Navneet Kaur Rana is an Indian actress, activist and politician. She is the wife of independent politician Ravi Rana. In 2019, she was elected as Member of Parliament from the Amravati Lok Sabha constituency. In 2022, she made headlines with Hanuman Chalisa Row.
Wiki/Biography
Navneet Kaur Rana was born on Saturday, April 6, 1985, in Mumbai, Maharashtra (39 years old; as of 2024). Her zodiac sign is Aries. She attended Karthika High School (up to 10th standard) in Kurla West, Mumbai. When she reached twelfth grade, she dropped out of school and started working as a model. Later, she pursued a bachelor’s degree in commerce. Although her father disapproved of her dream of becoming an actress, her mother and brother supported her career.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Weight (approximately): 55kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: brown
Body size: 34-28-35
family
Parents and siblings
Navneet Rana’s father Harbhajan Singh Kundless was an army officer. Her mother’s name is Rajani Kaur.
husband and children
On February 2, 2011, Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana held a mass wedding. Ravi Rana is an independent Indian politician who was elected as MLA for the third consecutive time in 2019 from Badnera parliamentary constituency. The couple met at Baba Ramdev’s ashram during a Yog Shivirs event organized by Ravi Rana.
Navneet Kaur Rana and her husband Ravi Rana
Navneet and Ravi were among the 3,613 couples who tied the knot in a mass wedding held at the Science Core Ground in Amravati, along with Baba Ramdev, Maulana The wedding was attended by prominent Indian celebrities such as Maulana Mahmood Madani, Vivek Oberoi and Prithviraj Chavan.
Ravi Rana and Navneet Rana on their wedding day, Baba Ramdev and Vivek Oberoi ) Photo from a group wedding held at Amravati Science Core venue on February 2, 2011
Navneet and Ravi have a son Ranveer and a daughter Aarohi.
Navneet Kaur Rana with husband Ravi Rana and son Ranveer
Ravi Rana and Navneet Rana with their son Ranveer
Navneet Kaur Rana and her daughter
caste
Navneet Rana comes from a Punjabi family. . There has been controversy over the fact that she belonged to the Rabana caste or to the “Mochi” (shoemakers) community.
address
Permanent Address
50, Ganga Savitri,Shankar Nagar, Rajapeth,Amravati-444606, Maharashtra
Current address
19, Duplex, North Avenue, New Delhi-110001
Profession
entertainment industry
Navneet Kaur Rana has worked in Telugu, Punjabi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi film industries. She got involved in the entertainment industry when she appeared in some music video albums. She made her acting debut in the Kannada film Darshan (2004), playing the lead role of Nandini. The film tells the story of a terrorist named Rahul who makes Nandini fall in love in order to take revenge on her family.
Darshan(2004)
She came into limelight when she made her debut in the Telugu film industry with Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi (2004). She has since appeared in several Telugu films such as “Jagapathi” (2005), “Roommate” (2006), “Jabilamma” (2008) and “Flash News” (2009).
Navneet Rana in the movie Jabilamma (2008)
In 2005, she made her debut in the Bollywood film Sitam, playing the role of Sharmila Sharma. Other Bollywood films she has appeared in include Chetna: The Excitement (2005) and Little Terrors (2014). In 2009, she made her debut in the Malayalam film industry with “Love in Singapore”, in which she played Diana. Her Punjabi films include Lad Gaya Pecha (2010) and Chhevan Dariya (2010).
Navneet Kaur Rana as Lovely in Lad Gaya Pecha (2010)
In 2010, she played the lead role of Nandhini in the Tamil comedy film “Ambasamudram Ambani”. She also appeared as a contestant on the Gemini TV dance reality show “Humma Humma.”
politics
2014 election
In 2014, Navneet Rana ran for the Amravati Lok Sabha seat on the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) ticket, but ultimately lost. Shiv Sena candidate Anandrao Adsul won the seat with a margin of 1,37,932 votes.
Navneet Kaur Rana addresses public in Amravati
2019 election
In 2019, Navneet Rana, as an independent candidate, won the Amravati Lok Sabha seat by defeating Shiv Sena candidate Anandrao Azul by 36,951 votes. From September 13, 2019 to September 13, 2020, he served as a member of the Standing Committee of Agriculture. On September 13, 2020, he was appointed as a member of the Standing Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She is also a member of the Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Finance and Corporate Affairs.
2024 election
She joined the BJP on March 27, 2024, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. She contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Amravati constituency but lost by 19,731 votes.
dispute
Abused by Anandrao Adsul
In 2014, Navneet Rana lodged a complaint against Anandrao Adsul (from Shih) at the Gadge Nagar police station in Amravati. Shiv Sena) abused and threatened her in the name of caste and character. The harassment started when it became apparent that Navneet would contest against Asul in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections on an NCP ticket.
