Nitish Bharadwaj
Nitish Bharadwaj | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1996–1998 | |
| Preceded by | Shailendra Mahato |
| Succeeded by | Abha Mahato |
| Constituency | Jamshedpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 June 1963 Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Spouses | Monisha Patil
(m. 1991; div. 2005)Smita Gate
(m. 2009; sep. 2019) |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Mumbai |
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Nitish Bharadwaj (born 2 June 1963) is an Indian television and film actor, director, screenwriter, film and TV programme producer, veterinary science graduate from Mumbai Veterinary college and former Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha. He is best known for his role as Krishna in B. R. Chopra's television series Mahabharat, as well as for his portrayal of Vishnu and several avatars of Vishnu in some of Chopra's other great works, such as Vishnu Puran. His debut directorial film in Marathi titled Pitruroon won accolades from audiences and critics. He now focuses on his film career entirely through screenwriting, directing and dancing.