Ravi Behl

Ravi Behl
Born (1966-05-10) 10 May 1966 (age 58)
Occupation(s)Actor, Producer, Host
Years active1980–2007; 2023–present
RelativesRamesh Behl (uncle)
Goldie Behl (first-cousin)
FamilyBehl family

Ravi Behl (born 10 May 1966)[1] is an Indian actor and television producer belonging to Behl family of Hindi films. He is better known for the 1991 film Narsimha and as co-host of dance show Boogie Woogie, that he co-produced with Naved Jaffery for Sony television.[2] He debuted in movies in 1980 with film Morchha, followed by Inteha in 1984.[3]

Early and personal life

He is a son of film producer Shyam Behl.[4][3] His sister Geeta Behl is an actress who did roles in movies such as Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1968),[4][3] Meraa Dost Meraa Dushman (1984), Do Premee (1980) and Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai (1981). Ravi's father produced movies, such as Duniya (1968) starring Dev Anand and Vyjayanthimala, and The Gold Medal (1969) starring Jeetendra, Rakhee Gulzar, and Shatrughan Sinha.

Behl, who remains unmarried, had said in an interview, "A lot of people are surprised that I’m still unmarried. It’s not that I haven’t tried. I was seeing a girl for a long time but unfortunately, our relationship didn’t blossom into marriage. We had our differences."[3]

Career

Ravi made his acting debut with Raj Babbar in film Inteha in 1984. He worked in popular films, such as Narsimha (1991) with Sunny Deol and Urmila Matondkar, Dalaal (1993) with Mithun Chakraborty and Ayesha Jhulka; Agni Sakshi (1996) with Jackie Shroff, Nana Patekar and Manisha Koirala; and Ghulam-E-Mustafa (1997) with Nana Patekar and Raveena Tandon.[3][5] He also acted in a British TV mini series based on the novel The Far Pavilions.[4]

After his career in movies fade he became the co-producer[6] and host of Boogie Woogie (1996-2014)[3][7] an Indian Television dance show. Ravi, who was once in financial trouble, Tellychakkar, found financial security through his work in television.[3]

Professional works

Year Film Role Language Notes
1980 Morchha Chhotu Hindi
1984 Inteha Hindi
The Far Pavilions Prince Nandu English British TV mini series
1986 Avinash Sumit Hindi
1991 Narsimha Ravi Rastogi Hindi first break as a lead pair
1993 Boy Friend Raja Hindi
Dalaal Inder Jhunjhunwala Hindi
1994 Pyar Ka Rog Hindi
1995 Meri Mohabbat Mera Naseeba Hindi
1996 Agni Sakshi Ravi Kapoor Hindi
1996-2014 Boogie Woogie Himself Hindi Sony TV
1997 Ghulam-E-Mustafa Arun Hindi
1999 Sarfarosh-E-Hind Hindi
2007 Salaam Bacche Coach Hindi
2023 The Night Manager Jaiveer "Jayu" Singh Hindi Disney+ Hotstar

See also

References

  1. ^ "This day in history". Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Interview with actor Ravi Behl". IBNLive. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Bollywood’s Forgotten Stars: 8 Interesting facts about Boogie Woogie’s judge – Ravi Behl, The Free Press Journal, 17 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "The Lost Hero : Ravi Behl".
  5. ^ "Television brought me financial stability". Tellychakkar. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  6. ^ "I was on a holiday, now I'm back: Ravi Behl". TOI. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  7. ^ "'Boogie Woogie' back on small screen in December". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.