Navneet Kaur Rana

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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Navneet Kaur Rana
| image = Navneet Kaur at Amravati Mass Marriage announcement (5).jpg
| alt = Religion : sikhism
| caption = Navneet Kaur at Amravati Mass Marriage announcement
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start = 23 May 2019
| term_end =
| constituency = [[Amravati (Lok Sabha constituency)|Amravati]]
| majority = 36,951<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/article/amravati-maharashtra-election-2019-amravati-election-results-candidates-voter-population-polling-percentage/415843 |title=Amravati Election Result 2019: Navnit Rani Rana wins against Shiv Sena's Adsul Anandrao Vithoba |website=www.timesnownews.com |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref>
| predecessor = [[Anandrao Vithoba Adsul|Anandrao Adsul]]
| birth_name = Navneet Kaur
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|01|03}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India<ref name="cinegoer1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cinegoer.com/navneet.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=15 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528184508/http://www.cinegoer.com/navneet.htm |archive-date=28 May 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| module = {{Infobox officeholder|embed=yes}}
| party = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| otherparty = *she won the [[Lok Sabha]] Election 2019 with support from the [[Indian National Congress]] and [[ Nationalist Congress Party ]]
*She is a member of Parliament [[Lok Sabha]] from Amravati.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = Indian
| known_for =
| occupation = Politician , Actress
| spouse = [[Ravi Rana]]
| order =
}}

'''Navneet Kaur Rana''' (also known as '''Navneet Ravi Rana''') is a former Indian film actress who mainly acted in [[Cinema of Andhra Pradesh|Telugu cinema]]. She is an elected Member of Parliament (MP) from [[Amravati (Lok Sabha constituency)|Amravati]] in 2019 Lok Sabha elections as an [[Independent politician|independent]] candidate, however with the political support of [[Indian National Congress]] and [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP) against the then partnered allies [[Shiv Sena]] and [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5191 |title=Biography of Smt. Navneet Ravi Rana |work=Parliament of India |access-date=9 June 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://myneta.info/loksabha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=6376 |title=Criminal & asset declaration of Smt. Navneet Ravi Rana |work=MyNeta |access-date=9 June 2021 }}</ref>

==Film career==
Kaur was born and brought up in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India.<ref name="cinegoer1"/> Her parents are of Punjabi origin; her father was an army official.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/25468/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=19 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219063801/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/25468/ |archive-date=19 December 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-23/news-interviews/28007215_1_navneet-kaur-film-army-official |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195036/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-04-23/news-interviews/28007215_1_navneet-kaur-film-army-official |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-10-29 |title=Third time lucky? | Movie News |date=2009-04-23 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2018-07-18}}</ref> Completed her studies up to 10th standard in Karthika High School. After finishing 12th class, she discontinued her education and began working as a model, going on to appear in six music videos.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/navneetkaur.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=15 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190112/http://www.telugucinema.com/c/publish/stars/navneetkaur.php |archive-date=29 October 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Kaur made her feature film debut in ''[[Darshan (film)|Darshan]]'', a Kannada film.<ref name="cinegoer1"/> Then followed her debut in Telugu with ''[[Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi]]'' (2004). ''Chetna'' (2005), ''Jagapathi'' (2005), ''Good Boy'' (2005), and ''[[Bhuma]]'' (2008) are some of her subsequent releases. Additional work include ''Kalachakram'', ''Terror'', ''Flash News'' and ''Jabilamma'' in Telugu. She was a contestant in the [[Gemini TV]] reality show named ''Humma Humma''. She starred in the Malayalam film ''[[Love in Singapore (2009 film)|Love In Singapore]]'', directed by [[Rafi Mecartin]]. In 2010, she acted in the Punjabi film ''Lad Geya Pecha'' opposite [[Gurpreet Ghuggi]].

==Political career==
After the marriage with [[Ravi Rana]] she tried her career as a politician in [[Lok Sabha]] Election 2014 from [[Nationalist Congress Party]] however lost the election; citing the reason for the loss she stated that her competition was indirectly [[Narendra Modi]], who had rallied for the then winning candidate, [[Anandrao Vithoba Adsul|Anandrao Adsul]].

She was elected as an MP from [[Amravati]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=IANS|date=2019-05-30|title=Navneet Kaur only actress to be MP from Maharashtra|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/navneet-kaur-only-actress-to-be-mp-from-maharashtra-119053000151_1.html|access-date=2019-06-01}}</ref> [[Maharashtra]] constituency in Lok Sabha Elections 2019 as an Independent candidate, with support of [[Indian National Congress]] and [[Nationalist Congress Party]] defeating [[Anandrao Adsul]] of [[Shiv Sena]]. In this election as an independent candidate, she has spent Rs.65 Lakh while the previous two times MP, [[Anandrao Vithoba Adsul|Adsul]] has spent Rs.49 Lakh for a democratic process.[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/maharashtra/news/spent-rs65l-on-campaign-says-rana-2-time-mp-adsul-rs49l/articleshow/68913326.cms] Her win is considered as a huge victory of an independent candidate in Shiv Sena's neglected fortress in [[Vidarbha]].

