amusement
Amusement
Amusement is the state of experiencing humorous and entertaining events or situations, and is associated with enjoyment, happiness, laughter and pleasure...
." "If you love animals, let them live with their families in the wild
Wild
The term wild generally refers to:* Wildlife, all non-domesticated plants, animals, and other organisms* Wilderness or Wilderness area, a natural environment on Earth* Wildness, the quality of being wild or untamedWild may also refer to:...
, where they belong." "Protecting species from extinction
Extinction
In biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
sounds like a noble goal, but zoo officials usually favour exotic
Exotic
Exotic can mean:*In mathematics:**Exotic R4 - differentiable manifold homeomorphic but not diffeomorphic to the Euclidean space R4**Exotic sphere - differentiable manifold homeomorphic but not diffeomorphic to the ordinary sphere*In physics:...
or popular animals who draw crowds and publicity, neglecting less popular species. Most animals housed in zoos are not endangered, nor are they being prepared for release into natural habitats. The best thing to do to stop this cruelty
Cruelty
Cruelty can be described as indifference to suffering, and even positive pleasure in inflicting it. If this is supported by a legal or social framework, then receives the name of perversion. Sadism can also be related to this form of action or concept....
is to urge your friends and family to boycott
Boycott
A boycott is an act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country as an expression of protest, usually for political reasons...
zoos."
Controversy
Bollywood actor Rahul Dev dragged himself into a controversy and a brush with the law after he got into a scrap with a lecturer of English at an upmarket gym in Andheri (west) on Tuesday 2 October 2009 reported in TOI.Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Other notes |
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| 1979 | Jurmana Jurmana Jurmana is a 1979 Hindi film. It was produced by Debesh Gosh and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee, Vinod Mehra, Shreeram Lagoo, A. K. Hangal, Asrani, Farida Jalal, Keshto Mukherjee and Asit Sen. The lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi and the music was... |
Hindi | ||
| 1997 | Dus Dus (1997 film) Dus is a 1997 unfinished Bollywood action film directed by Mukul S. Anand, who died during filming, leaving the film incomplete. The film starred Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon and Shilpa Shetty. Vinod Khanna and Rahul Dev had supporting roles in the film.-Cast:*Sanjay Dutt .... Captain... |
Mast Gul | Hindi | Uncompleted |
| 2000 | Champion Champion (2000 film) Champion is a 2000 film directed by Padam Kumar and starring Sunny Deol and Manisha Koirala.-Plot:Champion mainly revolves around the 4 main characters namely Raajveer Singh a cop who lives in punjab and has only one dream to be a super cop and receiving badges from the higher authority... |
Naseer Ahmed | Hindi | |
| 2001 | Aashiq Aashiq Aashiq, a word meaning love in Hindi, may refer to:*Aashiq *Aashiq... |
Baburao | Hindi | |
| Asoka | Bheema | Hindi | ||
| Narasimha | Rasool Akhtar | Tamil | ||
| 2002 | Takkari Donga Takkari Donga Takkari Donga is a Telugu language film that released on 12 January 2002 and was directed by Jayant Paranjee. Mahesh Babu, Lisa Ray and Bipasha Basu play the lead roles. The film received positive review from critics and average at box office... |
Shaka | Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu... |
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| 23 March 1931: Shaheed | Sukhdev | Hindi | ||
| Awara Paagal Deewana Awara Paagal Deewana Awara Paagal Deewana is a 2002 Bollywood action comedy directed by Vikram Bhatt. The film's music was composed by Anu Malik, and the lyrics by Sameer. It was a moderate success at the box office.-Plot:... |
Vikrant | Hindi | ||
| 2003 | Surya | Hindi | ||
| Parasuram | Shankaran Kutti/Akash | Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore... /Hindi |
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| Kyon? | Inspector Aditya Solanki | Hindi | ||
| Supari Supari (film) Supari is a Hindi action film, released in 2003. Directed and Produced by Padam Kumar.Starring in lead roles, Uday Chopra, Rahul Dev, Nandita Das, Purab Kohli, Nauheed Cyrusi and Irrfan Khan.Based upon the Mumbai Underworld.-Plot:... |
Papad | Hindi | ||
| 88 Antop Hill 88 Antop Hill 88 Antop Hill is a 2003 mystery thriller Hindi film. The Story, screenplay and direction are by Kushan Nandy, Dialogues by Ashish Deo. The film is a murder mystery and is loosely based on James Hadley Chase's novel "Tiger By The Tail".- Plot overview :... |
IGP Arvind Khanvilkar | Hindi | ||
| Simhadri Simhadri Simhadri is a 2003 Telugu film with Jr. NTR playing the lead role and Bhoomika, Ankitha, and Nassar playing the supporting roles. S. S. Rajamouli directed the film. It is the biggest hit in Jr. NTR's career. It was subsequently dubbed into Hindi as Yamraaj Ek Faulaad... |
