Nikhil Ratnaparkhi

Nikhil  Ratnaparkhi calls himself an accidental actor since he came to Mumbai from Pune to become an illustrator. “I worked as an illustrator with advertising agencies," he said. "I came to Mumbai from Pune for this, but I accidentally became an actor. Ever since I have been involved with acting.”

He might be busy with movies these days, but advertisements continue to attract him. Ratnaparkhi says he must have done up to 400 ads till date. so he  hardly visits theatres these days.

Nikhil Ratnaparkh made his Bollywood debut in the film ‘Hava Aney De’. The film was a success, and he was greatly appreciated for his acting in the film. His performance in the film settled his career in Bollywood. Though he has not yet acted in any lead role, his supporting roles are as important as that of the lead role. In 2005, he appeared in another film called ‘Aai No. 1’ and later in the same year, he also acted in the film titled ‘Paheli’ as Banwari.The film was good but did not meet the expected success. Then in the year 2009, after a break of four years, he acted in a Marathi film ‘Gho Mala Asla Hawa’ as Bopya.

A year later in 2010, he acted in the comedy film ‘Tere Bin Laden’ which also starred actors like Vivek Oberoi. Then in 2011, he acted in the film ‘Mod’ as as Gangaram. In the same year, he also acted in the movie ‘Superstar’. In the year 2012, he starred in ‘Gola Berij’ and OMG: Oh My God. It starred and Paresh Rawal as the lead actors.