

He also did a cameo in the show Buniyaad's episode 51. His performance was loved and appreciated by audience. He played the role at the age of 23 and became an overnight star.
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Chopra's classic television series Mahabharat. In 1988 Bharadwaj was selected to play the lead role of Lord Krishna in B. He was nominated for the "Sony Radio award" for Ramayan in the UK in 1995.

īharadwaj also did 2 radio shows for BBC Radio 4 (London, UK), namely Bhagvad Geeta and Ramayan. This play won the "London Time Out Dance & Performance Award" and toured across Britain and Canada. Bharadwaj also performed in a musical theatre production titled Moti Roti Patli Chunni (1993), with a renowned theatre in London (UK) named "Theatre Royal Stratford East". Chakravyuh was one of the most successful plays of Hindi Theatre in 2015 and has already had around 75 showings across India, including some theatre festivals like the Kala Ghoda Festival, Mumbai. Though the play depicts the story of Abhimanyu's martyrdom, it brings out various issues out of the same story which are relevant to today's times.

He later did a Hindi mythological play Chakravyuh, in which he reappears as Lord Krishna, the role he mastered in the old Mahabharat. He worked with a thespian of Hindi theatre named Dinesh Thakur and performed in many of his plays till 1987. Baswani was instrumental in getting Bharadwaj from Marathi to the nation-wide Hindi arena and Bharadwaj has always acknowledged Baswani's contribution to his life.
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He then moved on to professional Marathi theatre with Sai Paranjapye and later shifted to Hindi theatre on sound advice from his friend Ravi Baswani. Kashinath Ghanekar and Prabhakar Panshikar. He started his arts career with his training in Marathi theatre as a director, under stalwarts such as Sudha Karmarkar, Dr. ( June 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)īefore coming into the field of acting, Bharadwaj was a professional veterinary surgeon and had worked as an assistant veterinarian at a racecourse in Mumbai however, he left the job considering it a monotonous one. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. In Bollywood, his most memorable appearance was as Mukhtaar Singh in Amitabh Bachchan’s Shahenshah.This section relies largely or entirely upon a single source. Later, Praveen did another movie, titled Raksha in 1981 and more roles followed. His first role was in Ravikant Nagaich directorial where he did not have a dialogue. In an interview with Times of India, Praveen had recalled signing his first Bollywood film when he was in Kashmir for a tournament. He is also an Arjuna Awardee. It was because of sports that Praveen got the job of Deputy Commandant in the Border Security Force (BSF).Īfter having a successful career in track and field sports, Praveen switched to a career in showbiz in the late '70s. He is a four-time Asian Games medallist (2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze) and also represented India in two Olympic Games (1968 Mexico Games and 1972 Munich Games). The 6'6'' tall actor and sportsman hailed from Punjab.īefore stepping into the acting profession, Praveen was a hammer and discus throw athlete. Praveen was known for his huge build and played the role of henchman, goon and bodyguard in many Bollywood movies. Praveen's most popular role was in BR Chopra's Mahabharat as BheemĪctor Praveen Kumar Sobti, who was popular for playing the role of Bheem in BR Chopra's mythological show, Mahabharat has passed away aged 74.Praveen switched to a career in acting in the late 70s and was popular for playing henchman and goon.Praveen had won 4 Asian Games medals and participated twice in the Olympics.
