Randeep Rai (born 8 June 1993)[1] is an Indian actor. He started his acting career in 2014 by portraying Kabir Scindia in Channel V's O Gujariya: Badlein Chal Duniya. Rai is best known for his portrayal as Sameer Maheshwari in Sony TV's Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai. He was also seen as Anand Rawal in Colors TV's Balika Vadhu 2 and as Raghav in Sony TV's Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2.

Randeep Rai
Rai in 2022
Born (1993-06-08) 8 June 1993 (age 31)
Occupations
Years active2014–present

Early life

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Rai has appeared in more than 120 TV commercials before pursuing his career in acting.[2][3]

Career

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Rai started his acting career in 2014 by playing Kabir Scindia in Channel V's O Gujariya: Badlein Chal Duniya, which was followed by episodic roles in Bindass's Yeh Hai Aashiqui, Emotional Atyachar, Channel V's Secret Diaries: The Hidden Chapters, Code Red Talaash, Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya, Tujhse Naaraz Nahin Zindagi, Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein and Big F.

In 2016, he played Aryan Rathi in Diya Aur Baati Hum.[4]

From 2017 to 2019, Rai portrayed Sameer Maheshwari in Sony TV's Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai.[5]

In 2019, Rai made his film debut with a cameo in Pranaam as Rahul.

In November 2021, Rai returned to television with Colors TV's Balika Vadhu 2 as Anand.[6]

In 2023, Rai was seen portraying Raghav opposite Niti Taylor in Sony TV's Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2.[7]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Ref.
2014 O Gujariya: Badlein Chal Duniya Kabir Scindia [8]
2016 Diya Aur Baati Hum Aryan Rathi [9]
2017–2019 Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai Sameer Maheshwari [10]
2021–2022 Balika Vadhu 2 Anand [11]
2023 Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2 Raghav Arora [12]

Special appearances

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Year Title Role Ref.
2014 Yeh Hai Aashiqui Shashank
2015 Emotional Atyachar Ronit
Secret Diaries: The Hidden Chapters Rishi
Code Red Talaash Parth
Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya Mohit
Yeh Hai Aashiqui Vikas
Tujhse Naaraz Nahin Zindagi Shivam
Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein Ankit
Big F Nakul Desai [13]
2022 Meet: Badlegi Duniya Ki Reet Advocate Anurag Rathi [14]

Films

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Year Title Role Ref.
2019 Pranaam Rahul
2022 Saroj Ka Rishta Vikram [15]

Web series

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Year Title Role Ref.
2020 Never Kiss Your Bestfriend - Lockdown Special Punit [16]
2021 Virgin Suspect Chandan [17]
Pavitra Rishta 2 Sachin Deshmukh [18]

Music videos

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Year Title Singer(s) Ref.
2020 Mana Sakda Hai Harish Moyal [19]
2021 Be My Valentine Ashutosh "Aash" Bhardwaj [20]
Tere Bina Rahul Jain, Manali Chaturvedi [21]
Jaan Naman Shrivastava [22]
2022 Dil Tujhko Chahe Abhi Dutt [23]
Kitna Pyara Naam Hai Tera Aryan Tidke [24]
Suni Sunai Baaton Pe Purnima Tripathi [25]
Mere Jaaniya Digvijay Singh Pariyar [citation needed]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2019 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Jodi - Jury (With Ashi Singh) Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai Won [26]
2022 Popular Actor - Drama Balika Vadhu 2 Nominated [27]

References

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  1. ^ "Here's how Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai actor Randeep Rai plans to celebrate his birthday". India Today.
  2. ^ "Happy Birthday Randeep Rai: Lesser-known facts about the Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai actor". 3 August 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  3. ^ Dubey, Rachana (10 June 2018). "Randeep Rai wants to get rid of his tattoo". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Randeep Rai to play the grown-up Chhotu - Times of India on April 14, 2015".
  5. ^ "Sony's new show Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai is giving us all the good vibes about the 90s", InUth (by Indian Express Limited), September 8, 2017.
  6. ^ "Randeep Rai to star opposite Shivangi Joshi in Balika Vadhu 2". The Times Of India.
  7. ^ "Exclusive! It is ironical how after playing a character role in the first season of Bade Achhe Lagte Hain, I will now play the lead in the second season: Niti Taylor". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Here's how Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai actor Randeep Rai plans to celebrate his birthday". India Today. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Happy Birthday Randeep Rai: Lesser-known facts about the Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai actor". The Indian Express. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai review: The show will take you down the memory lane". India Today. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Balika Vadhu 2 Cast: जानिए लीप के बाद ऐसी होगी बालिका वधु 2 की स्टारकास्ट". Times Now (in Hindi). 24 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2 Promo: Niti Taylor-Ranndeep Rai's fresh 'Jodi' and storyline impresses viewers". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  13. ^ "JioCinema - Watch Movies, TV Shows & Music Videos Online". www.jiocinema.com. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Randeep Raii Talks About His Appearance In 'Meet', Giving 100% To His Roles". Outlook. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai's Sameer aka Randeep Rai bags a Bollywood project". India Today. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  16. ^ "Never Kiss Your Best Friend Web Series, Show Online in HD On ZEE5". ZEE5. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Randeep Rai bags a new show on Ullu app". Mumbai Live. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Pavitra Rishta 2 receives priceless audience praise". EasternEye. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Randeep Rai and Ashnoor Kaur on their new song 'Mana Sakda Hai'". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  20. ^ "गायक आशुतोष भारद्वाज की पहला गीत बी माई वेलेंटाइन आज हुआ रिलीज". Navodaya Times (in Hindi). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  21. ^ Tere Bina - Single by Manali Chaturvedi & Rahul Jain, 2 October 2021, retrieved 25 November 2021
  22. ^ "'Jaan' Sung By Naman Shrivastava". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  23. ^ "'Dil Tujhko Chahe' sung by Abhi Dutt". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  24. ^ "Check Out Latest Hindi Video Song 'Kitna Pyara Naam Hai Tera' Sung By Aryan | Hindi Video Songs - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  25. ^ Suni Sunai Baaton Pe | Ishita Chauhan & Randeep Rai | Purnima T | Vivek Kar, Kumaar, retrieved 20 August 2022
  26. ^ "Indian Television Academy Awards 2019 Winners: Complete list of winners". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  27. ^ "The 22nd ITA Awards". Indian Television Academy. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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