Ravindra Shyamnarayan Shukla (born 17 July 1969), popularly known as Ravi Kishan, is an Indian

actor, politician and television personality who works in Hindi cinema and Bhojpuri cinema.[3] He
has also acted in a few Telugu films.[4] In 2006, he participated in Bigg Boss, the Indian version
of Big Brother.[5] He was also a contestant on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 in 2012. In 2017 he made
his Kannada debut in Hebbuli alongside Kiccha Sudeep, and his Tamil debut in Sketch with Vikram.

Contents

 1Career

 2Political career

 3Personal life

 4Filmography

 5Dubbing career

 6Dubbing roles

 7Television

 8Web Series

 9References

 10External links

Career[edit]

In June 2008, Kishan was awarded the Most Popular Actor award at the ETV Bhojpuri Cinema
Samman 2008 function. Popular reality shows such as Bigg Boss,[6] and more recently Ek Se
Badhkar Ek - Jalwe Sitaron Ke have brought him to the front line of top Indian television actors. In
2008, he started co-hosting the celebrity dance-based reality show Bathroom Singer, Ek Se
Badhkar Ek – Jalwe Sitaron Ke on Zee. Kishan also hosted the reality show Raaz Pichhle Janam Ka,
on NDTV Imagine for two seasons. He worked with film directors Shyam Benegal[7] and Mani
Ratnam in 2010.

A film starring Kishan, Jala Debh Duniya Tohra Pyar Mein, produced by the American film
company PUN Films, was shown in the India Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival 2010.[citation needed]

In 2013, Kishan was one of the judges on the reality TV show Sales Ka Bazigar, telecast
on ETV.[8] The show aimed to find the best salesperson in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The top
ten people who made it to the finales were to be employed by the presenter of the show Su-kam
Power Systems. The winner would get a package of ten lakhs per annum, followed by the first
runner-up winning a package of six lakhs per annum.[9] This show was the first of its kind to find
the best salesperson in India, and saw participation from over 10,000 people from regions across
Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.[10]

In 2018, he had a role in the film MLA.[11]