Randeep Rai

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 Arora in Sony TV's Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2.

Randeep Rai
Rai in 2022
Born	(1993-06-08) 8 June 1993 (age 31) Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupations	Model Actor
Years active	2014–present

Early life

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

Career

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

Television

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2014	O Gujariya: Badlein Chal Duniya	Kabir Scindia	[8]
	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	[9]
2016	Diya Aur Baati Hum	Aryan Rathi	[10]
2017–2019	Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai	Sameer Maheshwari	[11]
2021–2022	Balika Vadhu 2	Anand	[12]
2022	Meet: Badlegi Duniya Ki Reet	Advocate Anurag Rathi	[13]
2023	Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2	Raghav Arora	[14]
2025–present	Anupamaa	Mohit "Aryan" Kothari	[15]

Films

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2019	Pranaam	Rahul
2022	Saroj Ka Rishta	Vikram	[16]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2020	Never Kiss Your Bestfriend - Lockdown Special	Punit	[17]
2021	Virgin Suspect	Chandan	[18]
	Pavitra Rishta 2	Sachin Deshmukh	[19]

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer(s)	Ref.
2020	Mana Sakda Hai	Harish Moyal	[20]
2021	Be My Valentine	Ashutosh "Aash" Bhardwaj	[21]
	Tere Bina	Rahul Jain, Manali Chaturvedi	[22]
	Jaan	Naman Shrivastava	[23]
2022	Dil Tujhko Chahe	Abhi Dutt	[24]
	Kitna Pyara Naam Hai Tera	Aryan Tidke	[25]
	Suni Sunai Baaton Pe	Purnima Tripathi	[26]
	Mere Jaaniya	Digvijay Singh Pariyar	[citation needed]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2019	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Jodi - Jury (With Ashi Singh)	Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai	Won	[27]
2022		Popular Actor - Drama	Balika Vadhu 2	Nominated	[28]