Randeep Rai
{{Short description|Indian actor (born 1993)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
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| name = Randeep Rai
| image = Randeep Rai at pre-awards party of 22nd Indian Television Awards (cropped).jpg
| caption = Rai in 2022
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1993|6|8}}
| birth_place = Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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| occupation = {{hlist|Model|Actor}}|
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| yearsactive = 2014–present
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Randeep Rai (born 8 June 1993){{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/here-s-how-yeh-un-dinon-ki-baat-hai-actor-randeep-rai-plans-to-celebrate-his-birthday-1544780-2019-06-08|title=Here's how Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai actor Randeep Rai plans to celebrate his birthday|last=|first=|date=|website=India Today|access-date=}} is an Indian actor. He started his acting career in 2014 by portraying Kabir Scindia in Channel V's O Gujariya: Badlein Chal Duniya. Rai is best known for his portrayal as Sameer Maheshwari in Sony TV's Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai. He was also seen as Anand Rawal in Colors TV's Balika Vadhu 2 and as Raghav Arora in Sony TV's Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2.
Early life
Rai has appeared in more than 120 TV commercials before pursuing his career in acting.{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/happy-birthday-randeep-rai-yeh-un-dinon-ki-baat-hai-5208990|title=Happy Birthday Randeep Rai: Lesser-known facts about the Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai actor|date=3 August 2018|publisher=|accessdate=22 November 2018}}{{cite news |last=Dubey |first=Rachana |date=10 June 2018 |title=Randeep Rai wants to get rid of his tattoo |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/randeep-rai-wants-to-get-rid-of-his-tattoo/articleshow/64528500.cms |accessdate=9 July 2018}}
Career
Rai started his acting career in 2014 by playing Kabir Scindia in Channel V's O Gujariya: Badlein Chal Duniya, which was followed by episodic roles in Bindass's Yeh Hai Aashiqui, Emotional Atyachar, Channel V's Secret Diaries: The Hidden Chapters, Code Red Talaash, Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya, Tujhse Naaraz Nahin Zindagi, Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein and Big F.
In 2016, he played Aryan Rathi in Diya Aur Baati Hum.[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/randeep-rai-to-play-the-grown-up-chhotu/articleshow/46918274.cms "Randeep Rai to play the grown-up Chhotu - Times of India on April 14, 2015"].
From 2017 to 2019, Rai portrayed Sameer Maheshwari in Sony TV's Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai.[https://www.inuth.com/entertainment/television/why-sonys-new-show-yeh-un-dinon-ki-baat-hai-is-giving-us-all-the-good-vibes-about-the-90s/ "Sony's new show Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai is giving us all the good vibes about the 90s"], InUth (by Indian Express Limited), September 8, 2017.
In 2019, Rai made his film debut with a cameo in Pranaam as Rahul.
In November 2021, Rai returned to television with Colors TV's Balika Vadhu 2 as Anand.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-randeep-rai-to-star-opposite-shivangi-joshi-in-balika-vadhu-2/articleshow/87801151.cms|title=Randeep Rai to star opposite Shivangi Joshi in Balika Vadhu 2|website=The Times Of India}}
In 2023, Rai was seen portraying Raghav opposite Niti Taylor in Sony TV's Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2.{{Cite web|title=Exclusive! It is ironical how after playing a character role in the first season of Bade Achhe Lagte Hain, I will now play the lead in the second season: Niti Taylor|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-it-is-ironical-how-after-playing-a-character-role-in-the-first-season-of-bade-achhe-lagte-hain-i-will-now-play-the-lead-in-the-second-season-niti-taylor/articleshow/97053280.cms|access-date=2023-01-17|website=The Times of India|language=en}}
Filmography
=Television=
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| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" |2014
| O Gujariya: Badlein Chal Duniya | Kabir Scindia | |||
| Yeh Hai Aashiqui
|Shashank | | |||
| rowspan="8" |2015
| Ronit | | |||
| Secret Diaries: The Hidden Chapters
| Rishi | | |||
| Code Red Talaash
| Parth | | |||
| Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya
| Mohit | | |||
| Yeh Hai Aashiqui
| Vikas | | |||
| Tujhse Naaraz Nahin Zindagi
| Shivam | | |||
| Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein
| Ankit | | |||
| Big F
| Nakul Desai | |||
| rowspan=1|2016
| Aryan Rathi | |||
| 2017–2019
| Sameer Maheshwari | |||
| 2021–2022
| Anand |{{Cite web|date=2021-11-24|title=Balika Vadhu 2 Cast: जानिए लीप के बाद ऐसी होगी बालिका वधु 2 की स्टारकास्ट|url=https://www.timesnowhindi.com/entertainment/television/article/balika-vadhu-2-shivangi-joshi-as-anandi-randeep-rai-as-anand-season-2-star-cast-after-leap/374133|access-date=2021-11-25|website=Times Now|language=hi}} | |||
| 2022
|Advocate Anurag Rathi | |||
| 2023
| Raghav Arora | |||
| 2025
| Anupamaa | Aryan Kothari |
=Films=
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| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019
| Pranaam | Rahul | | |||
| 2022
| Vikram |
= Web series =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role !Ref. |
| 2020
|Never Kiss Your Bestfriend - Lockdown Special |Punit |
| rowspan="2" |2021
|Virgin Suspect |Chandan |
| Pavitra Rishta 2
|Sachin Deshmukh |
=Music videos=
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| Year | Title | Singer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020
|Mana Sakda Hai |Harish Moyal | |||
| rowspan="3" |2021
|Be My Valentine |Ashutosh "Aash" Bhardwaj |{{Cite web|date=2021-02-10|title=गायक आशुतोष भारद्वाज की पहला गीत बी माई वेलेंटाइन आज हुआ रिलीज|url=https://www.navodayatimes.in/news/khabre/singer-ashutosh-bhardwaj-s-first-song-be-my-valentine-released-today-albsnt/169036/|access-date=2021-11-25|website=Navodaya Times|language=hindi}} | |||
| Tere Bina
|Rahul Jain, Manali Chaturvedi | |||
| Jaan
|Naman Shrivastava | |||
| rowspan="4" |2022
|Dil Tujhko Chahe |Abhi Dutt | |||
| Kitna Pyara Naam Hai Tera
|Aryan Tidke | |||
| Suni Sunai Baaton Pe
|Purnima Tripathi | |||
| Mere Jaaniya
|Digvijay Singh Pariyar |{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}} |
Awards and nominations
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| Year
!Award !Category !Work !Result !Ref. |
|---|
| 2019
| rowspan="2" |Indian Television Academy Awards |Best Jodi - Jury (With Ashi Singh) |{{won}} |
| 2022
|Popular Actor - Drama |{{nom}} |
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|nm9279303}}
- {{Instagram|randeepraii}}
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