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Early life

Rahul Dev Kaushal was born on 27 September, 1968 in New Delhi, India into a Punjabi Hindu Brahmin family with ancestral roots in a village in Jalandhar district.³ Rahul Dev and his brother, Mukul Dev both are sons of Hari Dev who was an Assistant Commissioner of Police.⁴ Their Punjab-born father, Hari Dev also exposed both brothers to Afghan culture and could speak both Pashto and Farsi.⁵

Career

He made his screen debut in the 2000 film Champion where he played a villainous role for which he was nominated for the 2001 Filmfare Best Villain Award. He also appeared as a villain in the Punjabi movie Dharti in 2011. He then moved into Malayalam cinema, playing the role of an assassin Sheik Imran in Amal Neerad's Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded. Four years later, he made a comeback with Sringaravelan.

In December 2013, Dev made his television debut, playing the role of the demon Arunasur in the mythological TV series Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev.⁶ He Participated in Bigg Boss (Hindi season 10) and Evicted in Day 63.⁷⁸ He appeared in Bhojpuri film Dulhan Chahi Pakistan Se 2 in 2018.⁹

Personal life

Dev's wife Rina died of cancer on 16 May 2009. The couple had been married for 11 years and have a son,¹⁰ Sidhart. Dev has spoken about the experience of being a single father.¹¹ He is in a relationship with model and actress Mugdha Godse.¹²

On 22 April 2019, his father, Hari Dev, who was an assistant commissioner of police died at the age of 91.¹³

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series

Awards and nominations

External links

• Rahul Dev at IMDb 
• Rahul Dev at Bollywood Hungama

References

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