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{{short description|Indian actor and television producer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ravi Behl
| image =
| caption = Ravi Behl
| birthname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1966|5|10}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| othername =
| occupation = [[Actor]], [[Television producer|Producer]], [[Talk show host|Host]]
| years_active = 1980–2007; 2023–present
| spouse =
| partner =
| children =
| parents =
| relatives = [[Ramesh Behl]] (uncle)<br/>[[Goldie Behl]] (first-cousin)
| family = [[List of Hindi film families#Behl family|Behl family]]
}}

'''Ravi Behl''' (born 10 May 1966)<ref name="This day in history">{{cite news|title=This day in history|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/this-day-in-history-10-may-2009_100190491.html|access-date=17 November 2013}}</ref> is an Indian [[actor]] and [[television]] [[Television producer|producer]] belonging to [[List of Hindi film families#Behl family|Behl family of Hindi films]]. He is better known for the 1991 film ''[[Narsimha (1991 film)|Narsimha]]'' and as co-host of dance show ''[[Boogie Woogie (Indian TV series)|Boogie Woogie]]'', that he co-produced with Naved Jaffery for Sony television.<ref name="Interview with actor Ravi Behl">{{cite news|title=Interview with actor Ravi Behl|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/y2k3/actor/ravibehl.htm|access-date=15 November 2013|newspaper=IBNLive}}</ref> He debuted in movies in 1980 with film ''[[Morchha]]'', followed by ''Inteha'' in 1984.<ref name=sis2/>

==Early and personal life ==
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{{see also | List_of_Hindi_film_families#Behl_family | l1 = Behl family }}

He is a son of film producer Shyam Behl.<ref name=sis1/><ref name=sis2>[https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywoods-forgotten-stars-8-interesting-facts-about-boogie-woogies-judge-ravi-behl Bollywood’s Forgotten Stars: 8 Interesting facts about Boogie Woogie’s judge – Ravi Behl], [[The Free Press Journal]], 17 June 2018.</ref> His sister Geeta Behl is an actress who did roles in movies such as ''[[Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki]]'' (1968),<ref name=sis1/><ref name=sis2/> ''[[Meraa Dost Meraa Dushman]]'' (1984), ''[[Do Premee]]'' (1980) and ''[[Zamaane Ko Dikhana Hai]]'' (1981). Ravi's father produced movies, such as ''[[Duniya (1968 film)|Duniya]]'' (1968) starring Dev Anand and Vyjayanthimala, and ''[[The Gold Medal (film)|The Gold Medal]]'' (1969) starring [[Jeetendra]], [[Rakhee Gulzar]], and [[Shatrughan Sinha]].

Behl, who remains unmarried, had said in an interview, "A lot of people are surprised that I'm still unmarried. It's not that I haven't tried. I was [[Ayesha Julka|seeing a girl]] for a long time but unfortunately, our relationship didn't blossom into marriage. We had our differences."<ref name=sis2/>

==Career==
Ravi made his acting debut with [[Raj Babbar]] in film ''[[Inteha (1984 film)|Inteha]]'' in 1984. He worked in popular films, such as ''[[Narsimha (1991 film)|Narsimha]]'' (1991) with [[Sunny Deol]] and [[Urmila Matondkar]], ''[[Dalaal]]'' (1993) with [[Mithun Chakraborty]] and [[Ayesha Jhulka]]; ''[[Agni Sakshi (1996 film)|Agni Sakshi]]'' (1996) with [[Jackie Shroff]], [[Nana Patekar]] and [[Manisha Koirala]]; and ''[[Ghulam-E-Mustafa]]'' (1997) with Nana Patekar and [[Raveena Tandon]].<ref name=sis2/><ref name="Television brought me financial stability">{{cite news|title=Television brought me financial stability|url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/television-brought-me-financial-stability-ravi-behl|access-date=15 November 2013|newspaper=Tellychakkar}}</ref> He also acted in a British TV mini series based on the novel ''[[The Far Pavilions]]''.<ref name=sis1>{{cite news|title=The Lost Hero : Ravi Behl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdois69-r1A}}</ref>

After his career in movies fade he became the co-producer<ref name="I was on a holiday, now I’m back: Ravi Behl">{{cite news|title=I was on a holiday, now I'm back: Ravi Behl|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/interviews/I-was-on-a-holiday-now-Im-back-Ravi-Behl/articleshow/24822259.cms|access-date=15 November 2013|newspaper=TOI}}</ref> and host of ''[[Boogie Woogie (Indian TV series)|Boogie Woogie]]'' (1996–2014)<ref name=sis2/><ref name="'Boogie Woogie' back on small screen in December">{{cite news|title='Boogie Woogie' back on small screen in December|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-23/news/43289456_1_jaaved-jaaferi-small-screen-boogie-woogie|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014916/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-23/news/43289456_1_jaaved-jaaferi-small-screen-boogie-woogie|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=15 November 2013}}</ref> an Indian television dance show. Ravi, who was once in financial trouble, Tellychakkar, found financial security through his work in television.<ref name=sis2/>

== Professional works ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Morchha]]'' || Chhotu || Hindi ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|1984 || ''[[Inteha (1984 film)|Inteha]]'' || || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[The Far Pavilions#Film.2C TV and theatrical adaptations|The Far Pavilions]]'' || Prince Nandu || English || British TV mini series
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Avinash (film)|Avinash]]'' || Sumit || Hindi ||
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Narsimha (1991 film)|Narsimha]]'' || Ravi Rastogi || Hindi || first break as a lead pair
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1993 || ''[[Boy Friend (1993 film)|Boy Friend]]'' || Raja || Hindi ||
|-
| ''[[Dalaal]]'' || Inder Jhunjhunwala || Hindi ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Pyar Ka Rog]]'' || || Hindi ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Meri Mohabbat Mera Naseeba]]'' || || Hindi ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Agni Sakshi (1996 film)|Agni Sakshi]]'' || Ravi Kapoor || Hindi ||
|-
| 1996–2014 || ''[[Boogie Woogie (Indian TV series)|Boogie Woogie]]'' || Himself || Hindi || [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]]
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Ghulam-E-Mustafa]]'' || Arun || Hindi ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Sarfarosh-E-Hind]]'' || || Hindi ||
|-
| 2007 || ''Salaam Bacche'' || Coach || Hindi ||
|-
| 2023 || ''[[The Night Manager (Indian TV series)|The Night Manager]]'' || Jaiveer "Jayu" Singh || Hindi || [[Disney+ Hotstar]]
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Hindi film families#Behl family|List of Hindi film families]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0066919|name=Ravi Behl}}

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[[Category:Indian male film actors]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian television producers]]
[[Category:Male actors from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian television presenters]]
[[Category:1966 births]]

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