Ashok Banthia

Ashok Banthia
Ashok Banthia
Occupation	Actor; Director;
Years active	1983–present

Ashok Banthia, sometimes referred as Ashok Bathia or Ashok Bhatia, is an Indian actor and director associated with Hindi film, television and theatre actor.^[1]^[2] He is a NSD (National School of Drama) alumnus known for his roles in Australian TV miniseries Bodyline as Nawab of Pataudi Sr.^[3]

Career[]

As he finished his courses at NIDA, he received an offer to work with Kennedy Miller's serial Bodyline, where he played the role of Indian cricketer Nawab of Pataudi Sr. He also did a role in 's English film , the French film , and Hindi films. He recently has appeared in a film with Akshay Kumar Atrangi Re.^[4]

Filmography (incomplete)[]

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1983	Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro	News reporter
1985	Nasoor
1989		The taxi driver from the hospital	(as Ashok Bantia)
1993	Bedardi	Police inspector
1993	Rudaali		(as Ashok Bantia)
1995	Dushmani: A Violent Love Story		(as Ashok Bantiya)
1996	The Peacock Spring (TV movie)	Ram Chand
2000	Bawandar
2000	Mission Kashmir	Shrafat	(as Ashok Bhantia)
2002	Aankhen		(as Ashok Bhantia)
2002	Kali Salwar	Khuda Baksh
2004	Chot- Aj Isko, Kal Tereko		(as Ashok Bantia)
2004	Loknayak	Ram Manohar Lohia
2005			(as Ashok Bhantia)
2008	Ramayan (2008 TV series)	Vishwamitra
2010	Chase	Vishwajeet Rana – Udyog Mantri	(as Ashok Bhantia)
2012	Arjun: The Warrior Prince	Bhim
2012	Rush	Raja Choudhary
2012	Cigarette Ki Tarah	Nikhil Dabur's Father
2013	Maazii	Satbeer Chacha
2014	Khoobsurat	Ram Sevak
2017	Julie 2	Jeweller Aggarwal

Ashok Bantia also played in Mahabharata as Maharaj Chitravat and Kritaverma.

Television (incomplete)[]

Year	Title	Character	Aired On
2012	Ramayan (2012 TV Series)		Zee TV
2008	Balika Vadhu		Colors
2012	Mahadev	Himalayraj's minister	Life OK
2008	Ramayan (2008 TV series)	Vishwamitra	NDTV Imagine
2004			Doordarshan
1997			Doordarshan
1990	Chanakya	"Mahamantri" Indra Dutt	Doordarshan
1989	Mahabharat (1988 TV series)	Kritvarma	Doordarshan
1984	Bodyline (miniseries)	Nawab of Pataudi Sr.

Theatre[]

Year	Play	Role
2005	Chanakya	Maha Amatya (Prime Minister)
2011	Mohenjo-daro
2008		Mr. Rammurty
2000	The Last Train

Other credits[]

Year	Project	Role	Other notes
1993	Tamas	Associate Director

References[]

^ Chaudhary, Pranava K (19 October 2004). "Uncensored 'Loknayak' to be screened soon". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ Saraf, Sneha (17 March 2018). "World's largest theatre fest comes to Mumbai". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
^ "Lagaan benchmark for Kabir's tryst with '83". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
^ "'Atrangi Re' Movie Review: Dhanush Steals The Show In This Twisted Love Triangle". Outlook India. Retrieved 3 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[]

Ashok Banthia at IMDb

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[1] Chaudhary, Pranava K (19 October 2004). "Uncensored 'Loknayak' to be screened soon". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

[2] Saraf, Sneha (17 March 2018). "World's largest theatre fest comes to Mumbai". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

[3] "Lagaan benchmark for Kabir's tryst with '83". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

[4] "'Atrangi Re' Movie Review: Dhanush Steals The Show In This Twisted Love Triangle". Outlook India. Retrieved 3 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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