Caste certificate issuance
On June 8, 2021, the Bombay High Court canceled the caste certificate issued to Navneet Rana on the grounds that the certificate was fraudulently obtained using forged documents. Rana’s SC certificate indicates that she is a member of the “Mochi” (shoemaker) community. The Supreme Council passed the order on a petition filed by Anandrao Adsule seeking cancellation of the caste certificate issued by the Mumbai Deputy Collector on August 30, 2013, which confirmed that Rana belonged to the “Mochi” caste. The petition against her claimed that she was from Punjab and belonged to the Rabana caste. The judge noted that her original birth certificate did not mention the “Mochi” caste. HC said,
We are of the view that the two sets of documents submitted by respondent No. 3 (Navneet Rana) to the Examining Committee are contradictory. The third respondent identified himself as “Sikh Chamar” and “Ravidasiya Mochi”
Therefore, the Supreme People’s Court imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on her. The decision had serious ramifications as Navneet was a member of Parliament from Amravati Lok Sabha constituency, which is reserved for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes. On June 17, 2021, Navneet Rana filed an appeal in the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court’s decision to cancel her caste certificate.
Arrested at Hanuman Chalisa Street
She called for chants of Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s private residence ‘Matoshree’ in Mumbai on April 23, 2022 ), Mumbai police arrested her and her MLA husband Ravi Rana. The politician couple was placed in judicial custody for 14 days after Mumbai police filed sedition charges against them. Earlier, Ravi and Navneet had announced that they would recite Hanuman Chalisa in public if mosques continue to use loudspeakers to preach azan and other announcements. Thereafter, the couple was booked under Section 153 (A) of the IPC (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language etc. and committing conduct prejudicial to maintenance of harmony). A case was filed and registered. Section 135 of the Bombay Police Act (violation of police prohibition). Later, the police also added IPC Section 124-A (sedition) in the case against them. The city civil court granted bail to the couple on May 4, 2022, and the bail was set at Rs 100. $50,000 each and instructed not to speak to the media about the case.
non-bailable warrant
In November 2022, Navneet Rana and her father received non-bailable warrants from a Mumbai court in a fake caste certificate case. Rana and her father allegedly forged their caste certificates to enable her to contest elections from seats reserved for scheduled caste candidates.
Assets and property
movable property
- Deposits with banks, financial institutions and non-banking financial companies: Rs 6,03,398
- Personal Loans/Advances Offered: Rs. 2,49,70,000
- Motor vehicles: Rs 82,65,418
real estate
- Agricultural Land: Rs 1,82,88,320
- Commercial Building: Rs 40,00,000
- Residential Building: Rs 51,50,000
Note: The movable and immovable property estimates listed are based on 2019 data.
net worth
As of 2019, her net worth is Rs 5,39,77,680.
fact
- Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana founded a social organization called “Yuva Swabhiman” which works towards the welfare and empowerment of the poor sections of society. Later, the organization transformed into a political party called the Yuva Swabiman Party.
- In 2019, Navneet’s MLA husband Ravi Rana got in touch with the Shiv Sena’s Amravati district magistrate while attending an event at the Madhuban Vrudhashram nursing home in Amravati. Dinesh Boob got into a physical altercation. Ravi Rana alleged that Dinesh Bubu used foul language while talking about his wife Navneet on social media and in his 2019 campaign speeches. The verbal argument then escalated into a fight, with the two men roughing each other up. Soon, the police intervened and forced Dinesh Bubu and his supporters to leave the monastery.
- In her free time, she enjoys listening to music and doing yoga. She also enjoys running, shot put, long jump and other sports.
- She can speak seven languages.
- Ravi and Navneet have often exploited their independent status. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Rana family sided with the Congress party and Navneet Rana contested from the Amravati Lok Sabha seat with the support of the NCP. However, during the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections, when Ravi Rana expressed unconditional support to the BJP to form the government, the Rana family suddenly switched to the BJP. However, when the NCP, Shiv Sena and Congress formed the government under the new alliance Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and defeated the BJP to power in 2019, the Rana family Again, stay neutral.
- In the 2019 general elections, Navneet Rana spent Rs 65 lakh as an independent candidate, followed by the two-time MP from the constituency, Anand of the Shiv Sena Anandrao Adsul, who spent Rs 49 cr during the election process. Rana also invited Bollywood celebrities like Govinda and Suniel Shetty, as well as NCP supremo Sharad Pawar to address the rally.
- In 2019, Navneet became the only actress to be elected as an MP from Maharashtra.
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Source: HIS Education