Ravi Behl


Ravi Behl is an Indian actor and television producer belonging to Behl family of Hindi films. He is better known for the 1991 film Narsimha and as co-host of dance show Boogie Woogie, that he co-produced with Naved Jaffery for Sony television. He debuted in movies in 1980 with film Morchha, followed by Inteha in 1984.

Early and personal life

He is a son of film producer Shyam Behl. His sister Geeta Behl is an actress who did roles in movies such as Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki, Meraa Dost Meraa Dushman, Do Premee and Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai. Ravi's father produced movies, such as Duniya starring Dev Anand and Vyjayanthimala, and The Gold Medal starring Jeetendra, Rakhee Gulzar, and Shatrughan Sinha.
Behl, who remains unmarried, had said in an interview, "A lot of people are surprised that I'm still unmarried. It's not that I haven't tried. I was seeing a girl for a long time but unfortunately, our relationship didn't blossom into marriage. We had our differences."

Career

Ravi made his acting debut with Raj Babbar in film Inteha in 1984. He worked in popular films, such as Narsimha with Sunny Deol and Urmila Matondkar, Dalaal with Mithun Chakraborty and Ayesha Jhulka; Agni Sakshi with Jackie Shroff, Nana Patekar and Manisha Koirala; and Ghulam-E-Mustafa with Nana Patekar and Raveena Tandon. He also acted in a British TV mini series based on the novel The Far Pavilions.
After his career in movies fade he became the co-producer and host of Boogie Woogie an Indian television dance show. Ravi, who was once in financial trouble, Tellychakkar, found financial security through his work in television.

Professional works

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1980MorchhaChhotuHindi
1984IntehaHindi
1984The Far PavilionsPrince NanduEnglishBritish TV mini series
1986AvinashSumitHindi
1991NarsimhaRavi RastogiHindifirst break as a lead pair
1993Boy FriendRajaHindi
1993DalaalInder JhunjhunwalaHindi
1994Pyar Ka RogHindi
1995Meri Mohabbat Mera NaseebaHindi
1996Agni SakshiRavi KapoorHindi
1996–2014Boogie WoogieHimselfHindiSony TV
1997Ghulam-E-MustafaArunHindi
1999Sarfarosh-E-HindHindi
2007Salaam BaccheCoachHindi
2023The Night ManagerJaiveer "Jayu" SinghHindiDisney+ Hotstar