Aditya Srivastava is an Indian actor, who predominantly works in Hindi television series and films. He is best known for playing the role of Senior Inspector Abhijeet in the popular police procedural TV show ‘CID’ (1998–2018) aired on Sony Entertainment Television.
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Wiki/Biography
Aditya Srivastava was born on Sunday, 21 July 1968 (age 55 years; as in 2023) in Allahabad (now Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Cancer. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Allahabad University, Prayagraj.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 10″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
His father’s name is DN Srivastava.
Aditya Srivastava with his father
She has a brother named Ashutosh Srivastava, he is an assistant director.
Aditya Srivastava brother Ashutosh Srivastava
wife and children
Aditya Srivastava married a psychologist named Mansi Srivastava in 2003. It was an arranged marriage. They have two daughters named Aarushi Srivastava and Advika Srivastava.
Aditya Srivastava with his wife
livelihood
Theater
While pursuing his graduation degree, Aditya Srivastava started his career as a theater artiste at Sangeet Samiti, Civil Lines, Allahabad. In 1989, he moved to Delhi, where he began performing with Shri Ram Center for Performing Arts.
film
Aditya Srivastava made his Bollywood debut in 1994 with the film ‘Bandit Queen’, in which he played the role of Puttilal. In 1996, he acted in the film ‘Samshodhan’ starring Manoj Bajpayee. His performance as Inspector Khandilkar in the film ‘Satya’ (1998) was highly appreciated by the audience.
Aditya Srivastava in a scene from the film ‘Satya’
In 2000, he played the supporting role of Tito in the film ‘Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar’. He was initially offered the lead role in the film, however, the role was later given to Manoj Bajpayee. Srivastava appeared as a guitarist named Murgi in Anurag Kashyap’s 2001 film Paanch. Although the film was never released theatrically, it was shown as the closing film at Ocean’s Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema in 2005.
Poster of the movie ‘Paanch’
He appeared as Lieutenant Colonel Pradeep in the film ‘Lakshya’ (2004) starring Hrithik Roshan. He appeared as a lead actor for the first time in the film ‘Dil Se Pooch…Kidhar Jaana Hai’ in 2006. In the film, he played the role of a police officer named Avinash.
Aditya Srivastava (left) in a scene from the film ‘Dil Se Pooch…Kidhar Jaana Hai’
He played the role of Karan Singh in the film ‘Gulaal’ in 2009. He played the lead role of Sameer in the 2010 film ‘Kaalo’. In 2019, he appeared as Lallan Singh in the film ‘Super 30’. In 2024, he appeared as Bansi Sahu in the Netflix film ‘Bhakt’.
Aditya Srivastava in a scene from the film ‘Bhakt’
Some of her other Hindi films include ‘Dil Se..’ (1998), ‘Saathiya’ (2002), ‘Black Friday’ (2004), ‘Raat Akeli Hai’ (2020), and ‘Bheed’ (2020).
Aditya Srivastava in a scene from the film ‘Black Friday’
Apart from Hindi films, he has also appeared in some Tamil films such as ‘Naalai’ (2006) and ‘Aalwar’ (2007).
Poster of the film ‘Alwar’
Television
She made her television debut in 1992 with the television series ‘Dera’. He played the role of Madhumoy Sur in the episode ‘Kahen Kavi Kalidas’ of the TV show ‘Byomkesh Bakshi’ (1994), which aired on the channel DD National. ,
Aditya Srivastava (left) in a scene from the TV series ‘Byomkesh Bakshy’
In 1997, he starred in the television drama series ‘9 Malabar Hill’, in which he played the role of Majid. The television series was broadcast on Zee TV channel. Srivastava starred in a few episodes of the thriller horror television anthology series ‘Aahat’ (1998), which aired on Sony Entertainment Television.
Aditya Srivastava in a scene from the TV series ‘Aahat’
He gained immense popularity after playing the role of Senior Inspector Abhijeet in the popular police procedural TV series ‘CID’ (1998–2018) aired on Sony Entertainment Television. BP Singh chose him to play the role of Abhijeet after Singh noticed him in the film ‘Satya’ (1998). Before playing the role of Abhijeet, he played a criminal named Paresh in the series episode “The Case of the Stolen Gun”.
Aditya Srivastava (left) as Abhijeet in a scene from the TV show ‘CID’
In 2004, he played the role of Pramod in the horror television series ‘Raat Hone Ko Hai’, which aired on Sahara Entertainment Channel. He worked as a narrator for the historical TV drama series ‘Peshwa Bajirao’ (2017), which was aired on Sony Entertainment Television. In 2019, he played the role of Inspector Ashfaq Ali Khan in the television series ‘CIF’ aired on Dangal TV.
Aditya Srivastava (left) in a scene from the TV series ‘CIF’
She has also made guest appearances in many shows like ‘Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai’ (2007) on Zee TV, ‘Comedy Circus Ka Naya Daur’ (2011) on Sony Entertainment Television, ‘Adaalat’ (2012) on Sony Entertainment Television. , and ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati (Season 8)’ (2014) on Sony Entertainment Television.
award
nominated
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the Indian Telly Awards 2005 for the role of Abhijeet in the TV series ‘CID’.
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the Indian Telly Awards 2006 for the role of Abhijeet in the TV series ‘CID’.
- Favorite Actor – TV at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2013 for the role of Abhijeet in the TV series ‘CID’
- Best Supporting Actor: Web Original Film at the Filmfare OTT Awards 2020 for the film ‘Raat Akeli Hai’.
- Most Popular Supporting Actor in a Digital Film at IWM Digital Awards 2020 for the film ‘Raat Akeli Hai’
- Best Performance by an Ensemble at the FOI Online Awards 2020 for the film ‘Raat Akeli Hai’
- Best Performance by an Ensemble at FOI Online Awards 2023 for the film ‘Crowd’
Facts/General Knowledge
- In 1995, he moved to Mumbai, where he worked as a voice over artist for several advertisements and promos.
- Initially, Aditya Srivastava was signed to act in the TV series ‘CID’ for 26 episodes, however, it was later extended and he became an integral part of the television series.
- In 2004, his name was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records for filming the longest continuous shot in “The Inheritance” episode of the TV series ‘CID’.
- In an interview, he revealed that sometimes people mistake him for a real police officer. He recalled an incident that happened with him at the Delhi airport, where a woman mistook him for a policeman and asked him to find her lost purse.
- He has been a good friend of Dayanand Shetty for more than 20 years.
Aditya Srivastava with Dayanand Shetty
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