Birth Date: 19 Jun, 1962, Age (63)

Occupation : Artist, Actor

Filmfare Awards : 1

National Awards : 1

Place of Birth : Kerala

Ashish Vidyarthi

Ashish Vidyarthi is an Indian film actor who works in multiple language films, predominantly in Bollywood, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Bengali, English, Odia and Marathi cinema. He is noted for his antagonist characters. In 1995, he received the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Drohkaal. He is the son-in-law of Shakuntala Barua.

He had a presence in the theatre circuit, but he was first noticed by television audience in the Sai Paranjpye comedy series Hum Panchi Ek Chawl Ke. He started acting in minor roles in regional television serials. He also acted in Dastaan, where he was the antagonist.

Vidyarthi's film career began with a supporting role in the Kannada Film Anand. Later, he starred with Suresh Gopi in Hijack (1991). His break in Hindi films came with Naajayaz and Baazi.