Ashwath Bhatt

Ashwath Bhatt
Born
EducationNational School of Drama
OccupationActor

Ashwath Bhatt is an Indian film actor. He is known for his roles in IB71,[1] Mission Majnu,[2] Sita Ramam, Raaz Reboot, Rakkhosh, Raazi,[3] Phantom, Kesari,[4] and Haider.[5][6]

Early life

Ashwath Bhatt was born in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India into a family of Kashmiri Pandits. He received a scholarship from the National School of Drama (NSD) in 2001. In 2003, he graduated from London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Hammersmith, London.[7]

Career

Bhatt made his Bollywood debut with the film Lamhaa: The Untold Story of Kashmir[8] in 2010. He followed this with another Bollywood role in Meghna Gulzar's Raazi[9][7][10] alongside Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal. In 2019, he played alongside Akshay Kumar in Anurag Singh's Kesari. In 2023, he played in Mandali.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Character Notes
2014 Haider Zahoor Hussain [12]
2015 Pantom Firoz [13]
2016 Raaz Reboot Trilok Shastri [14]
2018 Manto Prosecutor Qasim [15]
2018 Raazi Mehboob Syed [16]
2019 Kesari Gul Badshah Khan
2019 Rakkhosh Dr. Partho [15]
2022 Khuda Haafiz Chapter 2 - Agni Pariksha - [17]
2022 Sita Ramam Ansari
2023 IB71 Afsal Aga [18]
2023 Mission Majnu Zia-ul-Haq [19]
2025 The Diplomat Malik Sahab [20]

TV Series

Year Title Character Notes
2021 Cartel - [21]
2019 Leila Mr. Dixit [22]

References

  1. ^ "Latest Bollywood News, Movie Celebrity Interviews and Gossip, Social Media Update, Photos & Videos". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Mission Majnu's Ashwath Bhatt on industry: 'It's not easy to refuse projects'". Hindustan Times. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Raazi actor Ashwath Bhatt on Sehmat identity row: People want to see the real person". India Today. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Kesari actor Ashwath Bhatt: Akshay Kumar did not make me feel like I was working with a megastar". India Today. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  5. ^ "First of Many: Ashwath Bhatt revisits Mahotsav". The Indian Express. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  6. ^ M, Suman (29 August 2021). "Bollywood Actor Joins Hanu Raghavapudi's Next". Gulte. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b "The Fine Art of Stillness". 15 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Ashwath Bhatt: Stories from Mahabharata have stayed me with till now". Hindustan Times. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Mission Majnu: Threadbare thriller about Indian tailor-spy in Pakistan 'needs stitches'". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Raazi actor Ashwath Bhatt: Kashmiris are doing well in the industry; genes help". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Mandali Movie Review : This film preserves the simplicity of Munshi Premchand's characters alive on the silver screen". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Terrorist roles because I'm a Kashmiri? Asks Raazi actor Ashwath Bhatt". Hindustan Times. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Ashwath Bhatt Movies List | Ashwath Bhatt Upcoming Movies | Films: Latest Movies - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  14. ^ "EXCLUSIVE! Raazi actor Ashwath Bhatt to feature along with Ashnoor Kaur and Shweta Tiwari for Sachin Gupta's Swaad". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Ashwath Bhatt | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Character artists are huge contributors to any film, says Raazi actor Ashwath Bhatt". The Asian Age. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Ashwath Bhatt". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  18. ^ "IB71's Ashwath Bhatt: 'It's high time makers give due credit to actors who enhance the credibility of a film' | Exclusive". OTTPlay. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  19. ^ Kaur, Gurpreet (18 January 2023). "Ashwath Bhatt Talks About His Role In 'Mission Majnu' And What Makes The Sidharth Malhotra Starrer Different". India: Outlook. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  20. ^ "Sadia Khateeb to play leading lady in The Diplomat opposite John Abraham". Deccan Chronicle. 7 February 2025. Archived from the original on 14 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  21. ^ "MUST READ! This is what Kumkum Bhagya fame Krishna Kaul has to say about kissing Ashwath Bhatt in Cartel". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  22. ^ Ramnath, Nandini (22 June 2019). "Why Netflix series Leila's vision of a dystopic future is unconvincing". Scroll.in. Retrieved 5 March 2024.