Background
Ragesh was born on May 17, 1962 in Uganda.
Ragesh was born on May 17, 1962 in Uganda.
Ragesh debuted as an actor in 1987 in the serial Subah directed by Bharat Rungachary where he played the character of Appu Swami. Ragesh had initially auditioned for the role of another character Prem but was rejected. He then tried for the next best role available and during the audition enacted a soliloquy from one of the plays that he had earlier acted in which helped him bag the role of Appu Swami. and films After the success of Subah, Ragesh was offered similar roles to the character he played in Subah, which caused him to reject such roles.
During this time, he played small roles in episodic stories like Discovery of India by Shyam Benegal and Adhikar by Manju Sinha.
After a long gap, he received the role of the rebellious Nikhil Singhani in the television series Parivartan (1993) which was telecast on Zee television His work in television includes Andaaz by Himesh Reshammiya, produced by Raman Kumar,, Waqt ki Raftaar,and by Gautam Adhikari. Apart from television, Ragesh has also worked in some films such as 9211, Black Friday, Rakta Charitra 2, Jaal: The Trap, Chhal, Dharini and a few others
Ragesh Asthana died on March 20, 2014 in Mumbai due to a heart attack.
