Nitish Bharadwaj
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Nitish Bharadwaj in Kolkata during Atul Satya Koushik's play "Chakravyuh"
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2 June 1963 India |
| Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriting |
| Years active | 1987- present |
| Spouse(s) | Monisha Patil (1991-2003) Smita Gate (2009 - present) |
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 He has voluntarily withdrawn from electoral politics.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 & director.
Nitish Bharadwaj has starred in many Marathi movies like Anapekshit, 'Pasanta ahe Mulgi' as well as in a 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. Currently Nitish judged a Marathi dance reality show on ETV Marathi Jallosh Survanayugacha with Sudha Chandran and Ramesh Deo. Nitish made his film direction debut in 2013 with a Marathi film starring Tanuja, Suhas Joshi and Sachin Khedekar titled Pitru Roon. The film is based on a novella by Sudha Murthy. The film was acclaimed by both the critics & the audiences. Pitruroon received many nominations and awards but also gave Nitish the prestigious Maharashtra State Film Award as the 2nd Best Director of year 2013. Nitish played the role of Krishna at the age of 23 and became an overnight star.
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