On various level (i.e. local, regional and national; in public or, in various institutions like Lok Sabha) she is seen to have altercation with Shiv Sena and its party members time-to-time.[https://hindi.news18.com/news/maharashtra/aurangabad-maharashtra-amravati-mp-navneet-ravi-rana-lok-sabha-speaker-shiv-sena-mp-arvind-sawant-parliament-bjp-mp-rama-devi-3530259.html] [https://www.news18.com/news/india/shiv-sena-mp-anandrao-adsul-booked-for-abusing-actress-navneet-kaur-rana-674542.html] [https://marathi.abplive.com/news/maharashtra/anandrao-adsul-file-petition-against-navneet-kaur-rana-nagpur-in-high-court-680790]

==Controversy related to Caste==
On 8 June 2021, the [[High Court of Bombay]] fined her Rs. 2 lakh, for submitting a fake Mochi caste certificate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HC cancels caste certificate of Amravati MP Navneet Rana |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hc-cancels-caste-certificate-of-amravati-mp-navneet-rana/articleshow/83336055.cms |date=8 June 2021 |work=The Times of India }}</ref> The court cancelled her caste certificate, however, it remained silent on the validity of her position as an elected representative from a Lok Sabha seat reserved for people belonging to Scheduled Caste category.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maharashtra first-time MP fined Rs 2 lakh for "Fake" caste papers |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mp-navneet-kaur-ranas-caste-certificate-fake-told-to-pay-rs-2-lakh-2458963 |date=8 June 2021 |work=NDTV}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/hc-cancels-caste-certificate-of-amravati-mp-navneet-rana/article34766283.ece/amp/ |title=HC cancels caste-certificate of Amravati MP Navneet Rana |work=The Hindu |date=9 June 2021
}}</ref>

==Personal life==
After a short hiatus from her film career, on 3 February 2011, she married [[Ravi Rana]], an [[Independent politician|independent]] [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Badnera]] constituency in [[Amravati]] city. It has been reported that they got married along with a mass marriage ceremony ceremony where many leaders and [[Very important person|VIPs]], including the then [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] [[Prithviraj Chavan]] and [[Ramdev|Baba Ramdev]], remained present to bless the newly wedded couple.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-03/news-interviews/28378581_1_mass-marriage-navneet-kaur-mla-ravi-rana |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104175943/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-03/news-interviews/28378581_1_mass-marriage-navneet-kaur-mla-ravi-rana |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-11-04 |title=Navneet Kaur marries Ravi Rana | Movie News |date=2011-02-03 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2018-07-18}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Darshan (film)|Darshan]]'' || Nandini || [[Kannada language|Kannada]]
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi]]'' || Lakshmi || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|-
| 2004 || ''Sathruvvu'' || || Telugu
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Chetna: The Excitement]]'' || Aastha || [[Hindi]]
|-
| 2005 || ''Jagapathi'' || || Telugu
|-
| 2005 || ''Good Boy'' || Krishna Veni || Telugu
|-
| 2006 || ''Roommates'' || Pallavi || Telugu
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Ranam (2006 film)|Ranam]]''|| Special appearance || Telugu
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Maharadhi]]'' || || Telugu
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Yamadonga]]'' || [[Rambha (apsara)|Rambha]] || Telugu
|-
| 2007 || ''Bangaru Konda'' || Alekhya || Telugu
|-
| 2008 || ''Bhuma'' || || Telugu
|-
| 2008 || ''Jabilamma'' || Jabilamma || Telugu
|-
| 2008 || ''Terror'' || || Telugu
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Arasangam]]'' || Aarthi || [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Love in Singapore (2009 film)|Love In Singapore]]'' || Diana Perreira || [[Malayalam]]
|-
| 2009 || ''Flash News'' || Nakshatra || Telugu
|-
| 2009 || ''Edukondalavada Venkataramana Andaru Bagundali'' || || Telugu
|-
| 2010 || ''Lad Gaya Pecha'' || Lovely || [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
|-
| 2010 || ''Nirnayam'' || || Telugu
|-
| 2010 || ''Kalachakram'' || || Telugu
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Ambasamudram Ambani]]'' || Nandhini || Tamil
|-
| 2010 || ''Chhevan Dariya (The Sixth River)'' || Reet || Punjabi
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=2486724|name=Navaneet Kaur}}

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