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| Footpath | Shekhar Srivastav, the gang lord | Hindi | ||
| 2004 | Agni Pankh | Vishal | Hindi | |
| Bardaasht Bardaasht Bardhaasht is a Bollywood film released in 2004. The director of the film is E. Niwas. It is Based on the screenplay written by Vikram Bhatt. The main cast of the movie is Bobby Deol, Lara Dutta and Rahul Dev. The genre of the film is known as drama and thriller... |
ACP Yeshwant Thakur | Hindi | ||
| Aan: Men at Work Aan: Men at Work Aan: Men At Work is a 2004 Bollywood film directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. The movie is about the life of a police officer fighting crime constantly.-Plot:Crime is at its highest peak in Mumbai with it split in three ways... |
Yeda Bhai | Hindi | ||
| Mass | Seshu/Shatru | Telugu/Hindi | ||
| 2005 | Mazhai Mazhai Mazhai is a Tamil film directed by S.Rajkumar. It is a remake of the multi award-winning Telugu film Varsham starring Prabhas, Trisha and Gopichand. The remake stars Jayam Ravi, Shriya, Vadivelu, Kalabhavan Mani, Venkat Prabhu and Rahul Dev... |
Deva | Tamil | |
| Insan | Azhar Khan/Munna | Hindi | ||
| Narasimhudu Narasimhudu Narasimhudu is a Telugu film released on 20 May 2005 and was directed by B. Gopal. Jr. NTR, Amisha Patel, and Sameera Reddy starred in this movie including many more. The film had incredible openings on the first day of release but went on to be a failure for both NTR Jr and the producer. The... |
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| Athadu Athadu - Awards :Nandi Awards* Best Actor - Mahesh Babu* Best Dialogue Writer - Trivikram SrinivasFilmfare Awards* Best Director - Trivikram SrinivasSantosham Film Awards* Best Film - M. Rammohan-Release:The film was released with 6 prints in U.S.A... |
Saadhu | Telugu | ||
| Allari Pidugu Allari Pidugu Allari Pidugu is a Tollywood film which released on 5 October 2005 and was directed by Jayant Paranjee. Balakrishna plays a dual role and Katrina Kaif and Charmi play the heroines. The movie was a bad box-office failure.-Plot:... |
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| Jai Chiranjeeva Jai Chiranjeeva Jai Chiranjeeva is a Tollywood 2005 film directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar and produced by Vyjayanthi Movies. The movie stars Chiranjeevi, Arbaaz Khan, Bhoomika Chawla and Rahul Dev... |
Asghar | Telugu | ||
| Vidyarthi | Telugu | |||
| 2006 | Fight Club: Members Only | Sandy | Hindi | |
| Parashuram: One Man Army | Akash/Shankaran Kutti | Hindi | ||
| Asthram Asthram Asthram is a Malaylam film directed P. N. Menon, Starring Bharath Gopi, Mammootty, Nedumudi Venu & Mohanlal.-Plot:Capt. C. S. Nair and Rekha are happily married couple.Captain meets Balu a photographer accidentally and he likes him very much and treat as his own brother.Captain leaves for his job... |
Karim | Telugu (remake of Hindi film Sarfarosh Sarfarosh Sarfarosh was a critically and commercially successful action film, released in 1999. It was directed by John Matthew Matthan and starred Aamir Khan, Sonali Bendre and Naseeruddin Shah. John started working on Sarfarosh in 1992... ) |
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| Jaane Hoga Kya Jaane Hoga Kya Jaane Hoga Kya is a 2006 Bollywood Suspense thriller directed by Glen Barretto & Ankush Mohla. The film stars Aftab Shivdasani and Bipasha Basu as the lead protagonists.It also stars Rahul Dev, Paresh Rawal, Tinnu Anand and Preeti Jhangiani.... |
Special Investigations Officer Rathore | Hindi | ||
| Kachchi Sadak Kachchi Sadak Kachchi Sadak is a 2006 Bollywood film directed by Sanjay D Singh. The film stars Rahul Singh, Parmita Katkar, Madhoo, Mukesh Tiwari, Amrish Puri, Rahul Dev and Mithun Chakraborty in a Special appearance.... |
Javed Ali | Hindi | ||
| Iqraar: By Chance | Sikka | Hindi | ||
| Chinnodu Chinnodu Chinnodu is a 2006 Tollywood film that stars Sumanth, Charmme Kaur, and Rahul Dev. It is directed by Kanmani. It was a moderate success at the box office. It was later dubbed into Hindi under the title Ek aur Ilzaam- Plot :... |
Sri Sailam | Telugu | ||
| Sarhad Paar | Hindi | |||
| Pournami Pournami Pournami is a 2006 Telugu language film directed by choreographer-turned director Prabhu Deva. It stars Trisha Krishnan, Prabhas, Charmy Kaur, Rahul Dev, and Sindhu Tolani. The movie was released with a lot of hype because of Prabhas and Krishnan's earlier hit, Varsham. However, despite the huge... |
Zamindar | Telugu | ||
| 2007 | Mahanayak | Oriya Oriya language Oriya , officially Odia from November, 2011, is an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. It is mainly spoken in the Indian states of Orissa and West Bengal... |
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| Okkadunnadu Okkadunnadu Okkadunnadu is a 2007 Telugu film starring Gopichand in the lead role, Neha Jhulka is female lead, and Mahesh Manjrekar as the antagonist. The film was written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti and produced by P. Chiranjeevi, who was an executive producer for hit films such as Chatrapati and... |
