印度演员，在马拉地语，泰卢固语，卡纳达语，泰米尔语和印地语电影中工作了20多年。他的职业生涯始于电视连续剧《Swabhimaan》，随后是 Farz、Sazish、Jax Kabhi、Waris 等连续剧，并主持电视节目 Baazi Kiski。后来，在 2010 年，他出演了 Star Plus 节目 Kaali-Ek Agnipariksha，在那里他扮演了极其强大的负面角色 Thakral。他还曾在著名的电视连续剧《Doordarshan》中担任主角，名为Apradhi Koun。

在他的电影《杜什曼》之后，他在印度电影界广为人知，在那里他扮演了一个冷血的精神病杀手。他主要在电影中扮演反派角色，尤其是杀手。他曾出演过南印度电影。他在卡兰·乔哈尔（Karan Johar）的《矮胖的夏尔马·基·杜尔哈尼亚》（Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania）中扮演了阿丽亚·巴特（Alia Bhatt）的父亲，他出演了许多卡纳达语电影，如阿克谢·库马尔（Akshay Kumar）主演的《毗湿奴·维贾亚》（Vishnu Vijaya）。

Ashutosh Rana Ramnarayan Neekhra, known professionally as Ashutosh Rana, is an Indian actor, has been working in Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil & Hindi films for more than 20 years.He started his career with the television serial Swabhimaan, followed by serials like Farz, Sazish, Jax Kabhi, Waris and anchoring the TV show, Baazi Kiski. Later, in 2010, he had acted in a Star Plus show Kaali- Ek Agnipariksha, where he played an extremely powerful negative role as Thakral. He had also played lead role in famous TV serial of Doordarshan, named Apradhi Koun.

He became known in Indian Cinema after his movie Dushman, where he played a cold blooded psychopathic killer. He is mostly given roles of antagonists in movies, particularly that of a killer.He has acted in South Indian films. He played the role of Alia Bhatt's father in Karan Johar's Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania.He has acted in many Kannada films like Vishnu Vijaya, starring Akshay Kumar.