Pradeep Rawat (Actor) Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Pradeep Ram Singh Rawat
Profession	Actor
Famous Role	Ghajini Dharmatma in the Bollywood film Ghajini (2008)
Physical Stats
Height	5' 10" (178 cm)
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film: • Hindi Film: Meri Jung (1985) as Rawat • Telugu Film: Sye (2004) as Bikshu Yadav • Tamil Film: Rowdy Jaya (2005) as Sheena Thana • Kannada Film: Parodi (2007) as Jehangir • Malayalam Film: China Town (2011) as Gowda • English Film: Nightfall (2000) as Django • Odia Film: A.C.P. Ranveer (2012) as Salim Langda • Bengali Film: Hero 420 (2016) as Anukul Roy • Bhojpuri Film: Crack Fighter (2019) as Changez Khan • Nepali Film: Hrashwo Deergha (2024) as Mahamant TV: Hindi TV: Mahabharata (1988) as Ashwatthama
Awards	• Filmfare Award in the best villain category for Telugu film Sye (2004) • Santosham Award in the best villain category for Telugu film Sye (2004) • Nandi Award in the best villain category for Telugu film Sye (2004)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	21 January 1952 (Monday)
Age (as of 2025)	73 Years
Birthplace	Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
College	Govt. Science College, Jabalpur
Educational Qualification	Graduate
Religion	Hinduism
Ethnicity	Punjabi
Food Habit	Vegetarian
Hobbies	Travelling, Gardening
Controversies	Feud With First Wife A few month after his marriage, his wife accussed him of domestic violence. She also claimed that she suffered an abortion due to Pradeep's domestic abuse. Their marriage lasted only for 5 months. Later in an interview with Siddarth Kannan Pradeep Rawat revealed that his wife had made a false accustaion and he also stated that she had an extra marital affair because of which she got her child aborted. [1]Voice For Men India-X
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	18 August 2006
Family
Wife/Spouse	Kalyani Rawat
Children	Son(s)- 2 • Vikram Rawat • Singh Rawat
Parents	Father- M. S. Rawat (Retired Army Personnel) (Deceased) Mother- M. M. Rawat (Deceased)
Siblings	Sister- Alka Bhatia
Favourites
Cuisine	Indian
Actor	Aamir Khan
Colour	Black

Some Lesser Known Facts About Pradeep Rawat

• Pradeep Rawat family has its roots in Ambala, Haryana.

• Just like his father, Pradeep too wanted to join the Indian army. However, he failed in all his attempts.

• After completing his graduation, he worked as a banker for a while in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.

• Pradeep Rawat then joined Raj Babbar and his wife Nadira Babbar‘s, Ekjute Theatre Group to learn acting skills. Nadira Babbar was his first director there.

• While doing theatre with Raj Babbar, Pradeep Rawat caught the attention of Raj Babbar’s friend who advised him to audition for the role of Ashwathama in the TV serial Mahabharat. He eventually bagged the role.

• Pradeep initially played small roles in Bollywood. Later, he shifted to Telugu and Tamil cinema and gained fame as a lead villain.
  

  Pradeep Rawat on a film set

• In an interview while describing how he got the role of Biksu Yadav in the Telugu movie Sye. Pradeep. stated that the casting director of the film was tired of not finding suitable villains for the film and once while he was sitting on a beach he saw a man wearing a turban. The man reminded him of Deva from the film Lagaan, and then he approached Pradeep Rawat to play the negative lead in his film.
  

  Pradeep Rawat as Bikshu Yadav

• In the Telugu version of the film “Ghajini” (2005), Pradeep performed a double role as Ram and Lakshman, which remains one of his most iconic performances. His reputation as a villain was further solidified by his roles in other films such as Chatrapathi” (2005) and “Singham” (2010).
  

  Pradeep Rawat as a villain in a film

• Pradeep Rawat also acted in the famous Hindi TV serial Chandrakanta (1994) as Aiyyar Himmat Singh.

• Pradeep Rawat is a close friend of Aamir Khan and has acted in a few of his films, such as Sarfarosh (1999), Lagaan (2001) and Ghajini (2008).
  

  Lagaan film team

• In an interview, he mentioned that Telugu people still call him “Bikshu Yadav” after watching his performance in the film Sye. After that film, he worked for about 250 to 300 Telugu films.

• Pradeep Rawat has stage fear. Even after doing many films he still feels nervous while on the stage.

• Pradeep Rawat does not like to give selfies, during an interview he said he got very annoyed when people approached him for photographs and selfies.

• Pradeep Rawat and his wife launched the “Go Fuel” doorstep diesel delivery business in Mumbai in August 2022.
  

  Pradeep Rawat and his wife with Go Fuel Diesel Doorstep Vehicle

• Pradeep enjoys going to parties and drinking, but occasionally.
  

  Pradeep Rawat enjoying himself with his friends

• He is an avid animal lover.
  

  Pradeep Rawat with a bull

• Pradeep Rawat is also a spiritual person, he loves to visit temples.
  

  Pradeep Rawat in a temple

• Pradeep Rawat is not very active on his social media accounts.