Sona Bhai's brother's son | Telugu | ||
| Munna | Telugu | |||
| Cape Karma | Hindi | |||
| Thulasi | Basavaraju | Telugu | ||
| 2008 | Benaam | Hindi | ||
| Jimmy Jimmy (film) Jimmy is a Hindi action film directed by Raj Sippy and Introducingthe son of Mithun Chakraborty, Mimoh Chakraborty.- Plot :In the dead of the night, a young woman's dead body is recovered by the police. All leads point to Jimmy... |
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| Bombaat Bombaat Bombaat is a 2008 Indian Kannada-language film starring Golden Star Ganesh and Ramya. It is directed by D. Rajendra Babu and produced by Dheera Rockline Venkatesh. The movie opened on August 8, 2008. The audio was released on July 2, 2008, Ganesh's birthday.... |
Kannada Kannada language Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world... |
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| Arasangam Arasangam Arasangam is a 2008 Tamil mystery-adventure film directed by R. Madhesh. The film stars Vijayakanth in the lead role, making this his 150th film, along with Navaneet Kaur, Sheryl Brindo, Rahul Dev, Biju Menon, Sriman, and Riyaz Khan. Produced by L. K... |
chandru | Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore... |
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| Mukhbiir Mukhbiir Mukhbiir is a 2008 Indian thriller film directed by the Mani Shankar. Filmed in Hindi, the film revolves around the life and events surrounding an Indian spy... |
Saaya | Hindi | ||
| Sankat City Sankat City Sankat City is a dark comedy Bollywood Hindi movie directed by Pankaj Advani starring Kay Kay Menon. The film was released in India on July 10, 2009.-Synopsis:... |
Suleman Supari | Hindi | ||
| Kidnap Kidnap (2008 film) Kidnap is a Bollywood film starring Sanjay Dutt, Imran Khan, Minissha Lamba and Vidya Malvade. The film is directed by Sanjay Gadhvi, who earlier directed the hit films Dhoom and Dhoom 2 .-Plot:... |
Detective Irfan | Hindi | ||
| 2009 | Shatru Sanghar Shatru Sanghar Shatru Sanghar , is a 2009 Indian Oriya film directed by Sudhansu Sahu . This is Pine Cask's second film after the debacle of Mahanayak.- Casting:*Siddhanta Mahapatra as Bijay Patnaik*Akash Dasnayak as Ajay*Shreya jha*Samapika debnath*Rahul Dev... |
Oriya | ||
| Premi No. 1 | Ranjit | Bengali Bengali language Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script... /Oriya Oriya language Oriya , officially Odia from November, 2011, is an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. It is mainly spoken in the Indian states of Orissa and West Bengal... |
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| Aa Dekhen Zara | Captain | Hindi | ||
| Sagar Alias Jackie Reloaded | Sheikh Imran (Sniper) | Malayalam | ||
| Aadhavan Aadhavan Aadhavan is a 2009 Tamil action thriller, directed by K. S. Ravikumar and written by Ramesh Khanna. The film features Surya Sivakumar in the title role along with Nayantara in lead roles and Murali, Vadivelu, Anand Babu, Ramesh Khanna, B. Saroja Devi, Rahul Dev, Sayaji Shinde in its supporting... |
Abdul Kulkarni | Tamil | ||
| Blue | Gulshan | Hindi | ||
| 2010 | Shaapit Shaapit Shaapit is a 2010 Bollywood film directed by Vikram Bhatt, starring Aditya Narayan, Rahul Dev, Shweta Agarwal and Shubh Joshi in the lead roles. The film is based on the story of a family whose daughters have been carrying a curse, from generation to generation. It also stars Murli Sharma and... |
Prof. Pashupathy | Hindi | |
| 2011 | Run Bhola Run Run Bhola Run Run Bhola Run is an upcoming Bollywood comedy film directed and written by Neeraj Vora, with a star cast of Govinda, Tusshar Kapoor, Ameesha Patel and Celina Jaitley in lead roles. Produced by Dhilin Mehta under Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd, the theatrical trailer of the film was released... |
Hindi | ||
| 2011 | Dharti Dharti (2011) Dharti is a 2011 Punjabi film directed by Navaniat Singh with story, screenplay & dialogues by Manoj Jha. Dharti is produced by Darshan Singh Grewal, J.S... |
Nachattar Singh | Punjabi |
Awards
- 2001: Nominated: Filmfare Best Villain AwardFilmfare Best Villain AwardThe Filmfare Best Villain Award was given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise an actor who had delivered an outstanding performance in a negative role...
for ChampionChampionA champion is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition.There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional / provincial, state, national, continental and world championships, and even further divisions at one or more of these levels, as in soccer. Their champions... - 2004: Won: Zee Cine Award Best Villain for Footpath
External links
- Rahul Dev doing Pull-ups and Push-ups at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- Rahul Dev doing Side Lateral, Leg press and Ab Crunches at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....