Ravi Kishan

BJP

DOB 17 Jul 1969

Age 56 years

birth palce Mumbai

profession Politician/ Actor

Ravi Kishan biography

Popular Bhojpuri and Hindi cinema actor and BJP leader Ravi Kishan is a Member of Parliament in the lower house from Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur constituency, the seat which Yogi Adityanath won five times before he took over the charge of UP chief minister.

In 2014, the actor-turned-politician lost Lok Sabha elections from his home constituency-Jaunpur as a Congress candidate. He lost rather miserably to the then-BJP candidate Krishna Pratap Singh, securing just 42,759 (4.25 per cent) votes.

Kishan joined the BJP in 2017 and the saffron party made him the party candidate from Gorakhpur in 2019 General Elections. The announcement of his candidature came as a surprise to the local party leaders, who were expecting a candidate either from the party organisation or from the Gorakhnath temple. However, Kishan was elected from Gorakhpur with a substantial margin.

As an MP, Ravi Kishan hit the headlines when he introduced a private members’ bill on population control in Monsoon Session in 2022. Interestingly, Kishan is the father of three girls and one boy.

He retained his seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections after defeating his nearest opponent Kajal Nishad of SP by just over 1 lakh votes.

Born on 17 July 1969 in Mumbai, Kishan studied up to 12th at Rizvi College Bandra West, Mumbai. His family hails from Kerakat, Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh, where Kishan lived for about seven years. The versatile actor started his career as a model in the early 1990s. He then made his acting debut in the Bhojpuri film "Ganga Jamuna Saraswati" in 1994. He has since appeared in over 100 Bhojpuri, Hindi and Telugu films.

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BJP MP and actor Ravi Kishan receives death threat, says he 'won’t bow to threats'

November 01, 2025 10:15 am

Officials said on Friday that an FIR has been registered at the Ramgarh Taal police station in Gorakhpur.

Ravi Kishan describes his idea of manliness

'Ye six pack, moustache...sab bakwas hai': Ravi Kishan defines his idea of manliness, calls it 'sensitive'

October 04, 2025 6:41 pm

"Respecting women, taking care of your woman, protecting women. Respecting the poor and those who are weaker than you. That's manliness," said the Mamla Legal Hai actor.

'Do 200 pushups every day, sadak par daudo': Ravi Kishan shares lifestyle habits, vouches 'zindagi badlegi'

September 29, 2025 5:47 pm

"Yeh roz karna hai," suggested Ravi Kishan

Ravi Kishan with wife Priti Kishan Shukla

‘Neta ke haath mein mic nahi dena chahiye’: Ajay Devgn teases Ravi Kishan after hearing about his daily ritual of touching wife’s feet; is putting a partner on a pedestal healthy?

August 15, 2025 11:30 am

Ajay’s comment had the audience in splits, and even Ravi Kishan couldn’t hold back his laughter, jumping off his seat

Son of Sardaar 2 is a reminder that audiences have grown up, Bollywood hasn't

August 12, 2025 1:44 pm

The real punchline of Son of Sardaar 2 isn’t in its jokes, but in how little it respects the audience’s evolution.

Son of Sardaar 2 Box Office Collection Day 7: Ajay Devgn's film loses 700 shows in 7 days after poor performance, earns Rs 1.4 crore

August 08, 2025 3:52 pm

Son of Sardaar 2 Box Office Collection Day 7: Son of Sardaar 2 earned Rs 1.40 crore on its seventh day, taking its total collection to Rs 32.89 crore India net, according to industry tracker Sacnilk.

'Samosa matters to people. Elites don't get rustic humour': Ravi Kishan

August 05, 2025 5:58 am

“Around 98% of my voters are poor. Food pricing matters to people... Though a few people and Opposition’s IT cell are mocking me, I use the language that connects with the people,” says BJP MP from Gorakhpur

Ravi Kishan says he went 'crazy' after seeing success, wife 'threw' him into Bigg Boss; lost arrogance after father and brothers' deaths: 'Got whipped by life'

July 24, 2025 3:08 pm

Ravi Kishan admitted that he became arrogant after finding success in films, and it was his wife, Preeti Shukla, who brought him back on track.

Ravi Kishan tasted stardom after ge started appearing in Bhojpuri films in the early 2000s

Ravi Kishan developed obnoxious attitude after stardom, says his ego was beaten out of him after father and brothers' deaths: 'Tevar chala gaya'

July 24, 2025 8:54 am

Ravi Kishan spoke about the time when he had just experienced success and started behaving in an obnoxious way.

Infamous for not mincing his words when commenting on various topics, actor-MP Ravi Kishan stated that he piped down a bit as per Prime Minister Narendra Modi's instructions.

'Bharat jhukega nahi': Ravi Kishan recalls PM Modi's words as he tried to touch his feet; says he was told to 'stay away from controversies'

July 23, 2025 7:51 pm

Infamous for not mincing his words when commenting on various topics, actor-MP Ravi Kishan stated that he piped down a bit as per Prime Minister Narendra Modi's instructions.

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Mukkabaaz: Five reasons to watch the Vineet Kumar Singh and Jimmy Shergill starrer

January 11, 2018 6:30 am

Bollywood stars Daisy, Anil, Celina at TV awards

September 10, 2014 1:17 pm

A number of celebrities from the Television and Film world attended the 13 Indian Telly Awards on Tuesday (September 9) including Daisy Shah, Anil Kapoor, Celina Jaitley and Pooja Bedi.

RAVI KISHAN VIDEOS

Rangbaaz stars get their gangster mode on

June 22, 2020 6:07 pm

The team of Zee5's Rangbaaz, including Saqib Saleem, Aahana Kumra and Bhav Dhulia, talk about the unique nature of their gangster show. The team also show off their Rangbaaz attitude as they decode the local language.